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Nicholas B. Rushlow, 14, of Pickerington, Ohio, (center) is greeted by his mother Michelle and father Keith (left) after he and a handful of other contestants advanced to the championship round of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)