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Amber Robinson of Homestead, Fla., concentrates before spelling the word "pelagial" incorrectly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Sophie Bergman of Bettendorf, Iowa, spells the word "Cartesian" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Summedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., smiles as he spells the word "spelunker" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Alexandria Wilt of Martinsville, Ind., reacts after spelling the word "nonchalance" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Riju Datta of Tampa, Fla., reacts to the word "histoplasmosis" before spelling it correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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From left, Samuel Littrell of Placentia, Calif., Victoria Phillips of Yermo, Calif., and Eileen Xue of Tulare, Calif., wait for their turn to spell during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Madeline Rickert of Minot, N.D., celebrates spelling the word "connoisseur" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Ron Rocky Coloma of Barrigada, Guam, waits for his turn during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Sriram Hathwar, of Painted Post, N.Y. reaches out to congratulate Kasey Torres, of San Angelo, Texas as he skips off after spelling the word "phaeton" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
