The 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee ended with a record number of winners on Thursday. Business Insider reports, 8 contestants spelled their way through 20 rounds of grueling words. Organizers announced in the competition’s 17th round, that any contestant who spelled three more words correctly would be crowned champion.
It’s not the first time there’s been a tie in the annual spelling competition. In fact, there have been six two-way ties in the bee’s history, including each year from 2014 to 2016. But bee officials said this year’s competition was the only to end with more than two champions.
Rishik Gandhasri, Erin Howard, Saketh Sundar, Shruthika Padhy, Sohum Sukhatankar, Abhijay Kodali, Christopher Serrao and Rohan Raja were crown co-champions of the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Each of the 8 winners will receive a $50,000 prize and trophy.
