Harini Logan wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in historic tiebreaker

What happened: Harini, an eighth-grader from San Antonio, Texas, was eliminated from the Spelling Bee during the multiple-choice vocabulary round.

• During that round, Harini defined the word "pullulation" as the nesting of mating birds. However, Scripps said the word was a swarming of bees.

Yes, but: "We did a little sleuthing after you finished, which is what our job is, to make sure we've made the right decision," said lead judge Mary Brooks told Logan, per AP. "We [did] a little deep dive in that word and actually the answer you gave to that word is considered correct, so we're going to reinstate you."

• From there, Harini and Vikram competed against each other. Logan won the lightning round to claim the trophy.

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