Exclusive video clips
WCPO.com sent two digital cameras to Washington, D.C., to capture some behind the scenes video! The following clips are WMV format.
Camera 1: WCPO.com's Matt Miller
6/1/2006 5:02:30 PM  Watch the clip
"This is a clip of Matt's reaction after making the finals."
6/1/2006 5:00:58 PM Watch the clip
"This is reaction from Matt's parents after Matt made it to the finals."
6/1/2006 1:28:01 PM Watch the clip
"Matthew told me that today feels a lot better inside the ballroom thanks to a pumped up air conditioning unit. At yesterday's event the air was not working well leading to a hot event under the lights. Today looks to be a little better with the air, but still will be pressure packed under the lights."
6/1/2006 1:26:56 PM Watch the clip
"I interviewed Tim Giese, Matthew's father about what he expects to happen in the live coverage on ESPN. Right now they have 46 kids left in the Bee, and he thinks they want to get the number down to 15 going into ABC's live coverage this evening. That means about 10 kids an hour should get eliminated, and that could determine how hard or easy the words will be that the kids are asked to spell.
Tim says that Matthew got a good nights sleep, and that he feels rested and ready to go. He also says Matthew would be happy with whatever finish he ends up with, but he knows that Matthew really wants to win the whole thing."
5/31/2006 5:42:51 PM Watch the clip
"Here is clip of Matthew Giese in Round 4. He advances to Thursday after he correctly spelled "Lipogrammatism." Matthew now moves on to Round 5 which starts Thursday at noon live on ESPN. If Matthew makes it through that he will go on to the Championship which will be on ABC from 8pm - 10pm LIVE."
5/31/2006 4:41:22 PM Watch the clip
"Matthew Giese has just advanced to the 4th round. He correctly spelled the word "Quonk" which means describes noise or interference that can happen to a microphone. Here is a video clip of Matthew spelling "Quonk" on the stage. I am sorry I am so far away but the ballroom is packed and filled with hopeful parents."
5/31/2006 1:28:37 PM Watch the clip
"Here is an interview with Matthew Giese after he just learned that he has advanced to the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Matthew is now getting some rest before he starts the next round later this afternoon."
5/31/2006 11:32:02 AM Watch the clip
"Here is an interview with Demetria Michael after the end of round two. She is upset and disapointed b/c she does not think she did well on the written test, and that means she most likely will be done for the day. We won't know for sure until 12:30 p.m."
5/31/2006 11:06:05 AM Watch the clip
"Here is Demetria at the podium for Round #2 of the Bee. She started to misspell "Mettwurst" and that may hurt her chances of moving on. The judges combine the first oral test with a written test of 25 words that was given earlier in the day. We won't know her combined score until the judges make the announcement at about 12:30 p.m."
5/30/2006 10:36:40 PM Watch the clip
"This clip is me in the ballroom explaining what is happening on the night before the bee. All the kids are allowed to come down and get up on stage to have pictures taken, and to mingle with the other kids who are contestants."
5/30/2006 10:33:40 PM Watch the clip
"This is an interview with Matthew Giese. Matthew is 14 years old and an 8th grade student at Mars Hill Academy in Mason. This is his second trip to the Bee. He finished in 11th place last year."
5/30/2006 10:30:40 PM Watch the clip
"This is an interview with Demetria Michael the contestant from Northern Kentucky. Demetria is 13 years old and attends Campbell County Middle School. She is in the 8th grade"
5/30/2006 10:28:40 PM Watch the clip
"This is an interview with Paige Kimble, who is the director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Paige is the 1981 national champion of the Bee and has been working with Scripps in setting up the bee since 1984. She explains what goes into setting up the event and why this year is so special with ABC carrying the finals."
5/30/2006 10:23:40 PM Watch the clip
"This is an interview with the IT guy who sets up all the computers they use for the Bee. It allows everyone on-line to get real time results as the bee moves along."
5/30/2006 10:23:40 PM Watch the clip
An introduction from Matt Miller
Camera 2: Matthew Giese's parents
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Past Stories
• Mason Boy Advances To Final Round Of Scripps Bee (6/1/06)
• Mason Boy Makes It To Second Day Of Competition (5/31/06)
• Tri-state Students Ready For Scripps Spelling Bee (5/29/06)
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