43rd Scripps National Spelling Bee
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43rd Scripps National Spelling Bee
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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, $500 for second, $25
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Spelling bee held in the United States in 1970
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2022-12-30T02:17:34Z
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