The 45th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel in June 1972, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

The winner was 14-year-old Robin Kral of Lamesa, Texas with the word "macerate".[1] Second place went to 13-year-old Lauren H. Pringle of Buffalo, New York. Kral first had a chance to win when Pringle misspelled "polyonymous", but also misspelled it. Pringle then missed "garnett", which Kral correctly spelled, followed by "macerate" for the win.[1][2]

There were 79 contestants this year, 47 girls and 32 boys. 533 words were used.[3]

Barrie Trinkle of Texas placed fifth this year (falling on "allograph"), and won the next year.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Glass, Ray (March 13, 2001). "W-I-N-N-E-R". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas: Morris Communications. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  2. ^ (20 July 2014). St. Bonaventure English professor wins National Senior Spelling Bee, Buffalo News
  3. ^ What Do You Want To Know About the National Spelling Bee?, National Spelling Bee (1974)
  4. ^ (14 June 1973). Texas girl wins prize for spelling, Eugene Register Guard (Associated Press)
  5. ^ Maguire, James. American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds, 14 Champion's Profile (2006)


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