California teen Shrey Parikh wins National Spelling Bee in dramatic tiebreaker
Summary
Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tiebreaker round against Ishaan Gupta. In the final 90-second "spell-off," Shrey spelled 32 words correctly, beating Ishaan, who spelled 25 words right.Key Facts
- Shrey Parikh is 14 years old and from Rancho Cucamonga, California.
- He was considered a favorite at this year's National Spelling Bee.
- The final round was decided by a lightning-round tiebreaker called a "spell-off."
- Shrey spelled 32 words correctly in the 90-second spell-off.
- Ishaan Gupta spelled 25 words correctly in the same round.
- Shrey had finished third in the 2024 National Spelling Bee.
- Last year, Shrey lost his school bee while sick with a fever.
- Since then, he won multiple tough online spelling competitions against many of the same competitors.
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