VIDEO: The Annual Spelling Bee on KIMMEL is Back!

On KIMMEL, every year Jimmy invites the winner of the Spelling Bee to the show to compete against him. This year there was a tie so he invited two Spelling Bee champs: 11-year-old Nihar Janga and 13-year-old Jairam Hathwar. For this competition, Jimmy enlisted the help of another kid who competed at the Spelling Bee, 7-year-old Akash Vukati. So let the competition begin!

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The 89th SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE was held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on May 24-26, 2016. Jairam Hathwar and Nihar Janga were declared co-champions after 24 championship rounds. Co-champion Nihar Janga, at age 11, was the first winner since 2002 to win in his first appearance at the national bee. Jairam Hathwar became the second sibling of a past champion (his brother Sriram Hathwar was co-champion in 2014) to win the competition.

About Jimmy Kimmel Live:

Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy nominated "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC's late-night talk show.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" is well known for its huge viral video successes with 1.5 billion views on Youtube alone. Some of Kimmel's most popular comedy bits include - Mean Tweets, Lie Witness News, Jimmy's Twerk Fail Prank, Unnecessary Censorship, Youtube Challenge, The Baby Bachelor, Movie: The Movie, Handsome Men's Club, Jimmy Kimmel Lie Detective and music videos like "I (Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum" and a Blurred Lines parody with Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Jimmy and his security guard Guillermo.

Kimmel's guests have included: Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Halle Berry, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Katy Perry, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, George Clooney, Larry David, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Kobe Bryant, Steve Carell, Hugh Jackman, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Garner, Ryan Gosling, Bryan Cranston, Jamie Foxx, Amy Poehler, Ben Affleck, Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, Oprah, and unfortunately Matt Damon.

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