Spellers are divided into groups, with four spellers in each group. The youngest speller, Faizan Zaki, was 7, and the oldest spellers were 15. The remaining spellers follow normal Spelling Bee rules. During British colonial rule, Burmese spelling was standardized through dictionaries and spellers. The judges total scores from the remaining spellers to determine qualification for semifinals. All spellers who misspell in Round Two will tie for the same place. Ted misspelled "distractible" in the second round, becoming the first of the eight spellers eliminated. The first two spellers who spelled their word incorrectly was eliminated. Eleven spellers who made the prime-time finals last year were back. After an afternoon break, the final spellers competed in the evening. The spellers compete in a new challenge "Laser Letters". Spell rules apply, except spellers don't earn points for their team, they do for themselves. The spellers compete for a second time in "Superword". The spellers compete in a new challenge "Superword". When taught to visualize, previously poor spellers can indeed be taught to improve.