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Kai Richardson
age 14 | grade 8
SagamoreHill Broadcasting LLC
Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Kai finished in 57th place (tied).
| Round | Word/Question | Spelling/Answer Given |
| 1 | antenatus |
antenatus
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| 2 | What are armaments? |
combat weapons and equipment
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| 3 | commodity |
commodity
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| 4 | gabbard |
gabbard
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| 5 | If you look at something in a cursory fashion, you look at it: |
carefully
Correct answer: hastily
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journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee
winning word in qualifying spelling bee
matrimony
other words spelled correctly in local competition
whirlybird, listener, poppet, proposal