74th Scripps National Spelling Bee

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The 74th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 29-31, 2001, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

Thirteen-year-old Sean Conley, from Anoka, Minnesota won the competition by correctly spelling the word "succedaneum".[1][2]

248 contestants participated in the competition; 138 girls and 110 boys; 170 from public schools, 28 from private schools, 25 from parochial schools, and 25 home-schoolers. Fifty-two spellers had previously participated in a national bee, a new record.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Champions and Their Winning Words
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ (29 May 2001). Popular is word for national spelling bee, Reading Eagle (Scripps Howard News Service)


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