Loeffler recalled being tied for sixth place in the 1995 national spelling bee, her highest finish, to misspelling in the second round in the 1996 contest. "I flamed out," Loeffler said.

The final round of the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. Here’s what to know.

Evelyn Juarez was the first-ever winner of the National Spanish Spelling Bee, and today she continues to use her bilingual ...

Melody Hinkle, a seventh grader from Brewer Middle School, beat out 34 other contestants from around America to claim the ...

Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an achievement on her resumé that she didn’t like to talk about — but that no other undergrad… ...

Thursday night’s finals come after nearly a week of competition involving 231 spellers from around the United States. By Remy Tumin For nearly 100 years, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has ...

Harini Logan, 14, of San Antonio won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday after a first-ever "spell-off" was required for a champion to emerge in the extremely close competition.

The 2019 National Spelling Bee ended in an eight-person tie. With this year's changes afoot, a shared title is unlikely. ... has allowed us to introduce new competition elements, ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee announced on Tuesday that it would accept fewer “wild card” participants next year, in a bid to reset the competition after a stunning tie among eight ...

I did not win the National Spelling Bee by triumphing over my autism. I won the National Spelling Bee because of my autism,” the 53-year-old Pennington says. “For me, ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...