There was high drama at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday that ended with a thrilling spell-off! Winner Shrey Parikh joins TODAY to talk about the exciting finish and how he celebrated. "We ordered a ton of pizza. We just stayed up and looked at the news articles and watched some of the clips," he says.

May 29, 2026 Meet the W-I-N-N-E-R of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee! There was high drama at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday that ended with a thrilling spell-off! Winner Shrey Parikh joins TODAY to talk about the exciting finish and how he celebrated. "We ordered a ton of pizza. We just stayed up and looked at the news articles and watched some of the clips," he says. READ MORE Conan O'Brien Delivers Commencement Speech at Harvard WATCH NOW Multiple Artists Drop Out of Freedom 250 DC Concert Lineup WATCH NOW Students Rescued After Stuck on Texas Roller Coaster for 4 Hours WATCH NOW Saw it on TODAY 3RD HOUR OF TODAY Vietnamese Filmmaker Puts Culture Front and Center on Screen WATCH NOW TODAY WITH JENNA & SHEINELLE Watch: Halle Berry Mishears Jenna's Question and Hilarity Ensues WATCH NOW SHOP TODAY Ranked: The Best Beach Towels, Portable ACs and More Summer Essentials, According to Editors SHOP NOW Send us Feedback Follow us on Facebook More TODAY Newsletters Copyright © 2026 TODAY | 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 View in Browser | Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Privacy