Sean Conley
Definition: one that succeeds to the place of another
Winner: 13-year-old Sean Conley of Aitkin, Minn., who had finished in second place the previous year. Conley spent six years studying in preparation.
'Laodicean' and Other Spelling Bee Winning Words
Are you smarter than a fifth grader? 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar won the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling laodicean. Can you spell these winning words from previous years?
2001 - "Succedaneum"