Bruhat Soma declared champion of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, sets new spell-off record

This was Soma's third time participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He tied for 74th in 2023 and tied for 163rd in 2022. Soma, a 7th grader at Turner/Bartels K-8 School, was sponsored by Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund. The champion receives: Faizan Zaki of Allen, Texas, representing Dallas Sports Commission, placed second in the competition and will receive $25,000. He correctly spelled 20 of 25 words attempted in the spell-off. His championship word was "abseil", which is defin ...