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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, let's get to business. Can I tell you
this the other thing? You know what I learned about
the Bee yesterday? There was a there was an article
that was written. Everybody closed her eyes for a second.
Well I have to move papers, but I don't want
you to see my stuff.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
I thought this was some technique to help us prepare
the contest. You know that there's a coach for these
little spellers. Well, yeah, we know this is this.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Like the people that come and sort of talk to
them after an elimination.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
No, those are those are psychiatrists. No, they have like tutors. Yeah,
are you saying no? There's literally a guy by the
name of Scott Reemer. Was a competitor. I don't I
don't remember when he was in the Spelling Bee.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
He didn't win, but he now it really started during
the pandemic.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
He literally is a coach for these kids. How many
clients does he have this year?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Of the two hundred and forty three competitors in this
year's contest, remember they're down to the finalist, But there
was a crap ton of spellers. Yeah, Reimer has coached
thirty four of them. Whoa, Yeah, he's mentoring another twenty seven.
He's one of the best known coaches in the country.
(01:18):
He's mentored hundreds of competitive spellers and a handful of
national champions between the ages of nine and fourteen. He
also wrote that book that bestseller, Words of Wisdom, Keys
to Success in the Script's National Spelling Being, which apparently
is big for the nerds.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I don't know how he has time to do so
many these kids. All they do is prepared, fell and spell,
he said. So he didn't win the Script's National Spelling Being,
but when he went through it, he was like, the
only coach I had was my mom, which was fine,
Like she devoted a ton of time and he wasn't
distracted by things like friends. Did he make it to
(01:59):
the fire, I mean he made it to DC. Was
he on TV? Because that's a big part of feeling
like the coaching too, preparing them for the spotlight.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Oh. He really focuses on Latin and Greek roots, phonic
and language rules that serve as roots for various words,
and then of course subsets of words that are commonly
asked at spelling concepts.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
He does say, and this, I bitch about this all
the time.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
A misconception about the Spelling Bee is that it's just
about rote memorization. It's way more complicated than that.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
He said.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
The things I try to emphasize with my kids, they're
not yours. It's really about the process of thinking, a
process of logic in deduction.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
It's a science, but it's also an art. I wonder
if some of the ones in the finals are his.
By the way, is there room for two coaches? Yeah,
you're going to do it.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Oh, why wouldn't I be able to do it? Why
wouldn't I be able to do it? You don't think
I could look up Latin and Greek roots? No, all right,
you get one in the What is it on? It's
on Ion tonight. Yes, it'll be carried on ion. I
don't know what channel that is. I know it's on
the Timmy Box and you can also get like, I
(03:17):
don't have the Timmy Box. I'll be on the road,
but I can watch it on my phone because I
have the Timmy Box on my phone. Thank you quick plug. Anyway,
there's nine finalists. There'll be one winner at the end
of tonight, with the first pick in the twenty twenty
five Scripts National Spelling b Oh.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
You know what I was gonna tell well, never mind,
it's okay. With the first pick.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
In the twenty twenty five Scripts National Spelling B Fantasy Draft,
Diane Stupart.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
So in making my choice, you only had nine. That
is true in the finalists, and if you go through
the annals of spelling be history.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Oh, Diane always picks the favorite. They will tell you,
Diane always picks the favor.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
They will tell you. Runners up rarely go on to win.
But my speller is hoping to divide the odds. He
lost in a spell off tiebreaker last year. He was
the only speller to earn a perfect score on the
written spelling and vocap tests to get the quarter finalists.
(04:31):
He went through seven rounds yesterday to become one of
the ninth finalists. Store but you have seen him in
these opening rounds, taking his hands out of his black
hoodie and mimic typing.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
To spell the words.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
He is a thirteen year old seventh grader from Allen, Texas,
and his name is Faisanzaki.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Very nice. I think it's zachy.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
He's read the dictionary four times this year.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Coach Reamer says it's more than that, thank you. It
says he's one of his students. I'm not lying. Oh
is it really so? He's got face?
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:14):
So Diane's got a reamer kid. Yes, so loves that.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
He's all of his friends come to him like he's
spell check. When he's not spelling, he's usually sleeping. He's
usually playing video doing my school board video games. He
loves the Battlecats and he also likes speedcubing. We call
it Rubik's Cube or playing his Biola.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
There you go, so out of Dallas, Texas.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
With the first overall pick, Diane takes Faison Wacky Zacky
for the Script's National Spelling b.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
I'm so nervous for Tyler's.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Oh you already know. I can't. I could. I can
tell you.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I don't remember the name, but I know why Tyler's
going to take who he's taking?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Is it my turn yet?
Speaker 1 (06:10):
With the second pick in the twenty twenty five Scripts
National Spelling the Fantasy Draft, Tyler.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Molnor Tonight, I'm gonna take that ride across the Potomac
to the Jersey. Yeah, I guess I guessed it. I
guessed it. HURNI rally, I'll show you myrini almost sounds Italian.
(06:44):
I bet it's not Speller Number one thirty six from
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, The Warriors, Edison, New Jersey. In
twenty twenty four, she tied for ninth place. Probably previous
to that, she was eighty ninth place and seventy sixth place.
(07:04):
She represented the state in the National History Day competition
earlier in middle school. She is an eighth grader, so
she's nearing the end of her eligibilla. This is almost
it for her. RENI for for favorite musician, she said
leave the Icelandic Tough Luck is the single we're playing currently.
(07:25):
But I love that because lev is awesome. And her
favorite word is is Leroy like the name Leroy, right,
but has bad leroy brown exactly. That's her favorite song
French No, she's a Springsteen fan. It has French origins
(07:45):
meaning the redheaded person. And Jaydab knows what's up. And
if I can end this with a quote, I have it.
I don't want to mess it up. It was beautiful
poetry as I heard it live last Friday morning, but
as my as my good friend Joe Nolan said, family,
(08:12):
That's what these one hundred and thirty miles of coastline
are all about. That's what the great state of New
Jersey is all about, and that's why we do this
every year.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Could he also do the line of like we're more
than housewives?
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Hreni Moraley, You're my Jersey.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
Girl, KARENI, how do you spell that?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
However you want? Are you writing notes?
Speaker 4 (08:39):
I'm just writing everyone, chor Cy Fazone.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Phase Arni Hurri Churarine is actually doing the voiceover work tonight,
so she's.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Gonna need those. I'm buying that position. Yes, Oh my goodness,
I'm so excited. I saw Edison New Jersey. It was like,
if Diane doesn't take him.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Ty or her Kyler. Tyler is with the third pick
in the twenty twenty five scripts National Spelling Beat Fantasy Draft.
Speaker 6 (09:24):
Kristen warns, Okay, So, like I said earlier, I did
a little bit of a book report, and yesterday I
went through all the semifinals.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Oh you know what were you?
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Were you tracking the semi finalist to see if they
made it into the finals.
Speaker 4 (09:39):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
Oh, there was a semi finalist that I was totally
pulling for to make the finals because it was gonna now.
They didn't end up she didn't end up making it,
but dude, I was all in on her making it.
Speaker 4 (09:50):
Who did you have or who did you want?
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Daughter of the funniest parents in the world, Sharon Wang.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
Kristen Speller number one, Sharon Wang.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Say again, sure it's not wrong, not what I'm saying.
Or isn't that a Peloton trainer whose name she says
it's Wong spelled Wang.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yes, okay, well hers is Sharon Wang nickname wantsa.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Was that not who you were following?
Speaker 4 (10:33):
No?
Speaker 2 (10:33):
No, look, and she even has that koy smile of
like I want to wang. My god, she's a child. Yeah,
I know. She hate listening, and neither of her parents.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Although her parents are jokesters, they were like, hey, normally
this joke is reserved if your last name is Peters,
but we're Wangs.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Anyway, I'm sorry, it's okay.
Speaker 7 (10:59):
So, out of the eight semi finalists that I wanted
to make it to the finals, only one made it,
and I was like, oh, my gosh, or lady or lady.
So anyway, I was very glad so far that the
one that Tyler and I Am both picked were not
(11:21):
in the my choice and the.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
Runner UPI yes.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
However, the girl wait, oh, no, it's mine. It's fine.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Wait wait, wait, I don't I go first. I know,
I know, I know it's my pick, So I know,
but I don't want it to be my pick.
Speaker 4 (11:42):
Well, hopefully you have a backup. Do you got a backup?
Speaker 2 (11:45):
I have four? Okay.
Speaker 7 (11:48):
So anyway, so my girl, I'm so excited because when
I started reading about her, I'm like, one one thing
that I.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Noticed, you can't pronounce her first n.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Yes, I can.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
I don't.
Speaker 7 (12:04):
You don't know, Yeah, I may be. Something I love
about my pick is that she, out of all the
nine finalists, she has never.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Been a runner up before this.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
She's been in the I.
Speaker 7 (12:22):
Don't believe so she was. It doesn't say like previously.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
In YadA, YadA, YadA. Okay.
Speaker 7 (12:30):
So anyway, my girl loves music. She loves to play
the piano. She has other hobbies other than reading and spelling.
She loves to hang with her family and friends, so
do I. It says She's interested in biology and history
and loves to research historical events.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
I love like documentaries.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
I watched so much on Netflix documentaries.
Speaker 4 (12:56):
I love documentaries. Anyway.
Speaker 7 (13:00):
One of her favorite books is The Outsiders, and I
also love the outsiders. I've talked to Tyler about it before,
and I'm like, oh my gosh, this is my girl.
So anyway, I am picking a thirteen year old seventh
grader out of Phoenix, Arizona.
Speaker 4 (13:16):
So maybe your mom and sister.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
No, zero chance.
Speaker 4 (13:22):
Her name is I.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
You said you knew how to pronounce this one.
Speaker 4 (13:28):
I don't know the last name, but I'm going with
the first one.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
You both.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Ready?
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Yeah, Escha Mara pooty Puddy.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Poody, oh puddy. He was awesome. That is my girl,
eschaes Escha very good.
Speaker 4 (13:49):
Yes, and she loves pe. That's one of her favorite
She's not boring. I love that about her.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
Does she have a favorite word?
Speaker 5 (13:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (13:58):
My son is too.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Okay, so here we go.
Speaker 7 (14:04):
Okay, ready, h who who Him?
Speaker 2 (14:15):
You're Carla.
Speaker 7 (14:16):
I'm gonna spell it and you pronounce it?
Speaker 4 (14:19):
Ready, Diane? H o U why h n h n M?
Who need him?
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Him?
Speaker 2 (14:30):
I did? I looked this up last night.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
Let me guess it's pronounced Jersey.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
No, it's who and it's a race of fictional horses
in Gulliver's Travel.
Speaker 4 (14:46):
Yeah, but wait, so how do you say it? Whom?
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Who Him?
Speaker 4 (15:03):
That's my girl.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
All right, Diana's taken Faseon Tyler has taken Herreni. Yeah,
Kristin has taken Eshah. And with the fourth pick in
the twenty twenty five Scripts National Spelling the Fantasy Draft
(15:25):
A at Siegel. Now, since my girl Sharon Wang didn't
make it into the finals.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Knowing that I was going to have the last pick,
I had to go deep. I will tell you this.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
I had as my fourth pick, my fourth available, not
my number one, was a young lady out of Edison,
New Jersey, named Herreni.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
She was my fourth pick.
Speaker 1 (15:52):
My third backup was a young man out of Dallas,
Texas named Faison Wacky Zachi.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
So you guys chose well, got no time for the
corner boys? You know who?
Speaker 1 (16:04):
You know who I was looking at hard? Did anybody
else look at sarv.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
I'm sorry, which one?
Speaker 4 (16:13):
The Sarva Denian?
Speaker 2 (16:15):
He's from Todamn Georgia. Yeah, the kid out of Tucker, Georgia.
Speaker 4 (16:19):
Another I got Sarah whatever.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
I'm sorry Daravani.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Oh uh, but the kid's only in He's an eleven
year old in fifth grade. That's young, that's young. I
did like him a lot though he was gonna be
my runner up. In case anybody took.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
My pick.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
Out of Charlotte, North Carolina, I am taking fourteen year
old eighth grader who competed last year. She died for
twenty second place. She's an avid reader. She's an avid writer.
She loves to sing.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
It's a lot of stuff that doesn't include spelling.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
She has visited seven countries, including India, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria,
and Switzerland. She also likes to distribute This took me,
This took me back to a previous show trip. She
also distributes philosophy and scripture and yoga books for the
(17:40):
International Society of Krishna Consciousness.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Harry, she got the ponytail. You'll write, what's that? I'm
not sure, but that may have benefits. How is that offensive? No,
it's not. She's Harry Krishna. She hands out stuff for
(18:07):
the Krishna Society. Kristen thinks that's her name.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
You'll know when she approaches the mic when everyone yells
brace face, Come.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
On, Elliott. Like the goal entering this draft is always
to not have it come across like bullying.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
It's not I love this girl. If I was bullying
do you think I would choose her to win?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Course not.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
Hell no.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Also, I'm going to struggle here a little bit.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
But my pick is fourteen year old eighth grader out
of Charlotte, North Carolina, being sponsored by the Carolina Panthers. Aishwaria,
CALLI curry Ashwaria, CALLI curry face.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
Look at my girl? Look how happy she is? Look
how happy she is. I'm looking at the photo of
the finalists from yesterday. Can you find my girl? I can?
She's speller, yes, a little short compared to her RENI,
(19:18):
she's got a big HARENI. Yeah, look at my girl,
Look at my whoa. That's funny, all three girls. They
picked her in the front row. Fason in that black hoodie. Yeah,
his hair's all over the place. He don't care about
you don't care. Neither does my girl. Words, am I spelling?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
It?
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Has your pick been in the bee before my pick? Yeah? Yeah?
She I'd like.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
I think she finished once tied for twenty second. Also,
I think she once tried to hand you a pamphlet
and in Kansas City?
Speaker 2 (19:50):
Really okay, did that not happen? Yeah? Wait, Kristen has
her hand up.
Speaker 4 (20:01):
Yeah, so she was my fourth in the event that I.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Am I saying her name right, ash ash Ashwaria Ashwaria.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
Maybe a I s h Warria Ashara.
Speaker 4 (20:15):
How do you pronounce her favorite food? Because I don't know?
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Oh boy, what's that? It's Indian?
Speaker 4 (20:24):
I assume.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
You sure plays a mean tambourine.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
And doctor Bailey's back, right, say again, Doctor Bailey is back.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
Kristin, Yes, doctor Bailey's back. Boozie's back. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
No, So we're set to go for tonight. There are
your four selections.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
I'm in love with the Jersey Girl spell still. Oh,
so we're gonna compete with songs Harry Creech that is
not offensive. That is fine. Kristen gave you the thumbs.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
Up, all right, So they go tonight on ion and
we'll see who wins.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
Now we got it.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
We'll have to wait till Monday for bragging rights because
Diane is making us have tomorrow off.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
If Kristen, if Diane or myself win, you'll never hear
about it. But on Monday, if Elliott's Girl takes them
to victory, because the rules are they just have to
finish best. They don't win it. They just have to
finish best of the fourth selections, they've only had one
that one, I think a couple of times. Diane definitely
won ones one. So then we're at three.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
The best finishing pick exactly, Yes, whoever, whoever finishes the best,
and that is who will win.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
So we'll find out. We will find in doubt,
All right, let's get to business. Can I tell you
this the other thing? You know what I learned about
the Bee yesterday? There was a there was an article
that was written. Everybody closed her eyes for a second.
Well I have to move papers, but I don't want
you to see my stuff.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
I thought this was some technique to help us prepare
the contest. You know that there's a coach for these
little spellers. Well, yeah, we know this is this.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Like the people that come and sort of talk to
them after an elimination.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
No, those are those are psychiatrists. No, they have like tutors. Yeah,
are you saying no? There's literally a guy by the
name of Scott Reemer. Was a competitor. I don't I
don't remember when he was in the Spelling Bee.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
He didn't win, but he now it really started during
the pandemic.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
He literally is a coach for these kids. How many
clients does he have this year?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Of the two hundred and forty three competitors in this
year's contest, remember they're down to the finalist, But there
was a crap ton of spellers. Yeah, Reimer has coached
thirty four of them. Whoa, Yeah, he's mentoring another twenty seven.
He's one of the best known coaches in the country.
(01:18):
He's mentored hundreds of competitive spellers and a handful of
national champions between the ages of nine and fourteen. He
also wrote that book that bestseller, Words of Wisdom, Keys
to Success in the Script's National Spelling Being, which apparently
is big for the nerds.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I don't know how he has time to do so
many these kids. All they do is prepared, fell and spell,
he said. So he didn't win the Script's National Spelling Being,
but when he went through it, he was like, the
only coach I had was my mom, which was fine,
Like she devoted a ton of time and he wasn't
distracted by things like friends. Did he make it to
(01:59):
the fire, I mean he made it to DC. Was
he on TV? Because that's a big part of feeling
like the coaching too, preparing them for the spotlight.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Oh. He really focuses on Latin and Greek roots, phonic
and language rules that serve as roots for various words,
and then of course subsets of words that are commonly
asked at spelling concepts.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
He does say, and this, I bitch about this all
the time.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
A misconception about the Spelling Bee is that it's just
about rote memorization. It's way more complicated than that.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
He said.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
The things I try to emphasize with my kids, they're
not yours. It's really about the process of thinking, a
process of logic in deduction.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
It's a science, but it's also an art. I wonder
if some of the ones in the finals are his.
By the way, is there room for two coaches? Yeah,
you're going to do it.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Oh, why wouldn't I be able to do it? Why
wouldn't I be able to do it? You don't think
I could look up Latin and Greek roots? No, all right,
you get one in the What is it on? It's
on Ion tonight. Yes, it'll be carried on ion. I
don't know what channel that is. I know it's on
the Timmy Box and you can also get like, I
(03:17):
don't have the Timmy Box. I'll be on the road,
but I can watch it on my phone because I
have the Timmy Box on my phone. Thank you quick plug. Anyway,
there's nine finalists. There'll be one winner at the end
of tonight, with the first pick in the twenty twenty
five Scripts National Spelling b Oh.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
You know what I was gonna tell well, never mind,
it's okay. With the first pick.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
In the twenty twenty five Scripts National Spelling B Fantasy Draft,
Diane Stupart.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
So in making my choice, you only had nine. That
is true in the finalists, and if you go through
the annals of spelling be history.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Oh, Diane always picks the favorite. They will tell you,
Diane always picks the favor.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
They will tell you. Runners up rarely go on to win.
But my speller is hoping to divide the odds. He
lost in a spell off tiebreaker last year. He was
the only speller to earn a perfect score on the
written spelling and vocap tests to get the quarter finalists.
(04:31):
He went through seven rounds yesterday to become one of
the ninth finalists. Store but you have seen him in
these opening rounds, taking his hands out of his black
hoodie and mimic typing.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
To spell the words.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
He is a thirteen year old seventh grader from Allen, Texas,
and his name is Faisanzaki.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Very nice. I think it's zachy.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
He's read the dictionary four times this year.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Coach Reamer says it's more than that, thank you. It
says he's one of his students. I'm not lying. Oh
is it really so? He's got face?
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:14):
So Diane's got a reamer kid. Yes, so loves that.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
He's all of his friends come to him like he's
spell check. When he's not spelling, he's usually sleeping. He's
usually playing video doing my school board video games. He
loves the Battlecats and he also likes speedcubing. We call
it Rubik's Cube or playing his Biola.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
There you go, so out of Dallas, Texas.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
With the first overall pick, Diane takes Faison Wacky Zacky
for the Script's National Spelling b.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
I'm so nervous for Tyler's.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Oh you already know. I can't. I could. I can
tell you.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
I don't remember the name, but I know why Tyler's
going to take who he's taking?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Is it my turn yet?
Speaker 1 (06:10):
With the second pick in the twenty twenty five Scripts
National Spelling the Fantasy Draft, Tyler.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Molnor Tonight, I'm gonna take that ride across the Potomac
to the Jersey. Yeah, I guess I guessed it. I
guessed it. HURNI rally, I'll show you myrini almost sounds Italian.
(06:44):
I bet it's not Speller Number one thirty six from
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, The Warriors, Edison, New Jersey. In
twenty twenty four, she tied for ninth place. Probably previous
to that, she was eighty ninth place and seventy sixth place.
(07:04):
She represented the state in the National History Day competition
earlier in middle school. She is an eighth grader, so
she's nearing the end of her eligibilla. This is almost
it for her. RENI for for favorite musician, she said
leave the Icelandic Tough Luck is the single we're playing currently.
(07:25):
But I love that because lev is awesome. And her
favorite word is is Leroy like the name Leroy, right,
but has bad leroy brown exactly. That's her favorite song
French No, she's a Springsteen fan. It has French origins
(07:45):
meaning the redheaded person. And Jaydab knows what's up. And
if I can end this with a quote, I have it.
I don't want to mess it up. It was beautiful
poetry as I heard it live last Friday morning, but
as my as my good friend Joe Nolan said, family,
(08:12):
That's what these one hundred and thirty miles of coastline
are all about. That's what the great state of New
Jersey is all about, and that's why we do this
every year.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Could he also do the line of like we're more
than housewives?
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Hreni Moraley, You're my Jersey.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
Girl, KARENI, how do you spell that?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
However you want? Are you writing notes?
Speaker 4 (08:39):
I'm just writing everyone, chor Cy Fazone.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Phase Arni Hurri Churarine is actually doing the voiceover work tonight,
so she's.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Gonna need those. I'm buying that position. Yes, Oh my goodness,
I'm so excited. I saw Edison New Jersey. It was like,
if Diane doesn't take him.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Ty or her Kyler. Tyler is with the third pick
in the twenty twenty five scripts National Spelling Beat Fantasy Draft.
Speaker 6 (09:24):
Kristen warns, Okay, So, like I said earlier, I did
a little bit of a book report, and yesterday I
went through all the semifinals.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Oh you know what were you?
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Were you tracking the semi finalist to see if they
made it into the finals.
Speaker 4 (09:39):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
Oh, there was a semi finalist that I was totally
pulling for to make the finals because it was gonna now.
They didn't end up she didn't end up making it,
but dude, I was all in on her making it.
Speaker 4 (09:50):
Who did you have or who did you want?
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Daughter of the funniest parents in the world, Sharon Wang.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
Kristen Speller number one, Sharon Wang.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Say again, sure it's not wrong, not what I'm saying.
Or isn't that a Peloton trainer whose name she says
it's Wong spelled Wang.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yes, okay, well hers is Sharon Wang nickname wantsa.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Was that not who you were following?
Speaker 4 (10:33):
No?
Speaker 2 (10:33):
No, look, and she even has that koy smile of
like I want to wang. My god, she's a child. Yeah,
I know. She hate listening, and neither of her parents.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Although her parents are jokesters, they were like, hey, normally
this joke is reserved if your last name is Peters,
but we're Wangs.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Anyway, I'm sorry, it's okay.
Speaker 7 (10:59):
So, out of the eight semi finalists that I wanted
to make it to the finals, only one made it,
and I was like, oh, my gosh, or lady or lady.
So anyway, I was very glad so far that the
one that Tyler and I Am both picked were not
(11:21):
in the my choice and the.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
Runner UPI yes.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
However, the girl wait, oh, no, it's mine. It's fine.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Wait wait, wait, I don't I go first. I know,
I know, I know it's my pick, So I know,
but I don't want it to be my pick.
Speaker 4 (11:42):
Well, hopefully you have a backup. Do you got a backup?
Speaker 2 (11:45):
I have four? Okay.
Speaker 7 (11:48):
So anyway, so my girl, I'm so excited because when
I started reading about her, I'm like, one one thing
that I.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Noticed, you can't pronounce her first n.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Yes, I can.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
I don't.
Speaker 7 (12:04):
You don't know, Yeah, I may be. Something I love
about my pick is that she, out of all the
nine finalists, she has never.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Been a runner up before this.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
She's been in the I.
Speaker 7 (12:22):
Don't believe so she was. It doesn't say like previously.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
In YadA, YadA, YadA. Okay.
Speaker 7 (12:30):
So anyway, my girl loves music. She loves to play
the piano. She has other hobbies other than reading and spelling.
She loves to hang with her family and friends, so
do I. It says She's interested in biology and history
and loves to research historical events.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
I love like documentaries.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
I watched so much on Netflix documentaries.
Speaker 4 (12:56):
I love documentaries. Anyway.
Speaker 7 (13:00):
One of her favorite books is The Outsiders, and I
also love the outsiders. I've talked to Tyler about it before,
and I'm like, oh my gosh, this is my girl.
So anyway, I am picking a thirteen year old seventh
grader out of Phoenix, Arizona.
Speaker 4 (13:16):
So maybe your mom and sister.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
No, zero chance.
Speaker 4 (13:22):
Her name is I.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
You said you knew how to pronounce this one.
Speaker 4 (13:28):
I don't know the last name, but I'm going with
the first one.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
You both.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Ready?
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Yeah, Escha Mara pooty Puddy.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Poody, oh puddy. He was awesome. That is my girl,
eschaes Escha very good.
Speaker 4 (13:49):
Yes, and she loves pe. That's one of her favorite
She's not boring. I love that about her.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
Does she have a favorite word?
Speaker 5 (13:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (13:58):
My son is too.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Okay, so here we go.
Speaker 7 (14:04):
Okay, ready, h who who Him?
Speaker 2 (14:15):
You're Carla.
Speaker 7 (14:16):
I'm gonna spell it and you pronounce it?
Speaker 4 (14:19):
Ready, Diane? H o U why h n h n M?
Who need him?
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Him?
Speaker 2 (14:30):
I did? I looked this up last night.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
Let me guess it's pronounced Jersey.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
No, it's who and it's a race of fictional horses
in Gulliver's Travel.
Speaker 4 (14:46):
Yeah, but wait, so how do you say it? Whom?
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Who Him?
Speaker 4 (15:03):
That's my girl.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
All right, Diana's taken Faseon Tyler has taken Herreni. Yeah,
Kristin has taken Eshah. And with the fourth pick in
the twenty twenty five Scripts National Spelling the Fantasy Draft
(15:25):
A at Siegel. Now, since my girl Sharon Wang didn't
make it into the finals.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Knowing that I was going to have the last pick,
I had to go deep. I will tell you this.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
I had as my fourth pick, my fourth available, not
my number one, was a young lady out of Edison,
New Jersey, named Herreni.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
She was my fourth pick.
Speaker 1 (15:52):
My third backup was a young man out of Dallas,
Texas named Faison Wacky Zachi.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
So you guys chose well, got no time for the
corner boys? You know who?
Speaker 1 (16:04):
You know who I was looking at hard? Did anybody
else look at sarv.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
I'm sorry, which one?
Speaker 4 (16:13):
The Sarva Denian?
Speaker 2 (16:15):
He's from Todamn Georgia. Yeah, the kid out of Tucker, Georgia.
Speaker 4 (16:19):
Another I got Sarah whatever.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
I'm sorry Daravani.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Oh uh, but the kid's only in He's an eleven
year old in fifth grade. That's young, that's young. I
did like him a lot though he was gonna be
my runner up. In case anybody took.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
My pick.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
Out of Charlotte, North Carolina, I am taking fourteen year
old eighth grader who competed last year. She died for
twenty second place. She's an avid reader. She's an avid writer.
She loves to sing.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
It's a lot of stuff that doesn't include spelling.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
She has visited seven countries, including India, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria,
and Switzerland. She also likes to distribute This took me,
This took me back to a previous show trip. She
also distributes philosophy and scripture and yoga books for the
(17:40):
International Society of Krishna Consciousness.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Harry, she got the ponytail. You'll write, what's that? I'm
not sure, but that may have benefits. How is that offensive? No,
it's not. She's Harry Krishna. She hands out stuff for
(18:07):
the Krishna Society. Kristen thinks that's her name.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
You'll know when she approaches the mic when everyone yells
brace face, Come.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
On, Elliott. Like the goal entering this draft is always
to not have it come across like bullying.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
It's not I love this girl. If I was bullying
do you think I would choose her to win?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Course not.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
Hell no.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Also, I'm going to struggle here a little bit.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
But my pick is fourteen year old eighth grader out
of Charlotte, North Carolina, being sponsored by the Carolina Panthers. Aishwaria,
CALLI curry Ashwaria, CALLI curry face.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
Look at my girl? Look how happy she is? Look
how happy she is. I'm looking at the photo of
the finalists from yesterday. Can you find my girl? I can?
She's speller, yes, a little short compared to her RENI,
(19:18):
she's got a big HARENI. Yeah, look at my girl,
Look at my whoa. That's funny, all three girls. They
picked her in the front row. Fason in that black hoodie. Yeah,
his hair's all over the place. He don't care about
you don't care. Neither does my girl. Words, am I spelling?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
It?
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Has your pick been in the bee before my pick? Yeah? Yeah?
She I'd like.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
I think she finished once tied for twenty second. Also,
I think she once tried to hand you a pamphlet
and in Kansas City?
Speaker 2 (19:50):
Really okay, did that not happen? Yeah? Wait, Kristen has
her hand up.
Speaker 4 (20:01):
Yeah, so she was my fourth in the event that I.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Am I saying her name right, ash ash Ashwaria Ashwaria.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
Maybe a I s h Warria Ashara.
Speaker 4 (20:15):
How do you pronounce her favorite food? Because I don't know?
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Oh boy, what's that? It's Indian?
Speaker 4 (20:24):
I assume.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
You sure plays a mean tambourine.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
And doctor Bailey's back, right, say again, Doctor Bailey is back.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
Kristin, Yes, doctor Bailey's back. Boozie's back. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
No, So we're set to go for tonight. There are
your four selections.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
I'm in love with the Jersey Girl spell still. Oh,
so we're gonna compete with songs Harry Creech that is
not offensive. That is fine. Kristen gave you the thumbs.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
Up, all right, So they go tonight on ion and
we'll see who wins.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
Now we got it.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
We'll have to wait till Monday for bragging rights because
Diane is making us have tomorrow off.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
If Kristen, if Diane or myself win, you'll never hear
about it. But on Monday, if Elliott's Girl takes them
to victory, because the rules are they just have to
finish best. They don't win it. They just have to
finish best of the fourth selections, they've only had one
that one, I think a couple of times. Diane definitely
won ones one. So then we're at three.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
The best finishing pick exactly, Yes, whoever, whoever finishes the best,
and that is who will win.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
So we'll find out. We will find in doubt,
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