67 contestants participated. The winners were Dana Bennett (age 13 of Denver) and Sandra Owen (age 14 of Navarre, Ohio), declared co-champions after the word list was exhausted. The final word was schappe, which both failed to correctly spell. The competition lasts 37 rounds, the last 14 with only the final two contestants. At one point Owen was overcome with tears, and Bennett became nauseated, leading to a 10-minute recess. Each winner received a $1000 prize and trip to New York. Owen had been the runner-up in the prior year's competition. This was the second-ever tie in the competition, the first occurring at the 1950 bee. The winners got to meet Vice President Richard Nixon on June 9.[1]
Third place went to Mary Gilliland, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas ($250 prize), who failed to properly spell eudaemonic in the 23rd round. Jolitta Schlehuber placed fourth, but returned to win the next year.[2][3]
The competition lasted from 9 am until 6:55 pm, and was the longest in the competition's history.[4][5] The competition moved to a two-day format for the first time the following year.[6]
Referencesedit
^(10 June 1957). Nixon Sees Winners of U.S. Spelling Bee, Toledo Blade
^(8 June 1957). 2 Amazing Girls Tie For Title, St. Petersburg Times
^(8 June 1957). Who Said Modern Kids Couldn't Spell?, Deseret News (United Press)
^Williams, Joseph J. (8 June 1957). Karen Minsinger Places 23rd In Bee; Two Girls Tie for First, Pittsburgh Press
^(20 May 1957). Here's What Spellers Are To Do in Capital, St. Petersburg Times
^Twenty Remain Undefeated in Bee, Gettysburg Times (Associated Press)
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30th, scripps, national, spelling, held, washington, district, columbia, june, 1957, scripps, company, department, commerce, auditoriumdatejune, 1957locationdepartment, commerce, auditorium, washington, winnerdana, bennett, sandra, owen, age13, 14residencedenv. The 30th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington District of Columbia on June 7 1957 by the E W Scripps Company 30th Scripps National Spelling BeeDepartment of Commerce auditoriumDateJune 7 1957LocationDepartment of Commerce auditorium Washington D C WinnerDana Bennett Sandra Owen tie Age13 14ResidenceDenver Colorado Navarre OhioWinning wordschappe last word both failed to spell No of contestants67PronouncerBenson S AllemanPreceded by29th Scripps National Spelling BeeFollowed by31st Scripps National Spelling Bee67 contestants participated The winners were Dana Bennett age 13 of Denver and Sandra Owen age 14 of Navarre Ohio declared co champions after the word list was exhausted The final word was schappe which both failed to correctly spell The competition lasts 37 rounds the last 14 with only the final two contestants At one point Owen was overcome with tears and Bennett became nauseated leading to a 10 minute recess Each winner received a 1000 prize and trip to New York Owen had been the runner up in the prior year s competition This was the second ever tie in the competition the first occurring at the 1950 bee The winners got to meet Vice President Richard Nixon on June 9 1 Third place went to Mary Gilliland 13 of Fort Worth Texas 250 prize who failed to properly spell eudaemonic in the 23rd round Jolitta Schlehuber placed fourth but returned to win the next year 2 3 The competition lasted from 9 am until 6 55 pm and was the longest in the competition s history 4 5 The competition moved to a two day format for the first time the following year 6 References edit 10 June 1957 Nixon Sees Winners of U S Spelling Bee Toledo Blade 8 June 1957 2 Amazing Girls Tie For Title St Petersburg Times 8 June 1957 Who Said Modern Kids Couldn t Spell Deseret News United Press Williams Joseph J 8 June 1957 Karen Minsinger Places 23rd In Bee Two Girls Tie for First Pittsburgh Press 20 May 1957 Here s What Spellers Are To Do in Capital St Petersburg Times Twenty Remain Undefeated in Bee Gettysburg Times Associated Press nbsp This article about a literary award is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 30th Scripps National Spelling Bee amp oldid 1124021679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
