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Detailed explanation-1: -The finals were held on July 8, 2021, and televised on ESPN2 and ESPN. It was won by Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the second black person to do so (after Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica).

Detailed explanation-2: -Since Zaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee last June and became the first Black American to win the competition, she has appeared on the cover of Time magazine and was honored by Sports Illustrated at the age of 14.

Detailed explanation-3: -CINCINNATI – Harini Logan, a 14-year-old speller from San Antonio, Texas, is the champion of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the competition’s first-ever spell-off. Harini (huh-REE-nee) Logan earned the prestigious title when she correctly spelled “moorhen”, which is defined as “the female of the red grouse.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, was crowned the winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Avant-garde, who is the first African American winner in the bee’s 96-year history, ended the competition with the word “murraya."

Detailed explanation-5: -Harini Logan, the 2022 Champion She correctly spelled 22 of an attempted 26 words in 90 seconds, finishing off with her winning word: “moorhen."