Two U.S. teenagers have become the first contestants since 1962 to tie for the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship.
2014 Stichomythia
2013 Knaidel
2012 Guetapens
2011 Cymotrichous
2010 Stromuhr
Source: Spellingbee.com
Sriram Hathwar of New York and Ansun Sujoe of Texas were declared co-winners late Thursday after six tense, head-to-head rounds.
Fourteen-year-old Hathwar's final word was "stichomythia," which is a type of dialogue in ancient Greek drama.
Sujoe, who is 13, successfully spelled "feuilleton," a French word for a newspaper supplement or soap opera.
Both children are Indian-American. Since 2008, every winner of the Scripps Spelling Bee has been of Indian descent.
They will each take home $30,000 in cash and prizes along with a huge gold trophy cup.
Scripps National Spelling Bee Winning Words
Scripps National Spelling Bee Winning Words2014 Stichomythia
2013 Knaidel
2012 Guetapens
2011 Cymotrichous
2010 Stromuhr
Source: Spellingbee.com
Sriram Hathwar of New York and Ansun Sujoe of Texas were declared co-winners late Thursday after six tense, head-to-head rounds.
Fourteen-year-old Hathwar's final word was "stichomythia," which is a type of dialogue in ancient Greek drama.
Sujoe, who is 13, successfully spelled "feuilleton," a French word for a newspaper supplement or soap opera.
Both children are Indian-American. Since 2008, every winner of the Scripps Spelling Bee has been of Indian descent.
They will each take home $30,000 in cash and prizes along with a huge gold trophy cup.
