20th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 20th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, District of Columbia in May 1947, by the E.W. Scripps Company. The winner was Mattie Lou Pollard of Thomaston, Georgia, correctly spelling the word chlorophyll.

Sonya Rodolfo of Chicago took second, followed by Suzanne Gelin of Parma, Ohio.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ (30 May 1947). Georgia Girl Queen Bee of Spellers, St. Petersburg Times (Associated Press)
↑ (9 June 1947). Education: Spelldown, Time (magazine)

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List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions

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