5.30.2013

Huffington Post Popular News: Scripps National Spelling Bee 2013 Winner Arvind Mahankali Triumphs With 'Knaidel' (PHOTOS)

OXON HILL, Md. — After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali conquered his nemesis, German, to become the champion speller in the English language.


The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., correctly spelled "knaidel," a word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge of vocabulary.




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