Two longtime Scripps Spelling Bee officials are back this year. Head judge Mary Brooks and pronouncer Jacques Bailly are familiar faces for the spellers.

Mary Brooks has been part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for more than 50 years. She became head judge in 2005 and is responsible for ringing the bell when a speller misspells a word.

This year's national spelling bee champion will be the 110th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an ...

Wednesday marks the second day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Baker Middle School's very own Isaac ...

The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, came in second in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee after losing a lightning-round ...

Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly ... After last year's bee had little drama before an abrupt move to the spell-off, Scripps tweaked the competition rules, giving judges more leeway ...

The nation’s most accomplished junior spellers took to the stage Thursday night for the Scripps National Spelling ... to the Scripps judges. Dev Shah, 14, won the 2023 bee when he correctly ...

transcript “If you spell this next word correctly, we will declare you the 2023 National Spelling Bee champion ... Mary Brooks, the main judge, rang the bell, giving Dev his chance to avoid ...

It was no novelty for contestants in the National Spelling Bee to be in distress, but in the 23rd annual Scripps-Howard contest in Washington, D.C. last week even the judges had a bad time.

In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Paul puts Larry, Robin and Pat to the test. Love the WGN Morning News? We love ...