Dozens of past Scripps Spelling Bee champions gather together to honor competition's 100th year

Dozens of past Scripps Spelling Bee champions gather together to honor competition's 100th year

In the halls outside of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, their photos hang high: the Bee champions, stretching back through the decades. One of them is George Thampy, who won back in 2000."It felt just euphoric," he recalled.Thampy still remembers the word that clinched the championship for him.RELATED STORY | Longtime Scripps Spelling Bee officials keep the buzz going for spellers"It might as well be tattooed on my hand at this point," he jok…