73rd Scripps National Spelling Bee

73rd Scripps National Spelling Bee
Date	May 31 - June 1, 2000
Location	Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C.
Winner	George Abraham Thampy
Age	12
Residence	Maryland Heights, Missouri
Sponsor	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sponsor location	St. Louis, Missouri
Winning word	demarche
Pronouncer	Alex Cameron
Preceded by	72nd Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by	74th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 73rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Grand Hyatt Washington in 2000, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

Twelve-year-old George Abraham Thampy, from Saint Louis, Missouri won the competition by correctly spelling the word "demarche". Thampy had taken third place in the prior year's bee, and fourth place in the 1998 bee.

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