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Spelling Bee's Youngest Ever Doesn't Advance

| May 31, 2012 6:00 AM

After correctly spelling "dirigible," 6-year-old Lori Anne Madison misspelled the word "ingluvies" and failed to advance to Thursday's semifinals in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is the youngest speller ever to compete in the event. Subscribe to the Associated Press: http://bit.ly/APYouTube Download AP Mobile: http://www.ap.org/mobile/ Associated Press on Facebook: http://apne.ws/c7lQTV Associated Press on Twitter: http://apne.ws/bTquhb Associated Press on Google+: http://bit.ly/zuTKBL