It would have been a great story, but it wasn’t to be—Lori Anne Madison, the six-year-old Virginian that became the youngest speller in the history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, didn’t make it past the bee’s preliminary rounds yesterday.

It’s been a full day of spelling at the Scripps National Spelling Bee over at the National Harbor, as the 278 participants compete to make it to the semifinals tomorrow.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off today at the National Harbor, and Virginia local Lori Anne Madison has become the youngest competitor in the contest’s 87-year history.