Jonathan Capuyan (Speller 17) was eliminated on "Foley," which means sound effects created to match the movements of an actor on film or videotape and later mixed into the sound track.
Before Jonathan went out, 16 consecutive spellers spelled their words correctly to start the round.
Two other spellers were eliminated soon after -- Samuel Littrell (Speller 21) on "viaticum" and Victoria Phillips (Speller 22) on "taurine."
Jonathan is an eighth grader from Salinas, California. Samuel is a sixth grader from Placentia, California and Victoria is a sixth grader from Yermo, California.