Kiranya Ponnan crowned #ECRLastKidStanding with SASKO spelling bee champion!
KZN, there's a new champion in town and she's from Athlone Primary School.
After four weeks of grueling competition, KZN, give your #ECRLastKidStanding with SASKO champion a round of applause.
All roads led us to the Sky Venue at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani in Durban, where our three finalists took to the stage.
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Bella-Jade Packer from Hillcrest Primary, Kiranya Ponnan from Athlone Primary School, and Mohamed Ahmed from Atholl Heights Primary School put their resolve to the test.
Read more: Kiranya Ponnan from Athlone Primary sails through to the #ECRLastKidStanding with SASKO final!
After a really stressful period in KZN - due to the #KZNFloods - our finalists stepped up and showed KZN why they're the future leaders.
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Watch as the competition kicked off, with each contestsant making a strong start.
Round 1
Round 2
The anticipation in the room was immense as we waited for the big announcement from darren,l Keri and Sky!
And then the big moment happened...
Could it be more A-M-A-Z-I-N-G that Kiranya took the crown using that exact word? Amazing!
Congratulations to Kiranya Ponnan from Athlone Primary School on becoming our second-ever Last Kid Standing champion!
1ST PLACE
1st place: Kiranya won the following list of A-M-A-Z-I-N-G prizes:
- PS5 to the value of R17 499
- School fees to the value of R25 000
- A tablet to the value of R2 499
- Wifi/data to the value of R500
- Toys R Us Voucher to the value of R4 000
- Family Holiday to the value of R7 500
- Headphones to the value of R999
- Class Lunch to the value of R3 000
2ND PLACE
In second place - a twist - we had a tie between Bella-Jade Packer from Hillcrest Primary and Mohamed Ahmed from Atholl Heights Primary School.
What a way to wrap things up!
They both walk away with the following prizes - each:
- School fees to the value of R10000
- Tablet to the value of R2 500
- Wifi/data to the value of R500
- Family holiday to the value of R7 500
- Toys R Us Voucher to the value of R2 000
Congratulations to ALL our contestants throughout the competition!
You're have all been incredible and we know that the future of KZN's spelling is in great hands.
Thank you to every entrant, contestant, parent, guardian and those who came out to say hello to us - you have been incredible!
And most of all, thank you to our incredible partners, SASKO for their incredible support in this exciting competition.
SASKO. Taste the care!
Until next year!
#ECRLastKidStanding with SASKO!