The epic spelling match between seventh-grader Kush Sharma and fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman came to a close Saturday.

Kush Sharma was victorious in the 29-round rematch after his opponent Sophia stumbled on the word "stifling."

Kush's last word? "Definition."

The crowd laughed when Kush asked for the definition of the word before spelling it correctly to win the match and earn a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Kush and Sophia made national headlines last month with their incredible marathon spelling bee that lasted 66 rounds. It went so long that the organizers exhausted the entire list of Scripps approved words, forcing them to acquire an extended list from the dictionary. After the two wordsmiths finished the first list, organizers decided to call it a tie.

"We didn't want to just go through the dictionary and give them more words," event co-ordinator Mary Olive Thompson said at the time. "We feared that someone would get a word that was too easy while the other would get an extremely difficult word. We wanted to be a bit more calculated and neutral, and we wanted to give each an equal opportunity."

Since that day, Kush and Sophia had become celebrities, even making appearances on CNN and Good Morning America. The experience brought the two closer together.

"I was pretty sad when she got that word incorrect," said Kush. "That's the game, you know? It's going to come down to one person, whether you're friends or not."

Sophia said she was happy to have made it so far and was looking forward to competing again next year. Kush also was excited to face off against Sophia again. Meanwhile, organizers are already getting their list ready in preparation for Sophia and Kush's return.

"We are keeping our extra list of words as a back-up," said head judge Kaite Stover, "and I'm not letting anyone see it."