Indian-origin teenager Shrey Parikh won the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2026 after correctly spelling 32 words in a 90-second spell-off, defeating runner-up Ishaan Gupta. The 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, whose family immigrated from Telangana, earned USD 52,500 and completed a remarkable comeback after a disappointing 2025 season affected by illness.