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- ↑ Scripps National Spelling Bee list of Champions and Their Winning Words Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 4 Maguire, James (2006). American bee: the National Spelling Bee and the culture of word nerds. Rodale. p. 129. ISBN 1-59486-214-1.
- ↑ Associated Press (June 7, 1979). "Spelling Bee is Won by Denver 13-Year Old". Spokane Daily Chronicle . Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press (June 7, 1979). "Under A Spell (photos)". Spokane Daily Chronicle . Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ United Press International (June 6, 1979). "'Maculature' Is Winning Word". Daily Record (Washington) . Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ Reader's Direst 1980 Almanac and Yearbook, p.690 (1980) ( ISBN 978-0895770790) ("Katie Kerwin, 13, of Denver, won the National Spelling Bee by spelling "maculature" correctly")
- ↑ "Stories by Katie McCrimmon". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ↑ Trinkle, Barrie et al. How to Spell Like a Champ, p.98, 156 (2006) ( ISBN 978-0761143697)
- ↑ "ESPN carries buzz on spelling bee". Rocky Mountain News . May 29, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ IMDB Full Cast of Akeelah and the Bee
