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National Spelling Bee
The National Spelling Bee was launched by the Louisville, Kentucky,
Courier-Journal in 1925. With competitions, cash prizes, and a trip
to the nation's capital, it was hoped the Bee would stimulate “general
interest among pupils in a dull subject.” The Scripps Howard News Service
took over the Bee in 1941. Over the years the national finals have grown
from a mere 9 contestants to about 288. In 2008, Sameer Mishra, an
eighth-grader from West Lafayette, Ind., took home more than $40,000 in
cash and prizes for correctly spelling guerdon. Here are the
winning words that made past spellers into national champions.
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