927:
31:
215:
There were 51 contestants this year, 33 girls and 18 boys—4 at age 11, 11 at age 12, 28 at age 13, and 8 at age 14. Three contestants were repeat participants. The competition started at 9:10
377:
983:
343:
327:
277:
906:
998:
310:
293:
258:
370:
55:
35:
1003:
363:
964:
176:
893:
888:
883:
878:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
151:
141:
988:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
230:); second place received $ 300; third got $ 100; the next 20 spellers received $ 50, and the last 28 spellers received $ 40.
386:
993:
957:
227:
223:
pm, with a 45-minute lunch break and three 5-minute breaks, with a total of 26 rounds and 394 words used.
188:
96:
950:
172:
168:
197:
183:
107:
85:
355:
263:
164:
59:
934:
30:
977:
926:
205:
226:
The winner received $ 500 and trip to New York (and a stay at the
359:
933:
This article relating to education in the United States is a
938:
147:
137:
129:
121:
113:
103:
91:
81:
73:
65:
50:
42:
23:
259:City Spelling Bee Champ Ready for Big Test Friday
328:Fauna Flores City Champ In National Spelling Bee
212:. The top prizes where $ 500, $ 300, and $ 100.
278:24th National Spelling Bee in May at Washington
253:
251:
249:
247:
245:
16:Spelling bee held in the United States in 1951
958:
371:
8:
294:Memphis Boy Wins 24th National Spelling Bee
984:Scripps National Spelling Bee competitions
965:
951:
378:
364:
356:
182:The winner was 13-year-old Irving Belz of
29:
344:Students Open Spelling Bee In Washington
907:Scripps National Spelling Bee champions
241:
233:Benson S. Alleman was the pronouncer.
20:
311:Spelling Bee King Leaves For New York
7:
999:May 1951 events in the United States
923:
921:
257:Williams, Joseph J. (24 May 1951).
171:on May 25, 1951, sponsored by the
161:24th Scripps National Spelling Bee
152:25th Scripps National Spelling Bee
142:23rd Scripps National Spelling Bee
24:24th Scripps National Spelling Bee
14:
925:
317:(Hendersonville, North Carolina)
196:. Michael Aratingi, also 13, of
204:. Mary Anne Bechkowiak (13) of
192:, correctly spelling the word
1:
1004:United States education stubs
387:Scripps National Spelling Bee
298:Daytona Beach Morning Journal
937:. You can help Knowledge by
200:placed second, misspelling
1020:
920:
208:placed third, misspelling
902:
394:
28:
989:1951 in Washington, D.C.
56:National Press Building
36:National Press Building
189:Memphis Press-Scimitar
97:Memphis Press-Scimitar
348:Eugene Register-Guard
276:(15 February 1951).
219:am and ended at 3:15
173:E.W. Scripps Company
169:District of Columbia
186:, sponsored by the
177:National Press Club
300:(Associated Press)
198:Brooklyn, New York
184:Memphis, Tennessee
122:No. of contestants
108:Memphis, Tennessee
86:Memphis, Tennessee
54:Auditorium of the
994:1951 in education
946:
945:
915:
914:
157:
156:
133:Benson S. Alleman
1011:
967:
960:
953:
929:
922:
875:
500:
495:
490:
380:
373:
366:
357:
351:
340:
334:
332:Pittsburgh Press
324:
318:
307:
301:
290:
284:
282:Pittsburgh Press
274:
268:
264:Pittsburgh Press
255:
228:Hotel New Yorker
222:
218:
104:Sponsor location
60:Washington, D.C.
33:
21:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1008:
974:
973:
972:
971:
918:
916:
911:
898:
873:
498:
493:
488:
390:
384:
354:
342:(25 May 1951).
341:
337:
326:(26 May 1951).
325:
321:
309:(26 May 1951).
308:
304:
292:(26 May 1951).
291:
287:
275:
271:
256:
243:
239:
220:
216:
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1017:
1015:
1007:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
976:
975:
970:
969:
962:
955:
947:
944:
943:
930:
913:
912:
910:
909:
903:
900:
899:
897:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
395:
392:
391:
385:
383:
382:
375:
368:
360:
353:
352:
335:
319:
315:The Times-News
302:
285:
269:
240:
238:
235:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
93:
89:
88:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1016:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
981:
979:
968:
963:
961:
956:
954:
949:
948:
942:
940:
936:
931:
928:
924:
919:
908:
905:
904:
901:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
497:
492:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
396:
393:
388:
381:
376:
374:
369:
367:
362:
361:
358:
349:
345:
339:
336:
333:
329:
323:
320:
316:
312:
306:
303:
299:
295:
289:
286:
283:
279:
273:
270:
266:
265:
260:
254:
252:
250:
248:
246:
242:
236:
234:
231:
229:
224:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
190:
185:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
153:
150:
146:
143:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
109:
106:
102:
99:
98:
94:
90:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
32:
27:
22:
19:
939:expanding it
932:
917:
528:
389:competitions
347:
338:
331:
322:
314:
305:
297:
288:
281:
272:
262:
232:
225:
214:
209:
201:
193:
187:
181:
163:was held in
160:
158:
114:Winning word
95:
46:May 25, 1951
18:
894:2024 (96th)
889:2023 (95th)
884:2022 (94th)
879:2021 (93rd)
869:2019 (92nd)
864:2018 (91st)
859:2017 (90th)
854:2016 (89th)
849:2015 (88th)
844:2014 (87th)
839:2013 (86th)
834:2012 (85th)
829:2011 (84th)
824:2010 (83rd)
819:2009 (82nd)
814:2008 (81st)
809:2007 (80th)
804:2006 (79th)
799:2005 (78th)
794:2004 (77th)
789:2003 (76th)
784:2002 (75th)
779:2001 (74th)
774:2000 (73rd)
769:1999 (72nd)
764:1998 (71st)
759:1997 (70th)
754:1996 (69th)
749:1995 (68th)
744:1994 (67th)
739:1993 (66th)
734:1992 (65th)
729:1991 (64th)
724:1990 (63rd)
719:1989 (62nd)
714:1988 (61st)
709:1987 (60th)
704:1986 (59th)
699:1985 (58th)
694:1984 (57th)
689:1983 (56th)
684:1982 (55th)
679:1981 (54th)
674:1980 (53rd)
669:1979 (52nd)
664:1978 (51st)
659:1977 (50th)
654:1976 (49th)
649:1975 (48th)
644:1974 (47th)
639:1973 (46th)
634:1972 (45th)
629:1971 (44th)
624:1970 (43rd)
619:1969 (42nd)
614:1968 (41st)
609:1967 (40th)
604:1966 (39th)
599:1965 (38th)
594:1964 (37th)
589:1963 (36th)
584:1962 (35th)
579:1961 (34th)
574:1960 (33rd)
569:1959 (32nd)
564:1958 (31st)
559:1957 (30th)
554:1956 (29th)
549:1955 (28th)
544:1954 (27th)
539:1953 (26th)
534:1952 (25th)
529:1951 (24th)
524:1950 (23rd)
519:1949 (22nd)
514:1948 (21st)
509:1947 (20th)
504:1946 (19th)
484:1942 (18th)
479:1941 (17th)
474:1940 (16th)
469:1939 (15th)
464:1938 (14th)
459:1937 (13th)
454:1936 (12th)
449:1935 (11th)
444:1934 (10th)
206:Akron, Ohio
148:Followed by
138:Preceded by
69:Irving Belz
978:Categories
439:1933 (9th)
434:1932 (8th)
429:1931 (7th)
424:1930 (6th)
419:1929 (5th)
414:1928 (4th)
409:1927 (3rd)
404:1926 (2nd)
399:1925 (1st)
237:References
194:insouciant
165:Washington
130:Pronouncer
117:insouciant
210:grosgrain
175:, at the
82:Residence
267:, p. 50.
51:Location
202:cuisine
92:Sponsor
221:
217:
66:Winner
935:stub
874:2020
499:1945
494:1944
489:1943
350:(UP)
159:The
43:Date
74:Age
980::
346:,
330:,
313:,
296:,
280:,
261:,
244:^
179:.
167:,
125:51
77:13
58:,
966:e
959:t
952:v
941:.
379:e
372:t
365:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
