[BBell]

I don't think you need to think to hard about the ethnicity of the winner.

[jalisco555]

The most proficient English speakers I know are all Indian-Americans. And I love the accent.

[2banana]

Bewusstseinslage - usually followed by too much Jack Daniels...

[BBQToadRibs]

“Bewusstseinslage”

Oh, c’mon! Can we at least stay in the realm of English here?

[al_c]

I don't think you need to think to hard about the ethnicity of the winner.

One doesn't need to think hard about the ethnicity of probably 90% of the contestants. Most are either Indian or Asian.

[SkyDancer]

Words that will never be used in conversation or in reports or in letters or in news or in .....

[chajin]

Twenty years ago my then eighth-grade son was the FL rep to the National Geo Bee; he had competed for the FL title four years. During those same four years, he came in third every year in the county spelling bee, and he was always the first non-Indian/American. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Good spelling is a virtue. Spelling arcane words that have no bearing on day-to-day reality, to my mind, is an exercise that distracts from the acquisition of useful knowledge.

[Robert DeLong]

Karthik is the 14th consecutive Indian-American champion, and 19 of the past 23 winners have had Indian heritage. He takes home more than $42,000 in cash and prizes.

[skinndogNN]

I saw a “Where are they now” type news thing of past winners of this spelling bee.

You would think, all these kids would go to Ivy League schools and end up doctors ect., but it was all over the map.

One of them was a zookeeper.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

How many of those kids are homeschooled? ...go to private schools? ...go to public schools?

[Kid Shelleen]

>> the ethnicity of the winner.<<

Karthik Nemmani's victory makes him the 14th consecutive Indian-American champion.