Evan Vucci

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Eighth grade home-schooled student Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Fla., reacts after correctly spelling the word "harlequinade", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Kate Miller of Abilene, Texas, reacts after learning she spelled the word "brachypterous" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Tea Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Wash., celebrates after spelling "camembert" during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Shayley Grace Martin of Riner, Va., concentrates before spelling the word "tachytely" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Kate Miller of Abilene, Texas, spells the the word "brachypterous" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., left, and Mary Elizabeth Horton of West Melbourne, Fla., wait for their turn during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Ankita Vadiala of Manassas, Va., crosses her fingers as she spells the word "llanero" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Tea Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Wash., right, is congratulated after spelling "camembert" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Jacob Williamson of Cape Coral, Fla., celebrates after learning he made the final round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Tajaun Gibbison of Mandeville, Jamaica, pauses while spelling the word "swidden" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Tejas Muthusamy of Glen Allen, Va., reacts after spelling "llanero" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Jacob Williamson of Cape Coral, Fla., celebrates after learning he made the final round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)