New York, May 27 (ANI): Nihar Janga, a fifth-grader from Austin, Texas, and Jairam Hathwar, a seventh-grader from Painted Post, New York, were declared co-champions of the U.S. Scripps National Spelling Bee. The pair battled head to head for 25 rounds in the finals. They ended as co-winners when Jairam, 13, correctly spelled ‘feldenkrais’, a method of education, and Nihar, 11, aced ‘gesellschaft’, a type of social relationship. The tie is the third in a row in the Bee, a U.S. institution since 1925, and comes despite the contest introducing tougher rules this year to avoid another deadlock. Jairam and Nihar will each receive a $40,000 cash prize.
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