United States President George W Bush with Sameer Mishra, 14, the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.
As many as 14 of the 41 young spelling wizards -- who made it to the semi final of the Scripps national Spelling Bee champion's trophy -- are Indian Americans, raising expectations that the top prize would yet again be bagged by one of them.
"You can memorize 1000s of words, but what do you do if you get a word that you don't know?"
'We look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage.'
The sixth grader spelt 'marocain' correctly to win.
The 14-year-old correctly spelled 'koinonia' to win the title.
Asking 2017 desi spelling bee winner Ananya Vinay to spell Trump-invented 'covfefe' wound up less of a joke.
PV Sindhu, Depika Padukone ensured Indian representation on the global front.
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