Sameer Mishra wins the Scripps 2008 National Spelling Bee with “GUERDON”
Posted on May 31, 2008
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Sameer Mishra of Lafeyette, Indiana wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2008. He spelled the winning word, “guerdon”, without much stress. Guerdon means “something that one has earned or gained”.
Sameer Mishra won $35,000 in cash plus more than $5,000 in other prizes in the 81 years of the championship. Sameer Mishra is only 13 years old, and this is his fourth year in the competition. Sameer Mishra’s best previous finish was 14th back in 2006.
Despite the tension, here’s one of Sameer Misha’s “numb nut” moment, lol. Isnt he cute.
This year, a record 288 spellers entered the National Spelling Bee championship. 45 semifinalists were the survivors from Thursday’s preliminary and quarterfinal rounds. Twelve spellers advanced to the finals of the National Spelling Bee 2008, which was aired live on ABC.
Here are the two other winners of the National Spelling Bee 2008 championship. Second spot went to Sidharth Chand, age 12, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It’s his first year at the bee and third spot’s winner is Tia Thomas, 13, of Coarsegold, California. Congratuations to Sameer Mishra, Sidharth Chand and Tia Thomas.
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Congratulations Sameer