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IN PICS: This Indian-American Boy Won 91th Spelling Bee Championship
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![19 of the past 23 winners have had Indian heritage. (AP Image)](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01191006/AP_18152115949062-1.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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)](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01191003/AP_18152112914488-1.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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)](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01191001/AP_18152112722565-1.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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)](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190959/AP_18152110659785.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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)](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190956/AP_18152108764397-1.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190954/AP_18152108270555-1.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190952/AP_18152105454859.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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)](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190949/AP_18152104352365.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190947/AP_18152101862816.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
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](https://static.abplive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01190944/AP_18152100430073.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Karthik Nemmani , a 14-year-old Indian-American boy, wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "koinonia". (AP Image)
Published at : 01 Jun 2018 07:22 PM (IST)
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