19th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 19th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, District of Columbia in May 1946, by the E.W. Scripps Company, the first National Spelling Bee after the outbreak of World War II. There was no National Spelling Bee since 1942 due to the war.

There were 29 contestants. The winner was John McKinney of Woodbine, Iowa, correctly spelling the word semaphore.[1] Mary McCarthy of New York placed second, missing flaccid, followed by Leslie Dean of New Jersey in third.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "List of National Spelling Bee champions". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ↑ (25 May 1946). Spelling 'Flaccid' Correctly Won Him $650 And A Trip To New York, Daytona Beach Morning Journal
Preceded by
18th Scripps National Spelling Bee		 19th Scripps National Spelling Bee
1946 		Succeeded by
20th Scripps National Spelling Bee