Missouri Teen Wins Spelling Bee After Epic 95 Rounds
Kush Sharma. (khaleejtimes.com photo)
NEW YORK, United States: A 13-year old Indian American boy has emerged as the winner of a spelling bee contest in an epic verbal duel that lasted a total of 95 rounds, after judges ran out of words in a previous marathon round held last month.
Kush Sharma, a seventh-grader at Frontier School of Innovation, spelled out “definition” to clinch the Jackson County Spelling Bee title in Missouri, and a berth in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington in May. The March 8 29-round competition was lengthy in comparison to other spelling bees which typically run for about 20 rounds. Sharma won the title in two installments after the judges ran out of words in a previous round held Feb. 22, beating Sophia Hoffman, 11. Between the two, they spelt over 260 words, NBC News reported.
Last month, Sharma and Hoffman competed for 66 rounds before the judges were forced to turn to the dictionary after they ran out of approved words.
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