For the first time in 92 years, 6 Indian-origin kids were among the 8 who won the 92nd
Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest.
They were awarded the cash of $50,000 and prizes.
The competition, broadcasted in ESPN, was held at Gaylord National Resort in
National Harbor, Maryland, US.
Erin Howard aged 14 of Alabama, Rishik Gandhasri aged 13 of California, Saketh
Sundar aged 13 of Maryland, Shruthika Padhy aged 13 of New Jersey, Sohum
Sukhatankar aged 13 of Texas, Abhijay Kodali aged 12 of Texas, Christopher
Serrao aged 13 of New Jersey and Rohan Raja aged 13 of Texas were the winners
of the competition.
There were 565 contestants aged between 7 and 14 who have not passed 8th grade from
US, Canada, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Bahamas, Germany, South Korea and other
countries.
The winners correctly spelt the final 47 words accurately over 5 consecutive
rounds with words like Omphalopsychite, Geeldikkop, auftaktigkeit and many
more.
The winner of the year 2018 was Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old eighth-grader
from Texas.
Balu Natarajan became the first Indian-origin child to win in the year 1985.
National Spelling Bee Contest is a high profile, a high-pressure endurance test
of exotic words.
