US EditionNational Spelling Bee Runners-up Rarely Go on to Win. But Faizan Zaki Hopes to Defy the Odds
- Thirteen-Year-Old Faizan Zaki from Dallas secured a spot in the championship round of the national spelling competition held on May 28, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
- Zaki, last year’s runner-up who lost in a tiebreaker, faces steep odds since only four previous runners-up have later won in 100 years of bees.
- He excelled by earning a perfect score on the qualifying written test and moving smoothly through seven rounds, joining eight others for the finals.
- Zaki acknowledged the high hopes placed on him and expressed his enthusiasm about reaching the finals once more, aiming to surpass his performance from last year.
- Despite historical trends making victory unlikely for runners-up, Zaki’s preparation and resolve suggest he aims to defy the odds for the $50,000 prize.
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Allen Texas student advances to National Spelling Bee finals
Faizan Zaki of Allen, Texas, is one of nine students to reach the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. (Also, the final Texan) Zaki, 13, is a seventh grader at Rice Middle School in Plano and is sponsored by the Dallas Sports Commission. He is the only Texan remaining in the competition.According to his bio on the Bees official website, Zaki enjoys playing video games, chatting with friends, speed-solving Rubiks cubes, playing the viola,…
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