Indian and American Sukanya Roy wins 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee

Sukanya Roy, an eighth-grader at Abington Heights Middle School, won the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, correctly spelling ‘periscii’ and ‘cymotrichous’ to win the title. She will will take home more than $40,000 in cash and prizes. Sukanya Roy became the fourth consecutive Indian-American, and the ninth Indian American to win the title in the last 12 years.The ultimate