Shrey Parikh on winning 2026 spelling bee
Shrey Parikh from Rancho Cucamonga, California, joins CBS News with his reaction after winning the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Shrey Parikh from Rancho Cucamonga, California, joins CBS News with his reaction after winning the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Shrey Parikh of Rancho Cucamonga, California, emerged victorious Thursday in the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spoke with "CBS Mornings Plus" about the tense final rounds and claiming victory a year after finishing as the runner up.
Faizan Zaki, 13, was a favorite to win this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee and was last year's runner-up.
Scripps is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its National Spelling Bee on Tuesday. Scripps National Spelling Bee executive director Corrie Loeffler joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The 14-year-old won the bee by correctly spelling the word, "psammophile."
Zaila Avant-garde made history as the first African-American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021. Now 16, she's also a two-time Guinness World Record holder, and author of the new book for young readers, "It's Not Bragging if it's True: How to be Awesome at Life." She joins "CBS Mornings" to share her top tips for success and show off her impressive basketball skills.
14-year-old Harini Logan is the winner of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. For the first time ever, the competition ended in a tie-breaking spell-off. She joins CBS News to talk about her win and what it takes to be national spelling bee champion.
The bee went to a spell-off for the first time in its history.
Surya will be provided a chance to participate in Round 7 with a new word, judges ruled Wednesday