But in the meantime, 171 spellers were eligible to move on, based on the fact that they spelled correctly in the on-stage portion. Their preliminary scores from a written test the spellers took Tuesday will determine who goes forward, of those who are still in the competition.
In this round, 80 spellers were eliminated.
preliminaries
Tuesday, May 28
8 a.m. - 7:40 p.m. ET
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