The 65th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Capital Hilton on May 27–28, 1992,[2] sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

The winner was 13 year old Amanda Goad of Richmond, Virginia, spelling "lyceum" for the win.[3][4] Goad had tied for fourth-place in the prior year's bee. Second place went to Todd Erik Wallace from Blackfoot, Idaho, a 14 year old in his fourth consecutive Bee, and who had finished third the prior year.[5]

There were 227 spellers this year (the same as the prior year), 117 girls and 110 boys. 134 survived into the second day of competition.[6] The first place prize was $5,000.[1]

Goad later won $31,200 on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament in 1996, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 2005.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b West, Keith D. (25 May 1992). Will Dress Spell Success for Utah's Bee Contestant, Deseret News
  2. ^ Kastor, Elizabeth (28 May 1992). In May, the Bees are Buzzing, Washington Post
  3. ^ (29 May 1992). 'Knurl' puts N.J. speller in knots, Asbury Park Press
  4. ^ "National Spelling Bee Champions Through the Years". Newsday. May 30, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. ^ (29 May 1992). This Winner Is Spelled "G-O-A-D", Oklahoman
  6. ^ (28 May 1992). Duncan stumped in first round, Cumberland Times
  7. ^ National Spelling Bee - A look back at winners from the past ten years - 1992: Amanda Goad, TIME (May 2007)


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