Scripps Bee 2026 finals hinge on spell-off after tense Washington showdown
TL;DR
Live updates from the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington show nearly 250 competitors started the three-day event, with nine advancing to the finals. The winner will receive $50,000, a commemorative medal, the Scripps Cup, plus $2,500 and a Merriam-Webster reference library, and the finals are being broadcast on ION, spellingbee.com, and other Scripps-affiliated stations, with the evening expected to end in a spell-off.
- Live updates: Scripps National Spelling Bee to end in a spell-off The Washington Post
- US spelling bee finalists battle it out - can you keep up? Take our quiz. BBC
- UPDATED: Students from Prince William, Fairfax reach semifinals of National Spelling Bee before being eliminated InsideNoVa.com
- Who Are the 9 Scripps Spelling Bee Finalists? The New York Times
- Lone DFW student headed to Thursday's final in the Scripps National Spelling Bee NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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