In a Historic Finale, 8 Spellers Just Won the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee

"We're throwing the dictionary at you, and you're showing the dictionary who's boss," Dr. Jacques Bailly, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's official announcer said Thursday night after 17 rounds of competition — at which point a record-setting eight spellers remained in the running.

"We are now in uncharted territory," Bailly continued.

"We're throwing the dictionary at you, and you're showing the dictionary who's boss," Dr. Jacques Bailly, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's official announcer said Thursday night after 17 rounds of competition — at which point a record-setting eight spellers remained in the running. "We are now in uncharted territory," Bailly continued.