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The Scripps National Spelling Bee announced that 245 spellers ages 8-15 will participate in this year's annual event, which will be held May 28-30 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Several top spellers from last year's Bee will return in hopes of claiming the Scripps Cup. They include Shradha Rachamreddy, who finished third, Aryan Khedkar, who finished fifth, and Sarah Fernandes, who finished 10th. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented this year. Additionally, the Bee welcomes participants from the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Bee's finals will air live on Ion May 30 at 8 p.m. ET. Ion, Scripps News, Bounce, Grit, Ion Mystery, Laff and Defy TV will carry the Bee's semifinals 8 p.m. ET May 29. Preliminary and quarterfinal rounds will be on Ion Plus.The Bee is open to children who have not started high school. Sanil Thorat, at age 8, is the youngest of the 245 spellers. He is among three third-graders in the field. By contrast, there are 108 eighth-graders participating.
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