{"id":30883,"date":"2023-06-09T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T01:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=30883"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T05:31:34","slug":"dev-shah-2023-scripps-spelling-bee-champion","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/dev-shah-2023-scripps-spelling-bee-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Dev Shah: 2023 Scripps Spelling Bee Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>(Jun 9, 2023) <\/strong>Carrying forward the legacy set by 26 Indian origin teens before him, Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Florida, is the 2023 winner of the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/spellingbee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scripps Spelling Bee<\/a>. After three years of dedicated study and navigating numerous setbacks, Shah outperformed 230 participants to lift the coveted cup. The win also comes with a cash prize of $50,000 and a commemorative medal. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shah had to prove his mettle through 14 challenging rounds. He made it, though, spelling his way through tricky words like \u2018probouleutic\u2019, \u2018schistorrhachis\u2019, and \u2018zwitterion\u2019 to emerge the winner. The teenager appeared dazed as he lifted the cup, remarking, \u201cIt\u2019s surreal. My legs are still shaking.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30887\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30887\" class=\"wp-image-30887 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cup.jpg\" alt=\"Indians in USA | Dev Shah | Global Indian\" width=\"710\" height=\"440\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cup.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cup-480x297.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 710px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 710px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 710\/440;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30887\" class=\"wp-image-30887 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cup.jpg\" alt=\"Indians in USA | Dev Shah | Global Indian\" width=\"710\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cup.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cup-480x297.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 710px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-30887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dev Shah, 2023 Scripps Spelling Bee Champion<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The word that secured victory\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It was the word \u2018psammophile\u2019 that determined Dev\u2019s win. Although the smile on his face showed his confidence, he asked for all the details first &#8211; definition (it\u2019s an organism that thrives in sandy areas), part of speech, orthography and usage in a sentence, before venturing the spelling. Later in an interview with NDTV, he remarked, \u201cI expected to spell it correctly because I had studied it before.\u201d In another interview he mentioned, \u201cI was confident, I knew it\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the day of the championship, before his fate was determined, the teenager had to endure one final commercial break. \u201cThat was the most nerve-wracking experience, and Charlotte (the runner up) and I just talked about what\u2019s going to happen next,\u201d he said. When the final question was posed it took him just 45 seconds to seal his win.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee with &#039;psammophile&#039;\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xbXa6YIQFCw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Though Indian-origin teens have ruled the roost in Scripps Spelling Bee championship in the United States, Dev brought the first victory to his state, Florida since 1999. A resident of Largo, near St Petersburg, he wanted to win the championship anyhow as it was his fourth attempt and the last chance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Not an overnight success<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dev\u2019s win has been a culmination of years of commitment. He participated in 2019 and came in at the 51<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> rank, then fell to 76 in 2021. Even in 2022, he did not progress beyond the regional competition in his home state and the cup went to another Indian-origin teen, Harini Logan. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In an interview just after the win, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a> said, \u201cAs my parents rushed on stage to embrace me, it reinforced my belief that I should never give up.\u201d Being in eighth grade, this was his final year to compete. Seeing other kids winning over the years inspired him and kept him motivated to keep trying despite the previous results in which he was slipping down in ranking year after year. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Talking about his predecessors, the 14-year-old said, \u201cIf they could do it, I could do it too, I had been telling myself.\u201d During the past year he devoted 10 hours of study every day to perform his best in the final year of his attempt.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inspirations of life<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The teenager, who is a fan of tennis champ Roger Federer, and the movie \u2018La La Land\u2019, looks at his grandmother as his biggest inspiration. \u201cI am very close to my grandmother. She\u2019s been an inspiration to me and I am very grateful to her for coming here. She\u2019s been a great part of every moment from beginning to end,\u201d he said talking about his spelling bee journey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">His parents were the first to notice Dev\u2019s remarkable memory. When he was only three years old, Dev became fascinated with a geography programme on their iPad. They saw he had a streak of curiosity and channelled his urge to learn and explore into a fascination for spelling and words. His father became his first coach. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30888\" style=\"width: 657px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30888\" class=\"wp-image-30888 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Indians in USA | Dev Shah | Global Indian\" width=\"647\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 647px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 647\/431;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30888\" class=\"wp-image-30888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Indians in USA | Dev Shah | Global Indian\" width=\"647\" height=\"431\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-30888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dev Shah with his family, minutes after the win on the spell bee stage<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dev secured his win in the 2023 championship under the guidance of his coach, Scott Remer, while his parents who gave him confidence to keep going despite slipping below in ranks in his previous three attempts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Life ahead\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year the youngster has left behind two big stressors \u2013 middle school and the spelling bee. Hogging the limelight for the time-being he is looking forward to start doing the \u2018normal stuff\u2019 with friends like before. Upon his return to Florida from Maryland where the competition was held the youngster seemed happy to see not just family and friends but also his previous and current school\u2019s teachers waiting eagerly to welcome him.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI am glad to be back,\u201d said the champion who wishes to be a neuro-surgeon as well as an engineer with little clue whether he would be able to pursue both. He is all set to<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> start\u00a0as a freshman at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcsb.org\/largo-hs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Largo High School<\/a>, soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When reporters asked him tips to remember spellings, he had a playful reply. \u201cNow we have spellcheck so you don\u2019t have to worry about your spelling,\u201d he smiled, while the crowd gathered to welcome him at the airport giggled.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> They were carrying a banner with &#8216;psammophile,&#8217; written on it &#8211; the word that Dev spelled correctly for the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30889\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30889\" class=\"wp-image-30889 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Indians in USA | Dev Shah | Global Indian\" width=\"832\" height=\"471\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 832px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 832\/471;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30889\" class=\"wp-image-30889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Indians in USA | Dev Shah | Global Indian\" width=\"832\" height=\"471\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-30889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dev Shah received a warm welcome in his home state, Florida<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">No mean feat\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year it was the 95<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> year of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. It began with about 11 million students in grades 8 and younger who competed in local and regional spelling bee competitions to qualify.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final championship welcomed 231 spellers from the United States and its territories &#8211; Canada, Ghana, and The Bahamas. After competing in quarterfinals and the semi-final rounds held on May 30 and May 31, the competition narrowed down to 11 finalists who competed on the night of June 1, 2023 in a live event.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Jun 9, 2023) Carrying forward the legacy set by 26 Indian origin teens before him, Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Florida, is the 2023 winner of the prestigious Scripps Spelling Bee. After three years of dedicated study and navigating numerous setbacks, Shah outperformed 230 participants to lift the coveted cup. The win also comes with a cash prize of $50,000 and a commemorative medal. \u00a0 Shah had to prove his mettle through 14 challenging rounds. He made it, though, spelling his way through tricky words like \u2018probouleutic\u2019, \u2018schistorrhachis\u2019, and \u2018zwitterion\u2019 to emerge the winner. 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