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Anamika Veeramani holds her trophy after correctly spelling 'stromuhr' in the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee on June 4, 2010. (Alexis C. Glenn/UPI/Newscom)
2. Anamika Veeramani
Anamika Veeramani won the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the age of 14. She beat 273 others with the word "stromuhr," which is a medical instrument for measuring the amount and speed of blood through an artery.
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