43rd Scripps National Spelling Bee (original) (raw)
The 43rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 3–4, 1970, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company. The winner was 14-year-old Libby Childress of Mount Airy, North Carolina, with the winning word "croissant". The competition ended with an 18-word duel with 14-year-old Tom Moe Jr. of Denver, who eventually misspelled "corymb" as "chorimbe". As of 2015, Childress is the last entrant from North Carolina to win the national contest.
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| dbo:abstract | The 43rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 3–4, 1970, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company. The winner was 14-year-old Libby Childress of Mount Airy, North Carolina, with the winning word "croissant". The competition ended with an 18-word duel with 14-year-old Tom Moe Jr. of Denver, who eventually misspelled "corymb" as "chorimbe". There were 74 spellers this year, 44 girls and 30 boys. The first-place prize was 1000(andatriptoNewYorkCity),1000 (and a trip to New York City), 1000(andatriptoNewYorkCity),500 for second, 250forthird,250 for third, 250forthird,100 for next five, 75fornextten,and75 for next ten, and 75fornextten,and50 each for the remaining spellers. As of 2015, Childress is the last entrant from North Carolina to win the national contest. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The 43rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 3–4, 1970, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company. The winner was 14-year-old Libby Childress of Mount Airy, North Carolina, with the winning word "croissant". The competition ended with an 18-word duel with 14-year-old Tom Moe Jr. of Denver, who eventually misspelled "corymb" as "chorimbe". As of 2015, Childress is the last entrant from North Carolina to win the national contest. (en) |
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