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Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, left, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., shake hands after being named co-champions of the National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Sriram Hathwar, of Painted Post, N.Y. reaches out to congratulate Kasey Torres, of San Angelo, Texas as he skips off after spelling the word "phaeton" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Sriram Hathwar, 13 of Painted Post, N.Y., spells "flaneur" during the semifinal round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Sriram Hathwar, 13 of Painted Post, N.Y., left, reaches out to shake hands with Syamantak Payra, 12, of Friendswood, Texas, right, as he high-fives Vismaya Kharkar, 14, of Bountiful, Utah, as Chetan Reddy, 13 of Plano, Texas, yellow shirt, and Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, N.Y., center, watch after they learned that they will advance to the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Sriram Hathwar, 13 of Painted Post, N.Y., spells "flaneur" during the semifinal round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Photographs by Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times Sriram Hathwar and Arvind Mahankali, both 11, celebrate Thursday after both New York spellers were named finalists in the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, held at the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor in Oxon Hill. They were among the 13 finalists who were set to battle Thursday night for the spelling crown.