22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee

22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee
Date	May 27, 1949
Location	Washington, D.C.
Winner	Kim Calvin
Age	13
Residence	Canton, Ohio
Sponsor	Canton Repository
Sponsor location	Canton, Ohio
Winning word	onerous
No. of contestants	49
Pronouncer	Benson S. Alleman
Preceded by	21st Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by	23rd Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, District of Columbia on May 27, 1949, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

The winner was 13-year-old boy Kim Calvin of Canton, Ohio and sponsored by the Canton Repository, correctly spelling the word dulcimer, followed by onerous, and winning $500. James Shea, 13, of Brooklyn, New York, and sponsored by the New York World-Telegram, placed second (missing dulcimer). Worn out from almost five hours of spelling, Shea almost fainted at the end of the bee. Fred Shoup of Palo Alto, California placed third and won $100.

There were 49 contestants in this bee.

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