Local Teen Earns 13th Place In Nat'l Spelling Bee

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – A Minnesota teen made it to 13th place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

According to the National Spelling Bee's Twitter, 14-year-old Maxwell Meyer made it to round seven.

Meyer's bio says he is a student at Minnetonka Middle School East who loves traveling and science.

Meyer spelled "dulia" incorrectly and was eliminated in round seven. He came in 113th place. In the 2015 spelling bee, he came in 11th.

#speller129 Maxwell Meyer spelled the word 'dulia' incorrectly #spellingbee

— NationalSpellingBee (@ScrippsBee) May 26, 2016

The final day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee could feature the most difficult words ever used in the competition.

Bee organizers decided to make changes after the competition ended in a tie the past two years. This year, the final three spellers could be forced to spell more, and judges can adjust the difficulty of the winning words as needed.

Also, the bee got rid of a second written test that was used to help pare the field down to 10 finalists. That means Thursday's morning rounds will be as difficult as necessary to eliminate 35 spellers.

Three spellers who finished in last year's top 10 remain in the bee. The winner gets more than $45,000 in cash and prizes.

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