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Akash Vukoti is an American spelling prodigy and TV personality. He was the First-Ever First Grader to qualify and compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee*(89th SNSB Wikipedia ^[1], USA Today ^[2] and WSJ article^[3]). He first appeared in the NBC TV show Little Big Shots* in March 2016 (US Magazine ^[4], Business Insider ^[5]).

Academic achievements (Spelling Career)

Akash Vukoti was inducted into the American Mensa at the age of 3 years (Canton Rep ^[6]) and became the First-Ever First Grader to compete in the history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee* at the age of 6 years, in 2016 (Washington Post ^[7], NPR ^[8], GQ articles ^[9], SA Standard Times 1st article ^[10] ^[11]). Akash competed in the 2018 and 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee (Esquire article FAP^[12], AP News ^[13], Standard Times News Paper LAST article in the below citation list).

TV Shows

Akash appeared on several TV shows:

3 times in the Popular TV Show Little Big Shots*: Season-1 (2016) and Season-2 (2017) (Yahoo article ^[14], AP News ^[15] & ConchoValley article ^[16]) and the Little Big Shots-UK* (Episode 4) in 2017
Steve Harvey Talk Show* (SA Standard Times 2nd article ^[17]) and Jimmy Kimmel Live* (Hollywood Reporter ^[18] and ETOnline articles ^[19]) in 2016
As a guest on the Australia’s “The Morning Show*” on July 4th 2019 (Australia The Morning Show article ^[20])
On September 25, 2018, Akash was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on the “Dancing with the stars: Juniors ^[21]”*, the spin-off of the “Dancing with the Stars”* series (ABC 1 ^[22] & 2 articles ^[23]). His professional partner was Kamri Peterson and the couple were mentored by Witney Carson*. The trio were eliminated 7th from the competition on November 18th, 2018*(Wikipedia DWTSJrs webpage).

Documentaries / Film

Akash has been featured in the HBO* and BBC* documentaries. Episode 231 titled “Brain Games and Mental Athletes” of the Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel* features Akash which first aired on June 21st 2016 on HBO (The Post Game article ^[24]). The BBC documentary “The Human Body: Secrets of your life revealed” showcasing Akash talent aired on Oct 9th 2017 on BBC-2* (BBC Documentary Link ^[25]).

Akash is one of the four spelling stars featured in the Award winning documentary Film “Breaking the Bee” (www.breakingthebee.com, imdb ^[26], Cleveland Magazine ^[27], Cleveland Film Festival & Winner article ^[28], Hindustan Times article ^[29], FilmDaily.co article ^[30]).

References

^ "89th Scripps National Spelling Bee". Wikipedia. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "6-year-old Texan misspells word, but wins hearts". USA TODAY. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Story of Scripps Spelling Bee Champion - Akash Vukoti". WSJ - Wall Street Journal. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Meet Spelling Bees youngest contestant - Akash Vukoti". US Magazine:. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ "Akash Vukoti - 6 year old genius who stole the show at 2016 National Spelling Bee". Business Insider. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "G-E-N-I-U-S of Jackson Township". Canton Rep. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "6-year-old charms the National Spelling Bee". Washington Post. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "This kid is a winner - Akash Vukoti". NPR. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti - Six-Year-Old was the First Star of the 2016 National Spelling Bee". GQ. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti wins San Angelo Area Spelling Bee". gosanangelo.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "San Angelo Spelling Bee Winner - Akash Vukoti". Standard-Times. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti a A-C-T-O-R-N-A-U-T-S". Esquire.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom". apnews.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Steve Harvey brought back 7-year-old Akash Vukoti to Little Big Shots". Yahoo. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom". apnews.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Spelling Bee Whiz Akash Vukoti Returns to Little Big Shots". ConchoValley. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "SA Standard Times 2nd:". Standard-TImes. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Jimmy Kimmel's Spelling Bee Competition with Akash Vukoti". Hollywood Reporter. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Jimmy Kimmel Hilariously Challenges Spelling Bee Co-Champions to an Epic Showdown". ETOnline. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Youngest competitor ever at the Scripps National Spelling Bee - Akash Vukoti". Australia The Morning Show. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Dancing with Stars Jr". Wikipedia. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti - Dancing with Stars". abc.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Dancing with Stars Jr". abc.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti at HBO Real Sports". thepostgame.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti - The Precocious Child". BBC Documentary. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Breaking The Bee". IMDB. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "What It Takes to W-I-N". https://clevelandmagazine.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help)
^ "Cleveland Film Festival article". https://www.clevelandfilm.org/. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help)
^ "Indian kids are spelling out a new sport in America". Hindustan Times. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ "Akash Vukoti stars in Breaking the Bee". https://filmdaily.co/. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help)

[1] "89th Scripps National Spelling Bee". Wikipedia. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[2] "6-year-old Texan misspells word, but wins hearts". USA TODAY. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[3] "Story of Scripps Spelling Bee Champion - Akash Vukoti". WSJ - Wall Street Journal. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[4] "Meet Spelling Bees youngest contestant - Akash Vukoti". US Magazine:. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[5] "Akash Vukoti - 6 year old genius who stole the show at 2016 National Spelling Bee". Business Insider. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[6] "G-E-N-I-U-S of Jackson Township". Canton Rep. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[7] "6-year-old charms the National Spelling Bee". Washington Post. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[8] "This kid is a winner - Akash Vukoti". NPR. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[9] "Akash Vukoti - Six-Year-Old was the First Star of the 2016 National Spelling Bee". GQ. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[10] "Akash Vukoti wins San Angelo Area Spelling Bee". gosanangelo.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[11] "San Angelo Spelling Bee Winner - Akash Vukoti". Standard-Times. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[12] "Akash Vukoti a A-C-T-O-R-N-A-U-T-S". Esquire.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[13] "Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom". apnews.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[14] "Steve Harvey brought back 7-year-old Akash Vukoti to Little Big Shots". Yahoo. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[15] "Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom". apnews.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[16] "Spelling Bee Whiz Akash Vukoti Returns to Little Big Shots". ConchoValley. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[17] "SA Standard Times 2nd:". Standard-TImes. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[18] "Jimmy Kimmel's Spelling Bee Competition with Akash Vukoti". Hollywood Reporter. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[19] "Jimmy Kimmel Hilariously Challenges Spelling Bee Co-Champions to an Epic Showdown". ETOnline. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[20] "Youngest competitor ever at the Scripps National Spelling Bee - Akash Vukoti". Australia The Morning Show. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[21] "Dancing with Stars Jr". Wikipedia. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[22] "Akash Vukoti - Dancing with Stars". abc.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[23] "Dancing with Stars Jr". abc.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[24] "Akash Vukoti at HBO Real Sports". thepostgame.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[25] "Akash Vukoti - The Precocious Child". BBC Documentary. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[26] "Breaking The Bee". IMDB. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[27] "What It Takes to W-I-N". https://clevelandmagazine.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help)

[28] "Cleveland Film Festival article". https://www.clevelandfilm.org/. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help)

[29] "Indian kids are spelling out a new sport in America". Hindustan Times. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[30] "Akash Vukoti stars in Breaking the Bee". https://filmdaily.co/. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help)

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+Akash Vukoti is an American spelling prodigy and TV personality. He was the First-Ever First Grader to qualify and compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee*(89th SNSB Wikipedia <ref>{{cite web |title=89th Scripps National Spelling Bee |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee |website=Wikipedia |ref=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee}}</ref>, USA Today <ref>{{cite web |title=6-year-old Texan misspells word, but wins hearts |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/25/6-year-old-texan-misspells-word-ending-his-spelling-bee-competition/84923350/ |website=USA TODAY |ref=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/25/6-year-old-texan-misspells-word-ending-his-spelling-bee-competition/84923350/}}</ref> and WSJ article<ref>{{cite web |title=Story of Scripps Spelling Bee Champion - Akash Vukoti |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/05/27/watch-indian-american-children-win-another-national-spelling/ |website=WSJ - Wall Street Journal |ref=http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/05/27/watch-indian-american-children-win-another-national-spelling/}}</ref>). He first appeared in the NBC TV show Little Big Shots* in March 2016 (US Magazine <ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Spelling Bees youngest contestant - Akash Vukoti |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/meet-the-spelling-bees-youngest-contestant-akash-vukoti-w208029/ |website=US Magazine: |ref=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/meet-the-spelling-bees-youngest-contestant-akash-vukoti-w208029/}}</ref>, Business Insider <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti - 6 year old genius who stole the show at 2016 National Spelling Bee |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/akash-vukoti-is-a-6-year-old-genius-2016-3 |website=Business Insider |ref=https://www.businessinsider.com/akash-vukoti-is-a-6-year-old-genius-2016-3}}</ref>).
-Akash Vukoti is an American spelling prodigy and TV personality. He was the First-Ever First Grader to qualify and compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee*(89th SNSB Wikipedia, USA Today and WSJ article). He first appeared in the NBC TV show Little Big Shots* in March 2016 (US Magazine, Business Insider).
 === Academic achievements (Spelling Career) ===
-Akash Vukoti was inducted into the American Mensa at the age of 3 years (Canton Rep) and became the First-Ever First Grader to compete in the history of the Scripps National Spelling
+Akash Vukoti was inducted into the American Mensa at the age of 3 years (Canton Rep <ref>{{cite web |title=G-E-N-I-U-S of Jackson Township |url=https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150331/NEWS/150339817 |website=Canton Rep |ref=https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150331/NEWS/150339817}}</ref>) and became the First-Ever First Grader to compete in the history of the Scripps National Spelling
+Bee* at the age of 6 years, in 2016 (Washington Post <ref>{{cite web |title=6-year-old charms the National Spelling Bee |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/inviscate-and-conestoga-get-two-contestants-to-the-next-round-of-the-spelling-bee/2016/05/25/d32f19ee-2272-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html |website=Washington Post |ref=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/inviscate-and-conestoga-get-two-contestants-to-the-next-round-of-the-spelling-bee/2016/05/25/d32f19ee-2272-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html}}</ref>, NPR <ref>{{cite web |title=This kid is a winner - Akash Vukoti |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/25/479537500/6-year-old-may-be-out-of-spelling-bee-but-this-kid-is-a-winner |website=NPR |ref=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/25/479537500/6-year-old-may-be-out-of-spelling-bee-but-this-kid-is-a-winner}}</ref>, GQ articles <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti - Six-Year-Old was the First Star of the 2016 National Spelling Bee |url=https://www.gq.com/story/national-spelling-bee-star-2016-akash-vukoti |website=GQ |ref=https://www.gq.com/story/national-spelling-bee-star-2016-akash-vukoti}}</ref>, SA Standard Times 1st article <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti wins San Angelo Area Spelling Bee |url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2019/03/10/vukoti-wins-san-angelo-spelling-bee/3123069002/ |website=gosanangelo.com |ref=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2019/03/10/vukoti-wins-san-angelo-spelling-bee/3123069002/}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=San Angelo Spelling Bee Winner - Akash Vukoti |url=http://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/local/san-angelo-spelling-bee-names-new-winner--2d3a362b-3d32-3f7b-e053-0100007fb1fb-371169381.html/ |website=Standard-Times |ref=http://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/local/san-angelo-spelling-bee-names-new-winner--2d3a362b-3d32-3f7b-e053-0100007fb1fb-371169381.html/}}</ref>). Akash competed in the 2018 and 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee (Esquire article FAP<ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti a A-C-T-O-R-N-A-U-T-S |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a20748354/scripps-national-spelling-bee-espn/ |website=Esquire.com |ref=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a20748354/scripps-national-spelling-bee-espn/}}</ref>, AP News <ref>{{cite web |title=Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom |url=https://apnews.com/839b8d78fd7348029f03da2c4e15552f |website=apnews.com |ref=https://apnews.com/839b8d78fd7348029f03da2c4e15552f}}</ref>, Standard Times News Paper LAST article in the below citation list).
-Bee* at the age of 6 years, in 2016 (Washington Post, NPR, GQ articles, SA Standard Times 1st article). Akash competed in the 2018 and 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee (Esquire article, AP News, Standard Times News Paper LAST article in the below citation list).
 === TV Shows ===
 Akash appeared on several TV shows:
+# 3 times in the Popular TV Show Little Big Shots*: Season-1 (2016) and Season-2 (2017) (Yahoo article <ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Harvey brought back 7-year-old Akash Vukoti to Little Big Shots |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/steve-harvey-schools-spelling-bee-champ-words-hood-074456530.html |website=Yahoo |ref=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/steve-harvey-schools-spelling-bee-champ-words-hood-074456530.html}}</ref>, AP News <ref>{{cite web |title=Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom |url=https://apnews.com/839b8d78fd7348029f03da2c4e15552f |website=apnews.com |ref=https://apnews.com/839b8d78fd7348029f03da2c4e15552f}}</ref> & ConchoValley article <ref>{{cite web |title=Spelling Bee Whiz Akash Vukoti Returns to Little Big Shots |url=https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/news-connection/spelling-bee-whiz-akash-vukoti-returns-to-little-big-shots/696742155 |website=ConchoValley |ref=https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/news-connection/spelling-bee-whiz-akash-vukoti-returns-to-little-big-shots/696742155}}</ref>) and the Little Big Shots-UK* (Episode 4) in 2017
-# 3 times in the Popular TV Show Little Big Shots*: Season-1 (2016) and Season-2 (2017) (Yahoo article, AP News & ConchoValley article) and the Little Big Shots-UK* (Episode 4) in 2017
+# Steve Harvey Talk Show* (SA Standard Times 2nd article <ref>{{cite web |title=SA Standard Times 2nd: |url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2016/03/12/precocious-local-speller-drawing-national-attention-studying-hard/92120958/ |website=Standard-TImes |ref=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2016/03/12/precocious-local-speller-drawing-national-attention-studying-hard/92120958/}}</ref>) and Jimmy Kimmel Live* (Hollywood Reporter <ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Kimmel's Spelling Bee Competition with Akash Vukoti |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-spelling-bee-competition-899263 |website=Hollywood Reporter |ref=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-spelling-bee-competition-899263}}</ref> and ETOnline articles <ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Kimmel Hilariously Challenges Spelling Bee Co-Champions to an Epic Showdown |url=https://www.etonline.com/tv/190211_jimmy_kimmel_hilariously_challenges_spelling_bee_co_champions_to_an_epic_showdown |website=ETOnline |ref=https://www.etonline.com/tv/190211_jimmy_kimmel_hilariously_challenges_spelling_bee_co_champions_to_an_epic_showdown}}</ref>) in 2016
-# Steve Harvey Talk Show* (SA Standard Times 2nd article) and Jimmy Kimmel Live* (Hollywood Reporter and ETOnline articles) in 2016
-# As a guest on the Australia’s “The Morning Show*” on July 4th 2019 (Australia The Morning Show article)
+# As a guest on the Australia’s “The Morning Show*” on July 4th 2019 (Australia The Morning Show article <ref>{{cite web |title=Youngest competitor ever at the Scripps National Spelling Bee - Akash Vukoti |url=https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/akash-vukoti-is-the-youngest-competitor-ever-at-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee-c-198550 |website=Australia The Morning Show |ref=https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/akash-vukoti-is-the-youngest-competitor-ever-at-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee-c-198550}}</ref>)
-# On September 25, 2018, Akash was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on the “Dancing with the stars: Juniors”*, the spin-off of the “Dancing with the Stars”* series (ABC 1 & 2 articles). His professional partner was Kamri Peterson and the couple were mentored by Witney Carson*. The trio were eliminated 7th from the competition on November 18th, 2018*(Wikipedia DWTSJrs webpage).
+# On September 25, 2018, Akash was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on the “Dancing with the stars: Juniors <ref>{{cite web |title=Dancing with Stars Jr |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars:_Juniors |website=Wikipedia |ref=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars:_Juniors}}</ref>”*, the spin-off of the “Dancing with the Stars”* series (ABC 1 <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti - Dancing with Stars |url=https://abc.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars-juniors/cast/akash-vukoti |website=abc.com |ref=https://abc.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars-juniors/cast/akash-vukoti}}</ref> & 2 articles <ref>{{cite web |title=Dancing with Stars Jr |url=https://abc.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars-juniors/news/updates/dwts-juniors-cast-announcement-season-1 |website=abc.com |ref=https://abc.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars-juniors/news/updates/dwts-juniors-cast-announcement-season-1}}</ref>). His professional partner was Kamri Peterson and the couple were mentored by Witney Carson*. The trio were eliminated 7th from the competition on November 18th, 2018*(Wikipedia DWTSJrs webpage).
 === Documentaries / Film ===
 Akash has been featured in the HBO* and BBC* documentaries. Episode 231 titled “Brain Games and Mental Athletes” of the Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel* features Akash which first
-aired on June 21st 2016 on HBO (The Post Game article). The BBC documentary “The Human Body: Secrets of your life revealed” showcasing Akash talent aired on Oct 9th 2017 on BBC-2*
+aired on June 21st 2016 on HBO (The Post Game article <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti at HBO Real Sports |url=http://www.thepostgame.com/real-sports-kids-mental-athletes-bee-regimen |website=thepostgame.com |ref=http://www.thepostgame.com/real-sports-kids-mental-athletes-bee-regimen}}</ref>). The BBC documentary “The Human Body: Secrets of your life revealed” showcasing Akash talent aired on Oct 9th 2017 on BBC-2*
+(BBC Documentary Link <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti - The Precocious Child |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05g7bbt/p05g7g87 |website=BBC Documentary |ref=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05g7bbt/p05g7g87}}</ref>).
-(BBC Documentary Link).
+Akash is one of the four spelling stars featured in the Award winning documentary Film “Breaking the Bee” ([http://www.breakingthebee.com www.breakingthebee.com], imdb <ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking The Bee |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6193522/ |website=IMDB |ref=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6193522/}}</ref>, Cleveland Magazine <ref>{{cite web |title=What It Takes to W-I-N |url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/film-tv/articles/breaking-the-bee-examines-what-it-takes-to-w-i-n |website=https://clevelandmagazine.com/ |ref=https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/film-tv/articles/breaking-the-bee-examines-what-it-takes-to-w-i-n}}</ref>, Cleveland Film Festival & Winner article <ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Film Festival article |url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2018/breaking-the-bee |website=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/ |ref=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2018/breaking-the-bee}}</ref>, Hindustan Times article <ref>{{cite web |title=Indian kids are spelling out a new sport in America |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/breaking-the-bee-indian-kids-are-spelling-out-a-new-sport-in-america/story-bUL6pxZQCDTNfrHOz0nnkK.html |website=Hindustan Times |ref=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/breaking-the-bee-indian-kids-are-spelling-out-a-new-sport-in-america/story-bUL6pxZQCDTNfrHOz0nnkK.html}}</ref>, FilmDaily.co article <ref>{{cite web |title=Akash Vukoti stars in Breaking the Bee |url=https://filmdaily.co/craft/breaking-the-bee-indian-american-dynasty/ |website=https://filmdaily.co/ |ref=https://filmdaily.co/craft/breaking-the-bee-indian-american-dynasty/}}</ref>).
-Akash is one of the four spelling stars featured in the Award winning documentary Film “Breaking the Bee” ([http://www.breakingthebee.com www.breakingthebee.com], imdb, Cleveland Magazine, Cleveland Film Festival & Winner article, Hindustan Times article, FilmDaily.co article).
-=== Citations ===
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-==== US Magazine: ====
-https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/meet-the-spelling-bees-youngest-contestantakash-vukoti-w208029/
-==== WSJ: ====
-http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/05/27/watch-indian-american-children-winanother-national-spelling/
-==== Business Insider: ====
-https://www.businessinsider.com/akash-vukoti-is-a-6-year-old-genius-2016-3
-==== Canton Rep: ====
-http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150331/NEWS/150339817
-==== 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee: ====
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee
-==== SA Standard Times 1st: ====
-http://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/local/san-angelo-spelling-bee-names-new-winner--2d3a362b-3d32-3f7b-e053-0100007fb1fb-371169381.html/
-==== SA Standard Times 2nd: ====
-https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2016/03/12/precocious-local-spellerdrawing-national-attention-studying-hard/92120958/
-==== SA Standard Times 3rd: ====
-https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/entertainment/2018/12/10/san-angelo-dancing-starsjuniors-spelling-bee-legend-akash-vukoti/
-==== Washington Post: ====
-https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/inviscate-and-conestoga-get-two-contestants-to-thenext-round-of-the-spelling-bee/2016/05/25/d32f19ee-2272-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html
-==== NPR: ====
-https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/25/479537500/6-year-old-may-be-out-ofspelling-bee-but-this-kid-is-a-winner
-==== USA Today: ====
-https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/25/6-year-old-texan-misspells-wordending-his-spelling-bee-competition/84923350/
-==== Hollywood Reporter: ====
-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-spelling-bee-competition-899263
-==== ETOnline: ====
-http://www.etonline.com/tv/190211_jimmy_kimmel_hilariously_challenges_spelling_bee_co_champions_to_an_epic_showdown
-==== Australia The Morning Show: ====
-https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/akash-vukoti-is-the-youngest-competitor-ever-atthe-scripps-national-spelling-bee-c-198550
-==== GQ.com: ====
-https://www.gq.com/story/national-spelling-bee-star-2016-akash-vukoti
-==== Esquire.com ====
-https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a20748354/scripps-national-spelling-bee-espn/
-==== AP News: ====
-https://apnews.com/839b8d78fd7348029f03da2c4e15552f
-==== Yahoo article: ====
-https://www.yahoo.com/tv/steve-harvey-schools-spelling-bee-champ-words-hood074456530.html
-==== ConchoValley article: ====
-https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/news-connection/spelling-bee-whiz-akashvukoti-returns-to-little-big-shots/696742155
-==== The Post Game: ====
-http://www.thepostgame.com/real-sports-kids-mental-athletes-bee-regimen
-==== BBC Documentary Link: ====
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05g7bbt/p05g7g87
-==== imdb: ====
-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6193522/
-==== Cleveland Magazine: ====
-https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/film-tv/articles/breaking-the-bee-examineswhat-it-takes-to-w-i-n
-==== Cleveland Film Festival article ====
-https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2018/breaking-the-bee
-==== Cleveland Film Festival Winner article ====
-https://www.clevelandfilm.org/archive/winners
-==== Hindustan Times ====
-https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/breaking-the-bee-indian-kids-are-spellingout-a-new-sport-in-america/story-bUL6pxZQCDTNfrHOz0nnkK.html
-==== FilmDaily.co article: ====
-https://filmdaily.co/craft/breaking-the-bee-indian-american-dynasty/
-==== ABC – 1 DWTSJrs ====
-https://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars-juniors/cast/akash-vukoti
-==== ABC – 2 DWTS Jrs ====
-https://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars-juniors/news/updates/dwts-juniors-castannouncement-season-1
-==== Dancing With The Stars Juniors – Wikipedia page ====
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars:_Juniors
-==== Akash wins 2019 San Angelo Spelling Bee ====
-https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2019/03/10/vukoti-wins-san-angelo-spellingbee/3123069002/