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Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Dev Shah tells about his win

14-year-old Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. (E. M. Pio Roda / Scripps National Spelling Bee)
14-year-old Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. (E. M. Pio Roda / Scripps National Spelling Bee)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with 14-year-old Dev Shah. The Largo, Florida eighth-grader beat hundreds of other spellers to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee last night.

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