Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, defeating eight other finalists and earning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.

Faizan, 13, was a favorite to win this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee and was last year's runner-up.

In its final minutes, the competition came down to Sarv Dharavane, 11; Sarvadnya Kadam, 14, and Faizan. However, all three finalists misspelled their respective words, which set up another round between the three.