Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Florida who is 14 years old and of Indian descent, won the renowned 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee with the word "psammophile" correctly written. On Thursday, Shah won the 95th national bee and the USD 50,000 prize by accurately spelling the word. "It's strange. He claimed during the competition in National Harbour, Maryland, "My legs are still trembling. According to the sources, after considerable speculation about a potential spell-off, a beaming Shah triumphed by properly spelling "psammophile," a plant or animal that flourishes in sandy environments. He inquired, "Psammo, Greek for sand. "Phile, which is Greek for "love,"?"
Shah recognized the word's origins right away, but asked for all the details just to be safe, grinning slightly as though he was very certain he knew what it meant, according to the New York Times. Shah's third effort was this one. His two prior tries took place in 2019 and 2021. As his parents went on stage, plainly in tears, his mother said that Shah had been preparing for this for four years. After 11 million participants worldwide entered spelling bees, just eleven kids advanced to the finals.
Tuesday saw the start of the preliminary rounds, while Wednesday saw the quarterfinals and semifinals. The runner-up was 14-year-old Arlington, Virginia resident Charlotte Walsh. The Spelling Bee, in which elementary and middle school pupils attempt to spell words that most adults would find difficult, has had a turbulent few years. The inaugural National Spelling Bee took place in 1925. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 because of the Covid-19 epidemic, which represented a huge change for what was supposed to be the biggest and longest-running educational programme in the US. In 2021, The Bee made a comeback with a few modifications.
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