“I don’t know what to do with it yet,” he said, “because I’m not really good at figuring out what to do with my money.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Harini Logan of Texas wins National Spelling Bee in first-ever spell-off<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Both spellers had been here before. <\/b>Vikram, of Aurora, Colo., Tied for 51st place in 2019 and for 21st last year. <\/b>Harini, a San Antonio native, tied for 323rd place in 2018, for 30th in 2019 and for 31st in 2021. She had seen the 2020 competition canceled because of the pandemic, and the 2021 contest made partly virtual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
“There’s definitely a gravity about my fourth and final time,” Harini said Friday, <\/b>following three days of competition at National Harbor. “I’m just so fortunate and grateful to have my final bee in person.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
As the winner, Harini will receive $ 50,000 in cash, a commemorative medal and the official championship trophy from the bee; $ 2,500 in cash and a reference library from Merriam-Webster; and $ 400 of reference works from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Vikram will receive a medal and the $ 25,000 in cash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The prizes aren’t the only reward. At <\/b>breakfast Thursday, the finalists learned they would visit the White House on Friday and \u201cerupted in cheering,\u201d said Corrie Loeffler, editorial director for Scripps National Spelling Bee. (The Bidens weren’t home, but it \u201cwas awesome,\u201d Vikram said.) <\/b>On Friday evening, there will be a banquet celebration, awards ceremony and farewell party back at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. As is tradition, the festivities will conclude with a dance party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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