By Snejana Farberov 'I know it! I know it! I totally know it! Scripps National Spelling Bee finalist Jacob Williamson shrieked after drawing the word 'kabaragoya' Thursday night. With only seven contestants remaining on the stage, a visibly excited Williamson, 15, proceeded to incorrectly spell out the name of a large lizard from Southeast Asia: c-a-b-a-r-a-g-o-y-a. Williams, a home-schooled boy from Bonita Springs, Florida, who has become a viral sensation thanks to his over-the-top spelling bee celebrations, was so confident he knew the word that he did not even bother to ask for the language of origin, definition or alternative spelling.
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Jacob Williamson, 15, of Florida, thought he knew the word 'kabaragoya' but ended up misspelling it by getting the first letter wrong
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Williamson, a home-schooled coin collector, was eliminated from round 10 of Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Jacob won over viewers nationwide with his boundless enthusiasm and over-the-top celebrations
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Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, were joint winners
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The two engaged in a final-round duel and after spelling 12 words each correctly were named co-champions
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It was the first time in 52 years two spellers were winners
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