19th Scripps National Spelling Bee
The 19th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, District of Columbia in May 1946, by the E.W. Scripps Company, the first National Spelling Bee after the outbreak of World War II. There was no National Spelling Bee since 1942 due to the war.
There were 29 contestants. The winner was 13-year-old John McKinney of Woodbine, Iowa, correctly spelling flaccid, followed by semaphore. Mary McCarthy of New York placed second, missing flaccid, followed by Leslie Dean, 12, of New Jersey in third. 10-year old Jay Noble of Staten Island, New York placed fourth.[1]
References
- ↑ (25 May 1946). Spelling 'Flaccid' Correctly Won Him $650 And A Trip To New York, Daytona Beach Morning Journal
External
- Film footage of 1946 bee (2:08), British Pathé footage (shows final three contestants spelling)
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