Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. He almost lost, making a mistake with the word ‘commelina,’ but recovered, correctly spelled ‘eclaircissement,’ and took the prize.
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Faizan Zaki overcomes shocking, self-inflicted flub and wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. He almost lost, making a mistake with the word ‘commelina,’ but recovered, correctly spelled ‘eclaircissement,’ and took the prize.
 
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