For the Champion:

• From Scripps, a $30,000 cash prize and an engraved trophy

• From Merriam-Webster, a $2,500 U.S. savings bond and a complete reference library

• From Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation, a $5,000 scholarship

• From Encyclopaedia Britannica, $2,800 in reference works and the Britannica Test Prep Precocious Program valued at $799

For the Champion's School and Sponsor:

• From Scripps, engraved plaques

For the Championship Finalists:

• From Encyclopaedia Britannica, the 51-volume Britannica Discover America and the 2008 Encyclopaedia Britannica Student Edition DVD-ROM

For All Spellers:

• From Scripps, a commemorative watch and a cash prize:

  • First Place: $30,000

  • Second Place: $12,500

  • Third Place: $7,500

  • Fourth Place: $3,000

  • Fifth Place: $2,500

  • Sixth Place: $2,000

  • Seventh Place: $1,500

  • Misspell in Round Seven to Eighth Place: $1,000

  • Misspell in Round Six: $500

  • Misspell in Round Five: $400

  • Misspell in Round Four (first round of the Semifinals): $250

  • Participate only in the Preliminaries: $100

• From Merriam-Webster, Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, on CD-ROM

• From Mr. Jay Sugarman, The Samuel Louis Sugarman Award—a $100 U.S. savings bond presented by Mr. Sugarman in honor of his father