Shrey Parikh felt the pressure of arriving at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a favorite, but his confidence showed every time he got a word he knew. And when it all came down to a…
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Shrey Parikh felt the pressure of arriving at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a favorite, but his confidence showed every time he got a word he knew. And when it all came down to a lightning-round tiebreaker against Ishaan Gupta, Shrey left no doubt.
Key points
- Shrey turned a tense, high-quality final into a blowout Thursday night, racing through the 90-second “spell-off” and getting 32 words right to be crowned the best young speller…
- Ishaan spelled 25 words correctly in the tiebreaker.
- A 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, Shrey finished third in 2024 but lost his school bee last year when he was battling a fever.
- He has dominated the bee circuit since, winning several online competitions against many of the same kids he outlasted this week in the nation’s capital.
- His winning haul includes a custom trophy and $52,500 in cash.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Guardian Sport.
