83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}June 4, 2010: Anamika Veeramani, 14, of North Royalton, Ohio, is congratulated by her parents after winning the 2010 National Spelling Bee in Washington. (AP)
June 3, 2010: Ian Wendt of Moscow, Idaho, relaxes while waiting on stage for his turn during the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. (AP)
June 4, 2010: Rahul R. Malayappan, 10, of Danbury, Conn. and Brian A. King, 13, of Colorado Springs, Colo., stretch at the start of the semifinals of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. (AP)
June 4, 2010: Laura Newcombe, 11, of Toronto, Canada, reacts on missing the word, "confiserie" in the finals at the 2010 National Spelling Bee in Washington. (AP)
Anamika Veeramani, 14, of North Royalton, Ohio, smiles as she wins the 2010 National Spelling Bee with the word "stromuhr" in Washington, on Friday, June 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 4, 2010: Anjithaa Radakrishnan, 13, of Nashua, N.H., reacts to spelling her word incorrectly in the semifinals of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. (AP)
June 4, 2010: Tim Ruiter, 13, of Centreville, Va., exits the stage after spelling his word "fustanella" wrong in the first semifinal round of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. Ruiter, who was second place in 2009's bee, was a crowd favorite and was given a standing ovation by his fellow spellers. (AP)
June 4, 2010: Joanna Ye, 13, of Carlisle, Penn., spells out a word on her hand with her finger, in the finals at the 2010 National Spelling Bee in Washington. (AP)