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82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee

2009 spelling competition

The 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee took place between May 26–28, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

Competition

There were a record 293 spellers this year (the all-time record until the Bee's rules greatly expanded the field in 2018). 41 spellers made it to the final day of competition on Thursday.

The winner was Kavya Shivashankar. Her winning word was Laodicean. She was sponsored by The Olathe News. She won $35,000 in cash and more than $5,000 in prizes. The runners-up were Aishwarya Pastapur, who misspelled menhir, and Tim Ruiter, who misspelled Maecenas. This was Kavya's fourth appearance in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Six of the top ten spellers, including the winner, were Indo-American.

The standings were as follows:

1. Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas.
1. (tie) Tim A. Ruiter of Centreville, Virginia.
1. (tie) Aishwarya Eshwar Pastapur of Springfield, Illinois.
1. Kyle M. Mou of Peoria, Illinois.
1. (tie) Anamika Veeramani of North Royalton, Ohio
1. (tie) Kennyi Kwaku Aouad of Terre Haute, Indiana.
1. (tie) Ramya Auroprem of San Jose, California.
1. (tie) Neetu Chandak of Seneca Falls, New York.
1. (tie) Sidharth Chand of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
1. (tie) Serena Skye Laine-Lobsinger of West Palm Beach, Florida.
1. Tussah Heera Adi of Las Vegas, Nevada.

TV coverage

The Championship Finals aired live on ABC from 8:00 PM to shortly after 10:00 p.m. EDT and were hosted by Tom Bergeron.

Word list championship round

avalement
omphaloskepsis
pogonip
deipnosophist
scilicet
hydrargyrum
Reykjavík
herniorrhaphy
ophelimity
Anasazi
psittacosis
geusioleptic
conchyliated
avoirdupois
tagliatelle
gyascutus
blancmange
apodyterium
derriengue
simnel
passacaglia
axolotl
plaidoyer
goombay
hypallage
baignoire
arrhostia
byssinosis
iliopsoas
oeillade
xebec
grisaille
huisache
Neufchâtel
cretonne
amarevole
becquerel
Caerphilly
palatschinken
ecossaise
fackeltanz
jacqueminot
schizaffin
wisent
diacoele
reredos
antonomasia
bouquiniste
oriflamme
guayabera
isagoge
sophrosyne
menhir
phoresy
Maecenas
Laodicean

References

(May 28, 2009). "13-year-old Kansan wins National Spelling Bee". Associated Press.
(27 May 2009). [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30970050 41 spellers make semifinals of national bee], ''NBC'' (Associated Press)
[http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2009/round_results/summary/15 Summary of Round 15]
[http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2009/rankings Final Rankings]

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