It's the first time Paul Keaton (Speller 92) has competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
But he follows good company. His sister, Emily Keaton, competed for five consecutive years, from 2009 to 2013.
Paul, a Pikeville, Kentucky seventh grader, correctly spelled "curculio" in the round.
Several semifinalist spellers follow their siblings into the Bee.
In addition to Paul, Mary Horton (Speller 43) and Joseph Cusi Delamerced (Speller 187) have siblings who competed in the Bee.
Two spellers -- Vanya Shivashankar (Speller 90) and Ashwin Veeramani (Speller 188) -- have siblings who have won the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
This is the fourth year Vanya has competed and the second year for Ashwin. To read more about them -- and their winning siblings -- click here for a story from last year's Bee.
