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The 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held from May 31 - June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland near Washington, D.C.. The champion was 14-year-old Sukanya Roy, who was the ninth Indian-American champion in the past thirteen competitions. ==Competition== * 275 spellers participated in this year's competition, representing the United States, American Samoa, the Bahamas, Canada, China,〔(Statistics ), accessed 3 June 2011.〕〔(Bio for Ethan Ruggeri ), accessed 3 June 2011.〕 * Two championship finalists from 2010 returned to participate in this Bee; Joanna Ye of Pennsylvania〔(Bio for Joanna Ye ), accessed 3 June 2011.〕 and Laura Newcombe of Ontario, Canada.〔(Bio for Laura Newcombe ), accessed 3 June 2011.〕 * This year was the seventh time the champion has come from Pennsylvania. * This was the fourth year in a row than an Indian-American won the competition. * During the last rounds of the final five spellers, 20 words were spelled correctly. This is the equivalent of 4 full competition rounds with no incorrectly spelled words. * This year, the Bee also lasted approximately 3 full hours, 1.5 hours more than the originally scheduled length. * This was the first year that the Bee was held outside the city limits of Washington, D.C., moving from the Grand Hyatt Washington where it had been held for 15 years, to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.〔Griesemer, Becca Jane (31 May 2011). (Spelling bee seeks new audience in new home ), Scripps Howard Foundation Wire〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「84th Scripps National Spelling Bee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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