Contestants participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Pete Marovich
Jonathan Caldwell, 13, of Hendersonville, Tennessee participates in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Pete Marovich
Jonathan Caldwell, 13, of Hendersonville, Tennessee participates in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Pete Marovich
Aditya Rao, 13, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey participates in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Pete Marovich
Joseph Delamerced, 13, of Cincinnati, Ohio participates in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Pete Marovich