Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old seventh-grade student from Florida, emerged victorious in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Maryland. He won after a tie-breaking 'spell-off' against Faizan Zaki, spelling 29 words correctly in 90 seconds, while Zaki spelled 20. This victory earned Soma $50,000 in cash and prizes. The competition saw nearly 250 participants, and this was only the second time in the bee's history that a tie-breaker was used. Soma's win continues the dominance of Indian-American students in the competition, with 29 of the last 35 champions being of Indian origin. Soma had previously won the Words of Wisdom bee hosted by former speller Scott Remer. The finalists, including Soma, were invited to visit the White House. Soma's winning word was 'abseil,' and he was showered with confetti upon his victory. Notably, Soma had placed 74th last year. Ananya Prassanna ranked third in the competition.
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In a remarkable achievement, Bruhat Soma, a seventh-grade Indian-American student from Florida, has emerged victorious at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. https://t.co/R9DiMYJxkc
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#WATCH | Maryland: Winner of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, a seventh-grade Indian-American student Bruhat Soma recites Shloka from Bhagavad Gita. He says, "...I slowly started memorising Bhagavad Gita, then I started doing spelling a bit more but now I am going to… https://t.co/tXVPrqOe8r
Counting Bruhat Soma’s victory at this week’s National Spelling Bee, 29 out of the last 35 champions have been Indian American. | By @gitanjalipoonia https://t.co/orYqnU9Gwl
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#WATCH | Maryland: On emerging victorious at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, a seventh-grade Indian-American student Bruhat Soma says, "When I won, I was excited. I was really happy because, for the past year, I've been working hard. So when I just won, it was like a… https://t.co/Tg1uLI2ubz
WATCH: 12-Year-Old Bruhat Soma Rips Through 29 Words in 90 Seconds To Become The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion https://t.co/MtlvHsTA6B https://t.co/aluhqACUxc
ICYMI: Florida's Bruhat Soma emerged victorious in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, earning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. https://t.co/rm6P30ipEU
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Bruhat Soma, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's Indian-American winner, along with the seven other finalists was invited by the White House for a visit, a lifetime experience for these young talents. https://t.co/L7M2irQS6s
Bruhat Soma receives the 2024 Scripps spelling bee under a flurry of confetti. https://t.co/l3eAMUW83d
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Boy aged 12 beats best friend to win America’s Spelling Bee A relatively unobscure word gave Bruhat Soma victory after the competition went to a tie-breaker for only the second time ⬇️ https://t.co/Oki1W5Blav
Bruhat Soma dominates spell-off to win Scripps National Spelling Bee https://t.co/2vcCcWdPm2
Bruhat Soma, 12, bested nearly 250 other spellers in 14 rounds of competition this week, then set a new record when he spelled 29 words correctly in a 90-second showdown at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. https://t.co/DD5TMzC1sE
It was Faizan Zaki's third appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but his first time in the finals. https://t.co/ufZecQFtld
Coming into the competition, Bruhat won the Words of Wisdom bee hosted by Scott Remer, a former speller, coach and study guide author. https://t.co/RoVlfGSOkI
Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old Indian-American seventh-grade student from Florida, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after he spelt 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, maintaining the dominance of the children from the small ethnic community in ... https://t.co/0Ci1aqRqVx
"I knew I had a chance." #Florida kid who placed 74th last year wins Scripps National Spelling Bee this year https://t.co/icu9RAMYoM via @JeffSolochek
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Aposiopesis. Abseil. Watch Bruhat Soma, a seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, win the Scripps National Spelling Bee title. The 12-year-old spelled 29 words correctly in a tiebreaker. https://t.co/hA9YmwkZeV
12 year old Bruhat Soma won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling the word ‘abseil’ correctly. Indian Americans CRUSH the spelling bee... 29 of the last 35 spelling bee champs have been of Indian origin. https://t.co/yZK0L5G4eu
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Florida won the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night after defeating all seven other finalists and beating his final competitor in the Bee’s second-ever spell-off. https://t.co/a6mGaSPjXZ
Shortly after Bruhat was showered with confetti and handed the trophy, Faizan was in tears at the side of the stage, accepting hugs from other spellers. https://t.co/RoVlfGTmag
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Bruhat Soma spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by nine, to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee title. https://t.co/9Ben5bHOea
Twelve-year-old wins $50,000 at the National Spelling Bee in Maryland. Seventh grader Bruhat Soma beat his opponent Faizan Zaki by 29 words to 20 at the National Spelling Bee in Maryland. https://t.co/oxv6IIX5hl https://t.co/0irCZ2TIHk
The 12-year-old seventh-grader from Florida blitzed through 30 words in 90 seconds Thursday night. Judges determined that he spelled 29 of them correctly. https://t.co/vcjqfy5dML
🏆 12-year-old seventh grader Bruhat Soma emerged victorious at the 2024 @ScrippsBee National Spelling Bee after winning a tie-breaking lighting round “spell-off” — only the second time that’s happened in the history of the bee. 🔗: https://t.co/DclohbMqyS https://t.co/5HdC3R4EJH
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Bruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating his opponent by nine. https://t.co/K1Wa0TiRw9