HotSpell

How it feels

Australian children ages 9 to 13 compete in a spelling bee game show over ten episodes. Hosted by Michael Tuahine, the contest has three rounds: spelling individual words, a timed challenge, and a buzzer round. One critic found it dull despite its good intentions.

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What happens

HotSpell is an Australian game show, in which children competed against each other in a Spelling bee competition Hosted by Michael Tuahine, it was broadcast in 2007. Chosen from over 1000 applicants 20 children aged from 9 to 13 competed over a series of ten episodes. It consisted of three rounds, first each contestant is asked to spell four increasingly difficult words, then a timed round trying to spell as many words as possible then finally a round where contestants buzz in for the chance to try spell a word. Debi Enker in the Age wrote "It might be laudable as an exercise in making good spelling seem exciting but as viewing it's fairly d-u-l-l." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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