US EditionDev 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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Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 'psammophile'
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) 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.Despondent is the right word, Dev said. I just didnt know if I wanted to keep continuing.Look at him now.Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev asked precise questions abou…
Dev Shah wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee on the word ‘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. “Despondent is the right word,” Dev said. “I just didn’t know if I wanted to keep continuing.” Look at him now. Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev asked precise questions about obscure Gre…
Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 'psammophile' - Odessa American
By BEN NUCKOLS The Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. 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. “Despondent is the right word,” Dev said. “I just didn’t know if I wanted to keep continuing.” Look at him now. Soft-spoken but brimming with confi…
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