Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Snigdha Nandipati (C) of San Diego, California is hugged by her grandfather Mallikarjunarao as her father Krishnarao (R) and mother Madhavi (R) joint in the celebration after Nandipati won the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word * guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler