This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65784595
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Florida teenager Dev Shah wins US Spelling Bee with 'psammophile' | Florida teenager Dev Shah wins US Spelling Bee with 'psammophile' |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Dev Shah, 14, receives the trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition | Dev Shah, 14, receives the trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition |
| A teenager from Florida has won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States. | A teenager from Florida has won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States. |
| Dev Shah, a 14-year-old student from Largo, spelled "psammophile" correctly to win the 95th national bee and the $50,000 (£40,000) prize. | Dev Shah, a 14-year-old student from Largo, spelled "psammophile" correctly to win the 95th national bee and the $50,000 (£40,000) prize. |
| Charlotte Walsh, also 14, from Arlington, Virginia, was the runner-up, having incorrectly spelled "daviely" as "daevilick". | |
| A psammophile is an organism that lives in sandy areas. | A psammophile is an organism that lives in sandy areas. |
| Eleven students made the finals after 11 million people entered spelling competitions, according to the organisers. | |
| "It's surreal... my legs are still shaking," Dev said as he collected the trophy on stage, joined by his family. His mother said she was "very proud" of him. | |
| He had previously entered the competition in 2019 and 2021, finishing tied 51st and tied 76th respectively. | |
| On his way to the final he correctly spelled words such as bathypitotmeter, schistorrhachis and rommack. He also correctly answered a question, saying that a magician would be most likely to practice legerdemain. | |
| Charlotte correctly spelled words such as akuammine, sorge and collembolous on her route to the final, which took place in National Harbor, Maryland. | |
| The national spelling bee began in 1925. | |
| Charlotte Walsh gives Dev Shah a congratulatory hug after he won the Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Florida | Florida |