Bee News

The next spelling bee is Monday, April 28th!

7:30pm
Open to first 20 signups (arrive before 7:30 to sign up)
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer in Williamsburg (L to Lorimer)
Free

And if you're looking for something to do in the great isle of Manhattan, check out our new project ... The New York City Spelling Bee.

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March 31st update

Congratulations to this week's winners:

1st - Suzun Tansil
2nd - Melissa Bourgeois
3rd - Paul Vernisi

Also, check out our TV spot on WNBC's "1st Look"! (This is from two bees ago, when I was on tour in LA, so bobbyblue and his friend Laverne were hosting).

Next bee: April 14th!

February 18th bee recap

Last night's bee was one of our largest ever! We cut off registration around 7:15pm and had to start turning people away.

In a competition that went from boisterous and friendly to suspenseful and competitive at the end, contestant Tamara won first place, spelling 11 words correctly over the course of the bee and thereby winning a $25 bar tab and a Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, while Jonathan Lill and David Dickerson tied for second place, each winning a $15 bar tab. All three winners qualified for the season finals, to take place June 23rd, featuring a cash prize and a complete Oxford English Dictionary for the season winner.

Exciting words from this bee included "tyrannis," "kleptocracy," "acetylcholine," "vigentennial," "homonculus," and "eprouvette."

Next bee: March 3rd!

grammar humor

A t-shirt design I thought you all might enjoy:

Spelling Bee Theme Song Video

This video features the original Williamsburg Spelling Bee theme song, sung by bobby and me. Some years ago, I wrote the words and bobby wrote the music, although I think since then we've changed it around in various collaborative ways. Also, there was that one spelling bee in which we replaced the song with my parody of "SexyBack" ("We're bringing spelling back/The bee'll kill you for the words you lack"), but we clearly needed a lot more practice before pulling off a Timberlake/Timbaland.

Jen

New season of spelling begins!

The Williamsburg Spelling Bee
Monday, January 7th
7:30pm (signup begins at 7pm)
Free, open to all (21+)
Pete's Candy Store

The new season begins January 7th with our first bee of '08! It's anyone's game! Winners get bar tab, everyone parties like a Mensan.*


*Way better, actually. For real.

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Far Side nostalgia

Dec 10th winners!

Congratulations to season winners Amy Goldstein (1st, pictured), Wilson Southerland (2nd, pictured), and Claudia Weinstock (3rd, was off celebrating by the time this photo was taken).

Amy took home the $200 grand prize, as well as prizes from Vinnie Vella's Pizza, Cheeks Bakery, Neighborhoodies and more. Also thanks to Starbucks, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Buffalo Exchange!

The Finals!

The Williamsburg Spelling Bee FINALS
Monday, December 10th
7:00 pm (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE - we are beginning one half-hour earlier to allow time for all the extra bells and whistles involved in the Finals)
Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St.

IF YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER FROM THIS SEASON'S BEES: Square off for big prizes in our twice-yearly Finals!

IF NOT, WE HAVE PLANNED ADDITIONAL NERDALICIOUS FUN: In between the rounds of our suspense-filled Finals, we will have fun mini-contests (some of them spelling-related, some of them trivia or math-related) open to all. Oh, and co-host bobbyblue and I will perform the Williamsburg Spelling Bee theme song.

Jen

p.s. - The new season will begin Monday, January 7th. Mark your calendars!

The Williamsburg Spelling Bee: Nov. 27th, 2007

A new video from the last spelling bee. The Finals are coming up this December 10th!