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Tulsa speller does not advance in Spelling Bee

Posted at 11:08 AM, May 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-25 20:18:33-04

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Will McCollom of University School in Tulsa represented Green Country at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday, unfortunately his impressive run has come to an end.

Will spelled both of his words correctly, but missed his third vocabulary word.

45 other competitors will advance to the next round, which resumes tomorrow at 9 a.m.

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