Shrey Parikh, of San Bernardino, California, Aditi Muthukumar, of Denver, Colorado, Bruhat Soma, of St. Petersburg, Florida, Ananya Rao Prassanna, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Faizan Zaki, of Dallas, Texas, and Kirsten Tiffany Santos, of Houston, Texas, wait so compete during the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee competition final round at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)