Dr. Jacques Bailly said they threw the dictionary at those eight children, and the champions showed the dictionary who was boss. The competitors were told at the end of round 17 that because the judges were running out of words hard enough to challenge the remaining competitors, that anyone still standing after 20 rounds would be named co-champion. All eight competitors correctly spelled their words in the final three rounds. Each will get a 50-thousand dollar check for being a co-champion.