3rd Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 3rd National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 1927. It was hosted by the Louisville Courier-Journal; Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.
There were 17 contestants, 13 girls and 4 boys, between ages 10 and 15. The event lasted three hours. The first-place prize was $1000, with $500 for second place, and $250 for third.
The winner was 13-year-old Dean Lucas of West Salem, Ohio, with the word abrogate. It was his second appearance at the bee. Ralph Keenan, 13, of Waukon, Iowa, placed second ; Minerva Ressler, 12, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was third.