Eight contestants tie in national spelling bee, each receives $50,000 cash prize - GulfToday

Eight contestants tie in national spelling bee, each receives $50,000 cash prize

  • 30 May 2019
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Champions in an eight-way tie celebrate after the final round of the 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, US on Friday. Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Eight young super spellers all tie, and all are crowned co-champions for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

After a marathon session stretching into early on Friday, each winner will receive a $50,000 prize and a trophy in the three-day event that started with 562 word whizzes from across the nation, US territories and six other countries.

Reuters

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