Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma clinched the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee after becoming only the second person to win in a tiebreaker on Thursday.
The big picture: The Tampa Bay 7th-grader beat 6th-grader Faizan Zaki, 12, of Plano, Texas, in the spell-off to win the 96th edition of the bee in National Harbor, Maryland.
Why it matters: The move to finally incorporate stats from Negro League players — barred from MLB during segregation — means greats like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb no longer hold some top spots, revamped records show.
