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Watch the two-night event on ION, May 29 & 30 at 8/7c about the competition how to watch Television Schedule preliminaries Tuesday, May 28 8 a.m. - 7:40 p.m. ET Watch on quarterfinals Wednesday, May 29 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET Watch on semifinals Wednesday, May 29 8-10 p.m. ET Watch on finals Thursday, May 30 8 - 10 p.m. ET Watch on find ION in your area ION is also available on leading streaming platforms Meet the Spellers 1 Ayden Nguyen age 11 | grade 5 Alabama Kiwanis Foundation Birmingham, Alabama 2 Readell Mamea age 14 | grade 8 Anchorage Daily News Anchorage, Alaska 3 Elden Wier age 12 | grade 7 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Fairbanks, Alaska 4 Aliyah Alpert age 13 | grade 8 Arizona Educational Foundation Phoenix, Arizona 5 Isabelle Garcia age 13 | grade 7 Arizona Educational Foundation Phoenix, Arizona 6 Shynelle Joe age 12 | grade 6 Navajo Times Publishing Company Window Rock, Arizona 7 Ryan Fan age 11 | grade 6 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Jacksonville, Arkansas 8 Aarav Balani age 12 | grade 7 The Ministry of Education Nassau, The Bahamas 9 Eckward Ferguson age 12 | grade 8 The Ministry of Education Nassau, The Bahamas 10 Sebastian Millan age 11 | grade 5 KERO Channel 23 Bakersfield, California 11 Amaani Charan age 14 | grade 8 San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Danville, California 12 Aren Lee age 12 | grade 7 San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Danville, California 13 Shradha Rachamreddy age 14 | grade 8 San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Danville, California 14 Carina Beltran age 13 | grade 7 Imperial County Office of Education El Centro, California 15 Aarav Mann age 13 | grade 7 The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Fresno, California 16 Katelyn Nguyen age 13 | grade 7 The Orange County Register Irvine, California 17 Oliver Halkett age 12 | grade 6 Los Angeles County Office of Education Los Angeles, California 18 Rishabh Saha age 14 | grade 8 SNSB Region One Bee Merced, California 19 Avi Randhawa age 13 | grade 8 Riverside County Office of Education Riverside, California 20 Nithika Rangan age 14 | grade 8 TCG Memorial Academy Sacramento, California 21 Ryan Ferguson age 14 | grade 8 Monterey County Office of Education Salinas, California 22 Shrey Parikh age 12 | grade 6 San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools San Bernardino, California 23 Srikanth Satheesh Kumar age 14 | grade 8 San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools San Bernardino, California 24 Ben Evans age 14 | grade 8 ABC 10News San Diego, California 25 Ibrahim Zaki age 13 | grade 8 Sage Thousand Oaks, California 26 Sarvadnya Kadam age 13 | grade 7 Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register Visalia, California 27 Duncan Grant age 14 | grade 8 Cape Breton University Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 28 Arshan Shahriar age 10 | grade 4 ECU Regional Bee Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 29 Isaac Brogan age 12 | grade 6 WFCU Credit Union Windsor, Ontario, Canada 30 Cooper Edwards age 11 | grade 5 Boulder Valley School District Boulder, Colorado 31 Aditi Muthukumar age 13 | grade 8 The Denver Post Denver, Colorado 32 Hayden Hughes age 14 | grade 7 Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society West Hartford, Connecticut 33 Vihaan Jagadeesh age 10 | grade 5 Sussex County Public Libraries Georgetown, Delaware 34 Noah Rowe age 14 | grade 8 The Washington Informer Washington, District of Columbia 35 Victoria McFetridge age 13 | grade 7 The Washington Informer Washington, District of Columbia 36 Benjamin Grice age 9 | grade 4 European PTSA Defense and State Department Schools, Europe 37 Claire Smith age 12 | grade 7 SNSB Region Two Bee DeLand, Florida 38 Nicasio David age 13 | grade 7 Lee County Spelling Bee Fort Myers, Florida 39 Sree Vidya Siliveri age 13 | grade 7 WJXT Jacksonville, Florida 40 Camila Sanchez Izquierdo age 13 | grade 8 Miami Herald Miami, Florida 41 Jasmine Perez age 11 | grade 5 Miami Herald Miami, Florida 42 Rylan Wise Wise age 13 | grade 7 Collier County Public Schools Naples, Florida 43 Elvis Avetis age 13 | grade 8 Orange County Public Schools Orlando, Florida 44 Nathan Crabbendam age 13 | grade 8 Orange County Public Schools Orlando, Florida 45 Vel Sethirayar age 11 | grade 6 Orange County Public Schools Orlando, Florida 46 Amara Chepuri age 11 | grade 5 Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund St. Petersburg, Florida 47 Bruhat Soma age 12 | grade 7 Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund St. Petersburg, Florida 48 Jordin Oremosu age 14 | grade 8 Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund St. Petersburg, Florida 49 Allie Winsor age 13 | grade 8 Envision Credit Union Tallahassee, Florida 50 Matthew Baber age 14 | grade 8 Georgia Association of Educators Tucker, Georgia 51 Sarv Dharavane age 10 | grade 4 Georgia Association of Educators Tucker, Georgia 52 Abena Kwaffo age 13 | grade 8 Young Educators Foundation Accra, Ghana 53 Giovanni Adjei age 10 | grade 6 Young Educators Foundation Accra, Ghana 54 N’Adom Darko-Asare age 13 | grade 7 Young Educators Foundation Accra, Ghana 55 Alleena Villaluz age 13 | grade 7 Rotary Club of Guam Hagåtña, Guam 56 Sebastian Bejar age 13 | grade 7 Hawaii State Spelling Bee Honolulu, Hawaii 57 Amiah Van Hill age 13 | grade 8 Idaho Character Foundation Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 58 Navtaj Singh age 13 | grade 7 Lewiston Tribune Lewiston, Idaho 59 Nidhi Kulkarni age 12 | grade 7 Chicago Public Schools Chicago, Illinois 60 Annette Chu age 14 | grade 8 SNSB Region Three Bee Chicago, Illinois 61 Dev Katira age 14 | grade 8 South Cook ISC Chicago, Illinois 62 Ribhu Chaher age 14 | grade 8 Will County Regional Office of Education Chicago, Illinois 63 Andres Robles age 12 | grade 7 DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16 DeKalb, Illinois 64 Hendrix Feld age 13 | grade 7 Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education Freeport, Illinois 65 Yahya Mohammed age 12 | grade 6 Kane County Regional Office of Education Geneva, Illinois 66 Ananya Joshi age 12 | grade 6 Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education Loves Park, Illinois 67 Evan Cochrane age 12 | grade 7 McHenry County Regional Office of Education McHenry, Illinois 68 Adhrit Pal age 11 | grade 6 Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education Morris, Illinois 69 Jake Bailey age 14 | grade 8 Regional Office of Education #47 Sterling, Illinois 70 Ian Leong age 12 | grade 6 Lake County Regional Office of Education Vernon Hills, Illinois 71 Sean Gibbons age 13 | grade 8 DuPage Regional Office of Education Wheaton, Illinois 72 Reid Shaw age 13 | grade 7 SNSB Region Three Bee Bloomington, Indiana 73 Achyut Ethiraj age 14 | grade 8 SNSB Region Three Bee Fort Wayne, Indiana 74 Miah Miller age 12 | grade 7 IU School of Education at IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana 75 Sharanya Kar age 11 | grade 6 Lafayette Adult Resource Academy Lafayette, Indiana 76 Leo Furlong age 11 | grade 5 Ball State University - WIPB-TV Muncie, Indiana 77 Nolan Roule age 14 | grade 8 Kankakee Valley REMC Wanatah, Indiana 78 Partha Katreddy age 12 | grade 7 The Dispatch Argus Davenport, Iowa 79 Emory Jobe age 14 | grade 8 Olathe Public Schools Olathe, Kansas 80 Carey Chesire age 13 | grade 8 Kansas Press Association Topeka, Kansas 81 Aarya Mehendale age 13 | grade 8 WCPO 9 Florence, Kentucky 82 Anna Greenwell age 14 | grade 8 Visit Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky 83 Ian Gibson age 14 | grade 8 Visit Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky 84 Joshua Bullen age 13 | grade 7 Visit Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky 85 Oliviah Braun...