96th Scripps National Spelling Bee

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96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
GaylordNationalResortFromRiver.jpg
DateMay 26-30, 2024
Location Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (National Harbor, Maryland)
WinnerBruhat Soma
Age12
Residence St. Petersburg, Florida
SponsorRays Baseball Foundation and
Rowdies Soccer Fund
Sponsor locationSt. Petersburg, Florida
Winning word abseil (spell-off)
Pronouncer Jacques Bailly and Brian Sietsema
Preceded by 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee was a spelling bee competition that was held at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. [1]

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The 2024 bee welcomed 245 spellers from the United States and its territories, Canada, Ghana, and The Bahamas. After competing in preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final rounds on May 28, and May 29, 2024, the field of competition narrowed to 8 finalists who competed on the night of May 30, 2024. [2] [3]

Competition

The bee aired on Scripps-owned networks ION and Bounce TV.

The competition featured preliminary, quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds. The winner of the final round, Bruhat Soma, won a cash prize of $50,000. [4]

Field

The Scripps National Spelling Bee starts off with regional or school spelling bees for grades 8 and under. More than 240 spellers competed in the 2024 national bee. [5] [6]

Word list championship round

Spell-off championship round

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bruhat Soma wins 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  2. ↑ Spellingbee.com About page , retrieved 2023-06-01
  3. ↑ Trotta, Daniel (May 30, 2024). "Bruhat Soma, 12, wins US national spelling bee in a spell-of". Reuters. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Maxouris, Sydney Bishop, Christina (2024-05-30). "Bruhat Soma wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee". CNN. Retrieved 2025-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Maxouris, Sydney Bishop, Christina (2024-05-30). "Bruhat Soma wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee". CNN. Retrieved 2025-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Spelling Bee finalists 2024: Meet the remaining spellers for Scripps National Spelling Bee finals | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
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