While Indian American students have for long dominated the US Spelling Bee contest, this year the title has been won for the first time by a Black American student.
14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde beat Indian American Chaitra Thummala in the final round to win the title.
Nine of the 11 finalists for this year's US Spelling Bee contest were Indian-Americans.
The National Bee is a high-profile, high-pressure endurance test as much as a nerd spelling match, and spellers spend months preparing for it.
Over the past 20 years, Indian-Americans have been dominating the Spelling Bee contest even though they comprise only about one per cent of the US population.