The 35th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in
Washington
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on June 6–7, 1962, sponsored by the
E.W. Scripps Company
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.
Nettie Crawford (age 13) of
Roswell, New Mexico
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and Mike Day (age 14) of
Hardin, Illinois
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were announced as co-champions (the third tie in the bee's history) after both misspelled ''esquamulose'', following an hour of head-to-head competition as the final contestants.
[(6 June 2012)]
'62 spelling champ remembers parades, fanfares
''Calhoun News-Herald''[Maguire, James]
American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds
p. 78 (2006) The next tie-ending did not occur for over 50 years, in the
2014 bee.
[Slack, Donovon (30 May 2014)]
National Spelling Bee ends in a tie
, ''King5.com'' (Gannett) Third place was captured by Barbara Brugnaux, 14, of Ohio, who was eliminated in the 15th round after misspelling ''xylophagous''.
[(7 June 1962)]
Spelling Bee Is Called Draw
''Kentucky New Era'' (Associated Press copy)[(7 June 1962)]
Girl, Boy Compete in Spelldown Finale
''Spokane Daily Chronicle''
There were 70 contestants this year, 48 girls and 21 boys.
718 words were used.
[(12 June 1963)]
69 in Spelling Bee Finals
''Eugene Register Guard''
References
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Scripps National Spelling Bee competitions
1962 in Washington, D.C.
1962 in education
June 1962 events in the United States