Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a ...

After finishing second in last year's competition, Faizan Zaki of Allen won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. See which ...

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, was runner-up last year after he ...

It’s not a bad way to go out, considering that Faizan became just the fifth runner ... his bee earnings to $77,500. His big splurge with his winnings last year? A $1,500 Rubik’s cube with ...

He became only the fifth runner-up to come back ... A $1,500 Rubik’s cube with 21 squares on each side. This is the last year the bee will be held at its home for the past 14 years, a convention ...

The favorite entering the bee after his runner-up finish last year — during ... A $1,500 Rubik’s cube with 21 squares on each side. This time, he said he’d donate a large portion of his ...

The favorite entering the bee after his runner-up finish last year — during which he never ... His big splurge with his winnings last year? A $1,500 Rubik’s cube with 21 squares on each side. This ...