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Nikhil Ganta spelled amaxophobia to win the 86th Annual Denver Post Colorado State Spelling Bee at Sturm Hall on the campus of the University of Denver on March 7, 2026, in Denver. Eighteen of Colorado’s top spellers competed for the championship title on Saturday with an all-expenses-paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May. (Photo by Seth McConnell/Special to the Denver Post)