Indian-Americans - Sriram J Hathwar & Ansun Sujoe script history; jointly win the Spelling Bee



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Two Indian-Americans - Sriram J Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe - today scripted history by becoming co-champions of the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, after a thrilling final in which they almost exhausted the 25 designated words, the first tie since 1962.
This is the seventh consecutive year that Indian- Americans have retained the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was watched live by millions of people in the US.
An eighth grader from the Alternative School for Maths and Science, Sriram is from New York, while Ansun is a seventh grader from Texas. Both said they are happy to share the trophy.
The last three contestants were also Indian-Americans.

Two Indian-Americans - Sriram J Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe - today scripted history by becoming co-champions of the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, after a thrilling final in which they almost exhausted the 25 designated words, the first tie since 1962.

This is the seventh consecutive year that Indian- Americans have retained the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was watched live by millions of people in the US.
An eighth grader from the Alternative School for Maths and Science, Sriram is from New York, while Ansun is a seventh grader from Texas. Both said they are happy to share the trophy.
The last three contestants were also Indian-Americans.

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