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May 16, 2007
Reader's Digest: 12-Year-Old Matthew Evans Wins Top Prize in National Word Power Challenge(SM) : GlobalGiants.com
New Mexico Whiz Kid has the Last Word in America's Premier Vocabulary Competition.
ORLANDO, Fla., May 15 -- Matthew Evans, a seventh-grader from Albuquerque, New Mexico, took the top prize today in the fifth annual Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge, America's premier vocabulary competition. The 12-year-old student, who is home schooled, was crowned Word Power Champion by quizmaster Al Roker of NBC's Today Show, who hosted the National Championship at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld and Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. A television special based on the national event airs on NBC stations this summer.
Hegira proved to be the magic word for Matthew, who chose the correct definition of the word - (a journey to a better place) - to win the national title and a $25,000 college scholarship from Reader's Digest. In contrast to a spelling bee that quizzes students on the spelling of words, the National Word Power Challenge tests students' understanding of what words mean. |GlobalGiants.com|
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