All tied up at the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee (14 images)

Nihar Saireddy Janga, 11, of Austin, TX, and Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar, 13, of Corning, NY hoist the trophy after being named co-champions in the final round of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI

Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar, 13, of Corning, NY, and Nihar Saireddy Janga, 11, of Austin, TX, react after being named co-champions in the final round of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI

Sylvie Lamontagne, 13, of Lakewood, CO, participates in the final round of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Nihar Saireddy Janga, 11, of Austin, TX, and Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar, 13, of Corning, NY, where named co-champions. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI

Mitchell A. Robson, 14, of Danvers, MA, participates in the final round of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI