lifetime. >> reporter: jordon said she is in it to do her best. ote. >> reporter: the 14-year-old beat today's semi-finals and will face off against eight others in the championship round at the national spelling bee. >> i feel amazing. i'm very excited. >> reporter: for a majority of the kids today a stinging sound immediately knocked them out of the competition. >> i missed it because i didn't know it. >> reporter: a 14-year-old was the first to hear the dreaded bell but she wasn't alone. >> i was already pretty sure that i would not be getting that word so it was expected. >> reporter: 13-year-old jack said he was stressed out on stage but otherwise. >> pretty great to be here. i get a week off school just to relax. >> reporter: both are to old to return next year. now they can go back home and just be normal teens, almost normal but when it comes to texts. >> i don't want to shorten.