Eight co-champions are taking home the Scripps National Spelling Bee Cup after a record-breaking and exhausting night that ended in the 20th round, during
Eight co-champions are taking home the Scripps National Spelling Bee Cup after a record-breaking and exhausting night that ended in the 20th round, during which the pronouncer declared they had entered „uncharted territory“ in the competition’s more than nine decades.
Rishik Gandhasri, 13, was the first declared winner after correctly spelling the word auslaut. The 7th grader, who is the sixth champion from California, gleefully raised both hands in the air in victory and relief.
Erin Howard, 14, did a celebratory dance upon hearing her final word: erysipelas. She ran into the arms of a fellow competitor sitting off-stage and began to cry after becoming the second champion from the state of Alabama.
