Oh, hell yes. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back, and the stakes are high. The winning middle-schooler walks off with $30,000, savings bonds, a reference library, an unrealistically expensive Encyclopedia Britannica set, and a trophy the height of a hot freshman. You won’t soon forget the sound of the bell that rings when a contestant misspells — unless you’ve built a drinking game around that moment, in which case you’ll cherish it and cackle along with me.
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What’s On: S-P-E-L-L-D-O-W-N
