Ananya Vinay is US spelling bee |
A 13-year-old Californian student, Ananya Vinay, won the 90th US Scripps National Spelling Bee competition taking home $40, 000 cash prize. It is the first time since 2013 that the bee has declared a single champion instead of ending in a tie. Associated Press reported the bee had a written tiebreaker test ready this year. Vinay, a sixth grader in Fresno, won the competition by spelling the word `marocain`, which is a French-derived word used to refer to a dress fabric made of ribbed crepe. The competition, which was held in Washington`s Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, had Vinay competing for 12 hours.
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