Indian-American-Children-becomes-co-winners-in-Spelling-Bee-Contest Scripting history, two Indian-Americans children on Thursday won the world�s prestigious spelling bee in a tie the second time in a row, maintaining the community�s complete dominance on the competition. Vanya Shivashankar, 13, and Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee as they together lifted the golden trophy amid confetti and applause in a repeat of last year�s surprise tie � a feat achieved by Indian-Americans for the second consecutive year.
The two winners will each receive over $37,000 in cash and prizes.
young Indian-Americans have won as many as 14 of the past 18 contests and its the eighth year in a row.
This is also the first time a sibling of a former champion won.
The third spot was also bagged by an Indian-American Cole Shafer-Ray from Oklahoma.
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