Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, earning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.

• May 30, 2025

13 Illinois students competing in 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

The best spellers in the country are in Washington, D.C. for the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee, including 13 contestants from Illinois.

• May 27, 2025

Scripps National Spelling Bee comes down to spell-off

Bruhat Soma eventually won with 29 correctly-spelled words in 90 seconds.

• May 31, 2024

2 Chicago area girls eliminated from semifinals of Scripps National Spelling Bee

Both 13-year-old Annette Chu, of Chicago, and 14-year-old Daphne Gil, of Vernon Hills, made it all the way to the 8th round.

• Jun 1, 2023

2 Chicago area girls advance to National Spelling Bee quarterfinals

There was high drama for one girl from Chicago who appeared to be eliminated, until a stunning announcement from the judges.

• May 31, 2023

Behold the CBS 2 Spelling Bee

Because the Scripps National Spelling Bee is taking place, we wanted to see how Joe and Irika would do compared to some local whiz kids. Jim steps in as our game show host.

• May 30, 2023