Runner-up Charlotte Walsh gave Dev a congratulatory hug.
Earlier that night, 11 finalists took the stage in National Harbor, Maryland, for the final rounds of the 2023 bee. All had made it unscathed through eight rounds (five of spelling, three of vocabulary.)
Two spellers were eliminated in Round 9, when 11-year-old Sarah Fernandes from Nebraska was marked incorrect on “leguleian” and Pranav Anandh from Pennsylvania on “querken.”
In Round 10, which is a word-meaning round, Tarini Nandakumar from Texas was out on “chthonic.”
Arth Dalsania from California was eliminated on “katuka,” Dhruv Subramanian from California on “crenel,” Vikrant Chintanaboina from California on “pataca,” and Aryan Khedkar from Michigan on “pharetrone.”
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Folks, do you notice anything while looking at the names of most of the finalists?
Haha. There’s a Far Side for just about everything.
Always appreciate the Far Side.