Spelling Bee 3/23 -- I got to be a speller!!!

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:40pm

Last night, I got picked to be one of the audience spellers! I wasn't overly familiar with the show, so I had no idea how much we would be in the show! Holy cow!! I was right in the middle of the thing for half of it! I got my first word right, but missed the second one. Too fun!! I still can't believe it happened....I am surprised I wasn't much more nervous!! I guess the fun atmosphere and great staff and cast helped!

[courtnyj]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:41pm

Cool! What word did you miss? What flavor was your juice box?

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:51pm

I didn't notice the juice box flavor...it's still in my suitcase though...I'll report when I unpack!

I missed "cenical" or "senicle" or something like that...I forget the correct spelling! I guessed S-C-E-N-I-C-A-L, I think.

I'm a big muscular guy, so when I went up for my first word ("Mexicans"), they said I was 10 years old and worked as a bouncer somewhere. Then next, one of the characters got a hard word and complained "Hey, the bouncer got 'Mexicans' ".

[broadwayjavajunkie]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:54pm

Oooh, too cool! I'm going to assume you saw the Broadway cast?

Was it maybe cynical? Oh well. At least you spelled mexicans correctly

[The_Jackal2]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:02pm

That sounds really fun! You actually get a juice box? I want to be a guest speller more than ever now! Haha. :)

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:18pm

No, it wasn't "cynical"...it was some obscure word...the definition was something biblical....I don't remember...

Yes, when you miss a word, the school "counselor" gives you a hug and a juice box...he made a cool joke during my hug and send-off but I don't want to spoil anything (I sure they repeat bits a lot).

They give the audience people an easy first word, then a real hard second word (then if they get that one, an impossible third word). One woman missed her first word, "jihad".

Oh, yes, the Broadway cast! But Barret Foa and Derrick Baskin were both out.

Fruit Punch flavor juice box!!!
Updated On: 3/24/07 at 10:18 PM

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:21pm

When I was there, some kid (about 13) spelled "cow" wrong. I think that was like the 2nd time ever.

[xoxRogue]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:24pm

Was it "cenacle"?

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:26pm

Was it "cenacle"?

Yes!!!!

[The_Jackal2]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:26pm

"Fruit Punch flavor juice box!!!"

Yum! :)

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 10:49pm

I am so glad you had fun! I have never had more fun at a Broadway show than being a speller at Spelling Bee!

[Kelizascop]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 12:12am

"One woman missed her first word, 'jihad'"

I saw it in Broward the other night, and the guy missed "jihad" as well. I thought maybe it was actually planned out for him to do that, 'cause, REALLY? But, yeah, I guess he just had no idea what it was.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 12:15am

The guy tonight got Jihad and a lot more words afterwards and they had to keep calling him back up to eliminate him.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 12:18am

*is very jealous*


Glad you had a good time!

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 12:33am

The woman who got "jihad" in our group had a very odd misspelling for it: J-I-H-A-R-D. The actor playing Chip turned to me and said in a low voice (but in character), "She spelled ji-HARD!"
Updated On: 3/25/07 at 12:33 AM

[courtnyj]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 1:13am

Haha! Awsome! I wish I could be a speller!

[Clarinetbiter135]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 2:28am

Awww... I was a speller too a couple of months ago and had the word "indigent." But I couldn't hear very well (or was very nervous) and thought they said "indignant" and spelled that correctly. But had to go sit down.... very sad....

[jochang621]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 12:25pm

omg jose llana is TOO FUNNY!

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 1:43pm

Was the sentence "In the cenacle where Jesus had the last supper he said " I am a Jew, but tonight one of you will betray me so I'm ordering the shrimp?" Or have they changed the sentence since I last saw it?

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 1:44pm

It is still that sentence.

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 2:39pm

I think that was it. OMG I was too nervous and concentrating on not falling on my face, to remember what the jokes were when I was standing out there...