Tussah Heera, 13, of Las Vegas, cries after misspelling "herniorrhaphy" Thursday during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

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Tussah Heera, 13, of Las Vegas, cries after misspelling "herniorrhaphy" Thursday during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.