Can you spell STROMUHR (pronounced stro'moor)? - If your reaction was STRO what? You are not the only one - That is exactly the reaction most viewers and competitors had to Friday night's final Spelling Bee word, broadcast on live television.

But 14-year old, Anamika Veeramani from North Royalton, Ohio, who had studied the word before, wasn't fazed. She calmly mouthed out the letters to this unusual word that is not even listed in most dictionaries and won the 2010 National Spelling Bee Championship, taking home not only the prestigious trophy, but also, $40,000USD in prize money.

While Anamika was not required to define Stromuhr, a medical instrument, which measures the flow of blood, she would have definitely known what it meant. That's because this brilliant youngster aspires to be a Cardiovascular Surgeon when she grows up.

Anamika who eliminated the final three contestants by spelling 'Juvia' (a Brazilian nut), correctly, showed little emotion until the end, when she finally cracked a little smile, that displayed not only excitement, but also, relief that the competition had finally ended. The eight-grader who hopes to receive a cell phone from her parents for winning, is not just a spelling whiz, but also, an avid golfer and dancer.

Now in its 83rd year, the National Spelling Bee is organized by E.W. Scripps, a media company that owns national newspapers and television stations. This year, the contest had a record 273 contestants that ranged from 8-15 years of age.

Anamika's victory marks the third consecutive year of Indian American Spelling Bee domination. In 2008, the championship went to Kavya Shivshanker for spelling the word Laodicean, while the 2008 champion Sameer Mishra, had to get through Guerdon. Though these youngsters make it look easy, they have been working hard for many years and all three of them have been defeated at previous National Spelling Bee contests. So remember, if you don't succeed the first time, try again and again!

To read more about this and previous year's winners check out: www.spellingbee.com.

sources: nydailynews.com, public.spellingbee.com, wikipedia.org