COMPETITION FLOW CHART - Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Computer-Based Test (Preliminaries) Section A: 24 spelling words: 12 scored 1 point each Section B: 24 vocabulary words: 12 scored 1 point each Sections 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 Threshold Thursday, approximately 5 p.m. May 30 | ESPN2 Semifinals Threshold Wednesday, 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 each Sections 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: SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
Transcript of 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:
SCR IPPS NAT IONAL SPELL ING
BEE
