Past Western Pennsylvania Spelling Bee Champions
| 2012 | Megan Antoon - Connellsville Junior High West |
| 2011 | Adrianne Kubiak, St. Philip School, Crafton |
| 2010 | Anna Wadhwani - Jefferson Middle School, Mt. Lebanon |
| 2009 | Kyle Barron, Independence Middle School, Bethel Park |
| 2008 | Jeremy Pople, Andrew W. Mellon Middle School, Mt. Lebanon |
| 2007 | Ellie Pierce, Franklin Regional Middle School |
| 2006 | Sophia Ciocca, Marshall Middle School |
| 2005 | Joseph Levri, Mary Queen of Apostles |
| 2004 | John Oxenreiter, St. Bernard, Mt. Lebanon |
| 2003 | Damian Metcalf, Pittsburgh Airport Area Home Schoolers |
| 2002 | Priya Singh, Cardinal Wright Regional School, Pittsburgh |
| 2001 | Kelly Maloney, Brookville Area High School, Brookville |
| 2000 | Jeffery Conway, Chartiers Valley Middle School, Bridgeville |
| 1999 | Marissa Toma, Chartiers Valley Middle School, Bridgeville |
| 1998 | Marissa Toma, Chartiers Valley Middle School, Bridgeville |
| 1997 | Marissa Toma, St. Simon & Jude, Scott Township |
| 1996 | Jason Feldstein, Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel |
| 1995 | Amanda Patalune, Portage High School |
| 1994 | David Guthrie, Queen of Angels, Irwin |
| 1993 | David Guthrie, Queen of Angels, Irwin |
| 1992 | Jim Uschock, Mt. Pleasant Junior High |
| 1991 | Shelia Dharmarajan, Montour Junior High |
| 1990 | Sarah Sulkowski, Canonsburg Middle, Canonsburg |
| 1989 | Sarah Sulkowski, Trinity, Washington |
| 1988 | Jay Schmidt, West Allegheny, Imperial |
| 1987 | Stephanie Petit, Independence, Bethel Park (National Champ) |
| 1986 | Justine Swaney, Fairchance-Georges School, Fairchance |
| 1985 | Casey Swaney, Fairchance-Georges School, Fairchance |
| 1984 | Casey Swaney, Fairchance-Georges School, Fairchance |
| 1983 | Sandy Wisch, Reizentein School, Pittsburgh |
| 1982 | Uma Rao, Ross Junior High, Ross Twp., (National Runnerup) |
| 1981 | Megan Sweeney, St. Thomas Moore School, Bethel Park |
| 1980 | Rosalind Dambaugh, Seneca Valley School, Harmony |
| 1979 | Greg Burgman, St. Joseph School, Verona |
| 1978 | Mary Beth Bailey, St. Sebastian School, North Hills |
| 1977 | John Paola, St. Bonaventure School, Glenshaw (National Champ) |
| 1976 | John Paola, St. Bonaventure School, Glenshaw |
| 1975 | Bonnie Painter, David E. Williams School, Montour |
| 1974 | Bonnie Painter, David E. Williams School, Montour |
| 1973 | Brian Phillips, Fort Couch Middle School, Upper St. Clair |
| 1972 | Michael Hancock, Apollo-Ridge Junior High, Apollo |
| 1971 | Beverly Wright, Pine Junior High, Gibsonia |
| 1970 | Melanie Feczko, St. Agnes School, Irwin |
| 1969 | Steve Gillis, Moon Junior High, Moon Twp. |
| 1968 | Lori Kearns, St. Catherine School, Dubois |
| 1967 | Pam Livingston, Wilson Junior High, Erie |
| 1966 | Stuart Isaacson, Allderdice School, Pittsburgh |
| 1965 | Stuart Isaacson, Colfax School, Pittsburgh |
| 1964 | Debra Edwards, Westwood School, Pittsburgh |
| 1963 | Mary Ann Starsnic, St. Gabriel School, Whitehall |
| 1962 | Darlene Rapchock, Munson School, Munson |
| 1961 | Joanne Kraut, St. Mary School, Erie |
| 1960 | Debbie Griglak, Mary Fuller Junior High, Perryopolis |
| 1959 | Jean Jones, Munson School, Munson |
| 1958 | Tina Strauss, H.C. Frick School, Pittsburgh |
| 1957 | Karen Munsinger, Prospect Junior High, Pittsburgh |
| 1956 | Melody Sachko, Carrick Junior High, Pittsburgh (National Champ) |
| 1955 | Teddy Paladino, St. Peter School, Pittsburgh |
| 1954 | Melody Sachko, Rochelle School, Pittsburgh |
| 1953 | Joan Reiber, Baldwin Junior High |
| 1952 | Marjorie Foliart, Second Ward School, Crafton |
| 1951 | Marjorie Foliart, Second Ward School, Crafton |
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