BUTTE - It took 16 rounds to get to the winners of the Butte-Silver Bow County Spelling Bee on Thursday afternoon.
Mason Tischmak was the last man standing among the dozens of contestants to win the spelling bee in the East Middle School auditorium. The runner-up was Roshan Nagisetty.
The two 7th graders from East Middle School earned a chance to compete in the Treasure State Spelling Bee in Bozeman on March 21st.