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Schedule

Please Note: Speller must take the Round One Test during the open testing hours of his or her choice on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday of Bee Week.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee may make changes to the competition schedule.


Sunday, May 25

The Preliminaries (Round One Test):
Early Testing: 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT
Farragut/Lafayette Room: Independence Level

Monday, May 26

The Preliminaries (Round One Test):
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT
Farragut/Lafayette Room: Independence Level

Tuesday, May 27

The Preliminaries (Round One Test):
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT
Farragut/Lafayette Room: Independence Level

Thursday, May 29

Independence Ballroom doors open:
7:00 a.m. EDT

The Preliminaries (Round Two):
8:00 to 11:45 a.m. EDT
Independence Ballroom

Group One (Spellers 1-140)
should report to the Independence Ballroom by 7:45 a.m. Group One spells onstage in the Independence
Ballroom between 8:00 and 9:45 a.m.

Group Two (Spellers 141-288) should report to the Independence Ballroom by 9:45 a.m. Group Two spells onstage in the Independence Ballroom between 10:00 and 11:45 a.m.

Announcement of Quarterfinalists
about 11:45 a.m. EDT
Independence Ballroom

The Quarterfinals
2:00 to 5:30 p.m. EDT
Live on ESPN360.com: Independence Ballroom

Friday, May 30

Independence Ballroom doors open
9:30 a.m. EDT

The 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Semifinals:
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Live on ESPN: Independence Ballroom

The 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship Finals:
8:00 to 10:00 p.m. EDT
Live on ABC: Independence Ballroom

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