Overview

• Quarterfinals begin May 28 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center following the elimination of two Maryland spellers in the preliminaries.
• The field originally included 243 spellers representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and five overseas nations.
• The competition format features a traditional spelling round, a multiple-choice vocabulary round and a 40-question written test.
• The champion will receive a $50,000 cash prize plus reference libraries from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Preliminaries and quarterfinals are streaming on Bounce XL with semifinals and finals scheduled May 29–30 on the ION channel.