Shirley, a 61 year old mother and grandmother, told FCN she always wanted to leave something her family can remember her by. Now, her new home is the ultimate gift.
Bruhat is the second winner in a row from the Tampa Bay area. Last year, Largo teen Dev Shah took home the prize.As confetti falls Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Fla., smiles after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2024.was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.
And then bee officials announced it was time for the tiebreaker, known as a “spell-off,” before Bruhat and Faizan were even given a chance to spell against each other in a conventional round.Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Fla., and Faizan Zaki, 12, of Allen, Texas, compete in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2024.Bruhat went first, and after he got through 30 words, it appeared it would be impossible to beat. Faizan’s pace was more uneven at the outset.
The rest were in sixth or seventh grade: 12-year-old Shrey Parikh of Rancho Cucamonga, California; 12-year-old Faizan Zaki of Allen, Texas; 12-year-old YY Liang of Hartsdale, New York; and 13-year-old Ananya Prassana of Apex, North Carolina.“I'm not really surprised that any of my students have made it this far. I know that they are all prepared. They have what it takes to win, all of them,” Evans said.
Faizan became a crowd favorite during the semifinals for his fist-pumping excitement when he spelled correctly, and for his empathy — he rushed over and gave a big hug to his good friend Aryan Khedkar when Aryan was eliminated.
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