competition flow chart - scripps national spelling bee

Computer-Based Test (Preliminaries)Section A: 24 spelling words: 12 scored 1 point each

Section B: 24 vocabulary words: 12 scored 1 point eachSections C & D: 1 vocabulary word 3 points each

Tuesday morning, May 28

Round Three (Preliminaries)Wednesday afternoon, May 29 | ESPN3

Round Five (Semifinals)Thursday afternoon, May 30 | ESPN2

Round Six (Semifinals)Thursday afternoon, May 30 | ESPN2

Championship Finals ThresholdThursday, approximately 5 p.m.

May 30 | ESPN2

Semifinals ThresholdWednesday, approximately 5 p.m. May 29 | ESPN3

Misspell or provide incorrect responses

Earn up to 30 points for correct responses.

Spell correctly and earn 3 points in this round.

Spell correctly and earn 3 points in this round.

No more than 50 spellers will advance to Semifinals. (See rules for details.)

Earn up to 30 points for correct responses.

Spell correctly and earn 3 points in this round.

Spell correctly and earn 3 points in this round.

It’s anticipated that no more than 12 spellers will advance to the Championship Finals. (See rules for details.)

Misspell

Misspell

Misspell

Misspell

Do Not Meet Threshold

SPELL CORRECTLY

CHAMPION

Do Not Meet Threshold

Advance to Round Two

Computer-Based Test (Semifinals)Section A: 12 spelling words 1 point each

Section B: 12 vocabulary words 1 point eachSections C & D: 1 vocabulary word 3 points each

Wednesday evening, May 29

Misspell or provide incorrect responses

Advance to Round Five

• If all spellers in a round misspell, all remain in the competition and a new round begins with the spellers spelling in their original order.

• If the speller misspells the anticipated winning word in a one-word round, a new round begins with all the spellers who spelled correctly and incorrectly in the previous round; these spellers spell in their original order.

COMPETITION FLOW CHART

Rounds Seven and Higher (Championship Finals)

Thursday evening, May 30 | ESPN

Round Two (Preliminaries)Wednesday morning, May 29 | ESPN3 Misspell and out

and out

Out

and out

and out

Out

and out, with two exceptions:

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