Tampa middle schooler wins Scripps Spelling Bee
Champa Bay is back: Bruhat Soma is the second local student in two years to take the top prize.
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Champa Bay is back: Bruhat Soma is the second local student in two years to take the top prize.
Bruhat Soma spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by nine, to win the title on Thursday night.
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 dominates Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning with 29 correct words in tiebreaker.
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