Support WBURNational Spelling Bee Winner Out-Spells Record 515 ContestantsScott NeumanJune 01, 2018 ShareKarthik Nemmani, 14, from McKinney, Texas, holds the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship Trophy with Scripps President and Chief Executive Officer Adam Symson after winning the annual competition in Oxon Hill, Md., on Thursday. (AP)