Photo: Alex Brandon/AP/ShutterstockHarini Loganis the winner of the2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.ScrippsannouncedHarini as the champion of the national spelling contest after facing off against one other speller in a down-to-the-wire Spell-off competition that involved a 90-second speed round. The 14-year-old eighth grader hailing from San Antonio spelled 22 words correctly, upsetting her opponent, 12-year-old Vikram Raju, who fell short with only 15 words.Logan’sfinal winning wordwas moorhen, a noun defined as the female of the red grouse.Harini outspelled 230 competitors at the national level, taking on words like pyrrolidone, Senijextee, Otukian, and scyllarian to secure the grand prize, according toThe New York Times.In addition towinning $50,000, she earned a commemorative medal and the Scripps Cup, as well as a $2,500 cash prize and reference library from Merriam-Webster and $400 of reference works from Encyclopedia Britannica.Alex Brandon/AP/ShutterstockRaju, a seventh grader from Denver, took home a second place medal for spelling 15 words correctly in the Spell-off. According to the Scripp’s officialTwitteraccount, Raju has one final chance to take home the prized Scripps cup.For more on Harini Logan, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“We know he’ll take a page out of his favorite athlete’s@nuggets'#NikolaJokicbook and do what Nikola does: stay tenacious, motivated, and work hard,” the account wrote of the runner-up.The 12 finalists, who ranged in age between 11 and 14, hailed from all across the country, including Washington, Texas, Florida and New York.Alex Brandon/AP/ShutterstockThis year’s competition marked the first fully in-person Bee since 2019.In 2020, the Beewas canceleddue to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, spellers competed virtually in the quarterfinals and semifinals, with finalists then traveling to Florida for the big event.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.For the 2022 event, the Scripps National Spelling Beewelcomed 234 spellersto National Harbor, Maryland, as the national rounds of competition began at the end of May.The national qualifiers ranged in age from 7 to 15, with 45 spellers having previously competed in the Bee.Serving as host this year wasLeVar Burton.In 2019, the Bee saw anunprecedented outcome when eight contestants tied to win. After 17 rounds, longtime announcer (and 1980 champion!) Jacques Bailly said the competition would end after 20 rounds, and anyone who spelled three more words correctly would be crowned co-champions.And last year,Zaila Avant-gardebecame the first Black American student to be crowned the champion in the Bee’s nearly century-long history.The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee aired live on IONat 8 p.m. EST on Thursday.
Photo: Alex Brandon/AP/Shutterstock
Harini Loganis the winner of the2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.ScrippsannouncedHarini as the champion of the national spelling contest after facing off against one other speller in a down-to-the-wire Spell-off competition that involved a 90-second speed round. The 14-year-old eighth grader hailing from San Antonio spelled 22 words correctly, upsetting her opponent, 12-year-old Vikram Raju, who fell short with only 15 words.Logan’sfinal winning wordwas moorhen, a noun defined as the female of the red grouse.Harini outspelled 230 competitors at the national level, taking on words like pyrrolidone, Senijextee, Otukian, and scyllarian to secure the grand prize, according toThe New York Times.In addition towinning $50,000, she earned a commemorative medal and the Scripps Cup, as well as a $2,500 cash prize and reference library from Merriam-Webster and $400 of reference works from Encyclopedia Britannica.Alex Brandon/AP/ShutterstockRaju, a seventh grader from Denver, took home a second place medal for spelling 15 words correctly in the Spell-off. According to the Scripp’s officialTwitteraccount, Raju has one final chance to take home the prized Scripps cup.For more on Harini Logan, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“We know he’ll take a page out of his favorite athlete’s@nuggets'#NikolaJokicbook and do what Nikola does: stay tenacious, motivated, and work hard,” the account wrote of the runner-up.The 12 finalists, who ranged in age between 11 and 14, hailed from all across the country, including Washington, Texas, Florida and New York.Alex Brandon/AP/ShutterstockThis year’s competition marked the first fully in-person Bee since 2019.In 2020, the Beewas canceleddue to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, spellers competed virtually in the quarterfinals and semifinals, with finalists then traveling to Florida for the big event.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.For the 2022 event, the Scripps National Spelling Beewelcomed 234 spellersto National Harbor, Maryland, as the national rounds of competition began at the end of May.The national qualifiers ranged in age from 7 to 15, with 45 spellers having previously competed in the Bee.Serving as host this year wasLeVar Burton.In 2019, the Bee saw anunprecedented outcome when eight contestants tied to win. After 17 rounds, longtime announcer (and 1980 champion!) Jacques Bailly said the competition would end after 20 rounds, and anyone who spelled three more words correctly would be crowned co-champions.And last year,Zaila Avant-gardebecame the first Black American student to be crowned the champion in the Bee’s nearly century-long history.The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee aired live on IONat 8 p.m. EST on Thursday.
Harini Loganis the winner of the2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
ScrippsannouncedHarini as the champion of the national spelling contest after facing off against one other speller in a down-to-the-wire Spell-off competition that involved a 90-second speed round. The 14-year-old eighth grader hailing from San Antonio spelled 22 words correctly, upsetting her opponent, 12-year-old Vikram Raju, who fell short with only 15 words.
Logan’sfinal winning wordwas moorhen, a noun defined as the female of the red grouse.
Harini outspelled 230 competitors at the national level, taking on words like pyrrolidone, Senijextee, Otukian, and scyllarian to secure the grand prize, according toThe New York Times.
In addition towinning $50,000, she earned a commemorative medal and the Scripps Cup, as well as a $2,500 cash prize and reference library from Merriam-Webster and $400 of reference works from Encyclopedia Britannica.
Alex Brandon/AP/Shutterstock
Raju, a seventh grader from Denver, took home a second place medal for spelling 15 words correctly in the Spell-off. According to the Scripp’s officialTwitteraccount, Raju has one final chance to take home the prized Scripps cup.
For more on Harini Logan, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“We know he’ll take a page out of his favorite athlete’s@nuggets'#NikolaJokicbook and do what Nikola does: stay tenacious, motivated, and work hard,” the account wrote of the runner-up.
The 12 finalists, who ranged in age between 11 and 14, hailed from all across the country, including Washington, Texas, Florida and New York.
This year’s competition marked the first fully in-person Bee since 2019.
In 2020, the Beewas canceleddue to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, spellers competed virtually in the quarterfinals and semifinals, with finalists then traveling to Florida for the big event.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
For the 2022 event, the Scripps National Spelling Beewelcomed 234 spellersto National Harbor, Maryland, as the national rounds of competition began at the end of May.
The national qualifiers ranged in age from 7 to 15, with 45 spellers having previously competed in the Bee.
Serving as host this year wasLeVar Burton.
In 2019, the Bee saw anunprecedented outcome when eight contestants tied to win. After 17 rounds, longtime announcer (and 1980 champion!) Jacques Bailly said the competition would end after 20 rounds, and anyone who spelled three more words correctly would be crowned co-champions.
And last year,Zaila Avant-gardebecame the first Black American student to be crowned the champion in the Bee’s nearly century-long history.
The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee aired live on IONat 8 p.m. EST on Thursday.
source: people.com
