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Indian-American kids disappoint

June 01, 2007
As he was escorted off the stage to the comfort room -- or the 'crying room' as some describe it -- Samir, who has assumed a kind of rock-star status with his charistmatic and entertaining way of going about his spelling and jousting with the judges, was given a standing ovation.

Patel -- a home-schooled student and the only speller in this year's competition returning for the fifth time -- had participated in the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Bees finishing third, 27th, second, and 14th.

Image: Samir Patelin action.
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