Photos: 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee final round

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Photos: 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee final round

The contest ended with co-champions for the second straight year.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MAY 28 Speller Vanya Shivashankar (L) of Olathe, Kansas, and speller Gokul Venkatachalam (R) of St. Louis, Missouri, hold up the trophy after winning the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 28, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shivashankar and Venkatachalam were declared co-champion at the annual spelling competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The remaining two spellers Vanya Shivashankar, left, 13, of Olathe, Kan., and Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis, sit onstage during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis waits for his turn to spell a word in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mirle, left, the father of Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kan., and Krishnan, the father of Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis, sit onstage together after their children are named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champion Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kan., is embraced by her father Merl Shivashankar, right, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Vanya Shivashankar, left, 13, of Olathe, Kan., and Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis, hold up the championship trophy as co-champions after winning the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dev Jaiswal, 13, of Jackson, Miss., kisses his sister Rani, right, while their mother Hernlata looks on after incorrectly spelling the word "iridocyclitis" in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Tejas Muthusamy, 12, of Richmond, Va., correctly spells the word "billiken" in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Siyona Mishra, 11, of Orlando, Fla, incorrectly spells the word "hacek" in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champion Vanya Shivashankar, 13, center, of Olathe, Kan., hugs her father Merl Shivashankar while co-champion Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, right, of St. Louis, celebrates as his family reaches out to him in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MAY 28: Speller Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, spells her word during a final round of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 28, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam were declared co-champion at the annual spelling competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MAY 28 Speller Vanya Shivashankar (L) of Olathe, Kansas, celebrates her victory with her sister Kavya (R), who won the competition in 2009, after winning the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam were declared co-champion at the annual spelling competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MAY 28: Speller Vanya Shivashankar (2L) of Olathe, Kansas, and speller Gokul Venkatachalam (R) of St. Louis, Missouri, celebrate with family members after winning the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shivashankar and Venkatachalam were declared co-champion at the annual spelling competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MAY 28: Speller Dev Jaiswal of Jackson, Mississippi, reacts after correctly spelling his word during round seven of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 28, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Ten spellers have advanced to the finals. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MAY 28 Speller Vanya Shivashankar (L) of Olathe, Kansas, and speller Gokul Venkatachalam (R) of St. Louis, Missouri, hold up the trophy after winning the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 28, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shivashankar and Venkatachalam were declared co-champion at the annual spelling competition. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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