▁there ▁were ▁two ▁or al ▁sp elling ▁r ounds ▁( the ▁" second " ▁and ▁" third " ▁round ▁of ▁competition ), ▁where ▁a ▁missed ▁word ▁results ▁in ▁elim ination . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁or al ▁round ▁(" R ound ▁ 2 "), ▁ 2 5 9 ▁spell ers ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 2 9 1 ▁remained ▁( 3 2 ▁were ▁elimin ated ). ( 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁Round ▁ 2 ▁results , ▁Twitter ▁( C anton ▁Re pository ▁editor ) ▁Half way ▁through ▁round ▁three , ▁the ▁field ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 2 2 2 ▁spell ers , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁round ▁three , ▁ 1 8 8 ▁spell ers ▁remained . ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁from ▁the ▁or al ▁sp elling ▁r ounds ▁were ▁then ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁written ▁test ▁scores ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁final ists ▁to ▁comp ete ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁which ▁could ▁not ▁exceed ▁ 5 0 ▁spell ers . ▁Only ▁ 4 0 ▁final ists ▁were ▁announced ; ▁it ▁took ▁ 2 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁written ▁test , ▁plus ▁an ▁additional ▁ 6 ▁points ▁( 3 ▁points ▁for ▁correctly ▁sp elling ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁or al ▁r ounds ), ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁final ist . ▁ ▁Day ▁Three ▁– ▁Mor ning ▁The ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Be e ▁began ▁at ▁ 1 0 am ▁ED T ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁the