Asia Spelling Cup 2018 Singapore Secondary Contest Finals
Asia Spelling Cup 2018 Singapore Secondary Contest Finals
Overview
On August 18, 2018, John Daub — best known as the host of the Only in Japan Go YouTube channel — traveled to Singapore to serve as the master of ceremonies for the Asia Spelling Cup Secondary Contest Finals. This marked the fifth consecutive year John has hosted the event, which had previously been held in Malaysia and now took place at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The competition brought together students aged roughly 12–16 from across Asia — including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Singapore — to compete in a high-stakes English spelling bee. Prizes included $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second, and a brand new iPad for third. The event was streamed live on both Facebook Live and YouTube, with John engaging viewers throughout and announcing a fan meetup for 6 PM that same day. The competition progressed through six regular rounds, featured a dramatic "speed round" second-chance round, and concluded with an awards ceremony. The event was notable for its professionalism, the genuine enthusiasm of the young contestants, and John's warm, humorous hosting style that kept the atmosphere lively despite the high-pressure stakes.
Highlights
- 00:00 — John opens the livestream from Singapore, introduces the Asia Spelling Cup, and shows the trophy that will be awarded at 5 PM.
- 00:08 — John checks in with viewers, announces 250 live viewers, and teases a 6 PM fan meetup.
- 07:21 — Rules briefing: 90 seconds per contestant, speed round at any moment with 45 seconds to spell as many words as possible.
- 09:13 — Round 1 begins with contestants from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, and Taiwan introducing themselves in English before each receiving a word.
- 14:22 — Contestant Matan from Thailand spells "bathroom" correctly after requesting the definition.
- 18:54 — A dramatic moment as contestant number 21 from China takes a long time with "telephone" and ultimately spells it incorrectly.
- 44:09 — David Tobolski (CEO of Q-Fi) declares the Speed Round — a second chance for eliminated contestants to return to the competition.
- 45:29 — Eliminated contestants race through the speed round, spelling words as fast as possible in 45 seconds; numbers 21, 26, and 18 win their way back into the contest.
- 57:53 — Round 3 begins with words increasing significantly in difficulty, including "virtuoso," "bellicose," "saboteur," "muskrat," "renegade," "agnostic," "trattoria," "arachnid," and "concerto."
- 60:59 — Contestant spells "spreading" — the origin and definition are given but the word is not clearly captured.
- 65:34 — Contestant receives "renegade" (heard as "Herman Hopstein" by ASR) — Greek origin, a person who abandons their former beliefs.
- 72:07 — The word "shrieval" is given — relating to a sheriff; contestants continue to be eliminated through Round 4 and 5.
- 75:40 — "Pangolin" is spelled correctly; "artichoke," "mariachi," "vulcanize," "patriarch," and "symmetrical" are among the Round 4 words.
- 82:00 — Round 5 delivers "paraphernalia," "braggadocio," "anachronism," "extravaganza," "Machiavellian," and "amniocentesis."
- 89:50 — Round 6 begins with "knucklehead," then "humanitarian," "ecclesiastical," and "extemporaneous."
- 97:25 — The first clear winner is identified; three remaining competitors face Round 7 for second and third place.
- 99:50 — Final round words include "mayonnaise," "Episcopalian," "B垆ck and spill," and "protagonist."
- 108:31 — The awards ceremony begins; preschool winners are announced — first place (Tailing, number 14), second place (Zixuan, number 5), second place runner-up (number 9).
Timeline / Chapters
Pre-Competition (00:00–08:30)
- 00:00 — John opens the livestream from Singapore; introduces the Asia Spelling Cup, explains his five years of hosting, shows the trophy.
- 00:30 — John announces the 6 PM fan meetup; encourages viewers to leave comments.
- 05:10 — John counts down 30 seconds for contestants to enter the hall; reminds audience to silence phones.
- 06:08 — Full rules briefing: 90-second rounds, 45-second speed round, speed round triggered at any time by David Tobolski.
- 07:30 — Prizes announced: $2,000 (1st), $1,000 (2nd), iPad (3rd). Contestants take their numbered chairs.
- 08:24 — Round 1 seating reorganization; one additional contestant added.
Round 1 (09:13–24:20)
- 09:13 — ~27 contestants compete; words include: textbook, delicious, postman, important, shampoo, musician, because, medicine, raincoat, magazine, bathroom, kangaroo, passport, beautiful, wonderful, handsome, policeman, telephone, breakfast, headache, vegetable, expensive, washroom, sharpener, television, chocolate.
- 18:54 — Contestant from China struggles with "telephone"; ultimately misspells it.
- 23:46 — Contestant 21 misspells "chocolate" as "H-A-T"; eliminated.
- 24:12 — John announces contestants 8, 18, and 19 are eliminated; round of applause for them.
Round 2 (25:31–43:28)
- 25:31 — Words get harder: refugee, literally, chronic, amiable, paradox, tornado, aesthetic, synonym, vacuous, ottoman, hygiene, meander, threshold, influenza, intuition, solvent, boutique.
- 26:04 — Contestant spells "refugee" incorrectly (R-E-F-U-J-E); John corrects with "not J, it's G" — she self-corrects and wins the round.
- 43:34 — Contestants 3, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, and 26 advance to Round 3.
Speed Round — Second Chance (44:09–57:06)
- 44:09 — David Tobolski (Q-Fi CEO) triggers the Speed Round; all eliminated contestants return to stage.
- 45:29 — Speed round: 45 seconds per contestant to spell as many words as possible. Contestants 21, 26, and 18 earn the most words and re-enter the competition.
Round 3 (57:27–63:25)
- 57:27 — Words include virtuoso, bellicose, spelaan (definition: defense area for grazing horses), saboteur, muskrat, renegade, agnostic, trattoria, arachnid, toccata, concerto, tsunami, Flemish, oratorio, shrieval, croesus.
- 58:24 — "Virtuoso" misspelled; contestant self-corrects on second attempt.
- 61:33 — Word "spelaan" given; spelling not clearly captured in transcript.
- 65:34 — "Renegade" given; contestant spells it correctly on second try.
- 68:28 — "Tsunami" — contestant spells T-S-U-M-A-N-I; John says "close."
- 70:50 — "Oratorio" given with full definition; contestant spells O-R-A-T-O-R-I-O correctly.
- 71:11 — "Shrieval" (of or relating to a sheriff); contestant spells S-H-R-I-E-V-A-L correctly.
- 72:44 — "Croesus" (a very wealthy man); contestant spells C-R-O-E-S-S-Q-S — close.
- 73:39 — Round 3 ends; contestants 1, 2, 6, 13, 21, 22, 23, and 27 advance.
Round 4 (74:10–82:02)
- 74:10 — Words include pangolin, mariachi, vulcanize, artichoke, patriarch, toccata (repeated), symmetrical, tuberculosis, vicissitude, paraphernalia.
- 79:29 — "Tuberculosis" spelled correctly; Latin origin.
- 81:21 — "Vicissitude" — contestant spells V-I-C-I-S-I-T-U-D-E; John says "very close" — correct spelling is V-I-C-I-S-S-I-T-U-D-E.
- 82:08 — "Paraphernalia" — contestant spells P-A-R-A-P-H-E-R-N-A-L-I-A; John confirms it's correct.
- 82:02 — Round 4 ends; contestants 7, 15, and 26 advance to Round 5.
Round 5 (82:15–92:00)
- 82:15 — Most difficult round yet; John emphasizes silence from the audience. Words include braggadocio, anachronism, extravaganza, schadenfreude, peppermint, Machiavellian, amniocentesis.
- 88:00 — "Schadenfreude" — the word appears in the transcript but spelling attempt is unclear.
- 89:50 — "Machiavellian" — contestant spells M-A-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I-A-N after several attempts; John says "close."
- 92:00 — Round 5 ends; contestants 4, 10, and 12 advance to the final four.
Round 6 — Final Four (92:12–98:35)
- 92:12 — Final four confirmed: contestants 4, 7, 10, 12, and 15 (number varies due to earlier eliminations/re-entries). Words: knucklehead, humanitarian, ecclesiastical, extemporaneous, jurisprudence.
- 96:17 — "Ecclesiastical" — contestant spells E-C-L-E-S-I-A-S-T-I-C; John confirms correct spelling is E-C-C-L-E-S-I-A-S-T-I-C — two C's.
- 97:20 — "Extemporaneous" — John incorrectly pronounced the word; contestant is given a second chance.
- 98:26 — A winner is determined for first place.
Round 7 — Final Placement (98:35–108:30)
- 98:35 — Three remaining contestants compete for second and third place. Words: mayonnaise, Episcopalian, Block and spill, protagonist, daguerreotype.
- 105:30 — All placements determined. Awards ceremony begins.
Awards Ceremony (108:30–end)
- 108:30 — John asks secondary contestants to help remove chairs from the stage.
- 108:46 — John transitions to preschool awards; asks Lydia about preschool winners.
- 108:47 — Preschool winners announced: 1st place — Tailing (number 14); 2nd place — Zixuan (number 5); 2nd runner-up — number 9.
- 109:00 — Event concludes with celebration of all contestants.
Japan Travel Tips
(This event took place in Singapore, not Japan. However, as a general note:)
- Singapore hosts a wide range of international educational and cultural events throughout the year; August is peak competition season for youth academic events.
- The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a major venue for public events and competitions; it is accessible via the Circle Line MRT.
- When attending live competitive events in Singapore, silence your phone completely and avoid whispering — organizers enforce strict quiet rules during competition rounds.
Japanese Language & Culture Notes
(No Japanese language content in this video — the event was conducted entirely in English, hosted by an American MC for an Asian youth audience.)
- The Asia Spelling Cup uses English as the competition language, exposing participants from diverse Asian countries to consistent English pronunciation and vocabulary standards.
- Each contestant is asked to introduce themselves (name, age, country) in English — a valuable practice in international education and cultural exchange.
- Words are given with origin (Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Medieval Latin), definition, and example sentences — a comprehensive approach to vocabulary education that mirrors academic spelling bee standards worldwide.
Food & Drink Guide
(No specific food or drink items were featured in this video.)
People
John Daub — Host and MC. American living in Japan for 30+ years, creator of Only in Japan Go. He manages the pacing of the competition, announces eliminations, keeps energy high, interacts with live viewers, and leads the awards ceremony. Warm, funny, and professional throughout.
David Tobolski — CEO of Q-Fi, the company behind the Asia Spelling Cup. He surprises contestants by triggering the Speed Round mid-competition, giving eliminated contestants a second chance to re-enter.
Lydia — Staff member who assists with the preschool awards ceremony.
Al, Robert, Victoria — Staff and volunteers who help manage the event, including streaming and stage management.
The Pronouncer — A judge from the National University of Singapore (NUS) who reads each word aloud with proper English pronunciation, provides definitions, sentence examples, and word origins.
The Contestants — Approximately 27 secondary students (roughly ages 12–16) from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Singapore. Highlights include:
- A contestant from China who took an extended time on "telephone" and ultimately misspelled it, only to return and win the speed round.
- A contestant who misspelled "refugee" (R-E-F-U-J-E) and self-corrected on the spot to R-E-F-U-G-E-E after John's correction.
- Contestants spelling complex words like "pangolin," "vicissitude," "extemporaneous," and "amniocentesis" with varying degrees of success.
Vivian — A young participant briefly introduced early in the video; John wishes her luck in the competition.
Key Takeaways
- The Asia Spelling Cup is a rigorous English spelling competition for students across Asia, now in its fifth year (2018), held in Singapore after previous years in Malaysia.
- The competition format includes standard rounds (90 seconds, one word with definition/origin/sentence), a sudden-death Speed Round (45 seconds to spell as many words as possible), and escalating difficulty across rounds.
- First place won $2,000; second place $1,000; third place a brand new iPad — significant prizes that add real stakes to the competition.
- The Speed Round is a dramatic twist that allows eliminated contestants a dramatic comeback, keeping the competition exciting for both contestants and audience.
- Despite the serious academic nature of the event, John Daub's warm, humorous hosting style keeps the atmosphere fun and supportive — he celebrates even eliminated contestants with applause and encouragement.
- Contestants demonstrated impressive English vocabulary, including advanced words like "paraphernalia," "Machiavellian," "ecclesiastical," and "daguerreotype."
Notable Quotes
00:00 John Daub: "Welcome to Singapore. We're live here and this is one of the jobs that I do. I emcee the Asia Spelling Cup. I've been doing it for five years."
06:21 John Daub: "This is very important to the success of your entire life." (joking to contestants before announcing rules)
06:42 John Daub: "45 seconds to spell as many words as you want. You don't have to say 'bear, B-E-A-R, bear.' Just say B-E-A-R and go as fast as you can, but as clearly as you can."
26:04 John Daub: "Not J, it's G." (correcting a contestant's spelling of "refugee" — she self-corrects immediately)
44:11 John Daub: "This is a second chance, a chance at redemption — which means a second chance. So I'm going to ask everybody who has been rightfully or wrongly dismissed due to errors to make their way up to the stage."
44:39 John Daub: "You're the next contestant on Second Life." (parodying "The Price Is Right" — referring to the speed round comeback)
82:15 John Daub: "The words are going to get extremely complicated from now on. Take out your smartphone and put it on silent mode right now. We're playing for $2,000, everybody."
98:17 John Daub: "As a result, the MC will receive all of the money, cash, and trophies. What's happening? Sorry. No, I'm just joking."
Related Topics
- International youth education competitions
- English language learning in Asia
- Spelling bee culture and format
- Live event MCing and hosting
- Student exchange and multicultural events
- Singapore as a hub for international educational events
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Full Transcript
Speakers:
- SPEAKER_00: John Daub (Host/MC)
- SPEAKER_01: Contestant introductions (various)
- SPEAKER_02: Pronouncer (NUS judge)
- SPEAKER_03: David Tobolski (Q-Fi CEO)
- SPEAKER_04: Speed round contestants
- SPEAKER_05: Round 7 contestants
- SPEAKER_06: Staff/Lydia
00:00 John Daub: Welcome to Singapore. We're live here and this is one of the jobs that I do. I emcee the Asia Spelling Cup. I've been doing it for five years. This is the first place trophy. It is actually not solid gold, but it looks pretty cool. We're going to be handing this out at five o'clock. We're starting this at around 3:30 here. So I'm going to show you what it's like to be at a spelling bee. Now it might be a little bit slow. So you have the freedom to just kind of, if you're watching this in playback, you can sort of swipe or skip ahead to some of the better places. But yeah, we're live. This is the Asia Spelling Cup right here in Singapore. And last year we were in Malaysia, this year in Singapore. And if you're going to be meeting up with me at six o'clock, that's we're going to be doing a fan meetup for fans. I will be here waiting for you. Nice and sparkly clean.
All right, here are our secondary contestants. Are you guys ready? Are you ready? Where is everybody? Where is everybody? Hey, you're not a secondary candidate. Yeah, you're on YouTube. All right. We're actually honestly, where are all the secondary candidates? Are they? Yeah, that's Only in Japan. How did you guys? Do you guys watch that? No, I don't watch it. All right, secondary contestants. We're going to be starting in 30 seconds. But don't don't time it because this is not Japanese 30 seconds. We're usually very prompt.
00:01:38 John Daub: All right, secondary candidates. We're going to be starting in 30 seconds. Secondary candidates, make your way to the stage for some fun times. This is our judge from the University, National University of Singapore. And this is our pronouncer. Did I pronounce it right? He speaks proper English. We're gonna have a very fast competition today, right?
00:02:07 Pronouncer: Very fast competition.
00:02:11 John Daub: We're also streaming this live on Facebook Live. So, oh, hello. What's your name?
00:02:15 Vivian: My name is Vivian.
00:02:16 John Daub: Oh, nice to meet you. Are you in the secondary competition? All right, we'll be cheering for you. All right, let's get this thing started. Hey, everybody. See these ladies, they're working really hard. Hi. Yeah, that's what it's all about. All right, we're gonna get this started.
00:03:02 John Daub: All right, fun or games are getting done. New generation or kids are going to play. We'll be sure to honor the TV. We're gonna have wonderful with this game. Okay, you guys got this? All right, great. We're going to be starting really soon. We're going to have some fun, okay? If some of you are brave enough to super chat me, I will eventually check up and answer you. But leave a comment. I'm looking at the front camera. Leave a comment in the comment section and I will answer your question about this. Leave a comment in the comment section below and I'll answer about the ages falling top or about anything. We're going to be doing a meetup and I'm going to live stream the meetup as well. This is going to be a lot of fun. The viewers are going to come at 6 o'clock from Singapore. I think there's about between 30 and 50 people who signed up, but there were like over 100 that were interested, so I'm not sure who's going to be making it today. Right now there's 250 people watching. We're getting the notifications to watch the... Oliver... Should I tell them your last name?
00:04:22 Viewer (via stream): Oliver Twist.
00:04:28 John Daub: Oliver Twist from an obscure area of the United Kingdom. We can't hear you. The audio is weak. In that case, then I'm going to have to put the lens on the front because the audio is better from the other side. I do apologize because everything is flipped this way because I'm using the front lens, but I can see it better. So we're going to look wide from the front lens and we're going to start the video. Alright. Everybody in the secondary... Wait! I didn't announce it yet! Stay right there.
00:05:10 John Daub: Alright. Everybody who's going to be joining the event, please enter the event hall right now. You have 30 seconds. 29, 28, 27. It was a good year for me. 26. Not so good. All right. We're going to start the secondary event. If you're not here you're disqualified. You're disqualified. Look at everyone's getting here very quickly now. All of the primary students, I'm really happy that you're going to watch, but you have to be very quiet. And everybody in the audience, make sure that your mobile phones are set to silent mode. Double check that they're set to silent mode. All right. So I'm going to give you a little rundown on the rules of this event just very quickly. You already know what they are, but I want them to be crystal clear for you. All right. Each contestant for this, the secondary, is not going to have two minutes, but they're going to have everybody, please listen carefully. This is important.
00:06:21 John Daub: This is very important to the success of your entire life. Could be. I don't know what you're going to do with that winning money. But you're not going to have two minutes. You're going to have 90 seconds because we're running short on time. The speed round, which David at any moment could declare giving you a second chance in this competition, is going to happen at any time. But instead of one minute, you're going to get 45 seconds. 45 seconds to spell as many words as you want. You don't have to say bear, B-E-A-R, bear. Just say B-E-A-R and go as fast as you can, but as clearly as you can. Because if the judges cannot understand the word that you're saying, it's wrong. All right. We're going to go as many rounds as it takes to have the winner. And the prizes are, besides the beautiful trophy that looks like the Stanley Cup, not really, is $2,000 for first place. Second place is $1,000. And third place is a brand new iPad. The latest model I checked is really nice. All right. So that's what you guys are going to be winning. So without further ado, let's start the Asia Spelling Cup for the secondary division. Come on in and take your chair. It should match the number on your chest. Chair and likeness.
00:07:50 John Daub: We're also streaming this on Facebook Live. Hey, Al, what is the link? Asia Spelling Cup. Asia Spelling Cup. How do you spell that? Asia Spelling Cup. Asia Spelling Cup. A-S-I-A-S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G-C-U-P. Asia Spelling Cup 28. So it's also you get another angle if you want to watch. This is being streamed live on Facebook Live. And it's also being streamed live on my YouTube channel, OnlyJapanGo. But definitely go to the Asia Spelling Cup first because they're a host and sponsor. All right. Round one. Yes. Can we get one more chair up here? Yeah, we got one more competitor. What number are you?
00:08:35 Contestant 27: 27.
00:08:36 John Daub: You're number nine now. I don't know. Hold on a second. Can we just move down one? Everybody move down one and number 21 come over. Sorry, sorry. Number 15 come over here. And then move down, move down, move down, move down. Move down number 21. Can we just do applause for a little bit of thinking here? All right. Wonderful. Let's start with round one. You guys know the rules. Start.
00:09:25 Contestant: From Thailand. Fish and chips and YouTube.
00:09:32 Pronouncer: Your word is textbook.
00:09:36 Contestant: T-X-T-B-O-O-K. Textbook.
00:09:42 John Daub: Textbook. Correct.
00:09:55 Contestant (Atmirabi): My name's Atmirabi. I am from Indonesia. My favorite event is Asia Spelling Cup. Yeah, I love that. Thank you.
00:10:11 Pronouncer: Your word is delicious.
00:10:16 Contestant: Delicious. D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S. Delicious.
00:10:22 John Daub: Delicious. Correct.
00:10:32 Contestant (Mai): Hello. My name's Mai. I'm Thai result and I come from Vietnam. Your word is?
00:10:41 Pronouncer: Postman.
00:10:42 Contestant: P-O-S-T-M-A-N. Postman.
00:10:46 John Daub: Correct.
00:10:47 Contestant (Hoang Lan): Hello, everyone. I am Hoang Lan and I am from Vietnam. Thank you.
00:11:01 Pronouncer: Your word is important.
00:11:04 Contestant: Important. I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T. Important.
00:11:19 John Daub: Important. Correct.
00:11:28 Contestant (Better): Hi. My name is Better and I'm from Indonesia.
00:11:34 Pronouncer: Shampoo.
00:11:38 Contestant: Shampoo. The substance used for cleaning hair. S-H-A-M-P-O-O. Shampoo.
00:11:50 John Daub: Correct.
00:11:58 Contestant (Kai Chi): Hello, everyone. My name is Kai Chi and I'm from Vietnam. I'm 12 years old.
00:12:03 Pronouncer: Your word is musician.
00:12:08 Contestant: Musician. M-U-S-I-C-I-A-N. Musician.
00:12:14 John Daub: Correct.
00:12:14 Contestant (Panas): My name is Panas and I'm from Taiwan. Thanks Panas.
00:12:26 Pronouncer: Your word is because.
00:12:30 Contestant: Because. B-E-A-U-S-E. Because.
00:12:39 John Daub: Correct.
00:12:40 Contestant: Hello, everyone. I'm from Minnesota. I'm from China.
00:12:49 Pronouncer: Your word is medicine.
00:12:56 Contestant: Medicine. M-E-D-S-O-N. M-E-D-S-O-N.
00:13:04 John Daub: Very close. It's M-E-D-I-C-I — medicine.
00:13:12 Contestant (I-Z-I-N): My name is I-Z-I-N. I'm from Indonesia. Thank you.
00:13:23 Pronouncer: Your word is raincoat.
00:13:27 Contestant: Raincoat. R-A-I-N-C-O-A-T. Raincoat.
00:13:34 John Daub: Correct.
00:13:40 Contestant (Cindy): Hello, everyone. My name is Cindy. I come from China.
00:13:44 Pronouncer: Your word is magazine.
00:13:47 Contestant: Magazine. Can you repeat the word? Magazine. Magazine. Send this please. My mother reads a fashion magazine. Magazine. M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E. Magazine.
00:13:55 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
00:14:12 Contestant (Matan): My name is Matan and I'm from Thailand. Your word is bathroom. The definition please. A room containing a shower, bathtub and usually a toilet. Bathroom. B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M. Bathroom.
00:14:34 John Daub: Correct.
00:14:49 Contestant (Eric Ma): My name is Ma Yibo. I'm 12 years old. I'm from China. You can, my English name is Eric. Thanks Eric.
00:14:57 Pronouncer: Your word is kangaroo.
00:15:02 Contestant: Kangaroo. K-A-N-G-A-R-O-O. Kangaroo.
00:15:10 John Daub: Correct.
00:15:22 Contestant (Kamani): My name is Kamani. I'm from Johor, Malaysia. Thanks Kamani.
00:15:30 Pronouncer: Your word is passport.
00:15:35 Contestant: Passport. P-A-S-S-P-O-R-T. Passport.
00:15:43 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
00:15:45 Contestant: Welcome from China. Your word is beautiful. Repeat please. Beautiful. Play that please. The opposite of ugly is beautiful.
00:15:55 Pronouncer: Definition please. Pretty or gorgeous.
00:16:01 Contestant: Beautiful. B-E-A-U-T-S-U-L. Beautiful.
00:16:11 John Daub: Correct.
00:16:19 Contestant (Narita): My name is Narita. I come from Thailand.
00:16:22 Pronouncer: Your word is wonderful.
00:16:28 Contestant: Wonderful. W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L. Wonderful.
00:16:37 John Daub: Correct. Beautiful. Your name is Lam and I'm from Vietnam.
00:16:53 Pronouncer: Your word is handsome.
00:16:56 Contestant: Handsome. H-A-M-D-S-O-M-E. Handsome.
00:17:05 John Daub: Correct.
00:17:17 Contestant (Dashwana): My name is Dashwana and I'm from Malaysia.
00:17:21 Pronouncer: Your word is policeman.
00:17:24 Contestant: Policeman. Can you repeat please? Policeman. B-O-M-A-N.
00:17:36 John Daub: Incorrect. The correct spelling is P-O-L-I-C-E-M-A-N.
00:17:44 Contestant (Adams): Hello. I'm Adams. I'm from China. Hello.
00:17:49 Pronouncer: Your word is telephone.
00:17:55 Pronouncer: Jason called me on the telephone.
00:18:08 Contestant: T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N.
00:18:54 John Daub: I'm from East Inc. But it's in us. No. It's in me. Is that correct? Spelling is T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-E. Incorrect.
00:19:15 Contestant (Xihao): Hello everyone. I'm Chaoshi Hao. I'm from China. Hi, Xihao. That's right.
00:19:24 Pronouncer: Your word is breakfast.
00:19:27 Contestant: Breakfast. B-R-E-A-K-S-A-S-T. Breakfast.
00:19:34 John Daub: Correct.
00:19:35 Contestant (Linh): Hello everyone. My name is Linh. I'm from Vietnam and I'm 14 years old.
00:19:46 Pronouncer: Your word is headache.
00:19:53 Contestant: A-D-A-C-H-E.
00:20:03 John Daub: Incorrect. The correct spelling is H-E-A-D-A-C-H-E.
00:20:04 Contestant (Jack): Hello everyone. I'm Jack. I'm from Hubei, China.
00:20:08 Pronouncer: Your word is vegetable.
00:20:13 Contestant: Vegetable. V-E-G-E-T-A-B-L-E. Vegetable.
00:20:18 John Daub: Correct. Your word is chicken.
00:20:19 Pronouncer: Your word is chicken.
00:20:19 Contestant (Vivian): Hi everybody. I'm Vivian. I'm from China and I play in badminton. Thank you.
00:20:33 Pronouncer: Your word is expensive.
00:20:37 Pronouncer: Part of speech.
00:20:46 Pronouncer: Sentence, please.
00:20:49 Contestant: Your shirt costs $50. It's very expensive. The word present.
00:20:59 Pronouncer: Expensive.
00:21:00 Contestant: Expensive. E-X-T-E-M-S-I-V-E. Expensive.
00:21:13 John Daub: Correct. Good afternoon. My name is Mani Han, also from Hubei in China, and my country is beautiful and nice country and I welcome you. Thank you.
00:21:32 Pronouncer: Your word is washroom.
00:21:37 Contestant: Washroom. Right? Washroom. Okay. Remember that. I'm sorry.
00:21:43 Pronouncer: Sentence, please. A room with wash forwards and toilet facilities.
00:21:54 Contestant: Washroom, right? Washroom. W-A-S-H-R-O-O-M.
00:22:19 John Daub: Correct.
00:22:20 Contestant (Ativich): Good afternoon. My name is Ativich. I'm from Thailand. It is sharpener.
00:22:33 Pronouncer: May I have the definition?
00:22:35 Pronouncer: A device used to make something the opposite of dull.
00:22:42 Contestant: Sharpener. S-H-A-R-P-E-N-E-R. Sharpener.
00:22:51 John Daub: Thank you.
00:22:53 Contestant (Siamus): Hello everyone. My name is Siamus. I'm from Indonesia. And I like to eat meatball.
00:23:04 Pronouncer: Your word is television.
00:23:09 Pronouncer: Definition please. An object with moving pictures used for entertainment.
00:23:16 Contestant: Television. T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. Television.
00:23:23 John Daub: Correct.
00:23:24 Contestant (Angela): Hello. My name is Angela. I'm from Indonesia.
00:23:39 Pronouncer: Your word is chocolate.
00:23:46 Contestant: C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E.
00:24:04 John Daub: Incorrect. The correct spelling is C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E. Alright. So, contestants 8, 18, and 19, please stand up. Round of applause for them. Thank you very much. Alright. Once again, just to remind you, for the secondary, we only have 90 seconds. That's one minute and 30 seconds, not two minutes to go, okay? Alright. Let's go to round two.
00:24:53 John Daub: 18 got it correct?
00:24:57 Staff: Okay, it was on the list. Only 19.
00:25:00 John Daub: Okay, only 18 can come back. She left anyways. Even though she knew she got it right.
00:25:09 Staff: Yeah? We only lose two games.
00:25:12 John Daub: We lose two games.
00:25:17 Staff: We lose 8 and 19.
00:25:19 John Daub: Okay. I just read what's on the paper. Okay. Alright. Thank you very much. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Round two.
00:25:31 Pronouncer: Your word is refugee.
00:25:34 Contestant: Can you repeat the word? Refugee.
00:25:39 Pronouncer: Origin. Origin is Latin.
00:25:44 Contestant: Can you repeat the word? Refugee.
00:25:48 Pronouncer: Definition, please. A person who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.
00:25:58 Pronouncer: Sentence, please. That woman is a refugee who fled the civil war in her country.
00:26:04 Contestant: Refugee. R-E-F-U-J-E.
00:26:15 John Daub: Wait, wait, wait. Not J, it's G. R-E-F-U-G-E.
00:26:24 Contestant: Refugee. R-E-F-U-G-E-E. Refugee.
00:26:34 John Daub: Correct.
00:26:44 Pronouncer: Your word is literally.
00:26:51 Pronouncer: Can you repeat the definition? Without metaphor or exaggeration. Explicitly. Can you make a sentence? Although Mr. Sechney can always be taken seriously, he should not always be taken literally.
00:27:09 Contestant: Can you repeat one more time? Literally. Literally. L-I-T-E-R-A-L-L-Y. Literally.
00:27:22 Pronouncer: Your word is chronic.
00:27:36 Contestant: Can you repeat that word? Chronic. Can you tell me the definition? Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence of certain diseases. Repeat the word. Chronic. C-H-R-O-N-I-C. Chronic.
00:28:18 John Daub: Correct. Thank you. Number four. Can we get the next five contestants to line up behind number four so we can move the last one back? Stay behind the line here. Thank you.
00:28:45 Pronouncer: Your word is amiable.
00:28:51 Contestant: Could you please repeat the word? Amiable. Could I please ask for the definition? Having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature. Friendly. Amiable. A-M-I-A-B-L-E. Amiable.
00:29:27 John Daub: Correct.
00:29:28 Pronouncer: Your word is paradox.
00:29:30 Pronouncer: Definition, please. A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.
00:29:36 Contestant: Paradox. P-A-R-A-D-O-X. Paradox.
00:29:44 John Daub: Correct.
00:29:49 Pronouncer: Your word is tornado.
00:29:53 Contestant: Tornado. T-O-R-N-A-T-O. Tornado.
00:29:59 John Daub: Correct. English aborigine?
00:30:15 Pronouncer: Greek.
00:30:20 Pronouncer: Your word is aesthetic. Relating to pure beauty rather than to other considerations.
00:30:50 Pronouncer: Could you turn it into a sentence? My aesthetic standards are quite different.
00:30:55 Contestant: I'm confused. Repeat the word once more, please. Aesthetic. Aesthetic. A-E-S-T-H-E-T-I-C. Aesthetic.
00:31:11 John Daub: Correct.
00:31:19 Pronouncer: Your word is synonym.
00:31:26 Pronouncer: Weighty is a synonym of heavy.
00:31:29 Pronouncer: O-G, please. Greek. Synonym, please. Weighty is a synonym of heavy.
00:31:37 Contestant: Synonym. I-S-Y-N-O-N-Y-M. Synonym.
00:31:47 John Daub: Very close. Very close. The correct spelling is S-Y-N-O-N-Y-M.
00:31:56 Pronouncer: Your word is vacuous.
00:32:06 Pronouncer: Can this please use it in a sentence? No one wants to hear sounds as vacuous or common, showing no intelligence or having no useful sense.
00:32:22 Contestant: Vacuous. V-A-C-U-O-U-S. Vacuous.
00:32:28 John Daub: Correct.
00:32:41 Pronouncer: Your word is Ottoman.
00:32:42 Contestant: Ottoman. Pardon? Ottoman. I can't hear the speech.
00:32:53 Pronouncer: Ottoman. Noun. Ottoman. O-T-T-O-M-A-N. Ottoman.
00:32:58 John Daub: Correct.
00:33:57 Pronouncer: Your word is meander.
00:33:58 Contestant: Repeat, please. Meander. Sentence, please. John isn't shopping for anything in particular. He's content to meander from store to store. The origin, please. Greek. Definition, please. Wonder or take an indirect call. Repeat the word, please. Meander. Meander. M-E-A-N-D-E-R. Meander.
00:34:28 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
00:34:35 Pronouncer: Your word is threshold.
00:34:37 Contestant: Again, please. Threshold. Definition, please. A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door or doors. Sentence, please. He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom. Again, please. Threshold. Threshold. T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D. Threshold.
00:35:07 John Daub: Correct.
00:35:26 Pronouncer: Your word is influenza.
00:35:27 Contestant: You will repeat, please.
00:35:34 Pronouncer: Influenza. Definition, please. An acute contagious viral infection characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract and by fever, chills, and muscular pain.
00:35:51 Contestant: Influenza. I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A. Influenza.
00:36:09 John Daub: Correct. The correct spelling is I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A. Your word is intuition.
00:36:31 Pronouncer: Sentence, please. The phrase intuition told him not to make the bet. Can you repeat the word, please? Intuition. Intuition. I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N. Intuition.
00:36:59 John Daub: One letter. It's I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N. The word is solvent.
00:37:25 Pronouncer: Dr. Powers pinpointed that the identity of the best solvent for a material usually depends on the material's chemical structure. Definition, please. A substance capable of or used in dispersing one or more other substances. Can you repeat the word, please? Solvent. Solvent. S-O-L-V-E-N-T.
00:37:57 Contestant: Solvent.
00:38:03 John Daub: It's S-O-L-V-E-N-T. Correct.
00:38:09 Pronouncer: Your word is boutique.
00:38:19 Pronouncer: Can you repeat the word, please? Boutique. Can you repeat the definition, please? A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes or accessories, for example. Can you please put it in a sentence, please? Her jacket was at the boutique waiting for alteration. Can you repeat the word, please? Boutique. B-O-U-T-I-Q-U-E.
00:39:09 John Daub: Correct. Your word is solvent.
00:39:21 Contestant: S-O-L-V-E-N-T.
00:39:47 John Daub: Correct. So that concludes round two. Well, numbers three, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, and 26. Please stand up. Congratulations.
00:43:54 John Daub: Oh! Something just happened.
00:44:03 David Tobolski: David Tobolski, the CEO of Q-Fi, just informed me that it's time for the speed round.
00:44:09 John Daub: All right. This is a second chance, a chance at redemption — which means a second chance. So I'm going to ask everybody who has been rightfully or wrongly dismissed due to errors to make their way up to the stage. I'm going to move these beautiful balloons. Welcome back. Nice to see you. Number 26, just make a line. It doesn't matter what your number is, everybody. Come on back in here. You're the next contestant on Second Life. Second Life. Okay, everybody make their way up. And everybody else who was dismissed, you have now been remissed. And here are the rules for this. Everybody, before we start, the rules are very simple. You have to be a victim. You have 45 seconds to spell as many words as you possibly can. Each of these words, you don't have to say the word. Just spell it. For example, bear, B-E-A-R, and the next word. You have the right to pass, but I think you can only pass 10 times. So just don't keep passing, because then that would just waste your time. The top three winners with the most amount, the top three contestants with the most amount of words will get to continue in the contest. Good luck. Ready? Go.
00:45:29 Contestant 21: Lunch. L-U-N-C-H. Salad. S-A-L-A-D. Juice. J-U-I-C-E. Water. W-A-T-E-R. System. S-Y-S-T-E-M. Better. Faster. Heavy. [continues rapidly] H-A-P-P-E-N. Smoke. S-M-O-K-E. Change. C-H-A-N-G-E. Broken. B-R-O-K-E-N. Outside. O-U-T-S-I-D-E. Precedent. P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T. Expertise. E-X-P-E-R-T-I-S-E. D-A. Number 21! N-A-T-U-R-A-L. Night. N-I-G-H-T. Study. S-T-U-D-Y. Truck. T-R-U-C-K. Hungry. H-U-N-G-R-Y. Useful. U-S-E-F-U-L. Please. P-L-E-A-S-E. Across. A-C-R-O-S-S. Around. A-R-O-U-N-D. Slave. Rescue. R-E-S-C-U-E. Curtain. C-U-R-T-A-I-N.
00:47:19 John Daub: Alright, thank you very much. Number 17! Number 17! Are you ready?
00:47:28 Contestant 17: Yes.
00:47:29 John Daub: Start.
00:47:31 Contestant 17: Stand. S-T-A-N-D. Brown. B-R-O-W-N. Great. G-R-E-A-T. Panda. P-A-N-D-A. Glove. G-L-O-V-E. Assistant. A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-T. Literature. L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-E. Popularity. P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-T-Y. Electricity. E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-T-Y. Character. C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R.
00:48:24 John Daub: Attestant number 3! Are you ready?
00:48:29 Contestant 3: Yes.
00:48:32 John Daub: Start.
00:48:34 Contestant 3: Yellow. Y-E-L-L-O-W. Dance. D-A-N-C-E. Music. M-U-S-I-C. Watch. W-A-T-C-H. Thank. T-H-A-N-K. Value. V-A-L-U-E. Bullet. B-U-L-L-E-T. Korean. C-O-R-E-A-N. Adapt. A-D-A-P-T. Cube. C-U-B-E. Turret. T-U-R-R-E-T. Element. E-L-E-M-E-N-T. Helmet. H-E-L-M-E-T. Galaxy. G-A-L-A-X-Y. Soldier. S-O-L-D-I-E-R. Leisure. L-E-I-S-U-R-E.
00:49:21 John Daub: Thank you, number 3. Contestant number 16 is next! Number 16! Are you ready?
00:49:29 Contestant 16: Yes.
00:49:32 John Daub: Start.
00:49:34 Contestant 16: Smell. S-M-E-L-L. [continues] Airport. A-I-R-P-O-R-T. Tomato. T-O-M-A-T-O. Postman. P-O-S-T-M-A-N. Baseball. B-A-S-E-B-A-L-L. Shampoo. S-H-A-M-P-O-O. Computer. C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R. Textbook. T-E-X-T-B-O-O-K. Tomorrow. T-O-M-O-R-R-O-W. Because. B-E-C-A-U-S-E. Providence. P-R-O-V-I-D-E-N-C-E. Parliament. P-A-R-L-I-A-M-E-N-T. Consensus. C-O-N-S-E-N-S-U-S. Ambassador. A-M-B-A-S-S-A-D-O-R. Punctuation. P-U-N-C-T-U-A-T-I-O-N.
00:50:20 John Daub: Next up is number 14! Number 14! Ready?
00:50:31 John Daub: Go.
00:50:33 Contestant 14: Knife. K-N-I-F-E. Winter. W-I-N-T-E-R. Great. G-R-E-A-T. Friend. F-R-I-E-N-D. Dress. D-R-E-S-S. Campaign. C-A-M-P-A-I-G-N. Secretary. S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-Y. Enormous. [passes]. Persuade. [passes]. Delegate. S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-Y. Accurate. A-C-C-U-R-A-T-E. Appreciate. [passes]. Participant. P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-N-T. Calculator. [passes]. Explanation. E-X-P-L-A-N-A-T-I-O-N.
00:51:22 John Daub: Thank you, number 14! Next up, number 18!
00:51:30 John Daub: Ready?
00:51:32 John Daub: Start.
00:51:33 Contestant 18: Garden. G-A-R-D-E-N. School. S-C-H-O-O-L. Tomato. T-O-M-A-T-O. [passes]. Family. [passes]. Adjacent. [passes]. Important. I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T. Phenomenal. P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L. Breakfast. B-R-E-A-K-F-A-S-T. Wonderful. W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L. [passes]. [passes]. Boundary. B-O-U-N-D-A-R-Y. [passes]. Relevant. R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T. Plenty.
00:52:22 John Daub: All right, thank you, number 18! Number 20 is next! Number 20! Are you ready?
00:52:28 Contestant 20: Yeah.
00:52:32 John Daub: Start.
00:52:33 Contestant 20: Station. S-T-A-T-I-O-N. Mango. M-A-N-G-O. Village. V-I-L-L-A-G-E. Touch. T-O-U-C-H. Cheap. C-H-E-A-P. Bread. B-R-E-A-D. Understand. U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D. Toothache. [passes]. Washroom. W-A-S-H-R-O-O-M. Headache. H-E-A-D-A-C-H-E. [passes]. [passes]. Ceremony. [passes]. Mechanic. M-E-C-H-A-N-I-C. Champion. C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N. [passes]. [passes]. [passes]. [passes]. Protocol. P-R-O-T-O-C-O-L. Penetration.
00:53:20 John Daub: All right. Number 20. Next up is number 19. Number 19. Ready?
00:53:30 John Daub: Start.
00:53:31 Contestant 19: Table. K-N-I-F-E. Swimming. S-W-I-M-M-I-N-G. Sweet. S-W-E-E-T. Suddenly. S-U-D-D-E-N-L-Y. Studying. S-T-U-D-Y-I-N-G. Spoon. S-P-O-O-N. Hygiene. H-Y-G-I-E-N-E. Recluse. R-E-C-L-U-S-E. Sarcasm. S-A-R-C-A-S-M. Lemon. L-E-M-O-N. Mascara. M-A-S-C-A-R-A. Splendid. S-P-L-E-N-D-I-D. Spinach. S-P-I-N-A-C-H. Special. S-P-E-C-I-A-L.
00:54:05 John Daub: Prescott. Physicist. Naughty. Instrument.
00:54:18 John Daub: Alright. Number 19. Next up is number 8. Number 8.
00:54:30 Contestant 8: Lucky. L-U-C-K-Y. Prefer. P-R-E-F-E-R. Potato. P-O-T-A-T-O. Piano. Galaxy. G-A-L-A-X-Y. [passes]. Cassette. Biologist. B-I-O-L-O-G-I-S-T. Present. [passes]. Biscuit. [passes]. Colestown. Chemist. Crossroads. December. D-E-C-E-M-B-E-R. Guarantee. G-U-A-R-A-N-T-E-E.
00:55:22 John Daub: Alright. Thank you, number 8. Next up is number 11. The final. Number 11. Are you ready?
00:55:28 Contestant 11: Yes, I'm ready.
00:55:31 John Daub: Start.
00:55:32 Contestant 11: Chair. C-H-A-I-R. Sport. S-P-O-R-T. Enjoy. [passes]. Artist. [passes]. Important. I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T. Cow. [passes]. Sunny. [passes]. Brave. [passes]. Expensive. E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E. [passes]. Telephone. T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-E. Gradual. G-R-A-D-U-A-L. [passes]. Anxiety. [passes]. Arrange. [passes]. Wonderful. W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L. [passes]. Ticket. T-I-C-K-E-T. Hungry. H-U-N-G-R-Y.
00:56:22 John Daub: All right. Thank you very much, number 11. And now we're going to determine who will continue. Three spots will be given to the winners. They can get back in the contest. The answers are right here. Alright. Thank you. Can I have a drum roll, please? Very good. The winners are number 26. Welcome back. And number 21. Welcome back. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for competing in Speed Round. The round where you can come back into the game. Alright. Fantastic. Now we're going to continue as we did previously. You can come and sit closer to the center. Everybody move down now towards the center. Let's start from the front here. Round number three. Four. The words are going to get more and more difficult from this point.
00:57:51 John Daub: So it should get a lot of fun. I can't tell since John moved the camera up. Sorry. [passes]. [passes]. [passes]. [passes]. There's going to be more difficult words as the rounds go on. [passes]. [passes].
00:58:24 Pronouncer: Your word is virtuoso.
00:58:26 Contestant: Can you repeat the word? Virtuoso. Virtuoso. Original. Sorry? What is the origin?
00:58:36 Pronouncer: Italian. Can you repeat the word again? Virtuoso.
00:58:39 Pronouncer: Definition please. A musician with mastery ability, technique, or personal style. Sentence please. Roderick is gaining a reputation as a virtuoso violinist.
00:58:55 Contestant: Virtuoso. V-I-R-T-U-O-S-O. Virtuoso.
00:59:08 John Daub: You are close but not quite right. The word is spelled V-I-R-T-U-O-S-O. Can you read the definition?
00:59:37 Pronouncer: War-like in manner or temperament.
01:00:12 Pronouncer: Can you make it in sentence? He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements. Can you repeat one more time? Bellicose. Bellicose. B-E-L-L-I-C-O-S-E. Bellicose.
01:00:29 John Daub: So my name is B-E-L-L. Bellicose. Correct.
01:00:53 Pronouncer: Defense area usually near stable use chiefly for grazing horses. The word is spelaan.
01:01:33 Pronouncer: Steady man. The insidious rumors about the candidate cost in many votes in the election.
01:01:52 Pronouncer: Your work is a definition please. Someone who deliberately damages destroys or spoils someone else's property or activities in order to prevent them from doing something. It is clear from the damage to the bridge that there is a saboteur of the moments. Origin please. French.
01:02:49 Contestant: Saboteur. S-A-B-O-T-E-U-R. S-A-B-O-T-E-U-R.
01:03:05 John Daub: The correct spelling is S-A-B-O-T-E-U-R. Is muskrat. New world.
01:03:16 Contestant: Muskrat. M-U-S-K-R-A-T. Muskrat.
01:03:22 John Daub: Correct.
01:03:31 Pronouncer: Your word is renegade. The definition please. A person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have and accepts opposing or different beliefs. Sentence please. That priest is a renegade whose unorthodox preaching is popular with the people but not with his fellow clergymen.
01:03:59 Contestant: Renegade. R-E-N-E-G-A-D-E. Renegade.
01:04:13 John Daub: That is agnostic.
01:04:14 Pronouncer: Can you use it in a sentence? My mom is religious but my dad is an atheist and I'm agnostic. Can I please have your origin? Greek.
01:04:26 Contestant: Agnostic. A-G-N-O-S-T-I-C. Agnostic.
01:04:34 John Daub: Thank you.
01:04:35 Pronouncer: Your word is?
01:04:45 Pronouncer: Your word is schadenfreude. R-E-N-E-G-A-D-E.
01:05:10 Contestant: Most term. H-O-S-T. H-O-U-S-T. H-O-U-S-T-I-T-Z. R-E-N-E-G-A-D-E-R.
01:05:44 Pronouncer: Your word is trattoria. Repeat please. Trattoria. Sentence please. This trattoria also serves food in containers for taking home. Definition please. An Italian restaurant. Origin please. Italian. Part of speech please. Noun.
01:06:17 Contestant: Trattoria. T-R-A-T-T-O-R-I-A. Trattoria.
01:06:27 John Daub: Correct.
01:06:27 Pronouncer: Your word is?
01:06:32 Pronouncer: Arachnid. Sentence please. A spider is just one kind of arachnid. Arachnid. A-R-A-C-H-N-I-D. Arachnid.
01:07:05 Contestant: A-R-A-C-H-N-I-D. The spelling is T-O-C-C-A-T-A.
01:07:27 John Daub: Thank you.
01:07:28 Pronouncer: Your word is?
01:07:39 Pronouncer: Concerto. What's the origin? Italian. Italian. You may present this please. The piano concerto was performed wonderfully by the young group of musicians. It's a part of speech. Noun.
01:08:15 Contestant: Concerto. C-O-N-C-H-E-R-T-O. Concerto.
01:08:17 John Daub: Close. It's C-O-N-C-E-R-T-O.
01:08:35 Pronouncer: Your word is?
01:08:40 Pronouncer: Tsunami. Tsunami. The origin. Japanese. Tsunami. Tsunami. T-S-U-N-A-M-I.
01:09:20 Contestant: Tsunami. T-S-U-N-A-M-I. Tsunami.
01:09:30 John Daub: It's close. The correct spelling is T-S-U-N-A-M-I. Your word is?
01:09:49 Pronouncer: Flemish. Flemish. I love Flemish art in general and this painting in particular. Of or relating to Flanders, the Flemings or their language or culture.
01:10:26 Contestant: Flemish. F-L-E-M-I-S-H. Flemish. Thank you.
01:10:34 Pronouncer: Your work is oratorio. Could you repeat that? Oratorio. What is the definition? A composition for voices and orchestra, telling a sacred story without costume, scenery or dramatic action. Could you repeat that? Oratorio. Oratorio, right? Example, please. The composer wrote his best known oratorio as well as other great works for voices when he was an old man. What is the origin? Italian.
01:11:28 Contestant: Oratorio. O-R-A-T-O-R-I-O. Oratorio. Thank you.
01:11:44 John Daub: Correct.
01:11:44 Pronouncer: Your work is shrieval. Definition, please. Of or relating to a sheriff. Could you make it into a sentence? The shrieval court provides the local court services in Scotland.
01:12:15 Contestant: Shrieval. S-H-R-I-E-V-A-L. Shrieval.
01:12:27 Pronouncer: Your work is Croesus. Could you repeat that? A Croesus. A very wealthy man. Could you make it into a sentence, please? Even among this wealthy crowd, Tommy stands out as a true Croesus.
01:12:49 Contestant: Croesus. C-R-O-E-S-S-U-S. Croesus.
01:13:14 John Daub: Close. The spelling is C-R-O-E-S-S-U-S. Close your eyes. All right, that concludes round three. That concludes round three. Numbers 1, 2, 6, 13, 21, 22, 23, and 27. Please stand up. Thank you very much. Wonderful competitors, everybody. Thank you very much. Everybody else move in. You can move to the front row, please. Move to the front row. And you two can come to the front here. Yeah, come on in. All right, number two. Everyone's here. Me?
01:14:11 John Daub: Yes. Congratulations. You just won a trip to the microphone. Round four. Fight. The word is pangolin.
01:14:41 Pronouncer: Medagin. Asian. One sentence. An anteater is an example of a pangolin.
01:14:54 Contestant: Pangolin. P-A-N-G-O-L-I-N. Pangolin.
01:15:00 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
01:15:01 Pronouncer: Your word is mariachi.
01:15:11 Contestant: Mariachi. M-A-R-I-A-C-H-I. Mariachi. M-A-R-I-A-C-H-I.
01:15:22 John Daub: Correct.
01:15:22 Pronouncer: Your word is vulcanize.
01:15:26 Contestant: Vulcanize. V-U-L-C-A-N-I-Z-E. Vulcanize.
01:15:35 John Daub: Correct.
01:15:40 Pronouncer: Your word is artichoke. Could you please repeat the word? Artichoke. Could you please say the definition? A Mediterranean fissile-like plant. The immature flower head of which is eaten as a vegetable.
01:16:03 Contestant: Artichoke. A-R-T-I-C-H-O-K-E. Artichoke.
01:16:19 John Daub: Correct.
01:16:21 Pronouncer: Could you repeat the word, please?
01:16:34 Pronouncer: Patriarch. Definition, please. The male head of a family or tribe. Can you repeat the sentence? In many primitive tribes, the patriarch had several wives.
01:16:55 Contestant: Patriarch. P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H. Patriarch.
01:17:07 Pronouncer: Your word is?
01:17:21 Pronouncer: Tocacata. Could you repeat the word?
01:17:44 Contestant: Tocacata. T-O-C-A-M-A-C-A. Tocacata.
01:18:00 John Daub: Very close but. It's T-O-C-C-A-T-A. Your word is symmetrical.
01:18:07 Pronouncer: An object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size. Origin, please. Unknown. Definition, please. An object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size. Sentence, please. The two wings of the building are exactly symmetrical.
01:19:14 Contestant: Symmetrical. S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-C-A-L. Symmetrical.
01:19:22 John Daub: Correct.
01:19:29 Pronouncer: Your word is tuberculosis. Can I have a definition, please? A serious infectious disease that affects many parts of your body, especially your lungs. Can you use it in a sentence, please? She was infected with tuberculosis. Now the origin. Latin. Can you say the word again? Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-O-S-I-S.
01:20:06 Contestant: Tuberculosis. T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-O-S-I-S. What a lovely name.
01:20:07 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
01:20:08 Pronouncer: Your word is vicissitude. Repeat, please. Vicissitude. Sentence, please. By then, the house and its occupants had been through many vicissitudes. Definition, please. Variation or mutability in nature or life, especially systemic. Successive alteration, alternation from one condition or thing to another. Your origin, please. Latin. Repeat the word, please. Vicissitude. Vicissitude. V-I-C-I-S-S-I-T-U-D-E. Vicissitude.
01:21:32 Contestant: V-I-C-I-S-I-T-U-D-E. Vicissitude.
01:21:40 John Daub: Very close. Very close indeed. It's V-I-C-I-S-S-I-T-U-D-E.
01:21:54 Pronouncer: Your word is paraphernalia. Can you repeat the word? Paraphernalia. Origin? Medieval Latin. Definition, please. A lot of small things that belong to someone or are needed for a particular activity.
01:22:32 Contestant: Paraphernalia. P-A-R-A-P-H-E-R-N-A-L-I-A. Paraphernalia.
01:23:01 John Daub: Correct. Well, will contestants seven, fifteen and twenty six please stand up? Congratulations. Thank you very much. Alright. So, this starts round number five. I want to welcome to all of the primary contestants and everybody else who is entering into the hall. This is very critical. The words are going to get extremely complicated from now on. Take out your smartphone and put it on silent mode right now. I don't want to hear anybody's phones ringing. There's no excuse to have any electronic devices making noises. And no whispering, please. I can hear everybody whispering and it adds a lot of noise. So we want it completely quiet. If you want to speak, please exit the event hall and you can speak outside. I want these contestants. We're playing for $2,000, everybody. This is really important that they get a fair shot at this. So no speaking whatsoever. Thank you. Round five. Your word, please.
01:24:20 Pronouncer: It is braggadocio.
01:24:22 Contestant: Braggadocio, right. Braggadocio. Now the origin. Eponymous. Repeat, please. Eponymous. Okay, now the part of speech. Noun. Okay, now the sentence. Yes, the young actor has a promise, but he is too full of braggadocio about his skills to work with the best directors.
01:24:58 Contestant: Braggadocio. B-R-A-G-G-A-D-O-C-I-O. Braggadocio.
01:25:08 John Daub: Thank you.
01:25:10 Pronouncer: Your word is anachronism.
01:25:20 Pronouncer: What is the origin? Greek. What is the definition? Representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than the chronological, proper, or historical order. Could you repeat that? Anachronism. A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-M. Anachronism.
01:26:07 Contestant: Anachronism. A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-M. Anachronism.
01:26:18 John Daub: Correct.
01:26:20 Pronouncer: Your word is extravaganza.
01:26:25 Pronouncer: Again, please. Extravaganza. Definition, please. An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display. Repeat the word again, please. Extravaganza. E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-Z-A. Extravaganza.
01:27:31 Contestant: Extravaganza. E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-Z-A.
01:27:54 John Daub: Correct.
01:28:00 Pronouncer: Your word is schadenfreude. Chardon Foray. Chardon Foray. Chardon Foray. Foray. Chardon Foray. S-C-H-A-D-E-N-F-R-E-U-D-E. The word stops at S-C-H.
01:28:43 Pronouncer: Your word is peppermint. Attention please. Small hard brown biscuits, the ingredients of which include black peppermint. I actually like the peppery taste of the peppermint.
01:29:11 Contestant: Peppermint is P-E-P-P-E-R-M-I-N-T.
01:29:53 John Daub: Correct. The last word.
01:29:57 Pronouncer: Your word is Machiavellian. Definition please. Using clever lies and tricks in order to get or achieve something. Sentence please. He used Machiavellian tactics to get elected. Will you repeat the word please? Machiavellian. M-A-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I-A-N.
01:30:47 John Daub: Close. Your word is amniocentesis.
01:31:01 Pronouncer: Amniocentesis. Can I have your definition please? A test that is done to check for possible health problems in a baby that is not yet born. Can I have your origin? Greek. Can you use it in a sentence? Amniocentesis is a standard prenatal detection procedure for amnioploidee. Can you repeat your word please? Amniocentesis. Amniocentesis. A-M-N-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-I-S.
01:31:58 John Daub: Very close. The correct spelling is A-M-N-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-I-S. Alright, that concludes round five. All numbers four, ten, and twelve. Stand up. Alright, can we move down to the competitors over on this side? And you guys can move down here. The final four competitors. Now the challenge, the words are going to get extremely challenging from here on out. And I would like, yeah, you should clap right now because that's a complete silence after this. And that complete silence is the... We move to round number six. At the impossible level of... Two of you can sit here. Two can sit here. Let's balance it out. Alright. Actually, we can just stand here. Round six. Alright.
01:32:58 Pronouncer: Your word is knucklehead. Knucklehead. Where the word come? Greek. Repeat the word please. Knucklehead. Say it slowly please. Should I repeat that please? You can say it slowly. Knucklehead. Knucklehead. K-N-U-C-K-L-E-H-E-A-D. Knucklehead.
01:34:04 Contestant: K-N-U-C-K-L-E-H-E-A-D.
01:34:22 John Daub: Correct. Your word is humanitarian.
01:34:41 Pronouncer: Again, please. Humanitarian. Humanitarian. H-U-M-A-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N. Humanitarian.
01:34:53 John Daub: Right. Your word is ecclesiastical.
01:35:11 Pronouncer: In a big way. Ecclesiastical. In a sentence. Of or relating to the Christian church or clergy. In a very big sentence. My ambition was to travel upwards in ecclesiastical hierarchy.
01:35:45 Contestant: Ecclesiastical. E-C-L-E-S-I-A-S-T-I-C. Ecclesiastical.
01:35:52 John Daub: The correct spelling is E-C-C-L-E-S-I-A-S-T-I-C. Two C's.
01:36:12 Pronouncer: Your word is extemporaneous.
01:36:22 Pronouncer: Could you repeat that? Extemporaneous. What is the origin? Medieval Latin. Definition, please. Made up or done without special preparation? Could you repeat that? Extemporaneous.
01:36:51 Contestant: Extemporaneous. E-X-T-R-A-P-E-R-E-N-N-I-O-U-S. Extemporaneous.
01:37:07 John Daub: Good.
01:37:10 Pronouncer: We will review that. We got the pronunciation incorrect.
01:37:16 John Daub: Oh, okay. Technicality. So we will review that. Sorry, the pronunciation was incorrect. As a result, you will get another chance. My apologies. You got second. Your word is jurisprudence.
01:37:35 Pronouncer: Could you repeat that? Jurisprudence. J-U-R-I-S-P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E. Jurisprudence.
01:37:56 Contestant: Jurisprudence. J-U-R-I-S-P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E. Jurisprudence.
01:38:07 John Daub: Correct. Thank you. All right. So all four of the competitors lost this round. As a result, the MC will receive all of the money, cash, and trophies. What's happening? Sorry. No, I'm just joking. Sorry. She got it correct. Oh, did you get it correct?
01:38:25 Contestant: Yes.
01:38:26 John Daub: All right. Well, we got a winner. We got a winner. Come on up here. So you won first place. Congratulations. We're going to give you the award at the end of everything, but first, you're going to have to wait a little bit, okay? You're going to have to wait a little bit. So take a seat here on the throne. The champion's throne. Sorry. I thought it was going to be a winner. Maybe next year. All right. But that's good news for the three of you, that you've all lost that last round. Because that means you're going to continue. Yes. That means we've got to decide who's second and third, or who's it going to be. What do you guys think after any audience, huh? All right. Let's start round seven. Your word is mayonnaise.
01:39:50 Pronouncer: French. Noun. I think you put too much oil in the mayonnaise.
01:39:57 Contestant: Mayonnaise. M-A-Y-O-N-N-A-I-S-E. Mayonnaise.
01:39:58 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
01:39:59 Pronouncer: Your word is Episcopalian.
01:40:38 Pronouncer: A member of either the Protestant Episcopal Church in the US, or the Episcopal Church in Scotland. Could you replace? Maybe. You will phrase as an Episcopalian. You will be a Episcopalian.
01:41:07 Contestant: Episcopalian. E-P-I-S-C-O-P-A-L-I-A-N. Episcopalian.
01:41:18 John Daub: Close. The correct spelling is E-P-I-S-C-O-P-A-L-I-A-N.
01:41:30 Pronouncer: Your word is Block and spill.
01:41:59 Contestant: Block and spill. B-L-O-C-K-A-N-D-S-P-I-L-L. Block and spill.
01:42:07 John Daub: Wow! Hey! You can stay up here if you'd like. Thank you very much. Alright, let's continue now for who's going to be second, who's going to be third place. The battle continues. There's no end to it. Well, there will be. Focus. Focus. What is protagonist?
01:42:55 Pronouncer: Protagonist. Menology. Greek. Greek. Protagonist. E-U-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T. Protagonist.
01:43:04 John Daub: Correct. Thank you.
01:43:05 Pronouncer: Your word is daguerreotype.
01:43:49 Pronouncer: What is the origin? Unknown. Would you repeat that? Daguerreotype. D-A-G-U-E-R-R-O-T-Y-P-E. Daguerreotype.
01:44:03 Contestant: Daguerreotype. D-A-G-U-E-R-R-O-T-Y-P-E.
01:44:12 John Daub: In the correct spelling, you're very close. You're really very close. Correct spelling is D-A-G-U-E-R-R-O-T-Y-P-E. All right. Very good. Very good. First, second, third, and fourth place. Congratulations to all of you. It was a really tough contest at the end. We're going to give you the awards ceremony. Thank you very much for competing. Exit stage left. Thank you. Congratulations. Secondary spelling contest. Thank you very much. We're going to proceed immediately to the awards, but first, I'm going to ask all of the secondary contestants for some help. You secondary contestants are very big and strong. Can you help me remove the chairs over to the side of the room? Okay. Okay. All right. Over on this side, too. Please help me remove the chairs to the side of the room. You okay? I don't. I don't. Yes. Sorry. I purchased my. You're so fast. Yeah. I'm. I just purchased seven.
01:45:46 John Daub: All right. We're getting get all of them. All right. Let me get some assistants here. Here are David and Robert and Victoria. Let's do this up here on the stage. Let's just pick this up a little bit.
01:46:39 John Daub: Alright, I'd like to start off with the preschoolers. This morning we had a preschool event. We don't actually know who the winners are, so I'm going to ask the judge who won the preschool event. So we're going to need Lydia here. Lydia, who won the preschool event this morning?
01:47:10 Lydia: [announces preschool winners]
01:47:28 John Daub: All right, here are the winners for the preschool event. Everybody, please be quiet. This is big news. This is huge, huge news. It's going to change the world forever. Number nine. Congratulations. Second place.
01:47:58 John Daub: Okay, second place is number five. Please, Zixuan. All right, number five is second place. Okay, the first is number 14, Tailing.
01:48:18 John Daub: All right, and number 14 is in third place. So please make your way to the stage, like right now. Today. I don't even know where they are. These preschoolers are so good. They come in and out. First place first.