Jairam Hathwar, speller 152, heard this sentence on his way to spelling "chaussure" correctly:
Sneakerheads, like 2015 Co-Champion Gokul Venkatachalam, are aficionados of athletic chaussure.
Gokul created buzz for the Jordans he wore during his win.
http://solecollector.com/news/2015/05/gokul-air-jordan-spelling-bee-sne…
http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/news/a35346/2015-spelling-bee…
Jairam, a New York seventh grader competed last year; his brother Sriram was the 2014 cochampion.

