Spelling Sensation Blazes Through Lightning-Round Tiebreaker – Was It Fair?
OXON HILL, Md. – Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, conquered the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage with remarkable poise, clinching victory in a lightning-round tiebreaker that left spectators both amazed and perplexed. Soma, who hadn’t lost a spelling bee in the past eight months, showcased his exceptional spelling skills by breezing through 30 words in just 90 seconds during the intense spell-off. The judges determined that he spelled 29 of them correctly, …