Jacob Daniel Williamson, of Cape Coral, Florida, reacts after correctly spelling a word Thursday, May 29, during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland. More than 250 students from the United States and seven other countries gathered to compete in the annual contest, which ends May 29.HIDE CAPTION
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(CNN) -- Ansun Sujoe, 13, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. Hathwar correctly spelled the word 'stichomythia' and Sujoe correctly spelled the word 'feuilleton.'
In this year's national championship, 281 spellers from eight countries competed for the title. The contest started Tuesday and finished up Thursday night with the finals broadcast live on ESPN.
The youngest competitor was 8 years old. And the oldest was 15 years old, organizers said.
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