Spellers in prime time

ABC airs the final rounds of the Scripps spelling bee live Thursday night (June 1). And the earlier rounds were on ESPN and will be repeated today and tomorrow. (Two of the survivors so far are from the Dallas area, including five-peater Samir Patel.)

Here's someone live-blogging the thing.

And Salon offers today's wrap-up coverage. Nullipara, oculogyric and obstreperous, anyone?