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Tia Ha, of Victorville, California, misses the spelling of a word in the preliminary round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee contest at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on June 1.
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Spellers wait for their turn to spell a word during the second round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on June 1.
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Autumn Marie Currin of Angier, North Carolina reacts after misspelling a word during the second round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on June 1 in National Harbor, Maryland. Spellers participated in the annual competition to become the best spelling bee of the year.
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yay.. spelling bee's.. if only Dancing with the stars, pro golf, and pro tennis were as interesting to watch...
Never seen so many people who are smarter than Sarah Palin in one room at the same time.
You are a hateful, self-righteous liberal Democrat zealot. To use a spelling bee to slip in a put-down of Sarah Palin is disgusting.
thats is the only way libs can justify existence by putting others down so typical i agree with Pollynkorect!!!
Those kids were amazing! Way to go Sukanya!
If anyone is interested in seeing more images from the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, you can view them on my photo archive at this link: tinyurl.com/3d364f2