Faizan, generous at heart, plans to donate part of his $50,000 prize money to support underprivileged communities in both the US and India. "I've been blessed with opportunities, but I know many ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, finished as a runner-up last year and was one of the three spellers left on Thursday when he was given "commelina." ...

Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a shocking moment of overconfidence. Given a second chance, he seized the ...

OXON HILL, Md. – In 2024, Faizan Zaki came up short in the spell-off. That wasn’t going to happen again. Because he made sure there was no spell-off. But he also didn’t make it easy on ...

Faizan Zaki snagged the win in last night’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. Here’s a glimpse of what Bee Week looked like for the four North Texas competitors who made it to nationals.

At the end of last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, Faizan Zaki grimaced, nodded his head and offered a gracious handshake as runner-up to winner Bruhat Soma after a dramatic spell-off.

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, came back from a late-stage flub in Thursday’s competition to easily spell “éclaircissement” and take home the ...

Faizan Zaki, who came in second during last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, came back this year to win the centennial edition of the competition by spelling "éclaircissement" correctly.

OXON HILL, Md. – In 2024, Faizan Zaki came up short in the spell-off. That wasn’t going to happen again. Because he made sure there was no spell-off. But he also didn’t make it easy on ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a shocking moment of overconfidence.