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ERIC HESTER READ's Spelling Bee Spelling Bee champs Rick Hess Matt Behncke, Rob Safi Z aibatsu" was the winning word that only Team Susman Godfrey (Rob Safi, Rick Hess, and Matt Behncke) could spell to garner the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee trophy. Chairmen Sarah and Bradley Bracewell oversaw the most successful bee yet, staged at the Hilton Americas– Houston and raising more than $130,000 to help the Houston READ Commission (recently rebranded the Houston Center for Literacy). Under the spell: honoree Harrison Williams, Pierce Bush, Lindsey Fondren, Julie and Will Thomas, Max Barrett, Matt Johnson, and spelling-bee judge Nic Phillips. Dakota Vinson Chris Joseph, Julia Domning Caitlin Pickard Chairman Sarah Bracewell Alex & Anthony Heins Carey Ford, Rob Neff Patrice Heins, Emily Nelson Margaux Stephens Pierce Bush, Lindsey Fondren Jeremy & Linsay Radcliffe Julie & Will Thomas Natasha Oliver APRIL | PAGE 19 | 2012 Audrey Cochran Charles Butt, Susie Criner Danny & Isabel David Isla Jornayvaz Lynn Goode & Honoree Harrison Williams Max Barrett, Lauren Baughman