Southern California teen sets record to claim Scripps Spelling Bee title
A 14-year-old public school student from Rancho Cucamonga became the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion in record-setting fashion Thursday night. Shrey Parikh, who attends Day Creek Intermediate School in California's Etiwanda School District, clinched his victory and set a new record by correctly spelling 32 words during a spell-off. A spell-off is a 90-second [...]
5/29/2026 8:31:42 AM