TEAMS, SPONSORS and SPELLERS

First Place Winners - The B Sharps, sponsored by Adams Insurance Agency - Bob Christmas, Rees Chapman, Rick Harris

Runner-ups - The Sesquipedlians, sponsored by Papa John's Pizza - Haley Potter, Kaitlin Hames, and Rachel Glazer

2013 Stinger Award - The Queen Bees - James Sweatman, Johnny Harris and Linda Shelton

Other teams participating included:

• The Singing Bees, sponsored by BB&T Bank - Ruth Purcell, Ivy Spraker, Nicole Turney

• Chestabees, sponsored by Chestatee Hospital - Dr. Kim Kurtz, Dr. George Petro and Dr. Cindy Starke

• Dahlonega Beesness, sponsored by Dahlonega Woman's Club - Donna Brown, Susie Bearefoot, Trish Hawkins

• Word Wizards, sponsored by Holly Theater - Chris Andrus, Lori Pacheco, Georgia Caskey

• The Carpenter Bees, sponsored by Home Depot - Vicky Hill and David LaVelle

• Word Nerds, sponsored by Lanier Tech - Debbie Killip, Vikki Condrey and Jonathon Leibel

• Spell Punks, sponsored by Knepper - Bonnie Morris, Amy Burger, Julie Higbee

• B Sharps, sponsored by Adams Insurance - Bob Christmas, Rees Chapman, Rick Harris

• Bee Well, sponsored by NGHS - Dr. Mark Moer, Ben Fleming, Jr., and Cinthia Fawcett

• The BEEfeeders, sponsored by Dahlonega Restaurants - Donna Gessell, Kate McDuffee, Judy Pyle

• Flour Power, sponsored by St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church - Bill Harker, Wilma Bammer, David Connolly

• The Legal Beegles, sponsored by Steven Leibel PC - Steven Leibel, Paul Menair, Tori Lord

• The Bee Quiets, sponsored by Sunrise Rotary - Tina Jordan, Colby Hunter and Tiffany Irving

• The Dreem Team, sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Church - Lyn Hopper, Vanessa Cowie, Tracey Kennedy

• The Queen Bees, sponsored by Walmart - Johnny Harris, Linda Shelton, Lori Martin