Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee on the word 'psammophile'
After falling short of reaching the finals last year, Dev Shah returned and won the title on Thursday night.
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After falling short of reaching the finals last year, Dev Shah returned and won the title on Thursday night.
Dominance of Indian Americans continues in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in the US as 14-year-old Dev Shah becomes the 2023 champion and takes home a $50,000 (Rs 41,16,875 approximately) prize. Watch this Visual Story to know more about Shah.
Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.
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.
Dev Shah won by correctly spelling "psammophile," a noun that is used to describe animals and plants that prefer to live in sandy soil environments