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The world's most enthusiastic spelling bee contestant has charmed the internet

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May 30th 2014, 8:35 AM 2,742 Views 0 Comments

YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF a spelling and grammar pedant, but you just don’t love spelling as much as this lad.

Almost 300 world-class spellers from around the globe gathered at this year’s National Spelling Bee in the US, but there was one clear favourite – 15-year-old Jacob Williamson.

He stormed through the early rounds of the competition to become one of the final 12 on Wednesday night, capturing everyone’s hearts along the way. Why? He just loves spelling SO MUCH.

Here he is jumping with unbridled joy after correctly spelling the word ‘harlequinade’ during the semi-finals:

Spelling Bee Source: AP/Press Association Images

And again after spelling the word ‘Munchausenism’ right:

Spelling Bee Source: AP/Press Association Images

And going completely nuts after spelling ‘euripus’ perfectly.

Source: wabysaby/YouTube

Sadly, he was eliminated last night after getting the word ‘kabaragoya’ wrong. His reaction was priceless.

Source: Tyreless Miley/YouTube

Sure, he was a little too confident with that last one, but everyone still loves him.

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This spelling bee should be double elimination. They screwed Jacob, gave him all the hard ones. #spellingbee #teamjacob
— Graham Ramos (@grahamcracka04) May 30, 2014

Source: Wilfred Graham Ramos/Twitter

Jacob Williamson you may have not won the national spelling bee but you did win my heart
— Matthew Sheridan (@msherid8) May 30, 2014

Source: Matthew Sheridan/Twitter

Go Jacob. The world needs more people like you.

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The world's most enthusiastic spelling bee contestant has charmed the internet