The Faces of Victory and Defeat at the National Spelling Bee

Zachary Hunsaker, of Idaho, prepares to spell 'trichinosis' during the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.

Ameera Waterford of Makawao, Hawaii, reacts after she misspelled her word in the finals of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 26, 2016 in National Harbor, Md.

Sylvie Lamontagne, 13, from Lakewood, Colo., correctly spells her word during the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 26, 2016.

Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar, 13, from Corning, N.Y., having already spelled his word, waits for the other spellers during the preliminary round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.

Mark Beaulieu, 13, from Lexington Park, Md., reacts to misspelling his word during the preliminary round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.

Tara Singh, 11, of Louisville, Ky., incorrectly spells her word during the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 26, 2016.

Rachel Rowe, 14, of Parkton, Md., reacts after misspelling her word during the preliminaries of the National Spelling Bee, in National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.

Christopher Netzel, 14, of Woodruff, S.C., reacts after being told he incorrectly spelled his word during a preliminary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.

Emily Sun, 13, of Boston, Mass., spells her word during a preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.

Asritha Sure, 13, of Morgantown, W. Va. celebrates correctly spelling her word during a preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 25, 2016.