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List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions 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] 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 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 1975 Hugh Tosteson García of San Juan, Puerto Rico became the first speller from outside the fifty United States to win the Bee; [9] Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the US. 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 Indian-American 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] Joint champions Kerry Close, the winner of the 2006 Bee, meeting President George W. Bush and his wife Laura at the White House after her victory. Champions TheSpellingChamp.com
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List of Scripps National Spelling Bee championsThe Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard NationalSpelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annualspelling 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 thecompetition has previously participated in a local spelling bee, usuallyorganized by a local newspaper.[2]
The first champion was Frank Neuhauser of Louisville, who beat eightother finalists to win the inaugural competition.[3] He was honored with aparade in his hometown and returned to the Bee a number of times as aguest of honor.[3] The first girl to win was Pauline Bell, also of Louisville,the following year. Girls won nine consecutive competitions from 1932 to1940. Joint winners have been crowned on seven occasions in the Bee'shistory. The first such occurrence was in 1950, when Dean Colquitt and Diana Reynard were declared co-champions after thecontestants had exhausted the list of available words.[4] In both 1957 and 1962 joint champions were declared when bothremaining contestants spelled the same word incorrectly.[5][6] After three consecutive ties between 2014 and 2016, a writtentiebreaker round was introduced, but it was discontinued for the 2019 Bee,[7] which subsequently resulted in an unprecedentedeight-way tie when the organizers ended the final session after the remaining contestants had completed five consecutive perfectrounds.[8]
Although the competition is titled "National", it is not restricted to spellers from the United States. In 1975 Hugh Tosteson Garcíaof San Juan, Puerto Rico became the first speller from outside the fifty United States to win the Bee;[9] Puerto Rico is anunincorporated territory of the US. In 1998, Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica became the first speller from outside the US towin 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 vastmajority of the winners since 1999, including all fourteen champions between 2008–2018 and seven of the eight co-champions in2019, have come from the Indian-American community.[1][12] One such speller, Nihar Janga from Austin, Texas, became theyoungest champion in the Bee's history when he won the title in 2016 at the age of 11.[13]
Joint champions
Kerry Close, the winner of the 2006 Bee,meeting President George W. Bush andhis wife Laura at the White House afterher victory.
Champions
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The Secretary to thePresident, Everett Sanderscongratulating BettyRobinson, the winner of the1928 Bee.
Kavya Shivashankar, the2009 winner, meetingPresident Barack Obama.
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Sukanya Roy, the winner ofthe 2011 competition.
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Edition Year Competition-ending word[14] Winner[14] Sponsor[14] Sponsor's
location[14]
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 MoinesRegister and Tribune Des Moines, Iowa
7th 1931 foulard Ward Randall White Hall Register-Republican White Hall, Illinois
8th 1932 invulnerable DorothyGreenwald
The Des MoinesRegister and Tribune Des Moines, Iowa
9th 1933 torsion Alma Roach Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
10th 1934 brethren Sarah Wilson Portland EveningExpress Portland, Maine
11th 1935 intelligible Clara Mohler Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
12th 1936 eczema Jean Trowbridge The Des MoinesRegister 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 & Gazette Worcester,Massachusetts
16th 1940 therapy Laurel Kuykendall The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Knoxville,Tennessee
17th 1941 initials Louis EdwardSissman The Detroit News Detroit, Michigan
18th 1942 sacrilegious Richard Earnhart El Paso Herald-Post El Paso, Texas
19th 1946 semaphore John McKinney The Des MoinesRegister 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 meticulosityDiana 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
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29th 1956 condominium Melody Sachko Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
30th 1957 schappeDana 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 esquamuloseNettie 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& 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 TostesonGarcía 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
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59th 1986 odontalgia Jon Pennington The Patriot News Harrisburg,Pennsylvania
60th 1987 staphylococci Stephanie Petit The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
61st 1988 elegiacal RageshreeRamachandran 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 NewsLeader 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-AnneMaxwell
Phillips & PhillipsStationery 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/HomeNews Tribune
Spring Lake, NewJersey
80th 2007 serrefine Evan O'Dorney Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek,California
81st 2008 guerdon Sameer Mishra Journal & Courier West Lafayette,Indiana
82nd 2009 LaodiceanKavyaShivashankarGowda
The Olathe News Olathe, Kansas
83rd 2010 stromuhr AnamikaVeeramani 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
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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 ChristianUniversity Fort Worth, Texas
88th 2015scherenschnitte
VanyaShivashankarGowda
The Olathe News Olathe, Kansas
nunatak GokulVenkatachalam St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri
89th 2016Feldenkrais Jairam Hathwar Corning Rotary Club Corning, New York
gesellschaft Nihar SaireddyJanga 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 RegionalSpelling Bee San Jose, California
erysipelas Erin Howard Adventure Travel Huntsville, Alabama
bougainvillea Saketh Sundar Howard County Library Clarksville, Maryland
aiguillette Shruthika Padhy Rosa InternationalMiddle School
Cherry Hill, NewJersey
pendeloque SohumSukhatankar
Dallas SportsCommission Dallas, Texas
palama Abhijay Kodali Dallas SportsCommission
Flower Mound,Texas
cernuous Christopher Serrao Discover Lehigh Valley Whitehouse Station,New Jersey
odylic Rohan Raja Dallas SportsCommission Irving, Texas
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