Mirle, left, the father of Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kan., and Krishnan, the father of Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis, sit onstage together after their children are named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)