An onstage vocabulary round during the  Scripps National Spelling Bee introduced an element of randomness, forcing spellers to demonstrate a different skill set and knocking out some of the bee's most accomplished competitors.

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State Spelling Bee champion Maanvi Sarwadi holds her trophy with event coordinator Anne Marie Eanes Saturday. (Delaware State News/Craig Anderson)

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030518-ESSpellingBee-JDG–Joey Gardner Photo–Somerset Intermediate School speller Jake Gordy expresses his excitement after winning the Marylan…