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Bruhat Soma from Tampa, Florida, wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee over Faizan Zaki from Texas in a controversial spell-off. Bruhat, 12, receives a trophy and over $50,000 in cash and prizes, with many questioning the competition's format and ending.