Published 11 months ago

Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career

Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, has won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling psammophile to take the $50,000 first prize. He competed against 14-year-old Charlotte Walsh from Merrifield, Virginia, as the final two standing who earned $25,000 for reaching second place.
There were 231 elementary and middle school students in the national spelling bee this year from every US state, and 11 students from the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Ghana, the US Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico according to the E.W.

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Times of India

Indian-American eighth-grader Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee with 'psammophile'

Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy, damp conditions at a supersize regional competition in Orlando, Florida, only to fall short of his dream of returning to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

11 months ago·India

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BBC News

Florida teenager Dev Shah wins US Spelling Bee with 'psammophile'

Dev Shah defeats Charlotte Walsh after she fails to correctly spell "daviely" in an earlier round.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Indian-Origin Dev Shah Wins Prestigious US Spelling Bee, Takes Home $50,000 Cash Prize

11 finalists had gathered in a convention center ballroom outside Washington to demonstrate their mastery of Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged dictionary

11 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Floridian 14-year-old lands ‘psammophile’ to take home spelling bee prize

Dev Shah, whose hobbies include playing the cello and solving maths problems, wins $50,000

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Indian-American Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career

Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title on June 1 night.

11 months ago·India

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