For all of those out there who had Anurag Kashyap in the spelling bee pool, congratulations. Kashyap secured the vicory with the word "hodiernal" in the 18th round and "appoggiatura" in the 19th to win. Coincidentally, Anurag’s name in actually means "appoggiatura", so this victory makes perfect sense. Speller No. 20, Anurag Kashyap Sponsor: The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California Age: 13, eighth grade School: Meadowbrook Middle School, Poway, California Bio: Anurag is an avid reader and a straight A student. His favorite subject in school is science. Anurag recently participated in state-level Mathcounts and Science Olympiad competitions. He also represented his school in the California Geographic Bee. Anurag tied for 47th place in the 2004 national finals. Oddjack Intangibles: Anurag loves riding horses, motorcycles, jalopeys, mechanical bulls, and mailboxes shaped like cows. He has a cat named Hodiernal. Oddjack Odds: WINNER Spelling Bee Final[Spellingbee.com]