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], but we've always loved catching ESPN's coverage of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, not to mention we're huge fans of the outstanding documentary Spellbound. And we're not the only ones: for the third year in a row, the Championship Round is going prime-time on national television. The preliminary rounds have wrapped up and the quarterfinals are this afternoon from 1 - 4:30 p.m.(broadcast on ESPN360.com), while the semis will air on ESPN from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. tomorrow. The Championship Round will air on ABC starting at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. This year's Bee began with 288 spellers, sixteen from Illinois. Chicago-area spellers include: more ›