2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee Prizes
For their participation in the Bee, our national finalists receive a number of awards and prizes from the Bee and our prize sponsors. Below is the prize structure for this year, from all spellers to the Champion!
![From the Scripps National Spelling Bee](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_beelogo.png)
From the Scripps National Spelling Bee
A prize package including Bee souvenirs and an official certificate of participation
![From Merriam-Webster](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_webster.png)
From Merriam-Webster
A one-year subscription to Merriam-Webster Unabridged Online
![From Mr. Jay Sugarman](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_mint.png)
From Mr. Jay Sugarman
A United States Mint Proof Set, given in honor of his father Samuel Louis Sugarman, who revered academic achievement
![From Encyclopædia Britannica](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_britannica.png)
From Encyclopædia Britannica
A one-year subscription to Britannica Online Premium
![From Epic](/sites/default/files/2024-05/epic_primarylogo_blue_RGB.png)
From Epic
A one-year subscription to Epic Family
![From Tynker](/sites/default/files/2024-05/tynker-byjus-logo-center%402x.png)
From Tynker
A one-year home subscription to Tynker plus 8 live, 1-on-1 coding classes powered by Byju's Future School
![From the Scripps National Spelling Bee](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_quarterpin.png)
From the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- A commemorative pin and
- A $100 gift card
![From the Scripps National Spelling Bee](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_semimedal.png)
From the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- A commemorative medal and
- A $500 gift card
![From the Scripps National Spelling Bee](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_finalmedal.png)
From the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- A commemorative medal and:
- Miss in the first Round of Finals through to 7th place - $2,000
- 6th place - $2,500
- 5th place - $5,000
- 4th place - $10,000
- 3rd place - $15,000
- 2nd place - $25,000
![From the Scripps National Spelling Bee](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_cup.png)
From the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- a $50,000 cash prize,
- a commemorative medal and
- the Scripps Cup, the official championship trophy of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
![From Merriam-Webster](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_webster_0.png)
From Merriam-Webster
a $2,500 cash prize and reference library
![From Encyclopædia Britannica](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_britannica_0.png)
From Encyclopædia Britannica
$400 of reference works, including a 1768 Encyclopædia Britannica © Replica Set and a three-year membership to Britannica Online © Premium
![From the Scripps National Spelling Bee](/sites/default/files/2023-05/prizes_beelogo_2.png)
From the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Engraved commemorative plaques
Note: Quarterfinalist, Semifinalist, Finalist and Champion monetary awards are not cumulative; that is, a speller moving on to the Semifinals will not receive both the Quarterfinalist and Semifinalist gift cards, but a Quarterfinalist who does not qualify for the Semifinals will receive everything listed at the Quarterfinalist level.
*Spellers who are eliminated from the competition in the same round are assigned the same rank (place).
Spellers competing in the Spell-off (if activated) will be ranked according to number of words spelled correctly; any spellers who spell the same number of words correctly will be assigned the same rank (place) except in the case of a tie for first. In that case, the winner will be the speller who achieved the highest percentage correct out of words attempted during the Spell-off. If there is still a tie, co-champions will be declared. Misspellings during the Spell-off do not result in immediate elimination.
If two or more spellers tie for first place, the cash prize for each will be $50,000.
Cash prizes for spellers who are tied for second through sixth place will be determined by the method used in the following example:
If three spellers tied for fourth place, the cash prize for each would be the sum of the prize amounts for fourth, fifth and sixth place divided by three; therefore, each speller tied for fourth place would receive $5,833.33 (($2,500 + $5,000 + $10,000) / 3).