- Why didn't you hear the pterodactyl go to the bathroom?
- (FBE) Why? - 'Cause it had a silent P!
(golf clapping) ♪ (ba-dum-tss) ♪
(chuckles) Is this thing on?
♪ (upbeat intro) ♪
- For 92 years, students from across the country have competed
in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. - We're doing a spelling bee?
- Am I gonna have to spell things today?
I'm not good at spelling.
- (FBE) This year, there was an unprecedented victory
with an eight-way tie for first place.
- Oh, god. That is very unusual.
- (FBE) So today, we're obviously gonna see how well you spell
compared to a range of the smartest youth
from around the country. - You know... (laughs)
Spelling's not my forte. I'm more of a spoken word kind of guy.
We just did a spelling bee stream a couple days ago and I won
on the word poignant, silent N. It's whatev-- No.
Silent G. Whatever. - Right now, I'm gonna
set the bar real low. I can't spell for [bleep].
I voice text all the time, because I don't know
how to spell words. - I do have an extensive vocabulary
I feel, but... (chuckles) spelling's-- I'm like, "No."
It's gonna be bad. - I'm ready.
And I'm getting fifth grade PTSD again.
- (FBE) All right, and in true spelling bee style,
we're gonna bring you the mic. - Yes!
Dude, I always feel more official with a mic in front of me,
'cause people have to listen to me.
- (FBE) This is the first word that kicked off the spelling bee
and it was given to an elementary school student
from Montgomery, Alabama, who got this word correct.
- Oh my goodness. if I misspell it, so embarrassing!
- (FBE) The word is energumen.
The definition is a person possessed by an evil spirit.
- I should know that. Can I have the origin please?
- (FBE) Sure. This is 18th century Latin.
- Oh. Use that every day. - Energumen, N...
(buzzer) - ...I-N... I already failed.
- E-N-G... (buzzer)
- ...R... - E...
N-N... (buzzer)
(wheezing laughter)
- I-N-E-R-G... (buzzer)
- E-N-U-R-G-U-M-E-N. (buzzer)
- E-N-E-R-G-U-M-O... (buzzer)
...N, energumen.
- E-N-E-R-G-U-I-M. (buzzer)
No. (laughs) - ...G-U-M-E-N.
That's it. - (FBE) That's correct!
(ding) - Oh, it is?
It's the way you pronounce it, and I put it in my head
how to spell it. - I've never heard that word
in my life, and I'm a spooky kind of gal. I like demons and [bleep],
but I didn't know that one. (laughs)
- Now I'm a little bit confident. But still, I'm mad at myself
for getting that wrong. - I'm feeling that I need
to take another vacation after this. - (FBE) This second word
is very common, but it's often misspelled.
- Sure. - (FBE) The word is Wednesday.
- I am so mad right now. I literally... (chuckles)
just do W-E-D, period.
- W-E-N... (buzzer)
- ...S-D-A-Y.
- W-E-N... (buzzer)
(gasps)
- Oh. W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y. (ding)
Wed-nes-day. (laughs)
- W. That's for sure. E-D...
N-E-S-D-A-Y.
(ding) Wednesday.
- ...N-E-S-D-A-Y, Wednesday. (ding)
- And then we all know how to spell the word "day"...
(ding) ...so you can do that at home.
- W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y. (ding)
- ...N-E-S-D-A-Y. Wednesday. (ding)
- (FBE) So, the proper spelling is W-E-D...
- OH! 'Cause the D's silent. Ugh. My friends are gonna
make so much fun of me! - That might be the only point I get.
- I used to misspell it all the time, and my teacher
was like, "Wed-nes-day!" And I never forgot that.
- It should be W-E-N-D, sday. Wendsay, that's how it's spelled.
The English language is ridiculous.
- (FBE) This is the most searched word on Google for the spelling.
- Okay. I'm nervous. I've probably searched it, too.
- (FBE) The word is restaurant. - Oh! Okay.
- R-E-S-T...
U-R-A-N-T? (buzzer)
That's wrong. - R-E-N...
(buzzer) ...S-T-A...
- R-E-S-T-U-R-A-N-T. (buzzer)
- R-E-S-T-U-A-R... (buzzer)
I give up! I told you guys I suck at spelling.
- R-E-S-T...
A-U-R-A-N-T, restaurant. (ding)
- ...A-U-R-A-N-T. (ding)
- ...T-A-U-R-A-N-T. (ding)
- ...R-A-N-T, restaurant. (ding)
- (FBE) Correct! - Oh my goodness!
I only knew how to do it, 'cause you said it phonetically.
This is honestly me fulfilling a childhood dream.
- Ah, I was so close, though. - It's just 'cause we audibly say it
resturant, not restaurant. - Wow! Oh my gosh!
I am killing the game right now. I cannot even lie. (giggles)
- (FBE) The word is prestidigitation.
- Oh, god. Presti-- prest--
I know the word. - (FBE) The definition is
magic tricks performed as entertainment.
- Okay. Let me try it.
- P-R-I-S-D-T-A-C-H-O-U-N.
- (FBE) You know what? You sounded that word out really well.
- P-R-E-S-T-E-D... (buzzer)
- P... (chuckles) ...R-E...
I wanna say-- oh, no.
E... (buzzer)
- P-R-E-S-T-I...
...G-I... (buzzer)
- ...T-I-D... Presti... I-D...
(buzzer) ...I-T-I-O-N. I think it's wrong.
- T-I-D-I-G-I-T... I-O-N? (buzzer)
I don't even-- I lost the word. (laughs)
- ...D-I-G... Prestidigi...
A... (buzzer)
Tation, T-A-T-I-O-N. Prestidigitation.
I said a lot of letters. I don't remember any of them.
- ...T-I-D-I-G-I...
T-A-T-I-O-N, prestidigitation. (ding)
- (FBE) Yes! - I got it! Oh my gosh. Wow.
- I was a lot closer on the last word than I thought it was gonna be,
so I'll take it. - I left out a bunch
in the middle there. - Let's just say I got this one right,
'cause this was really hard, and... yeah.
- (FBE) Okay, so this one may prove challenging
unless maybe you're a Jurassic Park fan.
- Ah, [bleep]. Dinosaurs? - (FBE) The word is pterodactyl.
-Pterodactyl? Oh god, no. - It's just a whole bunch
of consonants and can I please get a [bleep] vowel?
I am so mad! It's one of my favorite dinosaurs, too.
- I'm not even gonna try. I'm not gonna try on that one. Nope.
- T-A-R-D... (buzzer)
- T-E-R-R-I... (buzzer)
- I'm just going for it. - (FBE) Go.
- Pterodactyl. T-E-R-A... (buzzer)
- P-T-E-O-R... (buzzer)
- I know it's like P-T-R-Y-D-A-C-A-L? (buzzer)
No. It's around there, but I don't know how to spell it.
- P-T-E-R-A... (buzzer)
- ...C-T-Y-L. (ding)
- (FBE) All right. So, pterodactyl, just for your own noggin.
Are you ready? It's P-T...
- What?! - P?!
- (FBE) Yeah. - (both) Perodactyl?
- In my head, I was just like, P. I don't care if I--
I knew I was gonna get everything else wrong.
I remembered that. It didn't come out.
It's different when you're at home! Stop it!
- Why didn't you hear the pterodactyl go to the bathroom?
- (FBE) Why? - 'Cause it had a silent P!
(golf clapping) ♪ (ba-dum-tss) ♪
- (chuckles) Is this thing on?
- (FBE) This is our last word. - Okay.
- (FBE) This is from the spelling bee that led
to the eight-way tie. - Oh, no. (chuckles)
- (FBE) The word is odylic. - May I have the definition please?
- (FBE) A force or natural power formerly held by some to reside
in certain individuals and to underlie hypnotism
and magnetism and some other phenomena.
- Interesting. I probably won't be using that in my day-to-day life.
- O-D-L... (buzzer)
...C-K.
- O-H... (buzzer)
...U-D-I-C, odylic.
- (FBE) Aww, so close!
Oh, good night. - O-D-I-L-Y-C-K.
(chuckles) I'm not sure. - ...D-E...
(buzzer) ...L-L-I-C.
- O-D-Y-L-L-I-C. (buzzer)
- ...Y-L-L-I-C, odylic. (chuckles) (buzzer)
- O-D-Y-L-L-I-C? Odylic.
- (FBE) Dammit, Eric! You're so close! - I'm sorry! One L?
- (FBE) Yeah. - Dammit!
- O-D-Y-L-I-C. (chuckles) (ding)
- (FBE) Correct!
- Really?
- (FBE) I am so sorry, Jayka. The correct spelling O-D-Y-L-I-C.
- Are you kidding me?!
- (FBE) Josie, with five correctly spelled words, you won!
- And thank you. Oh, my parents taught me a lot.
They were also good in spelling. - I did pretty well
considering some people can't spell the difference
between "your" and "you're."
- Spelling is not my forte. Guess what? Well, I guess you need it
if you're gonna be on this show.
- (FBE) These are all pretty hard, but you know what?
We're learning something today, aren't we?
- We're learning to never give up.
- (people) Awww. - (child) Cute!
- (FBE) Anything you wanna say to your English teachers
or your parents? - You did the best you could,
and I'm sorry if I let you down. - All my teachers that I've had
in elementary school have been my best friends
and my favorite teachers. Now, cut please.
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