Indian-American winners of the National Spelling Bee
Anurag Kashyap-’05
Sai Gunturi-’03
Pratyush Buddiga-’02
George Thampi-2000
Nupur Lala-’99
Rageshwari Ramchandran-’88
Balu Natrajan-’85
Winners don’t quit and quitters don’t win?
Anurag Kashyap-ranked 47th in ‘04
Sai Gunturi-ranked, ,7th in ’02, 16th in ‘01 and 32nd in 2000
George Thampi- ranked 3rd in ‘98,2nd in ‘99
Nupur Lala-ranked 81st in ‘98
Some Winning Words
Appoggiatura
Autochthonous
Pococurante
Prospicience
Succedaneum
Bee hee hee?
Knock knock
Who’s there
Bee
Bee who
Bee-ware of my sting
Whose the bee’s best friend?
The bee-tle.
What’s the bee’s favorite hiding place?
Bee-hind the door.
What’s the bee’s favorite song?
I bee-lieve I can fly.
Why is the bee mad?
She thinks she should be the star of the movie Akeelah and the Bee.