Shrey Parikh was declared the winner of the 101st Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 28. After three days of competition, Parikh beat the other nine finalists to win the competition after a spell-off against finalist Ishaan Gupta. The adolescent beat out 247 of the nation’s brightest young spellers in a high-pressure showdown packed with impossible words and intense competition.
Narrowed down from nine semifinalists, Parikh went head-to-head with the final three contestants: Kushi Gottimukkala of North Carolina, Sarv Dharavane of Georgia, and Ishaan Gupta of New Jersey. One by one, the field was whittled down until it became a showdown between Parikh and Gupta.
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