 | Sivateja TangiralaHoustonPBS |
| Round | Correct Spelling | Contestant's Spelling |
| 1 | Preliminaries Test | |
| 2 | yakitori | yakitori |
| 3 | mihrab | mihrab |
| 4 | Semifinals Test | |
| 4 | pleurodynia | pleuradynia |
| Journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
| Winning word in qualifying local spellingbee: | catalineta |
| Other words spelled correctly in local competition: | certiorari |
| lebensraum | |
| hilum | |