Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Ohio Teenager Wins US Spelling Bee VOA News 05 June 2010 Anamika Veeramani, 14, of North Royalton, Ohio, competes in the 2010 National Spelling Bee, before winning with the word "stromuhr" in Washington, 4 Jun 2010 Photo: AP Anamika Veeramani, 14, of North Royalton, Ohio, competes in the 2010 National Spelling Bee, before winning with the word "stromuhr" in Washington, 4 Jun 2010 America's national spelling bee champion for this year is a teenager who could spell a few rare words that stumped her peers. Anamika Veeramani, 14, won the celebrated competition Friday by correctly spelling the word "stromuhr." The Indian-American girl from the central state of Ohio will receive more than $40,000 in cash and prizes. Stromuhr is listed in few standard English dictionaries, and Veeramani was not required to know its definition in order to win. A stromuhr is a medical instrument used to measure the flow of blood. Anamika kept a serious expression all the way through the competition, until she finally cracked a smile when she received her trophy. She is the third Indian-American in a row to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Anamika advanced to the final round after correctly spelling a word, "juvia," which eliminated her last three rivals. A juvia is a Brazil nut. With the spelling bee receiving prime-time coverage on American television, the competition has taken on some new entertaining features. Words have been presented in humorous sentences, like, "The phillumenist had a hard time obtaining fire insurance on his storage unit." A phillumenist is a person who collects matchbooks. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. .