Rancho Cucamonga Teen, Shrey Parikh, Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship

Rancho Cucamonga teen, Shrey Parikh, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee championship

Rancho Cucamonga's Shrey Parikh won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on his third attempt at the title.

Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee - WXXV News 25

By  BEN NUCKOLS WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment. Then he listened to pronouncer Jacques Bailly, and his dour body language vanished as he nodded vigorously, his tell that, yes, he knew the words he was …