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Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory

The 12-year-old seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, had won three consecutive bees before arriving at a convention center outside Washington for the most prestigious spelling competition in the English language.

Tampa 12-year-old Bruhat Soma beat Faizan Zaki to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.

Bruhat Soma wins Scripps National Spelling Bee title after tiebreaker round

Bruhat Soma spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by nine, to win the title on Thursday night.

Desmotrope and apophasis were among the onerous terms that dashed dreams of a championship win.

By Sydney Bishop and Christina Maxouris, CNN

Shrey Parikh, who attends Day Creek Intermediate School in Rancho Cucamonga, finished tied for third in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory

Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.