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The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee tests the spelling mettle of some 562 young people, ages 7 to 15.
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Shruthika Padhy, 13, of Cherryhill, New Jersey, Erin Howard, 14, of Huntsville, Alabama, Rishik Gandhasri, 13, of San Jose, California, Christopher Serrao, 13, of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, Saketh Sundar, 13, Clarksville, Maryland, Sohum
Erin Howard, 14, of Huntsville, Alabama, one of eight co-champions, watches a competitor in the final round. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Saketh Sundar, 13, of Clarksville, Maryland, contemplates a word during the final round. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Melodie Loya, 14, competes in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Abhijay Kodali, 12, of Flower Mound, Texas, one of eight co-champions, reacts to spelling his final word. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Faizan Zaki, 7, gets high-fives as he leaves the stage after spelling his word wrong during the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Colette Giezentanner, 12, reacts to getting a word spelled right in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Melodie Loya, 14, center left, is overwhelmed with a group hug from other contestants after Loya was knocked out of the competition during the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Rohan Raja, 13, waits to compete in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Nilla Rajan, 14, spells out her word on her hand while competing in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Jacques Bailly responds to student questions about a word during in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Christopher Serrao, 13, competes in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Sahil Langote, 13, competes in the finals. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Rohan Raja, 13, of Irving, Texas, one of eight co-champions, arrives to spell his final word in the final round. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Sydney Jo Pena of Los Fresnos, Texas, wears a bee-themed ring as she spells during the third round. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Albin Mullan, 13, celebrates after spelling his word correctly while competing in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Mazie Finch, 12, competes in the preliminaries of the 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Kwabena Darko-Asare, 13, waits for his turn to compete in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Crew members sit off stage as students compete in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Zaara Noor, 12, concentrates while competing in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Faizan Zaki, 7, waits to compete in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Rhonoya Anderson, 12, smiles after spelling her word properly while competing in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Kolbe Berend of Austin, Texas, reacts after misspelling a word during the third round. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Yena Park, 10, stretches while waiting for her turn to compete in the second round. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Arcadia Corn, 12, competes in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Ryan Smith, 13, celebrates after spelling his word correctly while competing in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Shireen Abdolmohammadi of Redding, California, wears bee-themed shoes as she competes in the third round. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Jaden Fellows, 13, competes in the second round. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Camden Armstrong of Anchorage, Alaska, spells during the third round. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Trinity Foster of Crossett, Arkansas, reacts during the third round. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
The winner's cup sits on stage as students compete in the second round. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Amith Vasantha, 14, competes in the second round. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Colette Giezentanner, 12, of St. Louis, Missouri, reacts to spelling a word correctly in the final round of the 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Kristin Milburn, 11, competes in the second round. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Nithika Rangan of Elk Grove, California concentrates as she spells during the third round. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein