NYC Teen Wins National Spelling Bee with Word for Small Mass of Leavened Dough: VIDEO

Andy Towle May 31, 2013

In our second winning moment of the day, Arvind Mahankali, an eighth grader at Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School in Bayside, Queens became the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion yesterday.

Mahankali will receive $30,000 cash and a $2,500 savings bond.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…

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