Surprise win in US National Spelling Bee

A record number of eight children have been crowned co-champions in the US of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In a tense final, the competitors have been put through their paces with words like erysipelas, bougainvillea and aiguillette.

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(Photo: The winners of the annual National Spelling Bee. Credit: Joshua Roberts/Reuters)