popplers

Spellbound by Ken

I admit it, I have a Google news search that alerts me any time Ken Jennings makes the headlines. His latest gig is a "spelling bee" for Odwalla juice, where you can compete against the Brainiac himself. If you're interested in playing, head on over to besoysmart.com. I played it a few times last night, and did pretty well. I tried again this morning and managed a perfect score of 132. The Top 10 finishers each day win an Odwalla t-shirt (and they clear the high scores each evening at 6 pm). Correction: The single top scorer each day wins a t-shirt. (It wasn't me.)

Most of the tier 3 words weren't that difficult, but there were several that I'd never even heard before. (I just checked, and most of the ones that are completely unfamiliar are only available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.) To give you an idea, here are two words that tripped me up during my first encounter.