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Grown-ups prove their spelling skills in Mission Viejo bee

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The third annual Mission Viejo Library Adult Spelling Bee was a roller coaster of emotions.

And, as with a roller coaster, the participants had a lot of fun.

  • Lynette McCall, right, surprises herself after giving the correct spelling of a word during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • As runner-up Luke Boughen, right, looks on, Debi Blohm, left, reacts as she wins the Mission Viejo annual adult spelling bee for the third year in a row in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

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  • Spelling bee judge Grant Voss, right, listens for the correct spelling of a word from a contestant during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Pronouncer Denise Mueller gets ready with the next word during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Lynette McCall is unsure of a word during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Unsure of a word, Beckie Brown, left, spells the word correctly during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Contestant Luke Boughen, left, is informed by Mission Viejo Librarian Lulu Hallenbeck, second from right, and judges Grant Voss, second from left, and Ron Ruef, right, that he must spell one more word correctly after he thought he had won Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. After he misspelled the additional word, Boughen and fellow contestant Debi Blohm continued fighting it out until Blohm won. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • A contestant gets ready to spell a word during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Beckie Brown, right, doesn’t like the word she is given during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Beckie Brown, center, is consoled after she misspells a word and is eliminated from Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Debi Blohm, center, acknowledges winning the Mission Viejo adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. Runner-up Luke Boughen is at right. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Audience members applaud during Mission Viejo’s annual adult spelling bee in Mission Viejo on Friday, July 13, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

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In the end, Debi Blohm was the winner of the hard-fought bee, which featured words such as zirconium and accidentally.

More than 20 people had signed up for the bee, which started with wine and refreshments and live music.