Last year's runner-up wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Us Weekly on MSNSpelling Bee Champion, 13, Reveals Plans for $50K Prize MoneyScripps National Spelling Bee champion Faizan Zaki revealed his plans to pay forward his prize money. Zaki, 13, secured victory on Thursday, May 29, by spelling "eclaircissement" in the final round of the competition after he was the runner-up at last year's Spelling Bee.
The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates ... and more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Here are the prize payouts ...