# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7wyl6lOKSA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18548946-nextshark-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-06-03T17:43:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

## Caption

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.⁠
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“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.”⁠
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