61st Scripps National Spelling Bee
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61st Scripps National Spelling Bee
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The 61st Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Capital Hilton on June 1–2, 1988, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company. The winner was 13-year–old Rageshree Ramachandran of Carmichael, California, correctly spelling "elegiacal" for the win. She had previously placed 36th in the 1986 bee. She was the second Indian-American to win the Bee. Fourteen-year-old Victor Wang of Camarillo, California placed second after a final showdown with Ramachandran that almost lasted for
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Spelling bee held in the United States in 1988
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2022-11-12T02:48:08Z
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