A historic win. The National Spelling Bee has not one -- but 8 champions

    By Madeline Holcombe, CNN

    Updated 0359 GMT (1159 HKT) June 7, 2019

    The eight co-champions celebrate after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Friday, May 31, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md. The spelling bee ended in unprecedented 8-way championship tie after organizers ran out of challenging words. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    The eight co-champions celebrate after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Friday, May 31, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md. The spelling bee ended in unprecedented 8-way championship tie after organizers ran out of challenging words. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

    (CNN)Can you spell history? The 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee had an epic ending with eight co-champions.

    The spelling bee was finally over after it went 20 rounds, which included a run of 47 correct words.
    Thursday night's unprecedented decision was made after round 17, when it was announced that while there were plenty of words left in the dictionary, there were only enough challenging words for three final rounds.
      The eight co-champions are: Rishik Gandhasri; Erin Howard; Saketh Sundar; Shruthika Padhy; Sohum Sukhatankar; Abhijay Kodali; Christopher Serrao; and Rohan Raja.