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Most of us won't be aware of the meaning of the word 'eleemosynary' , but Indian origin 10-year-old Rhea spelled this word correctly and won Britain's 'Child Genius 2016'. Six years back, Rhea moved to the UK with her family from the US and currently lives in west London.
Most of us won't be aware of the meaning of the word 'eleemosynary' , but Indian origin 10-year-old Rhea spelled this word correctly and won Britain's 'Child Genius 2016', a popular television quiz show. She shot ahead in Tuesday's final round, with six correct answers and then drew equal on nine points with her opponent Saffy, as they entered the final head-to-head question round.
The quiz show is hosted by Richard Osman, who described this year's show as "the greatest final in the history of Child Genius". She claimed the title by correctly spelling the word 'eleemosynary', meaning relating to charity, at the end of four weeks of tough question rounds.
Six years back, Rhea moved to the UK with her family from the US and currently lives in west London. After she won the title, the child genius said, "It's meant getting up early, going to sleep late, studying. It just feels really, really great."
Sonal, Rhea's mother, who had given up her job as an obstetrician to train her, had stepped in to contest an incorrect answer that she had given during her specialist subject round on Florence Nightingale's influence on military and healthcare reform.
Rhea's answer of Dr Duncan Menzies to the question, "To which medical officer did Florence Nightingale report to in the Crimea?" was accepted after independent adjudicator Olivia van der Werff agreed the question had been too general.
It meant that Rhea avoided a tie-break with Birmingham-born Stephen, who was ranked third, with Saffy and Rhea securing their place in the final.
Mother criticised on twitter
After Sonal's move, social media was full of criticism for her, branding her as being too "pushy". One Twitter comment read, "Rhea is such a smart young lady but her mother is shocking! This isn't about you..."
"Rhea's parents are ridiculously pushy, poor kid," read another tweet.
Earlier, Sonal had rejected concerns that programmes such as 'Child Genius' can put too much pressure on youngsters. "Rhea loved doing it. The show gives them a chance to be with kids like them, to be in that room and feel normal," she said.
Most of us won't be aware of the meaning of the word 'eleemosynary' , but Indian origin 10-year-old Rhea spelled this word correctly and won Britain's 'Child Genius 2016', a popular television quiz show. She shot ahead in Tuesday's final round, with six correct answers and then drew equal on nine points with her opponent Saffy, as they entered the final head-to-head question round.
The quiz show is hosted by Richard Osman, who described this year's show as "the greatest final in the history of Child Genius". She claimed the title by correctly spelling the word 'eleemosynary', meaning relating to charity, at the end of four weeks of tough question rounds.
Six years back, Rhea moved to the UK with her family from the US and currently lives in west London. After she won the title, the child genius said, "It's meant getting up early, going to sleep late, studying. It just feels really, really great."
Sonal, Rhea's mother, who had given up her job as an obstetrician to train her, had stepped in to contest an incorrect answer that she had given during her specialist subject round on Florence Nightingale's influence on military and healthcare reform.
Rhea's answer of Dr Duncan Menzies to the question, "To which medical officer did Florence Nightingale report to in the Crimea?" was accepted after independent adjudicator Olivia van der Werff agreed the question had been too general.
It meant that Rhea avoided a tie-break with Birmingham-born Stephen, who was ranked third, with Saffy and Rhea securing their place in the final.
Mother criticised on twitter
After Sonal's move, social media was full of criticism for her, branding her as being too "pushy". One Twitter comment read, "Rhea is such a smart young lady but her mother is shocking! This isn't about you..."
"Rhea's parents are ridiculously pushy, poor kid," read another tweet.
Earlier, Sonal had rejected concerns that programmes such as 'Child Genius' can put too much pressure on youngsters. "Rhea loved doing it. The show gives them a chance to be with kids like them, to be in that room and feel normal," she said.
