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Champions

1925: gladiolus Frank NeuhauserLouisville Courier-JournalLouisville, Kentucky
1926: cerise Pauline BellLouisville Courier-JournalLouisville, Kentucky
1927: luxuriance Dean LucasAkron Beacon JournalAkron, Ohio
1928: albumen Betty RobinsonSouth Bend News-TribuneSouth Bend, Indiana
1929: asceticism Virginia HoganThe Omaha World-HeraldOmaha, Nebraska
1930: fracas Helen JensenDes Moines Register & TribuneDes Moines, Iowa
1931: foulard Ward RandallWhite Hall Register-RepublicanWhite Hall, Illinois
1932: knack Dorothy GreenwalkDes Moines Register & TribuneDes Moines, Iowa
1933: torsion Alma RoachAkron Beacon JournalAkron, Ohio
1934: deteriorating Sarah WilsonPortland Evening ExpressPortland, Maine
1935: intelligible Clara MohlerAkron Beacon JournalAkron, Ohio
1936: interning Jean TrowbridgeDes Moines Register & TribuneDes Moines, Iowa
1937: promiscuous Waneeta BeckleyLouisville Courier-JournalLouisville, Kentucky
1938: sanitarium Marian RichardsonLouisville TimesLouisville, Kentucky
1939: canonical Elizabeth Ann RiceWorcester Telegram & GazetteWorcester, Massachusetts
1940: therapy Laurel KuykendallThe Knoxville News-SentinelKnoxville, Tennessee
1941: initials Louis Edward SissmanDetroit NewsDetroit, Michigan
1942: sacrilegious Richard EarnhartEl Paso Herald-PostEl Paso, Texas
1946: semaphore John McKinneyDes Moines Register & TribuneDes Moines, Iowa
1947: chlorophyll Mattie Lou PollardAtlanta JournalAtlanta, Georgia
1948: psychiatry Jean ChappelearAkron Beacon JournalAkron, Ohio
1949: dulcimer Kim CalvinCanton RepositoryCanton, Ohio
1950: meticulosity Diana ReynardCleveland PressCleveland, OhioandColquitt DeanAtlanta JournalAtlanta, Georgia
1951: insouciant Irving BelzMemphis Press ScimitarMemphis, Tennessee
1952: vignette Doris Ann HallWinston-Salem JournalWinston-Salem, North Carolina
1953: soubrette Elizabeth HessArizona RepublicPhoenix, Arizona
1954: transept William CashoreNorristown Times HeraldNorristown, Pennsylvania
1955: crustaceology Sandra SlossSt. Louis Globe-DemocratSt. Louis, Missouri1956: condominiumMelody SachkoThe Pittsburgh PressPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1957: schappeSandra OwenCanton RepositoryCanton, OhioandDana BennettRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
1958: syllepsisJolitta SchlehuberTopeka Daily CapitalTopeka, Kansas
1959: catamaranJoel MontgomeryRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
1960: eudaemonicHenry FeldmanThe Knoxville News-SentinelKnoxville, Tennessee
1961: smaragdineJohn CapehartTulsa TribuneTulsa, Oklahoma
1962: esquamuloseNettie CrawfordEl Paso Herald-PostEl Paso, TexasandMichael DaySt. Louis Globe-DemocratSt. Louis, Missouri
1963: equipageGlen Van Slyke IIIThe Knoxville News-SentinelKnoxville, Tennessee
1964: sycophantWilliam KerekAkron Beacon JournalAkron, Ohio
1965: eczemaMichael Kerpan Jr.Tulsa TribuneTulsa, Oklahoma
1966: ratoonRobert A. WakeHouston ChronicleHouston, Texas
1967: chihuahuaJennifer ReinkeThe Omaha World-HeraldOmaha, Nebraska
1968: abaloneRobert L. WaltersThe Topeka Daily CapitalTopeka, Kansas
1969: interlocutorySusan YoachumDallas Morning NewsDallas, Texas
1970: croissantLibby Childress Winston-Salem Journal & SentinelWinston-Salem, North Carolina
1971: shalloonJonathan KniselyPhiladelphia BulletinPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
1972: macerateRobin KralLubbock Avalanche-JournalLubbock, Texas
1973: vouchsafeBarrie TrinkleFort Worth PressFort Worth, Texas
1974: hydrophyteJulie Ann JunkinBirmingham Post-HeraldBirmingham, Alabama
1975: incisorHugh TostesonSan Juan StarSan Juan, Puerto Rico
1976: narcolepsy Tim Kneale Syracuse Herald Journal-AmericanSyracuse, New York
1977: cambistJohn PaolaThe Pittsburgh PressPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1978: deificationPeg McCarthyThe Topeka Capital-JournalTopeka, Kansas
1979: maculatureKatie KerwinRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
1980: elucubrate Jacques BaillyRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
1981: sarcophagusPaige PipkinEl Paso Herald-PostEl Paso, Texas
1982: psoriasisMolly DieveneyRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
1983: PurimBlake GiddensEl Paso Herald-PostEl Paso, Texas
1984: lugeDaniel GreenblattLoudoun Times-MirrorLeesburg, Virginia
1985: milieuBalu NatarajanChicago TribuneChicago, Illinois
1986: odontalgia Jon Pennington The Patriot NewsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
1987: staphylococciStephanie PetitThe Pittsburgh PressPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1988: elegiacalRageshree RamachandranThe Sacramento BeeSacramento, California
1989: spoliatorScott IsaacsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
1990: fibranneAmy Marie DimakThe Seattle TimesSeattle, Washington
1991: antipyreticJoanne Lagatta The Wisconsin State JournalMadison, Wisconsin
1992: lyceumAmanda GoadThe Richmond News LeaderRichmond, Virginia
1993: kamikazeGeoff HooperThe Commercial AppealMemphis, Tennessee
1994: antediluvianNed G. AndrewsThe Knoxville News-SentinelKnoxville, Tennessee
1995: xanthosisJustin Tyler CarrollThe Commercial AppealMemphis, Tennessee
1996: vivisepultureWendy GueyThe Palm Beach PostWest Palm Beach, Florida
1997: euonymRebecca SealfonDaily NewsNew York, New York
1998: chiaroscuristJody-Anne MaxwellPhillips & Phillips Stationery Suppliers, Ltd.Kingston, Jamaica
1999: logorrheaNupur LalaThe Tampa TribuneTampa, Florida
2000: demarcheGeorge Abraham ThampySt. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis, Missouri
2001: succedaneumSean ConleyAitkin Independent AgeAitkin, Minnesota
2002: prospiciencePratyush BuddigaRocky Mountain NewsDenver, Colorado
2003: pococuranteSai R. GunturiThe Dallas Morning NewsDallas, Texas
2004: autochthonousDavid Scott Pilarski TidmarshSouth Bend TribuneSouth Bend, Indiana
2005: appoggiatura Anurag Kashyap San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego, California
2006: Ursprache Kerry Close Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune Asbury Park, New Jersey
2007: serrefine Evan M. O’Dorney Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek, California
2008: guerdon Sameer Mishra Journal and Courier Lafayette, Indiana