Dev Shah from Florida was declared the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion after spelling the winning word, psammophile. The 14-year-old was awarded $50,000 in cash, a commemorative medal and the Scripps Cup.
She wagered a guess, and the air in the room went still.It was the dreaded bell, signaling that she’d gotten the spelling incorrect. That meant that — if Dev got the next word right — he would be the winner.
Earlier that evening, he’d been one of 11 finalists to clamber onto a big stage at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md, hoping for a shot at spelling bee glory. The ballroom was washed in blue light, and previous contestants — who’d gotten out in earlier rounds of the three-day event — hoisted foam hands into the air.Cameras dangled from massive arms that swooped over the audience.
The youngest was a petite 11-year-old from Omaha named Sarah Fernandes, who clipped back her neatly curled hair with barrettes and scrunched up her face when she spelled — to better concentrate, she said.
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