Florida’s Bruhat Soma, 12, wins National Spelling Bee in dramatic tiebreaker

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Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.

Bruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by eight, to win the title on Thursday night. He receives a trophy and more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.