NATIONAL SPELLING BEE 2008 ROUND 11

Samia Nawaz tripped up on huapango. She's out.

Tia Thomas totally triumphed with rhyton.

Rose Sloan might've confused sheitel with shtetl. My Mom thinks Bailly misprounced sheitel. Anyway, this Rose is plucked.

Sameer Mishra showed his true colors with nacarat.

Kavya Shivashankar was crushed by écrasé. Dang! Gonna miss ya, Kavya!

Four.

Sidharth Chand didn't blow posaune—a word I know very well!

Scott Remer thimply thcrewed up thymele.

Three remain. And things are looking good for Tia Thomas.