The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The competition began in 1925,[1] and was initially organized by The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, until the Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company (now the E. W. Scripps Company) assumed sponsorship in 1941. Every speller in the competition has previously participated in a local spelling bee, usually organized by a local newspaper.[2]
Kerry Close, the winner of the 2006 Bee, meeting President George W. Bush and his wife Laura at the White House after her victory.
The first champion was Frank Neuhauser of Louisville, who beat eight other finalists to win the inaugural competition.[3] He was honored with a parade in his hometown, where and when he was presented with bouquets of gladioli in commemoration of the winning word "gladiolus", and returned to the Bee a number of times as a guest of honor.[3] The first girl to win was Pauline Bell, also of Louisville, the following year. Girls won nine consecutive competitions from 1932 to 1940. Joint winners have been crowned on seven occasions in the Bee's history. The first such occurrence was in 1950, when Dean Colquitt and Diana Reynard were declared co-champions after the contestants had exhausted the list of available words.[4] In both 1957 and 1962 joint champions were declared when both remaining contestants spelled the same word incorrectly.[5][6] After three consecutive ties between 2014 and 2016, a written tiebreaker round was introduced, but it was discontinued for the 2019 Bee,[7] which subsequently resulted in an unprecedented eight-way tie when the organizers ended the final session after the remaining contestants had completed five consecutive perfect rounds.[8]
Although the competition is titled "National", it is not restricted to spellers from the United States. In 1998, Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica became the first speller from outside the US to win the Bee,[9][10] as well as the first black winner.[11] In recent decades the competition has been dominated by Indian-American students.[12] Although people of South Asian origin make up less than one percent of the U.S. population,[12] the vast majority of the winners since 1999, including all fourteen champions between 2008–2018 and seven of the eight co-champions in 2019, have come from the South Asian community.[1][12] One such speller, Nihar Janga from Austin, Texas, became the youngest champion in the Bee's history when he won the title in 2016 at the age of 11.[13] The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was the first time that an African-American (Zaila Avant-garde) became the champion and only the second time that the champion was a black person.
The competition was not held from 1943 to 1945 because of World War II. The 2020 competition was canceled due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
The Secretary to the President, Everett Sanders congratulating Betty Robinson, the winner of the 1928 Bee.Kavya Shivashankar, the 2009 winner, meeting President Barack Obama.Sukanya Roy, the winner of the 2011 competition.
^Spelled more words correctly in the 90 second spell-off; this is the first year that this format has been implemented to determine the champion.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Spelling Bee: Record eight children win Scripps National in the US". BBC News. May 31, 2019. from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ abFox, Margalit (March 22, 2011). "Frank Neuhauser, a Speller's Speller, Dies at 97". The New York Times. from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
^. Time. June 5, 1950. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
^. Time. June 17, 1957. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
^"Spelling Bee Is Called Draw". Kentucky New Era. June 7, 1962. from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^Nuckols, Ben (May 1, 2019). "National Spelling Bee ditches its tiebreaker". The Columbian. Associated Press. from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^Zimmer, Ben (May 31, 2019). "How Eight Middle Schoolers Toppled the Scripps Spelling Bee". The Atlantic. from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^Archibold, Randal (May 29, 1998). "Placed in the Shadows By a Chiaroscurist". The New York Times. from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
^. CNN. May 28, 1998. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^. Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. May 1998. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ abcBasu, Moni (May 29, 2015). "Why South Asians win spelling bees: P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E". CNN. from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^Garcia, Feliks (May 27, 2016). "National Spelling Bee crowns youngest champion in history". The Independent. from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^Alicia Lee (April 21, 2020). "National Spelling Bee canceled for the first time since WWII". CNN. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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The Scripps National Spelling Bee formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee is an annual spelling bee held in the United States The competition began in 1925 1 and was initially organized by The Courier Journal of Louisville Kentucky until the Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company now the E W Scripps Company assumed sponsorship in 1941 Every speller in the competition has previously participated in a local spelling bee usually organized by a local newspaper 2 Kerry Close the winner of the 2006 Bee meeting President George W Bush and his wife Laura at the White House after her victory The first champion was Frank Neuhauser of Louisville who beat eight other finalists to win the inaugural competition 3 He was honored with a parade in his hometown where and when he was presented with bouquets of gladioli in commemoration of the winning word gladiolus and returned to the Bee a number of times as a guest of honor 3 The first girl to win was Pauline Bell also of Louisville the following year Girls won nine consecutive competitions from 1932 to 1940 Joint winners have been crowned on seven occasions in the Bee s history The first such occurrence was in 1950 when Dean Colquitt and Diana Reynard were declared co champions after the contestants had exhausted the list of available words 4 In both 1957 and 1962 joint champions were declared when both remaining contestants spelled the same word incorrectly 5 6 After three consecutive ties between 2014 and 2016 a written tiebreaker round was introduced but it was discontinued for the 2019 Bee 7 which subsequently resulted in an unprecedented eight way tie when the organizers ended the final session after the remaining contestants had completed five consecutive perfect rounds 8 Although the competition is titled National it is not restricted to spellers from the United States In 1998 Jody Anne Maxwell from Jamaica became the first speller from outside the US to win the Bee 9 10 as well as the first black winner 11 In recent decades the competition has been dominated by Indian American students 12 Although people of South Asian origin make up less than one percent of the U S population 12 the vast majority of the winners since 1999 including all fourteen champions between 2008 2018 and seven of the eight co champions in 2019 have come from the South Asian community 1 12 One such speller Nihar Janga from Austin Texas became the youngest champion in the Bee s history when he won the title in 2016 at the age of 11 13 The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was the first time that an African American Zaila Avant garde became the champion and only the second time that the champion was a black person The competition was not held from 1943 to 1945 because of World War II The 2020 competition was canceled due to concerns about the COVID 19 pandemic 14 Contents 1 Champions 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksChampions edit nbsp The Secretary to the President Everett Sanders congratulating Betty Robinson the winner of the 1928 Bee nbsp Kavya Shivashankar the 2009 winner meeting President Barack Obama nbsp Sukanya Roy the winner of the 2011 competition Joint champions Edition Year Competition ending word 15 Winner 15 Sponsor 15 Sponsor s location 15 1st 1925 gladiolus Frank Neuhauser The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky 2nd 1926 cerise Pauline Bell The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky 3rd 1927 abrogate Dean Lucas Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 4th 1928 knack Betty Robinson South Bend News Times South Bend Indiana 5th 1929 luxuriance Virginia Hogan Omaha World Herald Omaha Nebraska 6th 1930 albumen Helen Jensen The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines Iowa 7th 1931 foulard Ward Randall White Hall Register Republican White Hall Illinois 8th 1932 invulnerable Dorothy Greenwald The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines Iowa 9th 1933 torsion Alma Roach Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 10th 1934 brethren Sarah Wilson Portland Evening Express Portland Maine 11th 1935 intelligible Clara Mohler Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 12th 1936 eczema Jean Trowbridge The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines Iowa 13th 1937 promiscuous Waneeta Beckley The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky 14th 1938 sanitarium Marian Richardson The Louisville Times Louisville Kentucky 15th 1939 canonical Elizabeth Ann Rice Telegram amp Gazette Worcester Massachusetts 16th 1940 therapy Laurel Kuykendall The Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 17th 1941 initials Louis Edward Sissman The Detroit News Detroit Michigan 18th 1942 sacrilegious Richard Earnhart El Paso Herald Post El Paso Texas 19th 1946 semaphore John McKinney The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines Iowa 20th 1947 chlorophyll Mattie Lou Pollard Atlanta Journal Atlanta Georgia 21st 1948 psychiatry Jean Chappelear Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 22nd 1949 onerous Kim Calvin Canton Repository Canton Ohio 23rd 1950 meticulosity Diana Reynard Cleveland Press Cleveland Ohio Colquitt Dean Atlanta Journal Atlanta Georgia 24th 1951 insouciant Irving Belz Memphis Press Scimitar Memphis Tennessee 25th 1952 vignette Doris Ann Hall Winston Salem Journal Winston Salem North Carolina 26th 1953 soubrette Elizabeth Hess Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona 27th 1954 transept William Cashore Norristown Times Herald Norristown Pennsylvania 28th 1955 crustaceology Sandra Sloss St Louis Globe Democrat St Louis Missouri 29th 1956 condominium Melody Sachko Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 30th 1957 schappe Dana Bennett Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado Sandra Owen Canton Repository Canton Ohio 31st 1958 syllepsis Jolitta Schlehuber Topeka Daily Capital Topeka Kansas 32nd 1959 catamaran Joel Montgomery Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado 33rd 1960 eudaemonic Henry Feldman The Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 34th 1961 smaragdine John Capehart Tulsa Tribune Tulsa Oklahoma 35th 1962 esquamulose Nettie Crawford El Paso Herald Post El Paso Texas Michael Day St Louis Globe Democrat St Louis Missouri 36th 1963 equipage Glen Van Slyke III The Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 37th 1964 sycophant William Kerek Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 38th 1965 eczema Michael Kerpan Jr Tulsa Tribune Tulsa Oklahoma 39th 1966 ratoon Robert A Wake Houston Chronicle Houston Texas 40th 1967 chihuahua Jennifer Reinke The Omaha World Herald Omaha Nebraska 41st 1968 abalone Robert L Walters The Topeka Daily Capital Topeka Kansas 42nd 1969 interlocutory Susan Yoachum Dallas Morning News Dallas Texas 43rd 1970 croissant Libby Childress Winston Salem Journal amp Sentinel Winston Salem North Carolina 44th 1971 shalloon Jonathan Knisely Philadelphia Bulletin Philadelphia Pennsylvania 45th 1972 macerate Robin Kral Lubbock Avalanche Journal Lubbock Texas 46th 1973 vouchsafe Barrie Trinkle Fort Worth Press Fort Worth Texas 47th 1974 hydrophyte Julie Ann Junkin Birmingham Post Herald Birmingham Alabama 48th 1975 incisor Hugh Tosteson Garcia San Juan Star San Juan Puerto Rico 49th 1976 narcolepsy Tim Kneale Syracuse Herald Journal Syracuse New York 50th 1977 cambist John Paola The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 51st 1978 deification Peg McCarthy The Topeka Capital Journal Topeka Kansas 52nd 1979 maculature Katie Kerwin Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado 53rd 1980 elucubrate Jacques Bailly Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado 54th 1981 sarcophagus Paige Pipkin El Paso Herald Post El Paso Texas 55th 1982 psoriasis Molly Dieveney Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado 56th 1983 Purim Blake Giddens El Paso Herald Post El Paso Texas 57th 1984 luge Daniel Greenblatt Loudoun Times Mirror Leesburg Virginia 58th 1985 milieu Balu Natarajan Chicago Tribune Chicago Illinois 59th 1986 odontalgia Jon Pennington The Patriot News Harrisburg Pennsylvania 60th 1987 staphylococci Stephanie Petit The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 61st 1988 elegiacal Rageshree Ramachandran The Sacramento Bee Sacramento California 62nd 1989 spoliator Scott Isaacs Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado 63rd 1990 fibranne Amy Marie Dimak The Seattle Times Seattle Washington 64th 1991 antipyretic Joanne Lagatta Wisconsin State Journal Clintonville Wisconsin 65th 1992 lyceum Amanda Goad The Richmond News Leader Richmond Virginia 66th 1993 kamikaze Geoff Hooper The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee 67th 1994 antediluvian Ned G Andrews The Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 68th 1995 xanthosis Justin Tyler Carroll The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee 69th 1996 vivisepulture Wendy Guey The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach Florida 70th 1997 euonym Rebecca Sealfon New York Daily News New York City 71st 1998 chiaroscurist Jody Anne Maxwell Phillips amp Phillips Stationery Suppliers Kingston Jamaica 72nd 1999 logorrhea Nupur Lala The Tampa Tribune Tampa Florida 73rd 2000 demarche George Thampy St Louis Post Dispatch St Louis Missouri 74th 2001 succedaneum Sean Conley Aitkin Independent Age Aitkin Minnesota 75th 2002 prospicience Pratyush Buddiga Rocky Mountain News Denver Colorado 76th 2003 pococurante Sai Gunturi Dallas Morning News Dallas Texas 77th 2004 autochthonous David Tidmarsh South Bend Tribune South Bend Indiana 78th 2005 appoggiatura Anurag Kashyap San Diego Union Tribune San Diego California 79th 2006 Ursprache Kerry Close Asbury Park Press Home News Tribune Spring Lake New Jersey 80th 2007 serrefine Evan O Dorney Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek California 81st 2008 guerdon Sameer Mishra Journal amp Courier West Lafayette Indiana 82nd 2009 Laodicean Kavya Shivashankar The Olathe News Olathe Kansas 83rd 2010 stromuhr Anamika Veeramani The Plain Dealer Cleveland Ohio 84th 2011 cymotrichous Sukanya Roy Times Leader Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 85th 2012 guetapens Snigdha Nandipati U T San Diego San Diego California 86th 2013 knaidel Arvind Mahankali New York Daily News New York City 87th 2014 stichomythia Sriram J Hathwar Corning Rotary Club Corning New York feuilleton Ansun Sujoe Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas 88th 2015 scherenschnitte Vanya Shivashankar The Olathe News Olathe Kansas nunatak Gokul Venkatachalam St Louis Post Dispatch St Louis Missouri 89th 2016 Feldenkrais Jairam Hathwar Corning Rotary Club Corning New York gesellschaft Nihar Saireddy Janga Houston Public Media Austin Texas 90th 2017 marocain Ananya Vinay The Fresno Bee Fresno California 91st 2018 koinonia Karthik Nemmani Scoggins Middle School McKinney Texas 92nd 2019 auslaut Rishik Gandhasri Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee San Jose California erysipelas Erin Howard Adventure Travel Huntsville Alabama bougainvillea Saketh Sundar Howard County Library Clarksville Maryland aiguillette Shruthika Padhy Rosa International Middle School Cherry Hill New Jersey pendeloque Sohum Sukhatankar Dallas Sports Commission Dallas Texas palama Abhijay Kodali Dallas Sports Commission Flower Mound Texas cernuous Christopher Serrao Discover Lehigh Valley Whitehouse Station New Jersey odylic Rohan Raja Dallas Sports Commission Irving Texas 93rd 2021 Murraya Zaila Avant garde New Orleans Chapter of the Links New Orleans Louisiana 94th 2022 moorhen a Harini Logan The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Association San Antonio Texas 95th 2023 psammophile Dev Shah SNSB Region One Bee Largo FloridaNotes edit Spelled more words correctly in the 90 second spell off this is the first year that this format has been implemented to determine the champion References edit a b Spelling Bee Record eight children win Scripps National in the US BBC News May 31 2019 Archived from the original on June 8 2019 Retrieved July 11 2019 History Scripps National Spelling Bee Archived from the original on May 31 2009 Retrieved May 23 2009 a b Fox Margalit March 22 2011 Frank Neuhauser a Speller s Speller Dies at 97 The New York Times Archived from the original on January 2 2019 Retrieved April 3 2011 Gnarled with a K Time June 5 1950 Archived from the original on June 2 2008 Retrieved March 6 2008 O R D E A L in Washington Time June 17 1957 Archived from the original on June 2 2008 Retrieved March 6 2008 Spelling Bee Is Called Draw Kentucky New Era June 7 1962 Archived from the original on July 22 2019 Retrieved July 11 2019 Nuckols Ben May 1 2019 National Spelling Bee ditches its tiebreaker The Columbian Associated Press Archived from the original on May 2 2019 Retrieved May 2 2019 Zimmer Ben May 31 2019 How Eight Middle Schoolers Toppled the Scripps Spelling Bee The Atlantic Archived from the original on June 11 2019 Retrieved July 21 2019 Archibold Randal May 29 1998 Placed in the Shadows By a Chiaroscurist The New York Times Archived from the original on June 2 2008 Retrieved March 6 2008 Jamaican Girl Crowned National Spelling Champ CNN May 28 1998 Archived from the original on February 13 2008 Retrieved March 7 2008 Spelling Her Way to Success Ebony Johnson Publishing Company May 1998 Archived from the original on July 23 2019 Retrieved July 11 2019 a b c Basu Moni May 29 2015 Why South Asians win spelling bees P R A C T I C E CNN Archived from the original on June 3 2019 Retrieved July 11 2019 Garcia Feliks May 27 2016 National Spelling Bee crowns youngest champion in history The Independent Archived from the original on July 11 2019 Retrieved July 11 2019 Alicia Lee April 21 2020 National Spelling Bee canceled for the first time since WWII CNN Retrieved May 16 2020 a b c d About the Bee Scripps National Spelling Bee Archived from the original on June 3 2019 Retrieved July 11 2019 External links editspellingbee com the official website of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions amp oldid 1213094330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
