Sarvadnya Kadam, a 14-year-old Visalia student, was the runner-up in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee held on May 29 in National Harbor, MD. Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, became the ...

NDTV Asked Indian-Origin Spelling Bee Champion To Spell 4 Words. His Response Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion who took home over Rs 40,00,000, a medal, and a trophy after winning the ...

Faizan Zaki has been crowned the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old clinched the title by correctly spelling the word éclaircissement in the final round ...

Faizan Zaki is the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion this year. Zaki won the competition spelling the word éclaircissement. The teen finished in second place in last year’s spelling bee. A ...

The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals kick off tonight, Thursday, at 8 p.m. ET. Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas celebrates after correctly spelling his word in the semifinals of the 2025 ...

Faizan Zaki lays on the ground moments after correctly spelling the winning word. AP “He’s crazy. He’s having a good time, and he’s doing what he loves, which is spelling,” Evans said.

During the commercial break, Faizan was looking confident enough to listen in on the emcee’s crowd game. Sarv was rocking back and forth in his chair, while Sarvadnya kept his eyes closed and ...

Faizan Zaki went from runner-up last year to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee by outlasting eight other spellers to win the title on Thursday night.

Nation Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking, self-inflicted flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 29, 2025 at 7:27 pm Updated May 29, 2025 at 9:43 pm By BEN NUCKOLS ...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Dozens of past Scripps Spelling Bee champions gather together to honor competition's 100th year Faizan is a 7th-grade student at C.M. Rice Middle School in Dallas, Texas. This ...

Kim was the runner-up in 2024. “I’m kinda hoping that happens again next year,” said Kim. “I took second last year; Annabelle took second this year, and she’s a grade below me." ...

Faizan has been spelling for more than half his life. He competed in the 2019 bee as a 7-year-old, getting in through a wild-card program that has since been discontinued.