Local speller eliminated in National Spelling Bee finals
(WHTM) — A Midstate speller exited the Scripps National Spelling Bee early in Thursday night's finals.
Akshaj Somisetty, of Mechanicsburg, was asked a multiple choice question for the definition of an imbroglio in the second round of the finals, the 12th round overall.
He answered 'a stone carving' and was the first to hear the bell signifying elimination from the tournament. The correct answer was 'a complicated question.'
In the first round, Somisetty correctly spelled 'gomphosis' to move on.
A Mountain View Middle School 8th grader, Somisetty finishes 9th in his second appearance in the national tournament. He tied for 60th last year.
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Somisetty was the last speller from Pennsylvania in the spelling bee.
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