EBULLIENT:   All in all, that's the kind of Bee I am thrilled to watch. Because while the central joy of "watching amazing kids do ...

ROUND 12:   Six spellers remain at 10:12 pm. 10:21: And just like that, we are down to four. 10:24pm: We will be seeing that Shourov mic...

GREETINGS FROM NATIONAL HARBOR:   We are kicking it old  school tonight -- for the first time since the GWB Administration, I will not be em...

FIFTEEN SPELLERS REMAIN:   I am thrilled that the Bee has ended the false, wrong, stupid era of having a second computerized test cut down t...

WELCOME TO ROUND FOUR:   Forty spellers remain; we are live on ESPN2 at 10am with results online here . The rules  don't seem to say w...

THE 2017 SPELLING BEE POOL: Forty amazing spellers remain. Our rules are not too different from years past. It looks like there's a fe...

ROUND THREE:   259 spellers remain.  I'll update as events/work warrant and allow. 1:30pn.   Only 2/5 survive so far.   Bloodbath in p...