Parents and supporters gather in front of the stage to click snaps of the medal winners advancing to the final round. The 91st edition of the US annual spelling bee was held in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo: AP)
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Phoebe Smith, 12, from Pennsylvania (L) and Nilla Rajan, 13, from Ohio celebrate as a competitor spells her word correctly. (Photo: AP)
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Aisha Randhawa, 12, from California spells her word correctly during the evening finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. (Photo: AP)
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Navneeth Murali, 12, and Shruthika Padhy, 12, react during competition in the spelling contest. (Photo: AP)