Spelling bee..
I know your next reaction...indians.

Tunku Varadarajan does a super analysis of why Indian-Americans win this
http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006801

Nice write-up. Once upon a time, I was interested in learning new words and all. Then came Barrons word lists.


P.S: I gave a good account of my verbal self though, in the GRE!