▁ 4 0 ▁final ists ▁remaining , ▁and ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ESP N 2 . ▁After ▁an ▁afternoon ▁break , ▁the ▁final ▁spell ers ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁evening . ▁ ▁After ▁Round ▁ 4 ▁( the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁day ▁ 3 ), ▁ 6 ▁more ▁spell ers ▁were ▁elimin ated , ▁leaving ▁ 3 4 ▁compet itors . ▁Tw elve - sp ellers ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁Round ▁ 5 , ▁leaving ▁ 2 2 ▁( 1 1 ▁boys ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁girls ). ▁Se vent een ▁spell ers ▁surv ived ▁Round ▁ 6 . ▁After ▁two ▁more ▁spell ers ▁dropped ▁in ▁Round ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 5 ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁evening ▁final s . ▁ ▁The ▁fifteen ▁final ists ▁were : ▁ ▁R oh an ▁Sach dev ▁( Sp eller ▁ 2 7 ) ▁– ▁C ary , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁ ▁Er in ▁Howard ▁( 3 6 ) ▁– ▁Hun ts ville , ▁Alabama ▁ ▁Mira ▁D ed h ia ▁( 7 5 ) ▁– ▁Western ▁Spr ings , ▁Illinois ▁ ▁S hr in id hi ▁G op al ▁( 1 1 4 ) ▁– ▁San ▁Ram on , ▁California ▁ ▁Te jas ▁M uth us amy ▁( 1 4 3 ) ▁– ▁Glen ▁Allen , ▁Virginia ▁ ▁S reen ik eth ▁Vog oti ▁( 1 6 7 ) ▁– ▁Saint ▁Joh ns , ▁Florida ▁ ▁Sak eth ▁Sund ar ▁( 1 8 7 ) ▁– ▁El k ridge , ▁Maryland ▁ ▁Alice ▁Li u ▁( 1