6 tickets?
It has been a while since I've seen this movie so I might be remembering this part wrong, but I remember Akeelah's mother saying they had six tickets for the final bee. I could only count 5 people.
1. Akeelah
2. Akeelah's mother
3. Dr. Larabee
4. Akeelah's brother
5. Akeelah's friend
Where is the 6th ticket?