PHOTOS: 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee
May 29, 2014
Sriram Hathwar (R) of Painted Post, New York is greeted by family members after he and Ansun Sujoe (L) of Fort Worth, Texas both won the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 29, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland. Hathwar and Sujoe were declared as co-champions after 22 rounds of the competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 494515069 )
Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, left, reacts after spelling the word "feuilleton" to be named co-champion of the National Spelling Bee with Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Spellers who have been eliminated from the competition take a selfie, also known as "spellfie," during a live broadcast commercial break of final rounds of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 29, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland. Hathwar and Sujoe were declared as co-champions after 22 rounds of the competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 494519419 )
Eighth grade student Joseph Cusi Delamerced, 14, of Cincinnati, Ohio, smiles after correctly spelling, "salicetum", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Eighth grade home-schooled student Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Fla., reacts after correctly spelling his word "harlequinade", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Williamson spelled his word correct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Tajaun Gibbison, 13, of Mandeville, Jamaica, uses his palm to write and spell his word "charcuterie" during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Gibbison, spelled his word correct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Kate Miller, 14, of Abilene, Texas, spells the word "osteochondrous" correctly during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Alia Abiad, 14, of Western Springs, Ill., smiles after spelling "buÒuelo" during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
From front left: Christine Alex of Chicago, Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., and Mary Horton of West Melbourne, Fla., wait for their turn during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Ankita Vadiala of Manassas, Va., crosses her fingers as she spells the word "llanero" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( APTOPIX Spelling Bee )
Eighth grade home-schooled student Kate Miller, 14, of Abilene, Texas, right, celebrates after making it to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Applauding in the center is Paige Kimble, executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Mary Horton, 13, of West Melbourne, Fla., spells the word "logodaedaly" correctly during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Kate Miller of Abilene, Texas, reacts after learning she spelled the word "brachypterous" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Eighth grade home-schooled student Kate Miller, 14, of Abilene, Texas, uses "air typing" to visualize and spell her word "duello", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Miller spelled her word correct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Maria Kaltchenko of Tupelo, Miss., smiles after spelling the word "pointelle" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Mary Horton, 13, of West Melbourne, Fla., expresses her disappointment after incorrectly spelling "shibuichi" during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
From left, Mary Horton, 13, of West Melbourne, Fla., Tajaun Gibbison, 13, of Mandeville, Jamaica, and Alia Abiad, 14, of Western Springs, Ill., celebrate, after receiving their medals from Paige Kimble, right, executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and making it to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Tea Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Wash., right, is congratulated after spelling "camembert" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
SpellerTea Freedman Susskind of Redmond, Washington, celebrates after she correctly spelled her word during round six of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 29, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland. Forty-six spellers have advanced to the semifinals to compete for the top honor in the annual spelling contest. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 494322621 )
Home-schooled eighth grade student Kate Miller, 14, of Abilene, Texas, waves as she bows out of the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Miller, incorrectly spelled the word "exochorion". (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Tejas Muthusamy of Glen Allen, Va., reacts after spelling "llanero" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
`Sixth grade student Jae Canetti, 12, of Fairfax, Va., cringes his face after incorrectly spelling his word "parseval" during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Ansun Sujoe, of Fort Worth, Texas, spells his word during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Sujoe became the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champion with Sriram Hathwar from Painted Post, N.Y. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Speller Timothy Lau of Torrance, California, reacts after he correctly spelled his word during round five of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 29, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland. Forty-six spellers have advanced to the semifinals to compete for the top honor in the annual spelling contest. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 494291075 )
Speller Shayley Grace Martin of Riner, Virginia, reacts after she correctly spelled his word during round six of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 29, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland. Forty-six spellers have advanced to the semifinals to compete for the top honor in the annual spelling contest. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 494316501 )
Sriram Hathwar from Painted Post, N.Y., reacts after correctly spelling his word during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Hathwar became the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee Co-Champion that he shared with Ansun Sujoe, of Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Alia Abiad, 14, of Western Springs, Ill., smiles after correctly spelling "brindisi" during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Eighth grade home-schooled student Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Fla., reacts after correctly spelling his word "harlequinade", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Williamson spelled his word correct. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Alia Abiad, 14, of Western Springs, Ill., smiles after spelling the word "collyrium" correctly during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Maria Kaltchenko of Tupelo, Miss., smiles after spelling the word "pointelle" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Fla., celebrates after spelling "carcharodont" correctly during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Tajaun Gibbison of Mandeville, Jamaica, pauses while spelling the word "swidden" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Kate Miller of Abilene, Texas, spells the the word "brachypterous" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., left, and Mary Elizabeth Horton of West Melbourne, Fla., wait for their turn during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Shayley Grace Martin of Riner, Va., concentrates before spelling the word "tachytely" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Sixth grade student Jae Canetti, 12, of Fairfax, Va., shows his disappointment after incorrectly spelling his word "parseval" during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Tea Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Wash., celebrates after spelling "camembert" during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Tejas Muthusamy, 11, of Glen Allen, Va., reaches for the microphone before spelling the word "gematria" during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, left, smiles as he spells the word "augenphilologie" during the final round of the National Spelling Bee with , on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. Sujoe was named co-champion with Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., smiles as he spells the word "thymelici" during the final round of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. Hathwar was named co-champion with Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, left, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., celebrate after being named co-champions of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
The 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee Co-Champions Ansun Sujoe, left, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Sriram Hathwar, of Painted Post, N.Y., celebrate after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Spelling Bee )
Speller Jacob Daniel Williamson (R) of Cape Coral, Florida, celebrates as he learns through announcement that he has advanced to the final rounds of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 29, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland. Twelve spellers have advanced to the finals to compete for the top honor in the annual spelling contest. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 494322631 )
Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, left, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., raise the championship trophy after being named co-champions of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ( Spelling Bee )
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