Spelling Bee.Samir Mishra of Lafeyette, Indiana wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2008 after spelling guerdon. He will receive $35,000 in cash plus more than $5,000 in other prizes.

Samir Mishra, 13, spelled the winning word was Guerdon without much stress.

“I told my mom I was going to do the bee,” Sameer said. “And if I was going to do it, I was going to win it one day. And I guess it happened.”

“I’m not used to people laughing at my jokes - except for my sister,” Sameer said.

“I don’t know about comedy lines, but my parents have been telling me since the beginning that I should always stay calm, cool and collected,” said Sameer

This was Sameer’s fourth year in the competition.

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