Date May 27, 1949 Winner Kim Calvin Residence Canton, Ohio | Location Washington, D.C. Age 13 Sponsor Canton Repository | |
The 22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, District of Columbia on May 27, 1949, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.
The winner was 13-year-old boy Kim Calvin of Canton, Ohio and sponsored by the Canton Repository, correctly spelling the word dulcimer, followed by onerous, and winning $500. James Shea, 13, of Brooklyn, New York, and sponsored by the New York World-Telegram, placed second (missing dulcimer). Worn out from almost five hours of spelling, Shea almost fainted at the end of the bee. Fred Shoup of Palo Alto, California placed third and won $100.
There were 49 contestants in this bee.
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