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| | For speller John Oxenreiter, the winner was 'concierge' (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In 14 rounds of competition, the words he did spell, in order, were curtain, bilberry, toxicology, didactic, commeasurable, hacienda, smorgasbord, bijou, inculcate, Renaissance, chrestomathy, gynarchy, philobiblist and concierge. |
 | | He considered the toughest word he faced to be "commeasurable,'' which he said was pretty much of a guess. |
 | | He has taken Greek lessons for six years, so being told that the origin of "gynarchy'' is Greek helped. |
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