She was eliminated in the multiple-choice vocabulary round, but reinstated after judges fact-checked her answer.
14-year-old Harini Logan from San Antonio, Texas is embraced by family after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Imageson Thursday night, becoming the first ever contestant to win in a tiebreaker.
During that round, Harini defined the word "pullulation" as the nesting of mating birds. However, Scripps said the word was a swarming of bees."We did a little sleuthing after you finished, which is what our job is, to make sure we've made the right decision," said lead judge Mary Brooks told Logan, per AP. "We [did] a little deep dive in that word and actually the answer you gave to that word is considered correct, so we're going to reinstate you.
From there, Harini and Vikram competed against each other. Logan won the lightning round to claim the trophy.
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