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US spelling competition winners

The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States.

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The competition began in 1925,^[1] and was initially organized by The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, until the Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company (now the E. W. Scripps Company) assumed sponsorship in 1941.

Every speller in the competition has previously participated in a local spelling bee, usually organized by a local newspaper.^[2]

The first champion was Frank Neuhauser of Louisville, who beat eight other finalists to win the inaugural competition.^[3] He was honored with a parade in his hometown, where and when he was presented with bouquets of gladioli in commemoration of the winning word "gladiolus", and returned to the Bee a number of times as a guest of honor.^[3] The first girl to win was Pauline Bell, also of Louisville, the following year.

Girls won nine

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