Fourteen-year-old Lukas Blakkan-Esser is still in the running.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 2:32 p.m.
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WASHINGTON -- The 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee is underway in Washington DC.
There is a record 293 spellers competing for more than $40,000 in cash and prizes.
Wednesday's preliminary oral round scores will be combined with results of a written test, taken Tuesday, to determine who will go on to compete in Thursday night's nationally televised championship rounds.
One competitor is from northern Michigan.
Fourteen-year-old Lukas Blakkan-Esser is still in the running.
He is a student at Traverse City West Middle School.
For more information visit the spelling bee's website.
