Live Results: Massachusetts Student Advances to National Spelling Bee Finals

Danvers, MA - A St. John's Prep eighth grader is in the final round of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Mitchell Robson, 14, of Marblehead, is one of 45 student spellers to make the finals, and the only Bay State student still in the national competition.

Refresh this story for updates as Robson forges ahead in the final round.

Update: 2 p.m.

Down to 10 competitors, Robson will compete in the final round tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Update: 1:45 p.m.

Round seven started with 14 competitors and Robson remains in, after correctly spelling "piqueur."

Update: 1:15 p.m.

Still in it in round six, after correctly spelling "formatore."

Update: 12:30 p.m.

Robson is one of just 18 remaining spellers, after correctly spelling "nagelfluh" in round five.

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CBS Boston reports he remains in the race after correctly spelling "pentecostys" earlier today.

Massachusetts had four competitors in this year's national competition, but only Robson survived the preliminary round. The Preliminaries consisted of the Preliminaries Test and two rounds of onstage oral spelling.

Meet all four of Massachusetts' national competitors here.

You can watch the Bee live on ESPN 2 or play along through the online live-stream here.

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Patch has corrected the spelling for Mitchell's last name. Can you spell "irony"? We apologize for the error.