Two Indian-origin boys tie for Scripps National Spelling Bee championship trophy

Two Indian-origin boys have been crowned the co-winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

For the first time in 52 years, two spellers have been declared co-champions, ABC News reported.

Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, shared the title after they spelled a dozen words correctly in a row.

Both the winners took home the 30,000 dollar prize.