PROVO, Utah — FOX 13 is proud to have brought you the 2026 Utah County Spelling Bee, live from the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo, and sponsored by University Place and The Covey.
Sixty students competed for the title and an invitation to participate in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., from May 26-28. Each contestant was the winner from their respective school in Utah County.
The Utah County Spelling Bee was conducted in rounds, just like the national competition, with each speller receiving one word per round. The competitors continued until they misspelled a word. If all the spellers missed a word in a round, they remained in the competition. If one remained in a round, they were required to spell a final championship word to win.
After eight rounds and over three hours, there were two contestants left: Roshan Kaushik, representing the Challenger School of Traverse Mountain, and Oliver Cook of Orem Junior High.
Kaushik — the defending Utah County champion — pulled away with the win to advance to the national tournament.
You can watch the full event below:
