Faces of contemplation and exhilaration at the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Karthik Nemmani, 14, from McKinney, Texas, celebrates with his father Krishna Nemmani as he holds the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship Trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., May 31, 2018.