In her final Spelling Bee appearance, Kansas eigth-grader Vanya Shivashankar engaged in a memorable duel with fellow competitor Gokul Venkatachalam right down to the final word. In the end, both were named co-champions of the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee. The victory was historic for the Shivashankars, as Vanya became the first sibling of a past champion to win.