Adult Spelling Bee: Listen to daily heats, watch highlights

Minuscule. Embarrass. Questionnaire. Surveillance. Vengeance. Acquiesce. Onomatopoeia?

If all of those not only make sense to you but you could spell them with your eyes closed, welcome to Cabin Radio’s Adult Spelling Bee. You’re going to fit right in.

We are searching for the very best spellers in the Northwest Territories.

Thirty contenders have signed up and you can hear the heats taking place daily on Mornings at the Cabin from 7-9am on Cabin Radio. (Listen here or get the Cabin Radio app!)

You can also watch highlights from each heat on Mornings at the Cabin’s Instagram. Here’s the list so far:

• Larry White v Jacki McKinnon (audio only)
• Shauna Morgan v Kelly McLaughlin
• Tanya Snow v Julian Morse
• Patrick Meloche v Lisandre St-Amant
• Garrett Hinchey v Meagan Wohlberg
• Nicole Haywood v Fritz Griffith
• Kay T v Katrina Leonardis
• Kristie Leach v Whitney Burr
• Battle of the Jess… oh wait (Jessy Jiminez v Jessie Shaw audio only)
• Aaron Manton v Danae Kelln
• John Roche v Scott Falshaw
• John Mutford v Delphine Dippmann
• Philip Boulton v Gillian Dawe-Taylor
• Arelene Hache v Heather Heinrichs

Each heat winner reaches the grand final, which we’re holding live at Yellowknife’s Top Knight on Saturday, October 26. All proceeds from the final go to the NWT Literacy Council.

How does the contest work?

Here’s what you need to know.

• We have selected 30 entrants to take part
• Round-robin heats are taking place live on Mornings at the Cabin, Cabin Radio’s morning show that airs from 7am till 9am each weekday
• Each heat winner secures a spot in the live final

Round Robin

• Round-robin heats take place from October 1 to October 22
• Each morning show during that period features two participants head to head
• Each participant is given three words to spell. Each correctly spelled word is worth one point
• The speller with the most points advances to the live final
• A tiebreaker will be used if required
• Contenders can appear in person or via Zoom

Final

• The live final will feature 15 spellers at Yellowknife’s Top Knight on October 26
• The event will take place in front of a live audience with musical interludes
• Contenders will need to be at this event in person

All contest decisions made by Cabin Radio are final.

Can I come to the live final?

We will be opening up the final to a live audience. You’ll be able to come to Top Knight – entry by donation – and enjoy food, beverages and music in between rounds of competition.

Watch for more details in the coming weeks.

I want to sponsor this!

We’re excited to team up with sponsors who want to promote a fun, exciting contest that gets adults laughing through literacy.

To enquire about sponsorship opportunities, you can get the details without any obligation to purchase by dropping an email to our sales team with the subject line “Spelling.”

Can I nominate someone else?

You sure can. Either send them this page or use our form to tell us and we can contact them.

What do I win?

Prize packages will be announced nearer the date of the live final.

Right now, you’re entering because you believe in your ability to spell and want to have some fun trying out that knowledge against other people who feel the same way.

But we promise the winner will go home with a little something to say congrats, too. (And wow, first-ever Cabin Radio Adult Spelling Bee champion? That’s immortality, right there.)

Note that if you found any spelling errors in this article, they were deliberate mistakes. Yup.