All Eight Scripps National Spelling Bee Champions Will Appear on LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN 6/3

On Monday, June 3, not one but all eight winners of the 2019 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE will join Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest for some post-competition fun on "Live with Kelly and Ryan," their first in-studio interview. This year's event became an unprecedented and impressive display of academic excellence when eight talented spellers clinched the title of co-champion after 20 intense final rounds on Thursday, May 30.

Hailing from across the country, the 2019 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE co-champions are as follows:
? 14-year-old Erin Howard from Huntsville, AL
? 13-year-old Rishik Gandhasri from San Jose, CA
? 12-year-old Abhijay Kodali from Flower Mound, TX
? 13-year-old Shruthika Padhy from Cherry Hill, NJ
? 13-year-old Rohan Raja from Dallas, TX
? 13-year-old Saketh Sundar from Clarksville, MD
? 13-year-old Sohum Sukhatankar from Dallas, TX
? 13-year-old Christopher Serrao from Whitehouse Station, NJ

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