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Absolootly.
going prime time this year. anyone watching>?
Absolootly.
From ultimateodds.com -
SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
Will the winner be Male or Female? 08:00PM 06/01/06
6500 MALE -200
6501 FEMALE 160
Will the winner be listed as Home Schooled? 12:00PM 06/01/06
6502 YES 260
6503 NO -340
Will the final word contain an 'e' in it? 08:30PM 06/01/06
6504 YES -200
6505 NO 160
Will final word have any alternate pronunciations? 08:00PM 06/01/06
6506 YES (Speller must request for action) 230
6507 NO (Speller must request for action) -330
Will the winner be wearing glasses? 12:00PM 06/01/06
6508 YES 190
6509 NO -230
Will winner be from West/East of Mississipi River? 08:00PM 06/01/06
6512 WEST Even
6513 EAST -130
How many letters in the final word? 08:00PM 06/01/06
6514 OVER +10.5 -165
6515 UNDER +10.5 135
It's absolutely more watchable than NHL Playoff games.
some of these kids are really good. im pulling for that soriano kid from laredo, thats where my family is from. lots of texas kids in this one.
The word is No
Last edited by Taco; 06-01-2006 at 12:13 PM.
I just heard some guys on the radio talking about the spelling bee being broadcast in HD but the Indy 500 wasn't and what was up with that. If nothing else is on (or I can't find any paint to watch dry or grass to watch grow), I might watch...otherwise, I'll just see the finish on the news.
I made it to state when I was in 6th grade. I was a total nerd back then. I thought I was so cool...
I made it to state when I was in 6th grade. I was a total nerd back then. I thought I was so cool...
Nope. But I know someone who did that in 96. She placed really high (top 10), but didn't win. However, she made it onto a Cheap Seats recap of that year, and additionally, that year was re-aired during the SuperBowl this year. The day after, some folks found her on Facebook and she got hundreds of emails telling her that she was a really hot 13-year old.
Sadly for them, she is marrying a good friend of ours (one of J's groomsmen) in two weeks.
Is it over?
I whiffed it on "flee". Because I didn't ask for a definition.
No, now in Round 7.
http://www.spellingbee.com/results.asp
Round 7 is complete, two Texas kids left among the 13 moving on to round 8 (Caitlin Campbell of Amarillo and Nidharshan Anandasivam from Harlingen). You can see them on ABC tonight at 7.
Last edited by CubanMustGo; 06-01-2006 at 02:37 PM.
Yeah, I will. I have always watched it just for the of it.
There is a lot of Indian lookin kids in the compe ions every year and they always make the top 20
Ugh. Is the spelling bee considered a sport?
people will gamble on anything....
Bettors abuzz over bee
Gamblers are placing bets on spelling contest
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When a compe ion goes prime time, the gambling industry cannot be far behind, even when the participants are little kids spelling big words.
Will the winner be wearing glasses? Will it be a boy or girl? Will the final word have an "e" in it? Those were just some of the betting propositions available online Thursday as the Scripps National Spelling Bee produced its usual anxious moments on the way to its first-ever evening finish.
"This is the first time we have offered it proper," said Simon Noble, CEO of PinnacleSports.com, an offshore betting Web site. "We had so many requests from customers. We scratched our heads and asked, 'Is it something we can do or not?' "
Noble said his company had received about $70,000 in bets on seven propositions as of noon Thursday, when the final day of compe ion began. That is far short of the haul for, say, "American Idol," but comparable to the wagers received for this week's first-round matches at the French Open tennis tournament.
"We're surprised it is that much, to be honest," Noble said.
Gamblers' interest was inevitable in a compe ion that has been televised on ESPN for 13 years and has spawned at least three movies and a Broadway play. ABC planned to broadcast the finals in a two-hour prime-time special, a first. (Top speller to be crowned Thursday)
The influence of money was evident throughout the hotel where the compe ion was held. Sponsors had booths in the lobby, and the compe ion itself was interrupted frequently with announcements such as, "We're out one minute and 30 seconds" -- a delicate way of saying it was time for yet another commercial break.
The bee's winner was to receive more than $42,000 in cash and prizes.
The notion that bets were being placed on the performances of middle-school kids was a bit much for some.
"I'm speechless," said bee director Paige Kimble, when shown a list of PinnacleSports' propositions. "I think I've seen everything. But, wow, I was not aware that was happening. I guess it's one of the side-effect consequences of popularity."
Las Vegas does not want to touch the bee, at least not officially. The regulations of the Nevada Gaming Control Board specifically allow wagering only on athletic events and horse racing.
"The general notion of betting on Little Leaguers or kids is pretty much frowned upon," said Dan O'Brien, a bookmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants. "It's the spirit of the code."
Noble said his company thought "long and hard" before including the bee on its Web site. He decided against posting odds on individual compe ors because of their ages, despite queries from some of the children's hometown newspapers.
"We didn't want to go there," Noble said. "Obviously, it's a very sensitive subject."
Instead he came up with categories he considered to be "incredibly generic and a little bit of fun," such as the 4-to-7 odds that the winner would be wearing glasses.
"A lot of the odds we took a guess at," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/01/spe....ap/index.html
I'm surprised that there isn't a fantasy league for the spelling bee.
Down to the last 3, all girls. I can't even type the words they're spelling.
This is the stupidest ing thing in the history of man, it makes me want to see the bird flu movie
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There are usually a buncha brainy Indian kids in it.. I'm surprised they all fell short this year.
All the words in the dictionary and these es don't know it's proper to use "may" and not "can"
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tmesis. Thats' the only one I got right.
antidisestablishmentarianism
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