Bruhat Soma, 12 year-old from Tampa, Florida spelled 29 words correctly in a 90-second spell-off to claim victory in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.⁠ ⁠ “I was pretty confident that I had a chance at winning because I’ve been working so hard,” Bruhat said to NYT. “And I really wanted to win. That’s why I practiced the spell-off so much.”⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #BruhatSoma #spellingbee #scrippsnationalspellingbee #winner #spellingbeechamp #tiebreaker #spelloff #AAPIHM #AANHPI #AAPIheritagemonth⁠