The Great Australian Spelling Bee (season 2)

The second season of The Great Australian Spelling Bee premiered on 17 July 2016 on Network Ten.[1] The season sees Grant Denyer and Chrissie Swan return as hosts.[2]

The Great Australian Spelling Bee
Season 2
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkNetwork Ten
Eleven
Original release17 July (2016-07-17) 
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)
Season chronology

Poor ratings for the four initial episodes of the season resulted in the series being moved from Sundays to the lesser viewed Saturday from its fifth episode.[3] From its seventh episode, the show was moved to Network Ten's sister channel, Eleven.

Format

This is the structure of the series for season two:[4]

Laser Letters

In Laser Letters, a new challenge for 2016, each team stand behind a buzzer podium facing the big screen. The pronouncer will read out four words that appear via a laser projection on the big screen, visible for a short amount of time. To keep the spellers on their toes, one word will be spelt incorrectly. Once a speller thinks they have identified the mistake they must buzz in and spell the word correctly. When they identify and spell the word correctly they win a point for their team. The first two teams to get three points are safe and the other teams will go into the Spelling Bee.

Letter by Letter Knock-Out

Each speller takes a turn to give one letter at a time to spell a given word. When a speller gives the last letter of the word, the next speller states that word to signal that it is finished. The pronouncer then gives the next word, and the next speller spells out the first letter of that new word. The challenge continues until a speller makes a mistake. That speller is then out of the round and the challenge continues until there is one speller standing. Three rounds of Letter by Letter Knock Out are played to determine the three spellers to compete in the Ultimate Spelling Bee. The winner of the Ultimate Spelling Bee is the Spelling Bee champion. Tristan won the Great Australian Spelling Bee Champion for 2016.

Show and Spell

Each team member must line up behind a buzzer. Clues and letters are revealed until a speller buzzes to identify the word that the clues point to. If a speller spells a correctly identified word accurately, they gain a point for their team. The first two teams to reach a score of three are safe. The third and final team must face an individual Spelling Bee, where two members will be sent home.

Speed Spell Duo

With rules similar to Speed Spell Relay, this Speed Spell involves two spellers from the same team stepping into the Spell Gate together. The duo is given 60 seconds to spell as many words correctly as possible. The spellers will each spell one word at the time taking turns. When a speller makes a mistake that speller will step out of the Spell Gate and the other speller continues spelling. The challenge ends when 60 seconds have passed or both team members have made a mistake. Once all teams have had a turn, the bottom two teams will go into Spelling Bee.

Speed Spell Relay

This Speed Spell is a team relay challenge. One team at a time steps into the super-sized Spell Gate and is given 60 seconds to correctly spell as many words as possible. When a speller makes a mistake that speller will step out of the Spell Gate and the other team members continue. The challenge ends when 60 seconds have passed or all team members have made a mistake. The team with the fewest words spelt at the end of the round will go into Spelling Bee.

Speed Spell Showdown

Each speller steps into the Spell Gate, which lights up during a 60-second countdown. Spellers must spell as many words correctly as possible. If a mistake is made, the speller's time stops. The top speller who completes the most number of correct words in the least amount of time is safe from elimination, while the rest move on to play Spelling Bee.

Spelling Bee (Individual Spelling)

Spellers are divided into groups, with four spellers in each group. Members of each group compete in a traditional spelling bee, where they spell until there are only two spellers left. If all four spellers spell correctly or incorrectly in the same round, they will all spell again until two remain.

Superword

In Superword, duos have to find words in a grid of nine letters revealed on the big screen. Words must contain five letters or more and include the centre letter. Spellers can use a letter only once and cannot name a word already given by another team. Whenever a speller of a team thinks that they have identified a word, they buzz in. Once identified correctly they must spell the word correctly to win a point for their team. The first five teams to get three points are safe. If a duo identifies the Superword which uses all nine letters, they immediately receive safe passage to the next show. The two bottom teams will play in Spelling Bee.

Superword (Individual Spelling)

In Superword, spellers have to find words in a grid of nine letters revealed on the big screen. Words must contain five letters or more and include the centre letter. Spellers can use a letter only once and cannot name a word already given by another speller. Whenever a speller thinks they have identified a word they buzz in. Once identified correctly they must spell the word correctly to win a point. The first two spellers to get five points are safe. If a speller identifies the Superword using all nine letters, they immediately receive safe passage to the next show. The rest move on to play the Spelling Bee.

Season Details

Contestants

Name Age State Competition Status
Tristan 11 VIC Winner (Episode 10)
Zachary 8 NSW Runner-up (Episode 10)
Annie 10 NSW 3rd (Episode 10)
Ava 10 SA 4th (Episode 10)
Zeke 10 VIC 5th (Episode 9)
Zoe 10 QLD 6th (Episode 8)
Jessica 12 NSW 7th (Episode 7)
Hanna 11 VIC 8th (Episode 7)
Max 11 QLD 9th (Episode 6)
Luca 9 SA 10th (Episode 6)
Josie 11 WA 11th (Episode 5)
Rory 8 QLD 12th (Episode 5)
William 10 NSW 13th (Episode 4)
Beau 12 WA 14th (Episode 4)
Alistair 9 QLD 15th (Episode 3)
James 12 QLD 16th (Episode 3)
Arya 10 NSW 17th (Episode 2)
Faiza 12 QLD 18th (Episode 2)

Elimination Chart

Contestant Top 18 Top 16 Top 14 Top 12 Top 10 Top 8 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3
Tristan Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (S&S) Safe (SB) Safe (SB) Safe (SB) Safe (SB) Progressed (LLKO) Winner
Zachary Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (S&S) Safe (SSD) Safe (LL) Safe (SW) Safe (SB) Progressed (LLKO) Runner-up
Annie Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (S&S) Safe (SSD) Safe (LL) Safe (SW) Safe (SB) Progressed (LLKO) 3rd
Ava Safe (SB) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (S&S) Safe (SSD) Safe (LL) Safe (SB) Safe (SS) 4th
Zeke Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Safe (SB) Safe (S&S) Safe (SSD) Safe (SB) Safe (SB) Eliminated
Zoe Safe (SB) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (S&S) Safe (SSD) Safe (LL) Eliminated
Jessica Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Safe (SB) Safe (S&S) Safe (SSD) Eliminated
Hanna Safe (SB) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (SB) Safe (SB) Eliminated
Max Safe (S&S) Safe (SB) Safe (SW) Safe (SB) Eliminated
Luca Safe (SB) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Safe (S&S) Eliminated
Josie Safe (S&S) Safe (SB) Safe (SW) Eliminated
Rory Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Safe (SW) Eliminated
Beau Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Eliminated
William Safe (S&S) Safe (SSR) Eliminated
Alistair Safe (S&S) Eliminated
James Safe (S&S) Eliminated
Arya Eliminated
Faiza Eliminated
Key

S&S: Show and Spell
SW: Superword
SSR: Speed Spell Relay
SSD: Speed Spell Duo
LL: Laser Letters
SB: Spelling Bee
LLKO: Letter by Letter Knock-Out

  Eliminated
  Safe (Spelling Bee)
  Won Challenge
  Third Place
  Runner-Up
  Winner

Episodes

Episode 1 (17 July)

Each of the 36 spellers were put into a group containing four spellers (according to age), with only two from each team making it through to the Top 18. Luca & Alistair, Annie & Zeke, Hanna & Josie, Max & Tristan, Zoe & Ava, Faiza & Jessica, Beau & James, William & Arya, and Zachary & Rory made it to the Top 18.

Episode 2 (24 July)

The spellers had their first Team challenge of Show & Spell, based on words to do with Space. The spellers were put into 3 different teams of 6 (red, blue yellow ) based on the badge they chose. Each team received a post for each word the team members spelled correctly. Incorrect answers resulted in the team being locked out. The first two teams who got to 3 points first were safe. The remaining team members competed in a Spelling Bee. The first two spellers who spelled their word incorrectly was eliminated.

Team Spellers Results
Show and Spell Spelling Bee
Blue Zeke 3 points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Jessica
Max
Alistair
Josie
James
Red Rory 3 points
(Safe 2nd)
Will
Tristan
Zachary
Annie
Beau
Yellow Arya 2 points
(last place)
Failed
Ava Passed
Faiza Failed
Hanna Passed
Luca Passed
Zoe Passed

Notes

  • The spellers of the spelling bee spelt in this order: Zoe, Hanna, Faiza, Ava, Arya, Luca.
  • The spelling bee lasted 3 rounds.
    • Faiza was the only speller who had spelt her word incorrectly in the second round, and so she was eliminated first.
    • Arya was the only speller who had spelt her word incorrectly in the third round, so she was eliminated.
    • Team Blue: James Jessica Josie Alistair Max & Zeke
    • Team Red: Rory William Annie Zachary Tristan & Beau
    • Team Yellow: Luca Arya Hanna Ava Zoe & Faiza

Episode 3 (31 July)

Team Spellers Results
Speed Spell Relay Spelling Bee
Blue Jessica 11 points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Zachary
Rory
Hanna
Green Zoe 11 points
(Safe 2nd)
Ava
William
Annie
Yellow Beau 10 points
(Safe 3rd)
Zeke
Luca
Tristan
Red
Alistair 9 points
(last place)
Failed
James Failed
Josie Passed
Max Passed

Notes

    • Teams went up to spell in this order: Green, Yellow, Blue, Red.
    • All spellers in the Green and Blue teams had correctly spelt their words, but Max in the Red team and Luca in the Yellow team had spelt their word incorrectly, at the 7th and 11th words respectively.
    • Both spellers who spelt their words incorrectly were the third member of the team to spell.
    • Luca stepped out of the gate while time was up, but they had already surpassed the word count of the Red team.
    • The spellers of the spelling bee spelt in this order: James, Max, Alistair, Josie.
    • The spelling bee lasted two rounds.
    • The second round James spelling his word incorrectly, Max correctly, Alistair incorrectly confirming Max to be safe, and Josie correctly, eliminating James and Alistair.
    • Team Blue: Jessica Zachary Rory Hanna, got 11 Points
    • Team Green: Zoe Ava William Annie, got 11 Points
    • Team Yellow: Beau Zeke Luca Tristan, got 10 Points
    • Team Red: Alistair James Max Josie, got 9 Points

Episode 4 (7 August)

The spellers compete in a new challenge Superword.

Team Spellers Results
Superword Spelling Bee
Green Annie 3 points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Hanna
Orange Ava 3 points
(Safe 2nd)
Zoe
Purple Josie 3 points
(Safe 3rd)
Tristan
Pink Max 3 points
(Safe 4th)
Rory
Yellow Luca 3 points
(Safe 5th)
Zachary
Blue
Beau 2 points
(last place)
Failed
Jessica Passed
Red
William 2 points
(last place)
Failed
Zeke Passed

Notes

  • No speller had correctly identified the Superword, being "Periscope".
  • The spellers of the spelling bee spelt in this order: Beau, Jessica, Zeke, and William.
  • The spelling bee of this episode only lasted one round, as Beau and William had spelt their first words wrong.

Episode 5 (13 August)

The spellers take on their second Show and Spell, the theme being Snowy Weather.

    • Red: Zoe Ava Annie Jessica, 3 Points (Safe 1st)
    • Blue: Luca Zachary Zeke Tristan, 3 Points (Safe 2nd)
    • Yellow: Max Josie Rory Hanna, 1 Point (Last Place)

Eliminated: Rory, Josie

Episode 6 (20 August)

The spellers take on the spell gate again to compete in Speed Spell Duo.

Team Spellers Results
Speed Spell Duo Spelling Bee
Blue
Annie 11 points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Zoe
Red
Ava 11 points
(Safe 2nd)
Zachary
Yellow Jessica 10 points
(Safe 3rd)
Zeke
Green Hanna 10 points
(4th Place)
Passed
Luca Failed
Pink Max 8 points
(Last Place)
Failed
Tristan Passed

Episode 7 (27 August)

The spellers compete in a new challenge Laser Letters. This involves the identification of a spelling mistake and spelling it correctly in order to get a point. The first two teams to get 3 points will be safe. The 2 teams that didn't achieve 3 points will go to the Spelling Bee, where 2 contestants will be eliminated.

Team Spellers Results
Laser Letters Spelling Bee
Yellow
Ava 3 points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Zoe
Green
Annie 3 points
(Safe 2nd)
Zachary
Red Hanna 2 points
(3rd)
Failed
Tristan Passed
Blue Jessica 0 points
(Last Place)
Failed
Zeke Passed

Episode 8 (3 September)

The spellers compete for a second time in Superword.

Spellers Results
Superword Spelling Bee
Zachary 5 Points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Annie 5 points
(Safe 2nd)
Zoe 4 points
(3rd)
Failed
Tristan 3 points
(4th)
Passed
Zeke 2 points
(5th)
Passed
Ava 1 point
(Last Place)
Passed

Episode 9 (10 September)

The spellers take on the spell gate again to compete in Speed Spell Showdown.

Spellers Results
Speed Spell Showdown Spelling Bee
Ava 13 points
(Safe 1st)
N/A
Zeke 12 points
(2nd)
Failed
Annie 11 points
(3rd)
Passed
Tristan 11 points
(4th)
Passed
Zachary 10 Points
(Last Place)
Passed

Episode 10 (17 September)

The Spellers compete in Letter by Letter Knock-Out.

Spellers Results
Letter by Letter Knock-Out Final Spelling Bee
Tristan Won Round 3
(Progressed 3rd)
Winner
Zachary Won Round 2
(Progressed 2nd)
Runner-up
Annie Won Round 1
(Progressed 1st)
3rd
Ava Lost Round 3
(Eliminated 4th)
N/A (already eliminated)

Ratings

Colour key:
  Highest rating episode during the series
  Lowest rating episode during the series
Episode Airdate Timeslot Viewers
(Millions)
Rank
(Night)
Source
1 "Episode One" 17 July 2016 (2016-07-17) Sunday 6:30 pm 0.476 #13 [5]
2 "Episode Two" 24 July 2016 (2016-07-24) 0.495 #11 [6]
3 "Episode Three" 31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) 0.373 #16 [7]
4 "Episode Four" 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 0.298 #20 [8]
5 "Episode Five" 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) Saturday 7:00 pm N/A <#20 [9]
6 "Episode Six" 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) Saturday 6:30 pm N/A <#20 [10]
7 "Episode Seven" 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) N/A <#20 [11]
8 "Episode Eight" 3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) N/A <#20 [12]
9 "Episode Nine" 10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) N/A <#20 [13]
10 "Episode Ten" 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) N/A <#20 [14]

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