Shrey Parikh wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in lightning round
A 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, Shrey finished third in 2024 but lost his school bee last year when he was battling a fever.
Shrey Parikh Wins Spelling Bee
- California teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic lightning-round tiebreaker NY Post —
- Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee ABC News —
- Shrey Parikh, 14, wins the Scripps Spelling Bee after a nail-biting 'spell-off' NPR —
- Shrey Parikh wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in lightning round The Independent —
- Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee ABC News —