Rohan Raja of Carrollton, Texas, tries to spell his word during round five of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...
Jashun Paluru, Navneeth Murali, Naysa Modi and Karthik Nemmani listen to fellow competitor Abhijay Kodali spell during the final rounds of the 91st...
Karthik Nemmani correctly spells the word 'koinonia' to win the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention...
Naysa Modi rests in between turns during the final round of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention...
Naysa Modi embraces fellow competitor Abhijay Kodali after he misspelled the word 'aalii' the final round of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee...
Sravanth Malla reacts after misspelling the world 'cento' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Jashun Paluru rests in between turns during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention...
Karthik Nemmani drinks coconut water during a break in the last rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and...
Naysa Modi grimaces after misspelling the word 'Bewusstseinslage' in the final round of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord...
Naysa Modi embraces her mother before the final round of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center...
Naysa Modi and Karthik Nemmani, both from Texas, are the last two competitors in the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Karthik Nemmani is surrounded by family and friends after he correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to win the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Karthik Nemmani is surrounded by family and friends after he correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to win the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Karthik Nemmani poses with the championship trophy and E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to...
Confetti falls from the ceiling after Karthik Nemmani correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to win the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the...
Paul Hamrick is given high-fives from his fellow competitors after misspelling 'fourrier' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National...
Jashun Paluru successfully spells the word 'lanugo' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...
Aisha Randhawa is given high-fives by fellow competitors after she misspelled 'perduellion' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National...
Navneeth Murali successfully spells the word 'calando' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Abhijay Kodali successfully spells the word 'ceinture' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Paul Hamrick successfully spells the word 'binnacle' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...
Paul Hamrick is congratulated by his fellow competitors after successfully spells the word 'binnacle' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps...
Karthik Nemmani successfully spells the word 'jaguey' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Paul Hamrick successfully spells the word 'binnacle' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...
Sravanth Malla successfully spells the word 'ispaghul' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Naysa Modi smiles after correctly spelling the word 'telyn' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Naysa Modi is congratulated by his fellow contestants after correctly spelling the word 'telyn' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National...
Jashun Paluru is congratulated by his fellow contestants after correctly spelling the word 'chaitya' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps...
Tara Singh is embraced by friends and fellow supporters after she misspelled the word 'vinhatico' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps...
Tara Singh misspells the word 'vinhatico' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and...
Tara Singh is embraced by friends and fellow supporters after she misspelled the word 'vinhatico' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps...
Erin Howard successfully spells the word 'sgenestrole' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Erin Howard successfully spells the word 'sgenestrole' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Erin Howard successfully spells the word 'sgenestrole' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Paul Hamrick gets a high-five from fellow competitor Anisha Rao after he successfully spelled the word 'soubresaut' during the final rounds of the...
Paul Hamrick successfully spells the word 'soubresaut' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Aisha Randhawa correctly spells the word 'arrhostia' during the final rounds of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...
Scripps National Spelling Bee Executive Director and 1981 champion Paige Kimble speaks before the final round of the 91st bee at the Gaylord National...
Scripps National Spelling Bee Executive Director and 1981 champion Paige Kimble speaks before the final round of the 91st bee at the Gaylord National...
Competitors exchange and sign each others' 'Bee Keeper' books during the final day of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Competitors exchange and sign each others' 'Bee Keeper' books during the final day of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Competitors exchange and sign each others' 'Bee Keeper' books during the final day of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National...
Naysa Modi of Frisco, Texas; and Rohan Raja of Irving, Texas, react to the news that they have advanced to the final rounds of the 91st Scripps...
The 16 finalists of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee pose for photographs before the final round of competition at the Gaylord National Resort...
The honeycomb patterned carpet on the stage is vaccumed in between sessions of the final day of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord...
Phoebe Smith of Aston, Pennsylvania; Naysa Modi of Frisco, Texas; and Rohan Raja of Irving, Texas; react to the news that they have advanced to the...
The stage is vaccumed in between sessions of the final day of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention...
Simone Kaplan of Miami, Florida, celebrates with Phoebe Smith of Morton, Pennsylvania after they advanced to the evening rounds of the 91st Scripps...
Spellers who have advanced to the evening rounds pose for a group picture after round eight of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord...
Melodie Loya of Oneonta, New York tries to spell her word during round six of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...
Naysa Modi of Dallas, Texas reacts after she correctly spelled her word during round six of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord...
Spellers wait for their turns to compete during round six of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention...
Rohan Raja of Carrollton, Texas celebrates after he correctly spelled his word during round eight of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the...
Snehal Choudhury of Canton, Ohio, tries to spell her word during round seven of the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort...