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Mirle, left, the father of Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kan., and Krishnan, the father of Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis, sit onstage together after their children are named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, spells the word "pistachio" during the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Seventh grade student Vanya Shivashankar, 12, of California Trail Middle School, Olathe, Kansas uses her palm to write and spell the word "krypton" during the preliminaries, round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Shivashankar, spelled her word correct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Vanya Shivashankar, 11 of Olathe, Kan., smiles after spelling the word "shillibeer" correctly during the final round of the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Vanya Shivashankar, 10, of Olathe, Kan., works on spelling her word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Vanya Shivashankar, 10, of Olathe, Kan., works on spelling her word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
