70th Scripps National Spelling Bee

70th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Date	May 28-29, 1997
Location	Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C.
Winner	Rebecca Sealfon
Age	13
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Sponsor	New York Daily News
Sponsor location	New York City
Winning word	euonym
No. of contestants	245
Pronouncer	Alex Cameron
Preceded by	69th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by	71st Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 70th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 28-29, 1997, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

Thirteen-year-old Rebecca Sealfon, from Brooklyn, New York won the competition by correctly spelling the word "euonym". Sealfon's exclamation while spelling her final, winning word has been called one of the most notable moments from National Spelling Bee history, a "made for YouTube" moment.

Second-place went to 11-year old Prem Murthy Trivedi of Howell, New Jersey, and third to 13-year old Sudheer Potru of Beverly Hills, Michigan.

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