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Hans India
6 days ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Faizan Zaki Wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee with "Éclaircissement"
Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, has won the 2025 Scripps Spelling Bee. He spelled the word "éclaircissement" right to win the title. The word means "to make something clear." Faizan is a 7th-grade student at C.M. Rice Middle School. This was his fourth time in the bee. He was second place last year, but this year he became the champion. Only four other students in history have done the same. His prizes include: $50,000 and a winner's trophy $2,500 and books from Merriam-Webster Books and tools from Britannica $1,000 for a school of his choice from Scholastic A 5-year news app for his school from News-O-Matic The event took place in Maryland, and Faizan was sponsored by the Dallas Sports Commission.
USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Scripps National Spelling Bee 2025 finals: How to watch, stream, start time
Scripps National Spelling Bee 2025 finals: How to watch, stream, start time An orthographic, prepubescent champion will be crowned Thursday when the 2025 Scripps Spelling Bee wraps up with its final round outside of Washington D.C. Nine spellers, ages 12-14, advanced to the final round over the first two days of the national competition. That is a cutdown from the 99 who made it to the quarterfinals Wednesday, with 57 advancing to the semifinals. The remaining nine will square off in the finals beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ION with The Scripps Cup (and a $50,000 cash prize) on the line. Faizan Zaki, the 2024 runner-up, is among the group from which a champion will be named during the Bee's 100th anniversary celebration. Scripps National Spelling Bee finals live stream, TV channel The Bee's finals will air on Scripps-owned channel ION. The finals will also air on Scripps' other national networks: Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff, as well as its free, ad-supported streaming channels ION Plus, Scripps News, Bounce XL, Grit Xtra, Laff More and Scripps National Spelling Bee finals start time The finals begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Fans can head to and enter their zip code for instructions on how to watch the Bee in their specific area. Who will win the 2025 Spelling Bee? Zaiki, a 13-year-old from Dallas, Texas, is a strong candidate based on track record. He's the lone returning finalist and is competing in his fourth Bee. He advanced to the quarterfinals with a perfect score of 35 in the Round 3 preliminaries test Tuesday afternoon (the minimum score needed to advance was 13).
