46th Scripps National Spelling Bee

46th Scripps National Spelling Bee

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The Mayflower Hotel, site of the 46th National Spelling Bee
Date June 13-14, 1973
Location The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Winner Barrie Trinkle
Age 13
Residence Fort Worth, Texas
Sponsor Fort Worth Press
Sponsor location Fort Worth, Texas
Winning word vouchsafe
No. of contestants 78[1]
Preceded by 45th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 47th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 46th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 13-14, 1973, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

The winner was 13-year old Barrie Trinkle, a seventh-grader at McLean Middle School in Fort Worth, Texas, spelling "vouchsafe." It was her third time in the national bee; she had finished fifth the prior year (and 28th in 1971), and wore the same blue jumper (her "lucky" dress) that she had worn in her prior bees.[1][2][3] Second place went to 14-year old Stephen Hayes of Oxon Hill, Maryland, who fell on "onomastics."[1][4][5]

There were 78 entrants this year, from ages 10-14 and grades 5-8.[2] The competition lasted 17 rounds and used 518 words.[4] By the end of the first day of competition, seven rounds were completed, and the field was reduced to 25.[3] Trinkle won $1,000 for placing first.[3]

Trinkle later became a word panelist for the spelling bee and co-wrote the book How to Spell Like a Champ: Roots, Lists, Rules, Games, Tricks, & Bee-Winning Tips from the Pros (2006).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritt, Carl (14 June 1973). 13-year-old Texas girls wins national spelling bee, Evansville Press
  2. 1 2 Ritt, Carl (13 June 1973). Mike Kelley passes first test, Evansville Press
  3. 1 2 3 (14 June 1973). Texas girl wins prize for spelling, Eugene Register Guard (Associated Press)
  4. 1 2 (14 June 1973). 'Onomastics' Decides Spelling Bee, Milwaukee Journal (Associated Press)
  5. Maguire, James. American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds, 14 Champion's Profile (2006)
  6. Barrie Trinkle, Gannett Online, Retrieved 7 July 2015
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