Dallas Spellers Club: Texas kids take top 3 spots at bee

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In this combination of photos, students compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., on May 29-30, 2018. The contestants are, top row, from left: Isaac Phillips, from Ponchatoula, La., Brody Dicks, from Park City, Utah, and Natalia Lutz, from Huntington Station, N.Y.; middle row, from left: Shiva Yeshlur, from Rock Springs, Wyo., Sophia Clark, from White Marsh, Md., and Nicholas Lee, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; bottom row, from left: Eleanor Tallman, Shria Halkoda, from Wadsworth, Ill., and Isabel Messina, from Annapolis, Md. less

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Karthik Nemmani, 14, from McKinney, Texas, holds the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship Trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2018.

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Shiva Yeshlur, 13, from Rock Springs, Wyo., jumps into the air after correctly spelling "diastrophism" during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Isabel Messina, 13, from Annapolis, Md., spells her word during the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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The last speller of the day, Eleanor Tallman, 13, from Flower Mound, Texas, spells her word incorrectly during the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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Pragya Choudhary, 14, from Canton, Mich., spells her word correctly during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Brody Dicks, 13, from Park City, Utah, spells "caudation" correctly during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Shria Halkoda, 13, from Wadsworth, Ill., spells her word during the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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Navneeth Murali, 12, from Edison, N.J., left, and Shruthika Padhy, 12, from Cherry Hill, N.J., react during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2018.

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Anita Beroza, 14, from Belmont, Calif., waits to spell her word during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Beroza incorrectly spelled her word and was eliminated from competition. less

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Charles Millard, 13, from Frederick, Md., misspells his word during the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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William Farrell III, 13, from Chicago, spells his word in the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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Erin Howard, 13, from Huntsville, Ala., spells her word correctly during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Isaac Phillips, 12, from Ponchatoula, La., reacts to spelling his word incorrectly during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Sophia Clark, 11, from White Marsh, Md., misspells her word during the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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Matthew Rodgers, 13, from Severance, Colo., waits to spell his word during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Mollie Miner, 11, from Sedalia, Mo., misspells her word during the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

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Natalia Lutz, 13, from Huntington Station, N.Y., spells her word incorrectly during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Nicholas Lee, 14, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., reacts to spelling his word correctly during the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

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Paul Hamrick, 14, from Monterey, Calif., spells his word correctly during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2018.

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Karthik Nemmani, 14, from McKinney, Texas, is presented with the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy by Adam Symson, president and CEO, E.W. Scripps Company, after he won the bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2018. less

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