U-n-f-a-i-r? Spelling Bee Changes Rules for TV Broadcast
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2010/06/05 04:01:30
How do you spell c-o-n-t-r-o-v-e-r-s-y?
Young spellers were up in arms Friday about a decision to suspend the Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals so that there would be enough spellers left for ABC's primetime broadcast Friday night.
The result was that 10 spellers advanced to the championship broadcast, including six who didn't have to spell a word in the interrupted round, the Associated Press reported.
"I would rather have five finalists, than five who didn't deserve it," said 13-year-old Elizabeth Platz of Shelbina, Mo., one of the four spellers who had spelled a word correctly before the round was stopped. "I think it was unfair."
There were 19 spellers left at the start of the round, which was too many for prime time. But when the round turned out to be brutal — nine of the first 13 misspelled — ABC was on the verge of having too few.
Young spellers were up in arms Friday about a decision to suspend the Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals so that there would be enough spellers left for ABC's primetime broadcast Friday night.
The result was that 10 spellers advanced to the championship broadcast, including six who didn't have to spell a word in the interrupted round, the Associated Press reported.
"I would rather have five finalists, than five who didn't deserve it," said 13-year-old Elizabeth Platz of Shelbina, Mo., one of the four spellers who had spelled a word correctly before the round was stopped. "I think it was unfair."
There were 19 spellers left at the start of the round, which was too many for prime time. But when the round turned out to be brutal — nine of the first 13 misspelled — ABC was on the verge of having too few.
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Top Opinion
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Lavendergrl 2010/06/05 04:45:08
+9What? You mean everything that happens on TV reality shows ISN'T realistic? I think I may have to sit down.
Maybe they could have finished the round to see what would have happened, then had a secondary, easier round.
Well if you are going to have to sit down,, move over and make room
wmslol.. then you are a wise person.. kids get screwed in them often.. that's why I do not allow mine to participate.. too much of everything
If this is what we have to deal with for the bee to be televised, don't televise it.
These kids worked hard and NO ONE should be allowed to insult them like this!
but that doesn't stop me from thinking that it was unfair.
I agree with the children who state the others didn't deserve it, because they don't!