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00:00Presbyterian School, Alisha Khan from Plumbittan Presbyterian School, Adidev Rambaran from
00:07Princes Town Astra Primary School, Luke Bryan from Reform Presbyterian Primary School,
00:15Matea Santana from Hard Bargain St. Paul's RC School, Curlisa Williams from Ottawa RC Primary,
00:23Malik Simmons from Swaha Tulsi Manas Primary School, and let's meet the team, our pronouncer,
00:30Conrad Paris, our judge, Candice Karaya-Charles, our Hive hosts, Megan Das and Stefan Feldman,
00:39and our Queen Bee, K-Maram Kisun!
00:47Welcome to Spellbound. This isn't the Friday spelling test in school. This is a competition
00:58featuring some of the most talented children in Trinidad and Tobago, our school children 10 and
01:04under. Are we all super talented? Are we ready to go? I think we can tell who's ready to go. Now these
01:12brave little bees will have limited time to spell some of the most challenging words. To me and you,
01:18I can tell you, I've seen the words. But as we're starting things off, we'll have a warm-up round.
01:23Round one, the honeycomb! So let me explain what's happening in round one. You're going to have to
01:30spell three words in 30 seconds, but I want you to know that this is your show. We are proud of all of
01:37you. So let's give a little buzz to shake the nerves off. Bees, are you ready? Yeah! Judge,
01:47are you ready? Move over to pronounce to Paris. Thank you, Hema. Students, I will give you each
01:55three words with 30 seconds maximum in which to spell them. You may say pass if you so choose.
02:03Time permitting, I will return to past words.
02:07Now, if Arion could step to the centre of the arena for me, please.
02:15Are you ready, sir?
02:17Yes.
02:18Your first word.
02:20Patient.
02:21Patient.
02:22P-A-T-I-E-N-T. Patient.
02:28Sincere.
02:29Sincere.
02:30S-I-N-C-E-R.
02:36Manure.
02:37Manure.
02:38M-A-N-U-E-R.
02:42Thank you very much, Arion.
02:45Let's welcome Alicia Khan from Plummitan to the centre of the Spellbound Arena.
02:52Your first word, Alicia.
02:55Lyric.
02:57Lyric.
02:57Lyric.
02:58L-Y-R-I-C.
03:01Lyric.
03:03Parler.
03:05Parler.
03:06P-A-L-A.
03:09Parler.
03:11Encourage.
03:13Encourage.
03:13E-L-C-O-U-R-A-G-E.
03:18Encourage.
03:19Thank you very much, Alicia.
03:23And now it's Adidev's turn.
03:26To the centre of the Spellbound Arena, please.
03:29Are you ready?
03:30Yes.
03:31Your first word.
03:34Humane.
03:35Humane.
03:36H-U-M-A-N-E.
03:40Ordinary.
03:41Ordinary.
03:42O-R-D-I-N-A-R-Y.
03:47Straight.
03:48Straight.
03:49S-T-R-A-G-H-T.
03:53Thank you, Adidev.
03:56Luke Bryan, it's now your time.
03:58Your first word.
04:04Mention.
04:06M-E-N-T-I-O-N.
04:13Fasten.
04:15F-A-S-T-E-N.
04:20Principal.
04:22P-R-I-N-C-P-L-E.
04:29Thank you very much, Luke.
04:32Mr Santana.
04:34Now is the time to head to the centre.
04:37Your first word, Matthias.
04:40Option.
04:41Option.
04:43A...
04:44A...
04:46Sorry.
04:48O-P-T-I-O-N.
04:51Option.
04:53Seminar.
04:55Seminar.
04:56S-E-M...
05:03M-A-R.
05:06Pacify.
05:07Pacify.
05:08P-A-S-I.
05:11I'm sorry, but your time is up.
05:16Thank you very much, Matthias.
05:18Moving on to the Ottawa RC primary representative.
05:22To the centre, please.
05:27I see that you are eager and ready to go.
05:30Yeah, I'm ready.
05:32Your word is purpose.
05:37Pur...
05:38P-U-R...
05:41P-O-S-E.
05:45Robotics.
05:46Robotics.
05:48R-O-B-O-T-X-I-C-S.
05:55Pristine.
05:56Pristine.
05:57P-R-I...
06:00Okay.
06:02Okay.
06:03All the time is up.
06:05Your time is up, Kalisa.
06:08And finally, Malik.
06:12Proceed, please.
06:17Your first word.
06:19Ration.
06:21Ration.
06:22R...
06:23R-A...
06:27S-H-A-N.
06:31Ration.
06:33Villain.
06:34Villain.
06:36V-I...
06:37L-L...
06:39A-N.
06:41Villain.
06:43Tactic.
06:46Tactic.
06:49T-A-C...
06:50T-I-C.
06:53Cutting it close.
06:55Thank you very much, Malik.
06:58Got a round of applause again for all of us who are chicken people.
07:02As we do so, let's take a look at the spellbound statistics so far.
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07:55Cake, cake, cake, cake.
07:57Come on, Luma, come on.
08:02Okay, right lane, you're going to get me in the floor.
08:05Take care.
08:06Get back, boss!
08:09Your own home is so much more than just four walls, floors, and ceilings.
08:19It's a lifetime of great memories and stories.
08:22Come talk to us and start your journey home today.
08:25Republic Bank.
08:27We're the one for you.
08:28To be honest, all the years working, kids came to the school.
08:47It's time for me to give back.
08:49You know, at my age, you like to give back.
08:51Coach, you know, give advice.
08:53See kids grow.
08:54Minds grow.
08:56Love.
08:57Enjoy.
08:57It's round two.
09:22The B off.
09:23Now you have to spell four words in 30 seconds.
09:27Now the trick is that we are now going to have a little bit of movement in the beehive.
09:32Auntie Megan is going to come on set and you're going to get to pick from the hive.
09:52So we're in the correct order.
09:54Are we ready to go?
09:55Yes.
09:55Time to start the spelling.
09:57Pronouncer Paris, back to you.
09:59Thank you, Queen Bee.
10:01Now, students, similarly to the last round, I will read your words and you will spell them.
10:07Keep an eye on the clock as there are only 30 seconds for you to spell four words in this round.
10:13You may say pass if you choose.
10:16Time permitting, I will return to past words.
10:19But this time, our judge will be tallying silently and you will not know if you get any of the words right or wrong until the end of the round.
10:29Starting with Bumblebee, please make your way to the center of the arena.
10:35It's your turn.
10:35It's your turn.
10:36It's your turn.
10:37It's your turn.
10:37Are you ready?
10:39Yes.
10:40Your first word.
10:43Architect.
10:44Architect.
10:45A-R-C-H-E-T-E-C-T.
10:53Architect.
10:55Disastrous.
10:57Disastrous.
10:58D-I-S-A-S-T-R-O-U-S.
11:05Disastrous.
11:07Smudge.
11:09Smudge.
11:10S-M-U-G-E.
11:13Smudge.
11:14Design.
11:16Design.
11:22So I must thank you, Bumblebee.
11:25You can make your way back to the podium.
11:27Carpenter B, it is your opportunity to step to the center of the spellbound arena.
11:33Are you ready?
11:34Yes.
11:36Your first word.
11:38Alternative.
11:39Alternative.
11:40A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V-E.
11:45Jealous.
11:46Jealous.
11:47G-E-A-L-O-U-S.
11:51Capacity.
11:52Capacity.
11:53C-A-P-I-C-T-Y.
11:57Keyboard.
11:58Keyboard.
11:59K-E-Y-B-O-A-R-D.
12:02Please spell that again.
12:05K-E-Y-B-O-A-R-D.
12:08Thank you, Carpenter B.
12:11Make way for the honeybee to the center of the arena.
12:16Calm and confident, correct?
12:20Your first word.
12:22Beauty.
12:23Beauty.
12:24B-E-A-U-T-Y.
12:27Beauty.
12:27Geography.
12:28Geography.
12:30Geography.
12:32J-O-G.
12:38R-U-R-F-E-E.
12:44Paragraph.
12:45Paragraph.
12:47P-A-R-A-G-R-A-P-H.
12:50Paragraph.
12:51Evacuate.
12:52Evacuate.
12:53Evacuate.
12:56Thank you, Megan.
12:58And thank you, honeybee.
13:01Ivy B, it's your turn.
13:04Come on into the center of the arena.
13:08Your first word, Matthias.
13:11Volunteer.
13:13Volunteer.
13:14V-E-E.
13:15Can I pass on this one?
13:21You may.
13:23Trustworthy.
13:24Trustworthy.
13:25T-R-U-S-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y.
13:31Trustworthy.
13:33Fidget.
13:34Fidget.
13:35F-I-D-G-E-T.
13:38Fidget.
13:39Companion.
13:40Companion.
13:41C-O-M-P-A-N-I-O-N.
13:44Companion.
13:46And that is time.
13:48And thank you very much.
13:51Killer B, buzz on in, please.
13:55Are you ready, Luke?
13:56Yes, sir.
13:58Your first word.
14:00Contemplate.
14:01Contemplate.
14:02C-O-M-I-C.
14:03C-O-M-I-C.
14:04Wait, can you repeat the word?
14:07Contemplate.
14:08Can I pass on this one?
14:10Certainly.
14:11Atomic.
14:13O-T-O-M-I-C.
14:18Substitute.
14:19S-U-B-S-T-U-T-E.
14:28Dismal.
14:30D-I-S-M-E-L.
14:33Thank you very much, Killer B.
14:37Now it's time for the mining bee to step forward.
14:41Are you ready?
14:41Your first word, Kalissa.
14:46Primitive.
14:47Can you repeat the word, please?
14:49Primitive.
14:51P-R-I-F.
14:54Primitive.
14:55I could pass on this one, please.
14:57You may.
14:59Explosion.
14:59Explosion.
15:00E-xplo-s-p-o-john.
15:09Can you please repeat that?
15:15E-xplo-s-p-o-john.
15:22And thank you, Mining Bee,
15:24as Stingless Bee makes his way to the centre of the arena.
15:28Are you ready?
15:31Yes, sir.
15:33Your first word.
15:36Retainer.
15:38Retainer.
15:39R-E-T-A-I-N-E-R.
15:44Stealthy.
15:45Stealthy.
15:46S-T-E-A-I-T-H-Y.
15:51Tapestry.
15:52Tapestry.
15:53T-A-P-E-S-T-R-Y.
15:57Virtue.
15:58Virtue.
15:59V-E-R-T-U-E.
16:02Virtue.
16:03Thank you very much, Stingless Bee.
16:06Great job, Spellers.
16:08Now, while the judge tallies up the results,
16:10let's see if the big people on the streets of TNT
16:13can spell some of these tough words
16:15that we've been seeing in this competition.
16:18Sawa, Sawa, yeah.
16:20Spell the word capacity.
16:21Capacity.
16:23You have to have the capacity to work some way.
16:26That means the brains.
16:27Spell capacity.
16:28Show them now, man.
16:29C-A-P-S-I-T-I-T-Y.
16:38How we spell invertebrate for me?
16:46I-N.
16:48Feel.
16:50Feel.
16:51E-R-A-I-R-A-T-Y.
16:55T-I-R-A-T-Y.
16:55T-I-R-A-T-Y.
16:56Great.
16:57Great.
16:58Great.
16:59G-R-A-T-E.
17:02Thank you so much.
17:04All right.
17:05It's time to find out which of our starting seven will qualify for round three.
17:11The four students who have qualified are Adidev, Matias, Arion, and Malik.
17:26Well, just to show what a fantastic job you guys did here today, we have some really fun
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17:45give them a little buzz.
17:46Sunshine Snacks!
17:47Great.
17:48Grab it.
17:49Grab it.
17:50Grab it.
17:51All right, bees.
17:52Let's buzz on out of here.
17:53Let's go.
17:54Come on.
18:00All right.
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18:33Thank you for the rejections
18:40that taught me to keep striving.
18:47Thank you for the long hours
18:49that taught me discipline.
18:55Thank you for the knockdowns
19:00that taught me to bounce back.
19:12And for the unexpected victories
19:14that taught me to never give up.
19:20Please welcome the emergency.
19:23Thank you for making me who I am.
19:27Thank you for having me.
19:31Thank you for having me.
19:33Thank you for having me.
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20:09Four more words dispel,
20:12but only 20 seconds to do it.
20:14Round three is known as...
20:16Buzzed up!
20:17Stefan, explain the wheel to the audience.
20:19So, we have four categories, right?
20:23Normal nouns.
20:25We are talking verb.
20:26We're not talking adjective.
20:27Noun, person, place, animal, thing.
20:30Right?
20:30Good.
20:31Seven letters or more.
20:33Self-explanatory.
20:35The word is either seven letters or more.
20:37You all understand, right?
20:39Good.
20:40Does it double?
20:41Some words tend to or maybe have two letters that may be similar or the exact same letters
20:50next to it.
20:52It may be there.
20:53It may not be there.
20:55And last category starts with a vowel.
20:59We all know the vowels.
21:00Ames, I think that was self-explanatory as I said before, right?
21:04Bees understood?
21:05Yeah.
21:06Time to go for the next round of this competition.
21:09Let's make your way to the real Aaron.
21:11Let's start with you.
21:12Come on.
21:13Yes, sir.
21:14Be careful.
21:18And it starts with a vowel.
21:20Aaron, are you ready?
21:21So, now you go back into the spelling arena to the mic.
21:25Thank you, Hema.
21:27Aaron, are you ready?
21:29Yes, sir.
21:30Your first word is Arctic.
21:34Arctic.
21:35A-R-C-T-I-C.
21:39Arctic.
21:40Uncanny.
21:41Uncanny.
21:43U-N-C-A-N-N-Y.
21:47Uncanny.
21:48Anticipate.
21:50Anticipate.
21:51A-N-T-I-C-A-T-I-P-A-T.
21:58Thank you very much, Arion.
22:02Matthias, are you ready?
22:04Let's go to the wheel.
22:12Start with a vowel.
22:13Make your way into the arena.
22:15All right.
22:16Skippy.
22:19Your first word, Matthias.
22:23Education.
22:24Education.
22:24Education.
22:25E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N.
22:27Education.
22:29Ostrich.
22:30Ostrich.
22:31A-S-T-R-I-C-H.
22:34Ostrich.
22:35Umbrella.
22:36Umbrella.
22:37U-M-B-R-E-L-L-A.
22:39Umbrella.
22:41Aurora.
22:46That is time.
22:48Thank you very much.
22:49Malik, are you ready?
22:52Make your way to the wheel with Uncle Stefan.
23:00And again, start with a vowel.
23:03Are you ready?
23:04Into the spelling arena.
23:06All right then, Malik.
23:08You ready?
23:10Your first word.
23:12Offering.
23:13Offering.
23:14O-F-F-E-R-I-N-G.
23:18Offering.
23:19Illusion.
23:21Illusion.
23:23I-L-L-U-S-I-O-N.
23:28Illusion.
23:29Equip.
23:30Equip.
23:31E-Q-U-I-P.
23:33Equip.
23:34Thank you very much, Malik.
23:35Thank you, Malik.
23:36Back to the behind.
23:38And Adidev, you are making your way to the wheel.
23:41Woo!
23:45Big spin.
23:46Big spin.
23:47Starts with a vowel.
23:51Let's go.
23:52Are you ready?
23:52Into the arena.
23:54Your first word.
23:57Instinct.
23:58Instinct.
23:58I-N-S-T-I-C-T.
24:03Elevation.
24:04Elevation.
24:05E-L-A-V-A-T-I-O-N.
24:09Insulate.
24:10Insulate.
24:11I-N-S-U-L-A-T-E.
24:15Explosion.
24:16Explosion.
24:16E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N.
24:19Thank you very much, Adidev.
24:23While the judge tallies the results to get to the final two, I would just like to say a special thank you to all of the teachers, parents, guardians, aunties, uncles, loved ones who continue to invest their time and their love into creating the next generation of superstars like the ones that we see here today.
24:41We have the results, Queen Bee.
24:44It is that time.
24:54While all of our bees have been phenomenal, the two to finish fastest and with the most words spelled correctly are Malik and Adidev.
25:07A round of applause for all of our participants.
25:11And for those of you at home, let's take a look at the Spellbound Statistics Board one more time.
25:31Alright guys, thank you so much for being here.
25:33We just want to say thank you to Sunshine Snacks for giving us these lovely goodie bags for Matthias and Arion.
25:38So, thank you guys.
25:39We have been enchanted by these lovely little ones here all day and now it's time for us to get enchanted by Kess the Illusionist.
25:46What's up guys?
25:53This is your boy Kess the Illusionist and this is all about spells on Spellbound.
25:58So, you know what?
25:59To pay tribute to how my legacy began, I'd like to show you guys a card trick.
26:03Would you guys like to see a card trick?
26:05Yeah.
26:05And to do that, I'm going to need the help of the Queen Bee herself.
26:09Y'all make some noise for...
26:10Emma.
26:10And how are you today?
26:16A little nervous, I must say.
26:19There's no reason to be nervous, right?
26:21Just a simple card trick with me and you.
26:24This is what I'd like you to do for me.
26:26I'm going to riffle through the deck like this.
26:28I would like you to tell me when to stop.
26:31Got it, right?
26:31Okay.
26:32Tell me when to stop.
26:33Stop.
26:33Awesome.
26:34Look at your card.
26:35Do not show the audiences yet.
26:37Kids!
26:38Emma is going to show you her card.
26:40Do not say the card out loud, right?
26:43Right.
26:43Show everyone your card.
26:44Kids!
26:45Do not say it.
26:46Don't say it.
26:47Everyone saw the card, right?
26:49Everyone saw it.
26:50Very good.
26:51Emma, did you look at your card yourself?
26:53I did.
26:54Very nice.
26:55Okay, so this is the part I'd like you to hold into the deck.
26:59Great.
27:00All right, you can put your card back into the deck and give it a nice little shuffle.
27:04Very good.
27:05So this is what I'd like you to do for me.
27:07Could you find the cards out like this with your two hands?
27:10Okay.
27:11Great.
27:11Could you face me?
27:12Mm-hmm.
27:13Come right here.
27:14Good.
27:15Could you go back a bit?
27:17Right.
27:18Again, this is what's going to happen.
27:20One, when I tell you to, you are going to throw the cards up into the air in my direction
27:26and I am going to stab you with this sword.
27:30Oh, sorry.
27:31Stab the card.
27:32Oh, different show, right?
27:36But don't worry.
27:37You got it, right?
27:38When I tell you to, I want you to throw the cards up into the air in my direction and
27:43I am going to get your card.
27:45Got it?
27:45Okay.
27:46Are you ready?
27:47Yes.
27:47Nice.
27:48So, remember when I tell you, don't hesitate.
27:50Nice and big into the air and I will get your card.
27:53Right.
27:54Silence on the set.
27:55I need to focus.
27:57Hey, Ma, are you ready?
27:59Throw up.
27:59Yep.
28:00Right.
28:03Hey, Ma, throw the cards in the air on the corner tree.
28:06I feel all these long words today, have you?
28:18I know.
28:19A little tired.
28:19I know.
28:20I got so excited.
28:22But that's no worries.
28:23That's why we magicians, we always walk with an extra deck, right?
28:27But hey, Ma, listen.
28:28We do not have any more cards, right?
28:31Okay.
28:31After three, okay?
28:32You want to give it a nice little shuffle again?
28:35Okay, let's do this again.
28:37Nice.
28:37You know what?
28:38Let me face you this time.
28:40You can go back a bit.
28:41Okay.
28:41And this time, try to pulse it more up into the air so we can give a nice little spine.
28:45Okay.
28:45Just to make sure we get it on camera.
28:47Got it, right?
28:48Got it.
28:48Are you ready?
28:49Yeah.
28:50Nice.
28:50We are counting.
28:53One, two, three.
29:00It is.
29:01You'll give him a round of applause and this is for you.
29:06Thank you guys very much.
29:08This is Kessie Lutionist and you guys are Spellbound.
29:10You'll give him a round of applause again.
29:23This is the final round.
29:25The sting.
29:27Time for the fastest finger.
29:29Gentlemen, you ready?
29:30Bear in mind that once I say that word, the person who hits first has the opportunity
29:39to either spell that word or to pass it to the other contestant.
29:45Understood?
29:46Excellent.
29:48Your word is...
29:49Shaka shaka shakari.
29:58S-h-a-q-a-r-y?
30:07That is incorrect, which means that Malik now has the opportunity to spell that word.
30:20Shaka Shaka.
30:22Shaka.
30:23S-H-A-K-A.
30:28S-H.
30:32U.
30:35K.
30:37A-R-A.
30:40That is also incorrect.
30:43Let's make this Malik's round.
30:46Your new word is extraterrestrial.
30:51E-X-T-R-A-T-E-R-R-E-S-T-R-I-A-L.
31:03Malik.
31:04You just spelt the word extraterrestrial correctly, which means that you now have to use that word in a sentence.
31:19Pass.
31:25Would you like to use that word in a sentence, or would you like to use the opportunity to pass to additive?
31:33Pass.
31:33All right.
31:35Which means that the opportunity now falls to additive, and your new word additive, is balise.
31:47B-A-L-E-S-A-Y.
31:52That is incorrect, which means that we will now go once again to Malik.
32:04And Malik has a new word.
32:06Your word, Malik, is dysfunctional.
32:16B-I-S-F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N-A-L.
32:24Dysfunctional.
32:25That is incorrect, Malik.
32:31Adidev, it now falls on you.
32:36Your new word.
32:40Quarrelsome.
32:44Quarrelsome.
32:45Q-U-A-R-R-E-L-S-O-M-E.
32:49That is correct, Adidev.
32:55Now, that you spelt that word correctly, you have to use the word quarrelsome in a sentence.
33:04The two children were a very quarrelsome bunch.
33:08That is an acceptable sentence, Adidev, which means that you are this episode of Spellbound's champion.
33:21Congratulations.
33:27Our winner today receives their trophy, sponsored by KFC.
33:32And a KFC gift card, a $500 voucher from TheBestToys.com, and the chance to compete for the cup in the season finale.
33:42Our runner-up also received a $300 voucher from TheBestToys.com.
33:47Thanks to you at home for watching, and to all of our students for keeping us spellbound.
33:54Oh, goodness, Malik, that final round, that, that fastest finger.
33:59I couldn't spell any of those words, and you did such a good job.
34:03Which one of those words was the hardest for you?
34:08One of them was easy, but I just had to break up the words.
34:11Right, there you go.
34:13Sometimes just being there gives you a little bit of busy bee energy, maybe?
34:18Yeah.
34:19Yeah?
34:20All right, and again, congratulations, and we have this lovely goodie bag for you, KFC Sunshine Snacks.
34:25So thank you very much, Malik.
34:27Have a wonderful day.
34:28You should be so proud.
34:29Can I get a hug?
34:30Yeah.