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How's your spelling? Bellevue 8th grade spelling champ tests Amity with some hilarious results

Scripps Spelling Bee National finalist and Tyee Middle Schooler, Claire Jung shares her method that made her a spelling champ. #newdaynw

SEATTLE — Did you ever enter your school spelling bee? How did you do? Well 8th grader Claire Jung from Bellevue is a champion speller and it runs in the family. She's following her sister Amy's footsteps as she competes on the national level.

Claire represented our state as one of Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists. She shared with Amity her method of studying AND actually gave Amity a mini spelling bee. 

We're not sure what Amity was thinking when she agreed to this, but it made for great TV and Claire is a natural host!

Segment Producer Suzie Wiley. Watch New Day Northwest 11 AM weekdays on KING 5 and streaming live on KING5.com. Contact New Day.

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