Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190531:11:13:00
Competitors. for the first time ever, eight won the spelling bee. cnn's dave briggs here with the details. how could there be an eight-way tie. >> john, just sit back and watch, my friend. not short on winners was the scripps spelling bee. they did run out of words, however opinion t however. the tournament started with 562 spellers from all over the country, but after 20 rounds and a run of 47 correct answers to end the competition, the panel simply ran out of words, john berman, forcing them to call it and leaving an unprecedented eight-way tie for the trophy. here is the spectacular crownin...