1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,600 Captions by Tom Clarke 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,600 Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,680 www Copyright Able 2024 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,320 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:25,000 - Kia ora e hoa ma see you again waiting right here in the studio 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,240 I haven't seen the sun once, but I have read the dictionary back to back 47 times, 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,160 and I'm as ready as I'll ever be to bring you another exciting season 9 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:37,600 of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 10 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,720 Tonight on the show — four comedians will battle 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,280 against the merciless syllables of the English language, 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,040 spelling words correctly — and let's face it, incorrectly (LAUGHTER) 13 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,760 all in the hopes of winning this — a big bit of card that grants them 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:56,880 direct passage to do it all again in next week's episode! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:02,520 And while someone spells their way to success, someone else will spell their way into hell 16 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,520 Tonight's loser must hang their head in shame and trudge to the corner, 17 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:12,200 where they'll need to lift their head back up so they can don it with the dunces' hats 18 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,960 (SAD TROMBONE) 19 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,520 I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, but luckily my worst enemy, Hitler, 20 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,680 isn't here (LAUGHTER) 21 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,600 and I'm only too happy to wish it on any of our contestants 22 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaking of which, let's find out who exactly is competing tonight 23 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,520 Please welcome Kura Turuwhenua! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 24 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,440 Tom Sainsbury! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 25 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,200 Nina Oyama! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 26 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:43,080 And the defending champ from last season, it's Dai Henwood! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 27 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:47,400 What a cast, what a feeling Now let's get spelling! 28 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,520 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 29 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,800 I've decided not to ruffle too many feathers in our return episode 30 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,960 by focusing our very first round very specifically on spelling 31 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,440 How difficult that spelling is, why, that's up to you, the spellers — not you at home 32 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:08,360 Nothing you do at home will impact this show, but please keep watching (LAUGHTER) 33 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,560 In front of me, I have what might seem like a normal-looking cup, 34 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,360 purse and bucket However, they are anything but 35 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,200 In fact, these receptacles are chockablock with kupu, or words 36 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,120 Words in the Coward's Cup are embarrassingly easy to spell 37 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,920 and worth a solitary point for the coward who picks them 38 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:27,560 Words within the Person's Purse are words worthy of a regular person, 39 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,880 and are therefore worth two points, a regular number (LAUGHTER) 40 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,920 The Bucket of Bravery contains words worth three points, and they are super easy to spell, 41 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:42,960 assuming you are the smartest person alive Fate is in your hands 42 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,120 And our first speller won Best Newcomer at the last New Zealand International Comedy Festival 43 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,120 It's Kura Turuwhenua! 44 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,560 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 45 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,880 Kura, as the youngest member of our line-up tonight, 46 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,440 you probably had to spell a word in public most recently 47 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:03,600 Do you think this gives you an advantage? - I hope so 48 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:08,280 - How are you feeling about it? - I'm feeling competitive 49 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,320 I'm trying to retain the humility that, like, hundreds of generations 50 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,880 of Maori people have tried to instil into me (LAUGHTER) 51 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:20,560 but all it takes is one generation to undo all of that 52 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,640 - Well, it's a pleasure to have you with us 53 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:24,160 Which receptacle would you like to spell from? 54 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:30,240 - I think I'm gonna do the Person's Purse - A sensible choice for a person 55 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,280 And your word is 56 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,080 'accommodate' - (SIGHS) 57 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,080 (LAUGHTER) 58 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,400 - What? - It's easy 59 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,040 - Oh, wow 60 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,240 (LAUGHTER) 61 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,080 before we've even met her You gotta love it 62 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,160 'Accommodate' you in your journey, Kura, 63 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,800 you can ask for a language of origin, a definition and a sentence 64 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:57,400 - What's the language of origin? - Novotel (LAUGHTER) 65 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,560 - (LAUGHS) - Pretty good culture 66 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,360 Can I please hear that 67 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,560 used in a sentence? - (CLEARS THROAT) 68 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:13,120 GOOFY VOICE: Yes, we'd be glad to accommodate you at the haunted hotel 69 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,720 Check out is 70 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,040 (LAUGHTER) 71 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,960 Yeah to give that one some context 72 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,840 It's a little character I'm working on called Mr Stefanski, 73 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:26,640 uh, from my new screenplay, The Haunted Hotel, 74 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:31,960 and I've been pretty nervous about sharing it, so thanks for the opportunity 75 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,240 - I'm just gonna go for it, eh 76 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:50,640 - That is 77 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,720 incorrect 78 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,520 'Accommodate' is spelled 79 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:02,400 That dastardly double M, doing its dastardly business (LAUGHTER) 80 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,200 Next up — you know him for his characters online, 81 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:11,840 but tonight he'll be taking on the most challenging role of all — himself 82 00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:13,600 - Hi! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 83 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:14,920 - Tom - Hi 84 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,560 - is Facebook-using boomers - Yes 85 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,440 - You must have seen some horrific spelling in your comments then (LAUGHTER) 86 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,280 - Yes, I have, yeah Pregma— Pre (LAUGHTER) 87 00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:27,560 - Pregmant - Yeah 88 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,040 - What's that? - It's like the wrong spelling of 'pregnant' 89 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,960 - Oh, that's a comment— (LAUGHTER) 90 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,280 That's a comment that's coming up often? - Yeah, it is 91 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:37,480 'Wow, he looks pregmant (LAUGHTER) 92 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,240 - And are you a confident speller? 93 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:45,800 - I thought I was, but I thought, 'accommodate', I would have done it exactly the same 94 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,240 So I know what I'm gonna go for when it comes to the container 95 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,160 - Which container is that? - Can I go for the Coward's Cup? 96 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,400 - Very well (AUDIENCE GROAN) 97 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,080 - I know, sorry guys to get one point on the board (LAUGHTER) 98 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,680 - Your word from the Coward's Cup is 'puku' 99 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,840 - Can I have the 100 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:07,400 - Nothing spells the sound of summer more than hearing the kids yell, 101 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:13,800 'Nice puku,' as I parade around the beach in my signature crop top (LAUGHTER) 102 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,200 - That is relatable content 103 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:21,000 Can I have the definition? - LAUGHS: Where I keep my beers 104 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,000 (LAUGHTER) - OK, I'm gonna go for it 105 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:35,320 - That is correct - I got a point, I got a point! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 106 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,800 I got a point - Well done, Tom 107 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,280 Our third speller is a star of Taskmaster Australia and Amazon Prime's Deadloch 108 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:47,960 Now making her debut on a proper TV show, it's Nina Oyama! 109 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,960 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 110 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,280 Nina, you have immediately carved out a challenging role for yourself 111 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:59,160 in this episode as what I would describe as a villain (LAUGHTER) 112 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,160 - Ohh 113 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:07,280 - Australians certainly show a lack of respect for the spoken word - (LAUGHS) 114 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:12,720 - Are you at least spelling them correctly before you mangle the vowels into oblivion? 115 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,920 - I like to think that I will - Are you a strong speller? 116 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:20,000 - No, but I'm hopeful and I'm valiant (LAUGHTER) 117 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:24,760 But I did drop out of high school, so this is my comeback tour, you know 118 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,240 - And you left because you were sick and tired of it? 119 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,520 - Yeah, I was just too cool, you know - Were you? 120 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,880 I just knew too many words, and I was like, '(MUMBLES) 121 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,080 No, it's because I had depression (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 122 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,080 - Oh, wow (LAUGHTER) 123 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,200 Yeah, depression is hilarious The crowd's right, um (LAUGHTER) 124 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,160 Well, Nina, which receptacle would you like to spill from? 125 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,800 - Um, I think I want to mix it up and go for the Bucket of Bravery (CROWD GASP) 126 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,080 - Oh, my word - Just to see - What a move 127 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,080 Well, let's see how you do with your word from the Bucket of Bravery 128 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,080 It is 'milquetoast' 129 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,840 - Oh - Yeah 130 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:03,040 - What 131 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,920 - Bland or insipid, like Guy Montgomery's lovemaking 132 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:14,120 Well, that's the last time I let your mum write the definition (LAUGHTER) 133 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,800 - I actually think she did a very good job 134 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,800 Thanks, Mum 135 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,800 - Also hello to your mum 136 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,800 (LAUGHTER) 137 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,120 - What is the country of origin? 138 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,000 - The language of origin — not food 139 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,040 OK it in a sentence? 140 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:41,800 - The milquetoast chef prepared an uninspiring dinner of milk and toast 141 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:43,800 (LAUGHTER) 142 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,440 - That is correct! 143 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,440 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 144 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:02,440 - What? 145 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,840 - Absolutely remarkable - Guy Montgomery's mum, I'm coming for you now 146 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,040 - She's actually in the audience (LAUGHTER) 147 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:14,520 - Um, hello— - Please don't (BLEEP) my mum (LAUGHTER) 148 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,760 Congratulations, Nina 149 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,040 And finally, the undisputed spelling bee champion of the show — 150 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,040 it's Dai Henwood 151 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,040 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 152 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,280 Dai, you've been the king for over a year now 153 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,520 Does the spelling crown weigh heavy on your head? 154 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:35,200 - It certainly does have come for it, but I'm confident 155 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,560 I've been consuming mushrooms every day 156 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:43,800 I'm talking lion's mane cordyceps, which are good for your brain function 157 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:48,680 It's actually— I had a massive fear of suitcases before I started taking these mushrooms 158 00:09:48,680 --> 00:09:53,200 Now I'm fine with them - I feel like you've taken too many mushrooms before you got here 159 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,080 Because I've got no idea what you're talking about (LAUGHTER) 160 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,920 - Well, it's an absolute pleasure to have you back would you like to spell from? 161 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:03,000 - Can you please give me a number between 10 and 20? 162 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,880 - I don't do numbers (LAUGHTER) 163 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,640 - Can you give me a number between 10 and 20? - 12 164 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,800 - Oh, damn The Person's Purse it is then 165 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,760 - All right The Person's Purse it is 166 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,200 - Did you just, like, do a magic trick on me? 167 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:22,120 - Yeah, they call me David Bain— Blaine (LAUGHTER, CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 168 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,200 David Blaine 169 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,200 - Wow 170 00:10:26,680 --> 00:10:30,480 - OK, from the Person's Purse, your word is 171 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,320 'lieutenant' 172 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,320 - Oh, here we go - Damn 173 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,640 - Can I hear it in a sentence? 174 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:42,360 - Not only did Lieutenant Sanders hold an inferior position in the army to his brother, the Colonel, 175 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:46,240 but his chicken also tasted awful (LAUGHTER) 176 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:49,600 A little story in there - I like that 177 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,680 And definition, please 178 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:57,400 - A high-ranking army officer or someone you rent out your toilet to 179 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,400 (LAUGHTER) 180 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,640 - Let's just get into it, eh? 181 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,680 That was - Oh no, that's not it 182 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:14,960 - Yeah, that was a disaster (LAUGHTER) 183 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,400 Lieutenant is spelled 184 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,800 - You're correct You're so correct - I'll take the points 185 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,800 And with our first round completed, let's take a look at the scores 186 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,960 We've got Nina out in front with three points 187 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:36,240 And before we take a break, we're gonna showcase an exciting new round — the acrostic round 188 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,240 And what is the acrostic round, you ask 189 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:44,520 Why, it's a clever round of spelling things interestingly and creatively 190 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,960 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 191 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:54,200 Acrostic poems — the second-best form of poems after rhyming poems 192 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:59,400 In this round, I will give you a word, which you must spell correctly in the form of an acrostic poem 193 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,880 In the likely event that more than one of you spell it correctly, the best poem will win 194 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,720 Does that make sense? - ALL: Yes 195 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,080 - All right, well, your word is 'limerick' 196 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,640 Limerick is the word for the acrostic poems 197 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,280 Spellers, poem pens at the ready Everyone else, do whatever you want 198 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:22,960 We'll be back with four poems and a bunch more spelling when Guy Mont's Spelling Bee returns! 199 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,960 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 200 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,080 (BEE BUZZES) 201 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,880 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 202 00:12:31,560 --> 00:12:33,560 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 203 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,960 - Hoki mai Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee 204 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,840 As always, we couldn't make this show without our sponsors 205 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,200 And tonight's episode is brought to you by Penguin, 206 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:50,480 not the book company, just a generous penguin who recently came into a large sum of money 207 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,000 after inheriting his father's potato chip company (LAUGHTER) 208 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,000 Thank you, Penguin 209 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,040 (GLASS SHATTERS) 210 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:03,760 When we left, I challenged our four spellers to spell the word 'limerick' in the form of an acrostic poem 211 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,360 Let's see how they did, starting with Kura 212 00:13:07,560 --> 00:13:09,160 - (GROANS) (LAUGHTER) 213 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:14,000 - That's a confident sound - I really regret that thing I said about humility at the start 214 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,680 - Oh pretty humble so far (LAUGHTER) 215 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:19,680 - Mine is — 216 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,080 lately I might 217 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:23,360 maybe enjoy reading 218 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,440 in central Kaitaia 219 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,680 (LAUGHTER, CHEERING, APPLAUSE) - Ah 220 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:30,720 That's good 221 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,080 - You've done a little illustration Can you walk us through that? 222 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:39,160 - Um, yeah, it's a picture of— That's me reading a book that says The History of Aotearoa, 223 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,040 and I've got a sad face (LAUGHTER) 224 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,680 - It does look like it's making you pretty sad 225 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:47,680 Uh, Tom, on to you 226 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:49,760 - Here we go 227 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,040 Look, I'm mostly excellent re — spelling 228 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,640 I want you to c-not k-judge me too harshly, New Zealand 229 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,400 (LAUGHTER, CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 230 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,720 Yeah, who knew that 'not' had a silent C in front of it? (LAUGHTER) 231 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,880 - Yeah, not me creative at the tail end there - Yeah 232 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,520 - OK What have you— Whoa written a book 233 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,880 - Yeah for my sins at school 234 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:18,040 'Um, listen, I'm making everyone really interested 235 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,160 'in my cool kitten limerick 236 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,960 That's all one line after the K ends 237 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,960 'There once was a kitten called Guy 238 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,720 'He used to jump really, really high 239 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,240 'He jumped off the trampoline so high 240 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:32,760 'he was never seen 241 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,800 'This means he probably died Oh, my 242 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,760 - Holy moly - Oh, my 243 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:42,800 - So you've written the acrostic poem, and you've contained a limerick inside of the acrostic poem 244 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,600 Teacher's pet much - Yes (LAUGHTER) 245 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,960 And on to Dai - Here is my, uh, poem — 246 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,200 Leon immersively meditates 247 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,040 every time Ronald inserts 248 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,040 caesarean 'krumpets' 249 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,040 (LAUGHTER) - Wow 250 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,760 (LAUGHTER) 251 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,000 - It is a metaphor, Guy 252 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,360 - For? - For life, really - Yeah 253 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,880 - Because you're never expecting things to have to come apart, 254 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:16,040 but sometimes, they come apart in a way you don't want to, 255 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,680 yet the next generation is born through that — and who doesn't like a crumpet? 256 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,320 - Wow (LAUGHTER) 257 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:26,600 - I think you might be doing too many mushrooms (LAUGHTER) 258 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,640 Congratulations on all your poems 259 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,720 Kura, I'm sorry to say that you put the missing M from 'accommodate' 260 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,960 into 'limerick' - Yes - (LAUGHS) 261 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:36,640 - Having a lot of trouble with your Ms this evening 262 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,200 It's OK There's a long show in front of us 263 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,920 Tom, Nina and Dai, you all spelled 'limerick' correctly 264 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:46,200 And I gotta say, you know, I callled you teacher's pet, but it's working — 265 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,640 a limerick inside of an acrostic poem about limerick 266 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,720 Congratulations, Nina (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 267 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:57,000 Well done, Nina to bestow a gift upon you 268 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,520 Huh? (LAUGHTER) 269 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:05,120 And speaking of gifts, boy oh boy, does it feel like Christmas 270 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,200 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 271 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,360 It's time to play The Gift of Spelling 272 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,320 To help us out, please welcome back the spirit of spelling and Christmas himself — 273 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,320 it's Sanjay Patel! 274 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,320 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 275 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,680 I don't know what day they're putting this episode on TV, 276 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,520 but I'm going to roll the dice and assume it's Christmas Day, 277 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,480 in which case, meri Kirihimete one and all — and especially to Sanjay 278 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:33,080 Season's greetings - Uh, ding dong merrily on Hi there, Guy 279 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,600 (LAUGHTER) - In a festive mood, I see 280 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,760 - Not really being so close to this tree 281 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,160 - You know that's a fake tree, right? 282 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,040 - I'm allergic to bullshit (LAUGHTER) 283 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,120 - It's great to have you back with us, Sanjay 284 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,560 This round works a lot like the classic office Christmas party game, Snatchy Santa 285 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:56,560 And to anyone who has never had a job, which is most of our panel, I'll explain how it works 286 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:01,680 You will each receive a taonga, or gift, from under the spelling tree, with Dai choosing first 287 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:07,360 Sanjay will then hand-deliver your gift, and you get to experience the pure joy of opening a brand-new toy 288 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:10,200 However, there will be no spelling immediately after this 289 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:15,320 In fact, Dai will just stand there like a gormless idiot while Nina makes her choice 290 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:20,280 That choice is whether to open a fresh prison or steal Dai's already opened gift 291 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:25,400 If she steals Dai's gift, Dai will then get to open a fresh present, and on and on it goes 292 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:29,120 Once you all have a gift, I will assign you each a word to spell 293 00:17:29,120 --> 00:17:31,120 Dai, you're first 294 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:32,480 Take it away 295 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,440 - Can I please 296 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,360 have the green box 297 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,640 with the green and red ribbon? 298 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,720 - Green box? 299 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:47,560 - Are you out of your mind, Sanjay? There's a pretty green box (LAUGHTER) 300 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,760 - This one? - Are you just discovering you're colour-blind? 301 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,760 - I don't like to talk about my colour blindness thing, yeah 302 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,560 - All right, sorry for bringing it up, man (LAUGHTER) 303 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,040 - Thank you, Sanjay And as it is summer, 304 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,960 do you have any good hike recommendations? (LAUGHTER) 305 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:02,760 - Mt Everest, I think (LAUGHTER) 306 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,960 - Please be Optimus Prime 307 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,720 (LAUGHTER) 308 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:08,520 Oh 309 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:13,840 Ohh - What've you got there, my friend? - I have a very weighty train 310 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,440 - OK Do you want what Dai has or something new? 311 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,560 - Can I have something new, please? - Yeah, talk to Sanjay He's your guy 312 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:21,800 - Hey, Sanjay - Hello 313 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:27,200 - Can I please have the box that's got mistletoe on it with a silver bow? 314 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:33,360 - Cool colour, cos I'm colour-blind, so (LAUGHTER) 315 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,440 - Cool - Yes - OK, cool 316 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,040 Sorry, I wasn't listening to the instructions 317 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,120 - That's a bold strategy (LAUGHTER) 318 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,160 - Oh, it's a 319 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,560 it's one of these - TOM: Furby 320 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,400 - A Furby - Undeniably one of those (LAUGHTER) 321 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,800 Are you familiar with the toy? - I think I had one 322 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:54,400 - Oh - Yeah - Made an impact (!) 323 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:58,480 - I can't remember a lot of my childhood, um (LAUGHTER) 324 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:05,160 - You don't remember me sneaking out of the house early in the morning? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, LAUGHTER) 325 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:08,160 We're gonna stop that thread 326 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,720 Tom, it's your choice 327 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,160 - Sanjay, my beautiful little Christmas elf, 328 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:17,680 do you think I could get the biggest box left? - No, that sounds good to me, uh 329 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,560 - Not a single thief among us so far 330 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,840 - Thank you so much, gorgeous - You're welcome - Aww 331 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:25,920 Here we go 332 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,520 Oh, boy - (GASPS) 333 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,000 - Oh, yes (AUDIENCE EXCLAIM) 334 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:31,480 What? 335 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,680 - Wheel shoes (LAUGHTER) 336 00:19:34,360 --> 00:19:39,240 - Can you ride those things? - No, but nor can my feet fit in these 337 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,480 I mean, look how little they look - They are a small size 338 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,320 You've got a very keen eye for foot size - I do, yeah, 339 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,400 especially when you're, you know, size-13 feet 340 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,160 - You've got size-13 feet? - I know 341 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,280 - You know what they say about big feet - I know 342 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,280 (LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE) 343 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,080 (MOUTHS) 344 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,360 Sorry (LAUGHTER) 345 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,240 I hope that's cut out (LAUGHTER) 346 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:08,920 A pretty big laugh, even an applause break (LAUGHTER) 347 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:14,200 All right, we'll move on from Tom and his tiny little penis to 348 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,000 (LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE, CHEERING) 349 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:18,680 Kura 350 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:24,680 You're last up to engage with the spirit of the Snatchy Santa game so far 351 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,600 Uh, would you like to take any of these things, or find out what's in the last remaining box? 352 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:33,680 - Um, can I take the little demon thing? - Absolutely, you can 353 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,040 - What, you mean Dai? 354 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,040 (LAUGHTER) 355 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,160 - Yeah 356 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:46,440 So now, Nina, you can choose to steal from either Tom or Dai, or open the last remaining gift 357 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,520 - Ooh, I think I wanna steal from Tom - (GASPS) No 358 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,240 - That's right all you have a little penis for no reason 359 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,600 - For no good reason (LAUGHTER) 360 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:01,920 - Well, Tom, you can either take Dai's train, which I think would be quite satisfying, 361 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,800 or you can open the last remaining box 362 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,720 - I'm gonna grab the last remaining box - OK 363 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:12,400 - Are you sure? This is quite a large front caboose (LAUGHTER) 364 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,280 - Thank you, Sanjay - You're welcome 365 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,800 - Bringing the— Oh, this one's a lot lighter 366 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,800 (GASPS) Oh, what? 367 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,800 (LAUGHTER) 368 00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:24,360 A pterodactyl, if you will 369 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:28,440 - All right, presents have been chosen, stolen and assigned — no exchange card 370 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,320 Let's find out what you're all spelling, and we are going to start 371 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,720 - (GASPS, SIGHS) (LAUGHTER) 372 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:39,920 - Yeah of strategy to the game (LAUGHTER) 373 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,200 We're gonna start with Dai 374 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,800 Choo-choo! Looks like Santa's brought you a train 375 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,960 You may know the train is a locomotive, 376 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:54,800 but you may not know that the first steam-powered locomotive was built in Shropshire, England 377 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,080 Your word is 'Shropshire' (LAUGHTER) 378 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:03,440 You can ask for a language of origin, a definition, and to hear the word in a sentence 379 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,360 - What is the language of origin? 380 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:08,800 - SILLY ENGLISH ACCENT: Old Blighty (LAUGHTER) 381 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,280 - Could I have 'Shropshire' in a sentence? 382 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,800 - Oh, yep 383 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,440 (LAUGHTER) 384 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:21,080 They ask if I'm from Birmingham I say no Shropshire through and through 385 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:25,960 Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east (LAUGHTER) 386 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:31,480 Herefordshire to the south Me? I'm from Shropshire way (LAUGHTER) 387 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,560 Shropshire (LAUGHTER) 388 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,280 - OK Shropshire — 389 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:46,600 - That is incorrect Shropshire is spelt 390 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,640 You were in the neighbourhood 391 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,040 I'm sorry for your loss, Dai, but the train is all yours 392 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:58,960 Nina the thinking man's shoes (LAUGHTER) 393 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:03,560 And what is that man thinking? 'I wish these shoes went faster (LAUGHTER) 394 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,520 But I think the one thing we can all agree on is that when we see a pair of roller skates, 395 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,400 we think, 'Wow, centripetal force in action 396 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,880 - So my word is 'wow' 397 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,520 - Your word is 'centripetal' 398 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,840 - Centripetal - Centripetal 399 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,520 - And can you use it in a sentence? 400 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:27,640 - Looking good, Gary coordination and the centripetal force of those skates, 401 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:32,680 your days of being bullied at high school are surely about to be a thing of the past 402 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,680 (LAUGHTER) - OK 403 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,200 - That is incorrect Centripetal is spelled 404 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,960 - Oh cos I was winning (LAUGHTER) 405 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,280 Yeah, it's good to give everyone else a chance 406 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,200 - You just give and you give and you give 407 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,640 I reckon if you'd spent another year in school, you could have got it 408 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,640 OK - Ah! 409 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,680 - Moving on now to Tom 410 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,080 Squawk, squawk! (LAUGHTER) 411 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:18,240 You must have been a good boy this year, because you've got yourself a pterodactyl, 412 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:22,040 known in my circles as the Pterodactyls antiquus 413 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,960 This flying carnivore (LAUGHTER) 414 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:29,160 lived in the Tithonian stage of the late Jurassic period (LAUGHTER) 415 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,480 SARCASTICALLY: 'Well, that's according to fossil remains 416 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:37,000 'found in the Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria, Germany (LAUGHTER) 417 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:43,680 Anyway, I don't need to tell you stuff you already know Your word is 'dinosaur' 418 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:45,960 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 419 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,880 - That is correct! 420 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,880 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 421 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,680 - SINGS: There it is, there it is 422 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,440 - All right And we are left with Kura 423 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:13,320 Wowza! You have scored yourself the hottest Christmas present of the late '90s and early 2000s 424 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,640 For legal purposes, I'll avoid saying the brand name on television, 425 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:21,440 but let's just say it's a portmanteau of 'fur' and 'baby' 426 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:26,320 These bad boys are famously powered by animatronic technology 427 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:31,320 'Animatronic', of course, being a portmanteau of 'animation' and 'electronic' 428 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:36,680 I think it goes without saying that your word is 'portmanteau' (LAUGHTER) 429 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,160 - You got this, Kura - (SIGHS) 430 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,720 OK 431 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,480 - NINA: It's not going to tell you (LAUGHTER) 432 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,080 - Nah, I can hear it (LAUGHTER) 433 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,560 What is the definition? 434 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:55,600 - A seamless way of blending two words into one, such as brunch, spork, and Mont-Spelling Bee! 435 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:57,600 (LAUGHTER) 436 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,000 - Can I hear it in a sentence? 437 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:06,160 - Funnily enough, portmanteau is a French word favoured by English teachers 438 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:10,560 And to those English teachers I say stay in your lane! 439 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,560 (LAUGHTER) 440 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:14,600 - Portmanteau 441 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,600 Um 442 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,680 - That is correct! 443 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:33,680 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 444 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,520 A holly, jolly round indeed 445 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,480 Nina's is out in front, and a big thanks to my little helper, 446 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,680 Father Sanjay (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 447 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:50,440 We need to take the tree down and exchange these gifts for something that contestants actually want 448 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:55,920 We'll do that, you do you, and we'll see you soon for more spelling! 449 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,040 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 450 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,160 (BEE BUZZES) 451 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,720 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 452 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,440 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 453 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,800 - Welcome back like me, you'll be sitting at home 454 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:18,800 thinking the whole world is going to hell in a handbasket How do we let it get so bad? 455 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,280 We've got weather events, political unrest and crime rates through the roof 456 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:29,280 The cause of all these problems is a lack of respect for the written word 457 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,440 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 458 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,800 Spell The Crime, Do The Time 459 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:38,880 For this round, we spent $50 million on a state-of-the-art, high-security prison 460 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,280 capable of housing up to four of the most hardened spelling criminals, 461 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,680 and guarded by the brave Officer Sanjay! 462 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,680 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 463 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:53,240 Hi, Sanjay - Oh yeah, what's all this then? (LAUGHTER) 464 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,000 - A very good question 465 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,080 In this round, I will go down the line with a list of crime-related words 466 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,000 And one at a time, you will be asked to spell them 467 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,560 If you spell the word correctly, you get a point; 468 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:08,640 get it wrong, Officer Sanjay will take you straight to prison for the rest of the round, 469 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,880 where there'll be no more spelling for you 470 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,800 The round ends when all of our spellers are in jail 471 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:17,000 There will be none of your namby-pamby definitions of sentences in this round 472 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,040 You either spell the word straight away or you go to jail 473 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,080 And for anyone worried about their safety, 474 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,640 rest assured that we have fitted Officer Sanjay with a body cam 475 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,640 Anyway (LAUGHTER) 476 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,760 you're a good cop, aren't you, Sanjay? 477 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:33,960 - Yes, and this is my last day on the force, so I'm hoping nothing goes wrong, 478 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,720 and then I can go back to my wife and kids (LAUGHTER) 479 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,560 - Thank you, Sanjay 480 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,240 Let's get into it And we'll start with Kura 481 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,240 Your word is 'fraud' 482 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:49,240 - Uh - You spell the word 'fraud' (LAUGHTER) 483 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:55,080 - Sorry getting accused of something (LAUGHTER) 484 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,400 - Correct! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 485 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,400 Tom — arson 486 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,040 - Correct! - (SIGHS) (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 487 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,040 - Murder 488 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,920 - Correct! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 489 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,120 Dai, your word is 'theft' 490 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,200 - Why can I not spell 'theft'? Th 491 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,320 Theft (LAUGHTER) 492 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,280 Oh my God 493 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:22,600 - I think these are our easiest words 494 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,760 - Yeah, I know, but now I'm massively overthinking it 495 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,320 - Correct! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 496 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,720 Your word is 'phishing', the internet crime 497 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,440 - Oh 498 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,440 - Correct (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 499 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,960 Fishing, as in undersized 500 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:47,960 (LAUGHTER) 501 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,720 (LAUGHTER CONTINUES) 502 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:58,840 - Correct! 503 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,160 Extortion 504 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:06,800 Correct 505 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,760 - Correct! 506 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,880 David Bain (LAUGHTER) 507 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,800 - Oh my God to spell (LAUGHS) his name 508 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,480 This is way out of my generation 509 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,640 - He's always in the news (LAUGHTER) 510 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,640 - That is incorrect 511 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,080 (SIREN WAILS) Officer Sanjay's coming for ya 512 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,480 - This feels inappropriate (LAUGHTER) 513 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:47,400 - Come with me, son - Santa, what happened? (LAUGHTER) 514 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,480 - Well, truly, you hate to see it 515 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,680 Your word is 'allegedly' 516 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:05,240 (LAUGHTER) 517 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,920 - Allegably 518 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,920 (SIREN WAILS) allegedly, you said 519 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,440 (LAUGHTER, CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 520 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,440 - That was going so well 521 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:15,680 (LAUGHTER) 522 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,680 - I'm ashamed of myself 523 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,800 - It actually looks more fun in there than it does out here 524 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,800 - All right, we work really hard on the show, Nina 525 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,280 Your word is 'misdemeanour' 526 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,720 - That is incorrect - Oh! 527 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,560 (SIREN WAILS) - Misdemeanour is spelled 528 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,280 - No, it's OK, it's OK, it's OK 529 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:47,360 - SANJAY: Well, our prison needs fresh meat (LAUGHTER) 530 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,720 - Oh, a toilet! - Yeah, go for it (LAUGHTER) 531 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:51,640 - KURA: Go for it, man 532 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:56,160 - Dai, you could go on a run here - (GIGGLES MENACINGLY) - (LAUGHS) 533 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,160 (LAUGHTER) 534 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:01,880 - (CACKLES) 535 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,880 OK, I'm losing oxygen 536 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,960 - Malfeasance - Indeed (LAUGHTER) 537 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:16,760 I've got no idea 538 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:21,120 (LAUGHTER) 539 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:24,160 - It feels like some spellers are taking the piss 540 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:27,240 - You'll never take me alive! (SIREN WAILS) 541 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,040 - Watch out, Sanjay He's got a Vivid 542 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:33,320 - Actually, yeah, you can take me alive - Yeah 543 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,720 - Malfeasance is spelled 544 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,200 We have all of these guys in jail (CELL DOOR RATTLES) 545 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,720 Look at all these ill-disciplined, ill-informed reprobates 546 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,240 Well, it's gonna take at least three minutes for Sanjay to figure out which key unlocks that door 547 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:51,440 We'll see you shortly, hopefully with four free contestants! 548 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,640 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 549 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,040 (BEE BUZZES) 550 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,880 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 551 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,680 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 552 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:10,560 - Welcome back enjoying watching ads, but I have to interrupt your shopping spree 553 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:13,200 so we can recommence our spelling bee (LAUGHTER) 554 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,000 Our spellers are back at their podiums 555 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,920 And as if these poor bastards haven't been through enough already, 556 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,920 we're about to put them through their spelling paces with the world-famous, 557 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:26,320 much-maligned, borderline-unconquerable Homophones round 558 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,600 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 559 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:33,800 While the other rounds are irritating, I like to think this round is the most irritating 560 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:38,440 I'll give each of you a homophone, a word which has more than one spelling and meaning 561 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,400 Your job will be to correctly spell that homophone 562 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,040 That obviously sounds really unfair, so if you need a hand, 563 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:48,080 I can sweeten the deal by providing a very helpful sentence 564 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:52,400 Dai, you're in last place, so we'll start with you - Thank you 565 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,400 - Your word 566 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,000 is pray 567 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,080 - Can I get that in a sentence? 568 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:05,560 - You ever see an antelope hiding from a lion in a church with its two front hooves together? 569 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:10,200 You've just watched some prey pray (LAUGHTER) 570 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,680 - Do I spell both? - Well, you're gonna spell one 571 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,120 - One? Oh, one of them? - Yeah, yeah 572 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,960 So the challenge is (LAUGHTER) 573 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,480 - - 574 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,520 - It's designed to be irritating (LAUGHTER) 575 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,520 - Um, well, it's 576 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,960 - That is correct! 577 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,480 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 578 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:34,560 You spelled 'pray' — a way of communicating with God, like what priests do, 579 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:40,080 as opposed to 'prey' — a weak and vulnerable creature targeted by a predator, 580 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:42,480 kind of like what priests do 581 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,480 (LAUGHTER) 582 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,520 In third place right now, we have Kura 583 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,160 And your word 584 00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:53,240 is peek 585 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:56,520 - (SIGHS) Can I hear it in a sentence? 586 00:34:56,520 --> 00:35:04,320 - As an aspiring mountaineer, if I get a peek of a peak, well, that's bound to pique my interest 587 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:06,680 (LAUGHTER, GROANING) 588 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:09,800 Yeah, that's three 589 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,280 (LAUGHTER) 590 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,280 - Pique my interest 591 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,880 - Well, that is one way of spelling one of the piques — to arouse curiosity, 592 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:24,960 like when a question makes you horny 593 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:29,040 I was looking for peek (SPELLS 'PEEK') — 594 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:34,480 to have a little look, like we just had at your soul (LAUGHTER) 595 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,840 Anyway, I'm sorry, Kura, that is incorrect 596 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:41,040 And in second, we have Tom, and your word is 'heal' 597 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,120 - Oh, could I have that in a sentence, please, Mr Montgomery? 598 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:51,000 - When we saw the huge blister on the bottom of Apostle Bartholomew's foot, 599 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,800 we all thought he was a goner, until Jesus came into the room and we realised, 600 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,080 'Oh, he'll heal that heel (LAUGHTER) 601 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,160 - That is incorrect - Oh, dash it 602 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:12,720 - You spelled 'heal' — to recover, something you'll need to do after this show 603 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:17,000 I was looking for he'll (SPELLS "HE'LL") — 604 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:20,080 a contraction of 'he' and 'will' (LAUGHTER) 605 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,800 as in — he'll be coming around the mountain when he comes — 606 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:29,800 the original lyrics before the woke brigade made them change it a woman (LAUGHTER) 607 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,760 OK, Nina, you're last You're currently leading - Yeah 608 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,760 and your word is 'I' 609 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:37,120 - I 610 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,320 Can I have it in a sentence? 611 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:46,080 - When I asked the Scottish man if he could see the three-toed sloth, he said, 612 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,640 'Aye, I eye an aye 613 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,640 (LAUGHTER) 614 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,560 - Is that four options? - That is four 615 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:56,760 - Wait 616 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,400 'aye' as in, like, 'Aye, aye, Captain', 617 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,400 and 'eye' for an eye 618 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:04,080 What's the other one? 619 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,080 - A three-toed sloth 620 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:08,520 It was in the sentence 621 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:12,240 - Oh, yeah, sorry (!) - It's what the Scottish man saw to prompt that sentence 622 00:37:12,240 --> 00:37:14,320 - Um, I'm gonna go with 623 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,040 I, as in 'me' 624 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,480 The letter 'I', please, Mr Guy Montgomery 625 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,160 - That is correct! - Oh! 626 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,160 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 627 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:28,560 I, as in 'me', 628 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,640 or in your case, you 629 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:33,360 Well done, Nina Thank you, contestants 630 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,200 GOOFY VOICE: Thanks, Guy (LAUGHTER) 631 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,160 And to anyone asking if I'm this annoying when the cameras aren't rolling, 632 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:43,720 it's impossible for me to say Sadly, I've never gotten to hang out with me one on one 633 00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaking of our cameras, they're getting tired and need a rest 634 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:49,560 We'll see you soon with more Spelling Bee! 635 00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:51,560 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 636 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,120 (BEE BUZZES) 637 00:37:57,400 --> 00:37:59,400 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 638 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:03,360 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 639 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:06,880 - Hoki mai ano to the Guy Mont-Spelling Bee 640 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:11,040 With just the Buzz Round in front of us, our first episode of the season is almost over 641 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:15,200 Who will win? Who will lose? Who will we forget as they shoot right down the middle 642 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:22,400 of the spelling road with a mediocre outing? Only time will tell So let's get buzzing 643 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,400 (RETRO GAME SHOW MUSIC) 644 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:29,840 It's the Buzz Round a big buzzer in front of you Press it, and it makes a buzz 645 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:33,240 No show has done it before No show will do it again (LAUGHTER) 646 00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:37,200 In this quick-fire round, I'll read out words pertaining to a particular topic 647 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:41,200 Think you know it? Buzz on in, baby, and you can get a point for spelling it correctly 648 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:45,880 Get it wrong, You get negative-one point, one of the lowest numbers I know 649 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:50,320 On to one of the highest numbers I know — four topics to choose from 650 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:54,680 And, Kura, seeing as you are currently losing, the choice is yours 651 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,480 Would you like music, technology, 652 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,560 geography or fashion? 653 00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:01,480 - (GROANS) 654 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:03,560 Can we do 655 00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:09,320 - We can — an A-plus choice from a C-minus speller (LAUGHTER) 656 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,600 Technology it is We will start when I start, 657 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:15,200 and we stop when the spelling gods tell us to stop 658 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:19,480 Now, in the great words of Guy Montgomery, let's get spelling 659 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:20,960 iPad 660 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:22,960 Tom 661 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:24,080 - Correct 662 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:26,080 Augmented reality 663 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:28,280 Kura 664 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:38,520 - Correct 665 00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:39,960 Kura 666 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:41,280 - Correct (LAUGHTER) 667 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,040 Telecommunication 668 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,040 Nina 669 00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:53,960 - Incorrect 670 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:55,880 Metaverse 671 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:57,880 Go ahead, Dai 672 00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:59,960 (LAUGHTER) 673 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,240 - Correct 674 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:09,000 Go ahead, Dai 675 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:15,000 - The only one here probably remembers Netscape Navigator (LAUGHTER) 676 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:26,640 - Correct 677 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,640 Go ahead, Kura 678 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,200 - Correct 679 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:44,320 - Go ahead, Dai 680 00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:48,040 - Correct 681 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,600 Go ahead, Nina 682 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:54,120 - Correct 683 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,120 Go ahead, Dai 684 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,080 - Correct 685 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,400 Go ahead, Tom 686 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:08,640 - Correct 687 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:10,640 Go ahead, Dai 688 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,680 - Correct 689 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:17,880 Go ahead, Kura 690 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:23,120 - Correct 691 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:25,120 Nina (LAUGHTER) 692 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:27,800 - No! 693 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:37,480 - Correct 694 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,480 Go ahead, Dai 695 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,960 - Fisher & Paykel? (LAUGHTER) 696 00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:52,560 - Incorrect - What? 697 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:54,200 - Elon Musk 698 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:56,200 Go ahead, Tom 699 00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:01,240 - Correct 700 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:02,920 Go ahead, Dai 701 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,320 - Correct (LAUGHTER) 702 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:06,080 Winklevoss twins 703 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,080 Go ahead, Nina 704 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,360 - Correct 705 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,120 Go ahead, Dai - DEEP VOICE: Stop spelling! 706 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:22,440 - You have the opportunity to spell 707 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:35,960 - That is correct the buzz round, we have a tie for the first time ever, 708 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:38,240 which means we're gonna to have to do a tie-break 709 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:42,440 Nina and Dai, you are both on nine points on my list 710 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:44,600 The first to spell one correctly, 711 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:49,320 or alternatively, the first to spell one incorrectly and lose a point, will lose 712 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:52,120 Sudden death 713 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:54,200 Liability insurance 714 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:57,000 (LAUGHTER, CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 715 00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,400 (WHOOPING) 716 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:04,880 - I still want to win! (LAUGHTER) 717 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:06,600 - I'll give that up Sorry 718 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:09,640 - Understandably, We're gonna go again 719 00:43:09,640 --> 00:43:10,920 QWERTY 720 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:12,920 Go ahead, Nina 721 00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:18,480 That is correct! 722 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:20,480 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 723 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:24,360 That's enough spelling for today And look at those juicy scores 724 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:29,800 Congratulations, with a nail-biter, it's Nina Oyama! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 725 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:34,120 You conquered the English language and no doubt some personal demons along the way 726 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:39,200 For your troubles, a ticket to next week's episode! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 727 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:44,200 And a round of applause for my assistant, Sanjay Patel (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 728 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:49,360 But let us not forget that someone — or in this case, some people — also lost 729 00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:54,280 It might be tough to take in, but remember that your demise makes us all feel better about ourselves 730 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:59,800 My commiserations to Tom and Kura Please make your collective way to the dunces' corner 731 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,240 Gentle clap (AUDIENCE CLAPS SOFTLY) 732 00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:03,600 A little more (CLAPPING LOUDENS) 733 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:05,680 Not too much (LAUGHTER) 734 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:08,160 (SAD TROMBONE) - Oh! 735 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:13,400 - It's actually kind of sweet (APPLAUSE) 736 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:17,280 That's it for our first episode back We've got at least seven more of these in the bank 737 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:20,320 So come back next week, when Nina Oyama will take on the might 738 00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:23,040 of Pax Assadi, Justine Smith and Robbie Nicol 739 00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,760 For now, you can call me Shepherd's Pie Montgomery, 740 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:30,400 because I gotta get out of here and have some dinner Po marie! 741 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,400 (BANG!) 742 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:34,400 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 743 00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:38,400 Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air 744 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:41,480 www Copyright Able 2024