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See "The word gets around locally: Spelling bees are adult fun," from the Seattle Times. The article mentions once/month spelling bees at bars and the National Senior Spelling Bee, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. From the article:

At The Seattle Spelling Bee, which Malamy co-founded and co-hosts once a month at Seattle's Re-bar, people pack the place to drink and watch others spell words like tribadism. (Look it up.) The event can be raucous, drawing diverse crowds of up to 165 people, with some participants bringing their own entourage, and the words running from obscure to deceptively simple. On Wednesday, three-person teams of spellers will face off at the second annual Kirkland Adult Spelling Bee, which benefits the Kirkland Library's literacy programs.
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