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All 8 Scripps National Spelling Bee champions will appear on 'Live with Kelly and Ryan'

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Sat, Jun 1st 2019 09:50 am

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. The show airs locally at 9 a.m. on ABC (WKBW-TV Channel 7).

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.

Hailing from across the country, the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champions are:

  • 14-year-old Erin Howard from Huntsville, Alabama
  • 13-year-old Rishik Gandhasri from San Jose, California
  • 12-year-old Abhijay Kodali from Flower Mound, Texas
  • 13-year-old Shruthika Padhy from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
  • 13-year-old Rohan Raja from Dallas
  • 13-year-old Saketh Sundar from Clarksville, Maryland
  • 13-year-old Sohum Sukhatankar from Dallas
  • 13-year-old Christopher Serrao from Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Visit “Live” on the web at KellyandRyan.com.

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