English NewsPhotosIN PICS: This Indian-American Boy Won 91th Spelling Bee Championship
IN PICS: This Indian-American Boy Won 91th Spelling Bee Championship
Written By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 01 Jun 2018 07:24 PM (IST)
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19 of the past 23 winners have had Indian heritage. (AP Image)
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Karthik is the 14th consecutive Indian-American champion. (AP Image)
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During the competition, Karthik said there were eight or nine words during the prime-time finals he didn't know. (AP Image)
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Karthik is from McKinney, Texas. (AP Image)
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He defeated the Bee's largest ever pool of competitors after 515 spellers took the national stage beginning Tuesday for three days of spellbinding competition. (AP Image)
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His winning word was "koinonia," which means Christian fellowship or communion. (AP Image)
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Karthik had to spell two words correctly to seal the title, which he did with ease. (AP Image
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Karthik faced off with Naysa Modi, 12, of Dallas, Texas, in an engrossing finale. (AP Image)
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This happened when 12-year-old Naysa Modi misspelled the word "Bewusstseinslage" in the first championship round. (AP Image)
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Karthik Nemmani , a 14-year-old Indian-American boy, wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "koinonia". (AP Image)