85th Scripps National Spelling Bee

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85th Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati (left), 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, receives her trophy. (photo by Mark Bowen)
DateMay 27–31, 2012
Location Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland
WinnerSnigdha Nandipati
Age14
Residence San Diego, California
Sponsor San Diego Union-Tribune
Sponsor location San Diego, California
Winning wordguetapens
No. of contestants278
Pronouncer Jacques Bailly
Preceded by 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 85th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the Gaylord National, in Oxon Hill, Maryland (also D.C) from May 27 to May 31, 2012, and was broadcast live on ESPN3. The championship finals occurred on May 31, 2012.

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Results

The winner was 14-year-old Snigdha Nandipati from San Diego, California. Her winning word was guetapens. [1] She was the fifth consecutive Indian American, to win the competition and, the tenth Indian-American champion in the past fourteen competitions. The runner-up was Stuti Mishra from West Melbourne, Florida, who misspelled schwarmerei and was eliminated. [2]

Nandipati received a $30,000 cash prize, an engraved trophy from the E. W. Scripps Company, a $2,500 savings bond from Merriam-Webster, a $5,000 scholarship from the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation, $2,600 in reference works from Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., and an online language course and Barnes & Noble Nook from Middlebury Interactive Languages. Her school received a plaque from Scripps. All finalists received a DVD of the 2011 Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite and contestants received a cash prize from Scripps, as well as a CD-ROM of Webster's Third New International Dictionary . [3]

Round breakdown

278 spellers competed this year, 136 boys and 142 girls. Illinois and Ohio sent the most spellers, 18 from each. Twenty spellers had a family member participate in a prior bee. [4] [5] The youngest was 6-year-old Lori Ann Madison of Virginia, the youngest ever speller to qualify at that point in the Bee's history. [6] [7]

Round One was a computerized spelling test taken by all contestants. Spellers had to spell 50 words, but only 25 counted toward each speller’s preliminary score. Scores from the test were combined with the results of Rounds Two and Three to determine the semifinalists. All 278 spellers were onstage during Rounds Two and Three. No one was eliminated during those rounds. [5] Immediately after the conclusion of Round Three, officials determined the semifinalists. During the semifinals, a speller was out of the competition once he or she misspells. If only one speller correctly spelled a word during a round, that speller was asked to spell another word in a new round. If that word was spelled correctly, that speller would be named champion of the spelling bee. [5]

Word list championship round

Statistics

Of the 278 spellers, 136 were boys and 142 were girls. [8] There was one six-year-old, two eight-year-olds, one nine-year-old, 13 ten-year-olds, 26 eleven-year-olds, 69 twelve-year-olds, 96 thirteen-year-olds, 67 fourteen-year-olds, and three fifteen-year-olds. [8] Six-year-old Lori Anne Madison was the youngest speller in bee history. [9] 20 spellers had at least one relative who has competed in previous national finals. 52 spellers have competed twice in competition, 14 have competed three times, four have competed four times, and two have competed five times. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Kucher, Karen (21 May 2012). Local teen wins national spelling bee, San Diego Union-Tribune
  2. ↑ Nuckols, Ben (May 31, 2012). "National Spelling Bee Winner: Snigdha Nandipati Wins 2012 Scripps Competition (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee - Prizes". spellingbee.com. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ (29 May 2012). Spelling Bee fun facts, Washington Post
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  6. ↑ Nuckols, Ben (30 May 2012). Spelling Bee: The final 50 will compete for $30,000, Christian Science Monitor
  7. ↑ "2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee - Enrollment". spellingbee.com. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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