Do we have to spell it out for you?
ESPN and ABC has coverage again Thursday and Friday of the National Spelling Bee, which puts kids in the precarious position of having to sound out exotic words with a camera in their face -- at least Little Leaguers don't have to go through such an ordeal.
The ESPN Zone in Anaheim can put you through a much tougher ordeal.
Can you spell the last name of the Duke basketball coach?
A Sports Spelling Bee at the restaurant in the Downtown Disney plaza is looking for competitors on Wednesday, age 21 and over. Fifty contestants will be picked.
"ESPN Zone is a veritable playground for sports fans - we have patrons who can answer any trivia question in the book about their favorite player or team," said Christine Baum, national marketing manager for ESPN Zone. "We created Sports Spelling Bee to appeal not just to sports fans who are trivia brainiacs but also those who have a deep-seeded passion for any sports-themed event, no matter the challenge."
Each Sports Spelling Bee competitor will have 30 seconds to correctly spell the given name of a current or past player, coach of manager, which can include a first or last name. The first round will kick off with local names; the second round will include national names; and the third round and beyond will include both local and national names. Contestants are only allowed to ask what team the athlete/coach is/was associated with, as well as one repeat of the name.
More info: Send an email to SportsSpellingBee@espnzone.com and include name, address, phone number, year of birth and the ESPN Zone in Anaheim as the place they'd like to compete.
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