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>>> HELLO
>>> HELLO EVERYONE, WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY. IT MIGHT NOT LOOK VERY WEIRD
BECAUSE WE ARE STANDING INSIDE
SOME OFFICIAL LOOKING PODIUMS
BUT THAT IS BECAUSE TONIGHT, WE
ARE CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL
SPELLING BEE.
SPELLING BEE. WE ARE CELEBRATING THE FINALISTS
WITH THE SPELLING OF OUR OWN.
SO THE REAL COMPETITION, THE
REAL SPELLING BEE STARTS AT 562
SPELLERS, NOT A BIASED GAME AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. 562
ALL. 562 SPELLERS.
562 SPELLERS. SHOW THE VIDEO.
WE DON'T NEED TO SEE MATT IS
CHEATING OVER THERE.
THIS IS THE LARGEST GROUP EVER
TO ENTER THE COMPETITION.
THE WINNING SPELLER GETS
$50,000.
$50,000.
$50,000. BEFORE THE FINALIST FACE-OFF
TOMORROW ON ESPN AND ESPN 2 WE
ARE HOLDING THE FIRST EVER
TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY SPELLING
BEE WITH 562 COMPETITORS.
LOOK, IT IS A SPELLING BEE.
SO NOW I HAVE TO HAND IT OVER
TO DAN, THE MAN WITH THE
OFFICIAL MICROPHONE BECAUSE
THERE ARE ONLY TWO COMPETITORS
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING AFTER THIS POINT
BECAUSE I AM COMPETING.
>> THANK YOU CASSIDY.
WELCOME TO THE KGW SPELLING
BEETLE.
BEETLE.
BEETLE. >> TRY THAT IN A GAME'S SHOW
HOST VOICE.
HOST VOICE. >> I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD MIX IT
UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> A LITTLE BIT MORE BRAVADO?
WELCOME TO BE KGW SPELLING
BEETLE.
BEETLE.
BEETLE. FIRST WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS.
WE ARE GOING TO DO THREE ROUNDS
OF SPELLING, THE FIRST ROUND IS
GOING TO BE LIKE A NORTHWEST
TYPE WORD.
TYPE WORD. RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? SO
RIGHT? SO ARE GOING TO START WITH
THAT, YOU GUYS HAVE TO SPELL IT
CORRECTLY.
CORRECTLY. IF YOU SPELL INCORRECTLY YOU
WILL LIVE FOREVER IN SHAME.
>> SO WE GET TO WRITE THEM DOWN
ON PAPER?
ON PAPER?
ON PAPER? >> YOU WRITE THEM DOWN ON
PAPER, THE NORTHWESTWARD, YOU
KNOW, NORTHWEST IS KNOWN FOR
ITS BEER.
ITS BEER.
ITS BEER. I WANT TO GO WITH ONE THAT IS
KIND OF DIFFICULT TO SPELL.
>> AN EYE HERE IN A SENTENCE
PLEASE?
PLEASE?
PLEASE? >> I ENJOY A NICE COLD HALF OF
EISEN TODAY AND WHETHER.
WE ARE TIMES.
>> WE ARE?
>> AT HOME, YOU CAN JUDGE.
WEFEWEIZEN.
WEFEWEIZEN. >> WE HAVE THAT'S LOBO REPLAY.
>> I WAS NOT LOOKING AT THE
REPLAY.
REPLAY.
REPLAY. >> THAT IS HOW THEY WORK.
>> COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS.
WE'LL HAVE THE'S WORDS
REGARDLESS HOW MANY TIMES YOU
HAVE SEEN THEM OR WRITTEN THEM,
OR BEEN TOLD YOU ARE WRITING
THE MONK ME STILL MESS THEM UP.
THIS IS ONE THAT ALWAYS GETS ME,
ENTREPRENEUR.
ENTREPRENEUR. >> THAT IS A:.
>> NOW THAT I KNOW WE ARE
RACING.
RACING.
RACING. >> AUDIT.
>> AUDIT.
>> AUDIT. >> ENTREPRENEUR.
>> ENTREPRENEUR. >> DANG IT!
I MESSED IT UP RIGHT AT THE
END!
END!
END! >>
END! >> IT GETS ME EVERY TIME.
>> YOU KNOW IT CASSIDY --
>> I GOT THE HARD PARTS.
>> I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE IN A
SPELLING BEE AND THIS IS MY
FIRST, SO THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE NOW GOING TO CHOOSE A
REAL WORD.
REAL WORD. FROM THE SPELLING BEE.
WE ARE GOING TO USE REAL WORDS
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> WE MADE UP THE REST OF THEM
SO FAR.
SO FAR.
SO FAR. >> THIS WAS A FINAL WORD, SO
THIS IS ONE THAT COULD HAVE ONE
YOU THE TRUE TITLE.
>> LIKE LAST YEAR?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YEAR DOES.
PRODUCER CHRISTIAN PUT THIS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> THIS IS GOING TO GO REALLY
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> I HOPE I CAN SAY IT.
>> I SAID PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
>> INCONTROVERTIBLE.
>> INCONTROVERTIBLE. >> CAN USE THIS IN A SENTENCE?
>> THERE IS A KID THAT HAD THE
TO SPELL THIS TODAY.
HOWELLS WAS HOW OLD WAS THAT
KID?
KID?
KID? >>
KID? >> I
KID? >> I THINK I GOT IT.
>> INCONTROVERTIBLE.
>> INCONTROVERTIBLE. INCONTROVERTIBLE.
INCONTROVERTIBLE. >> OKAY, FIRST OF ALL THAT
SHOULDN'T BE A WINNING WORD, IT
DIDN'T SEEM THAT HARD BUT I
STILL MESSED UP.
>> I WANT TO ADD ONE FOURTH-
ROUND, A TIEBREAK.
THIS IS THE TIEBREAK AROUND.
>> HOUSE RULES!
>> WAS DOING THE SCOREKEEPING
HERE?
HERE?
HERE? >>
HERE? >> SPELL THE NAMES MERLE PORTER
AND DAN HAGGERTY.
THESE ARE OFTEN MISSPELLED.
>> ARE THEY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YES, MANY WAYS TO SPELL
HAGGERTY.
HAGGERTY.
HAGGERTY. >> YOU ARE RIGHT.
>> I WAS JUST TRYING TO GO
FAST!
FAST!
FAST! >>
FAST! >> LET ME SEE.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
YOU ARE RIGHT MY FRIEND.
>> HE WAS ALREADY DONE!
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE, LAURELS NAME
A LOT OF PEOPLE MUST SET UP.
AND THEN HAGGERTY CAN BE A
BUNCH OF WAYS.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> HAVE YOU EVER SPELLED YOUR
NAME WRONG?
NAME WRONG? >> NOT RECENTLY, NO.
I THINK WHEN I WAS LIKE FOUR OR
FIVE MAYBE.
FIVE MAYBE. NOT A CHANCE.
I'M THE HOST, MATT.
THANK YOU FOR ENJOYING THIS
GAME OF KGW SPELLING BEETLE.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE KIDS.
>> AND WE WENT $50,000?
>> WE BOTH WON THE BONUS ROUND.
AS A GAME SHOWS HOST I THINK
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HAS TO FORK
OUT THE MONEY.
THAT IS HOW IT WORKS.
BOB BARKER GIVES ALL THOSE
PRAISES OUT OF HIS OWN BANK
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. >> WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF YOU
DID THAT THING LIKE BOB BARKER
USED TO DO, IF YOU CAN SHOW ME
A CALIFORNIA DRIVERS LICENSE,
YOU WIN AN EXTRA -- REMEMBER HE
WOULD JUST DO RANDOM THINGS?
>> IF YOU CAN SHOW ME FOR HER
TIES.
TIES.
TIES. >>
TIES. >> THAT WAS ACTUALLY, LET'S
MAKE A DEAL.
THAT WAS MONTY HALL.
CORRECT.
CORRECT.
CORRECT. WE HAVE TO UP.
>> CHRISTIAN SAYS REP, THAT IS
REALLY IN CHARGE OF THE SHOW.
YOU KNOW I NEVER WENT ON THE
SHOW, SO WE JUST CONTINUED THAT