Date June 3–4, 1964 Age 12 | Winner William Kerek Sponsor Akron Beacon Journal | |
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Location The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. | ||
The 37th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel, on June 3–4, 1964, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.
12-year-old 7th grader William Kerek, from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal, won the competition by correctly spelling the word "sycophant". 13-year-old 8th grader Robert Mathews of Columbus, Ohio took second place, and David Labell of Greensboro, North Carolina was third.
70 contestants participated in the competition, 43 of whom survived into the final day.
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37th Scripps National Spelling Bee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA