The 12-year-old seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, had won three consecutive bees before arriving at a convention center outside Washington for the most prestigious spelling competition in the English language.
Bruhat Soma wins Scripps National Spelling Bee, spelling 29 words correctly in lightning-round tiebreakerBruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Fla., is presented with the trophy by Scripps CEO Adam Symson after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2024.
The bee began with eight finalists, the fewest since 2010, and it was clear from the outset that Scripps was trying to fill the 2-hour broadcast window on Ion, a network owned by the Cincinnati-based media company. There were frequent lengthy commercial breaks that allowed spellers to mill about at the side of the stage, chatting with their coaches, relatives and supporters.
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Fla., left, shakes hand with Faizan Zaki, 12, of Allen, Texas, after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., in a spell-off Thursday, May 30, 2024. 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.
“We get through so many words per class, more than I’ve seen with any other speller. His work ethic is incredible,” Evans said. “Once he misses a word, he very rarely would miss it again. He sees it and he remembers it.”
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