# @nbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7o9bsDJy3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66222024-nbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-29T18:01:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC News (@NBCNews) — https://gondola.cc/NBCNews

## Caption

Shrey Parikh felt the pressure of arriving at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a favorite, but his confidence showed every time he got a word he knew. And when the bee came down to a lightning-round tiebreaker against Ishaan Gupta, Shrey left no doubt.

Shrey turned a tense, high-quality final into a blowout Thursday night, racing through the 90-second “spell-off” and getting 32 words right to be crowned the best young speller in the English language. Ishaan spelled 25 words correctly in the tiebreaker.

A 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, Shrey finished third in 2024 but lost his school bee last year when he was battling a fever. He has dominated the bee circuit since.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Cela Migan | @celamigan | https://gondola.cc/celamigan | Social Media Manager |

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