Florida 12-year-old Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida, won the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Credit: Scripps 

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida, won the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. 

The winning word was "abseil," meaning "a descent in mountaineering by means of a rope looped over a projection above."

Soma won the first place prize of $50,000 in cash.

Faizan Zaki of Texas came in second place to win $25,000.

Shrey Parikh of North Carolina and Ananya Prassanna of California tied for third place to win $12,500 each.