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National Spelling Bee results: Lori Anne Madison eliminated Students from across the country are taking part in the event at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center at National Harbor.
May 30, 2012
Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue, of Vineyard Haven, Mass., spells her word during the third round of the National Spelling Bee.
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Nathaniel Britton, of Macomb, Mich., concentrates during the third round of the National Spelling Bee.
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Dylan O'Connor of Alexandria Bay, N.Y., steps up to the microphone during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminaries at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center at National Harbor. He advanced to the third round by correctly spelling “shrieval,” which is the adjective derived from shrieve, an obsolete variation of sheriff.
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Eboseremhen I. Eigbe, of Galloway, N.J., yawns during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminaries. At right is Jacob Bayly Hunter, of Santa Fe, N.M.
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Leena Greenberg, 14, of Philadelphia waits her turn during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminaries. She advanced to the third round after correctly spelling “jong,” a South African informal word for friend.
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Pranav Sivakumar, 12, of Tower Lakes, Ill., spells his word during the National Spelling Bee.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, adjusts the microphone before spelling a word — correctly — during the second round of the National Spelling Bee.
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At 6, Lori Anne Madison, a home-schooled second-grader from Woodbridge, is the youngest competitor in the history of the National Spelling Bee.
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Parents vie for the perfect spot to get photos and video of their children.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge listens to the pronunciation of her word, “dirigible,” during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminaries.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge exchanges high-fives with competitors Cooper Barth, center, and Eboseremhen I. Eigbe during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminaries. She advanced to the second round by spelling “dirigible.”
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Luke A. Thornburgh of Purcellville advanced to the third round by spelling the name “Ichabod.”
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Abigal Violet Spitzer of El Paso, left, hugs Vismaya Jui Kharkar of Bountiful, Utah, after learning that they both qualified for the semifinal round of the spelling bee.
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Kayla Sheffield, 13, of Fort Myers, Fla., brought some flair to the competition.
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Naomi W. Li, 14, of Center Valley, Pa., thinks about her word during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminaries. Li advanced to the third round by spelling “eremic,” an adjective of or relating to deserts or sandy regions.
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Sam Lowery of Charlestown, Mass., imagines his word while spelling it aloud.
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Katharine S. Wang reacts to correctly spelling another word.
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