National spelling bee

Confetti falls after Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York and Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas both won the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition

Hathwar and Sujoe were declared as co-champions after 22 rounds of the competition.

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Jacob Williamson of Cape Coral, Florida celebrates after realizing that he knew how to spell the word "euripus" during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee.

All photos taken on May 28th and May 29th, 2014.

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Tea Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Washington is congratulated after spelling "camembert" correctly.

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Calle Mayor Middle School eighth grade student Timothy Lau, 14, of Torrance, California reacts after correctly spelling his word, "messuage."

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Ankita Vadiala of Manassa, Virginia, and Samuel Pereles of Waynesboro, Virginia, celebrate after they qualified for the semifinal round.

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Téa Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Washington, and Ankita Vadiala, of Manassas, Virginia, celebrate after they qualified for the semifinal round.

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Sixth grade student Jae Canetti, 12, of Fairfax, Virginia, cringes his face after incorrectly spelling his word "parseval" during the semifinals.

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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.

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Eighth grade home-schooled student Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Florida, reacts after correctly spelling his word "harlequinade."

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Ed Horan of Hoboken, N.J., spells the word "fantoccini" correctly during the preliminary round.

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Shayley Grace Martin, of Riner, Virginia, reacts after spelling the word "tachytely" correctly during the semifinal round.

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Finalist Gokul Venkatachalam, 13, of Chesterfield, Missouri, is congratulated by Paige Kimble, executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, after awarding him his medal.

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Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists stand hand in hand on the stage with their medals.

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Eighth grade home-schooled student Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Florida, pumps his fists after hearing his word, "euripus."

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Amber Robinson of Homestead, Florida, concentrates before spelling the word "pelagial" incorrectly during the preliminary round.

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Jacob Williamson of Cape Coral, Florida, celebrates after learning he made the final round of the National Spelling Bee.

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Tejas Muthusamy of Glen Allen, Virginia, reacts after spelling "llanero" correctly during the semifinal round.

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Finalist Tejas Muthusamy, right, 11, of Glen Allen, Virginia, is congratulated by Paige Kimble, executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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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.

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Kate Miller of Abilene, Texas, spells the the word "brachypterous" correctly during the semifinal round.

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Eighth grade home-schooled student Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Florida, reacts after correctly spelling his word "harlequinade", during the semifinals.

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Eighth grade student Joseph Cusi Delamerced, 14, of Cincinnati, Ohio, smiles after correctly spelling, "salicetum", during the semifinals.

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Jacob Williamson of Cape Coral, Florida, celebrates after learning he made the final round of the National Spelling Bee.

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Ed Horan of Hoboken, N.J., spells the word "fantoccini" correctly during the preliminary round.

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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.

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Speller Jennifer Tenant of Hollywood, Maryland, reacts as she participates during round two of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.

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Speller Madeline Rickert of Minot, North Dakota, gestures after she correctly spelled her word during round three.

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Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York is greeted by family members after he and Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas both won the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.

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Confetti falls after Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York and Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas both won the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition