Sukanya Roy, a 14-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, wins the 2011 US National Spelling Bee by spelling the word 'cymotrichous'.
Miss Roy took top prize in the 84th annual US National Spelling Bee after she saw off her competitors over 20 rounds of on-the-spot spelling at the final in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
After winning, the teenager, who was competing in her third championships, was shaking with excitement.
My heart started pounding, I guess. I couldn't believe it, Miss Roy told broadcaster ESPN, immediately after receiving her trophy.
The finals have been screened live on US television since 2006 and drew and audience of over one million last year.
The winning word, cymotrichous, is an adjective relating to having wavy hair. Miss Roy, who also speaks fluent Bengali, said she knew the word immediately.
Watch video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/8554121/Girl-scoops-40000-spelling-prize-for-cymotrichous.html
Miss Roy took top prize in the 84th annual US National Spelling Bee after she saw off her competitors over 20 rounds of on-the-spot spelling at the final in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
After winning, the teenager, who was competing in her third championships, was shaking with excitement.
My heart started pounding, I guess. I couldn't believe it, Miss Roy told broadcaster ESPN, immediately after receiving her trophy.
The finals have been screened live on US television since 2006 and drew and audience of over one million last year.
The winning word, cymotrichous, is an adjective relating to having wavy hair. Miss Roy, who also speaks fluent Bengali, said she knew the word immediately.
Watch video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/8554121/Girl-scoops-40000-spelling-prize-for-cymotrichous.html
