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The National Spelling Bee was formed in 1925 as a consolidation of numerous local spelling bees, organized by The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. Frank Neuhauser won the first National Spelling Bee held that year, by successfully spelling "gladiolus".
[1] [12] One such speller, Nihar Janga from Austin, Texas, became the youngest champion in the Bee's history when he won the title in 2016 at the age of 11. [13] The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was the first time that an African-American (Zaila Avant-garde) became the champion and only the second time that the champion was a black person.
Harini Logan won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the same fashion. Bruhat is a seventh-grade student at Turner/Bartels K-8 School in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The 2023 bee was infused with new leadership as longtime Scripps Bee employee and former three-time bee participant Corrie Loeffler assumed the role of Executive Director. [17] A highlight of the 2023 competition was Akash Vukoti making history as the National Spelling Bee's first ever six-year repeater. [18]
Ananya Rao Prassanna (right) gives a high-five to Aishwarya Kallakuri in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, MD, on May 29, 2024.
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.
The 94th Scripps National Spelling Bee was a spelling bee that was held at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. [2] The finals were held on June 2, 2022, and televised on Ion Television and Bounce TV, marking the first time in 27 years that the Bee was not televised on an ESPN network. [3]
Spellers, as participants are described in the official Scripps National Spelling Bee, have to meet several eligibility requirements. They must not be past eighth grade or have turned 15 by Aug. 31.