With spelling bee canceled, ex-spellers launch their own bee

FILE - In this May 31, 2018 file photo, Navneeth Murali, 12, from Edison, N.J., left, and Shruthika Padhy, 12, from Cherry Hill, N.J., reacts during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., With the 2020 Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is offering a consolation prize of sorts, with competitors nationwide including many of the kids who were considered favorites for the Scripps title. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)