 | Gifton WrightJamaica Gleaner |
| Round | Correct Spelling | Contestant's Spelling |
| 1 | Preliminaries Test | |
| 2 | neptunium | neptunium |
| 3 | ombrophobe | ombrophobe |
| 4 | Semifinals Test | |
| 4 | polyptych | polyptych |
| 5 | tocopherol | tocopherol |
| 6 | Gleichschaltung | Gleichschaltung |
| 7 | harengiform | harengiform |
| 8 | phthisiology | phthisiology |
| 9 | ericeticolous | erosoticolous |
| Journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
| Winning word in qualifying local spellingbee: | Llano |
| Other words spelled correctly in local competition: | nonet |
| muriatic | |
| redolent | |
| skein | |
| antithesis | |
| llano | |
| xylograph | |
| wheedle | |
| galimatias | |
| lobectomy | |