Not Meant to Bee

I don't remember if I mentioned this earlier, but I was part of a 3-person spelling bee team, and we competed Wednesday. We got a free dinner, which was sooo good. stuffed shells, awesome bread, and a scrumptious salad with raisins in it. There were also meatballs and a pasta, broccoli chicken dish that was pretty tasty.. Anyway. It was a great start to the night. (Oh, and they had cake for dessert.) There were 5 rounds. We were in Round 3. Each round had about 4 or 5 teams. We got 60 seconds to work on the word, then write it on a wipe board, and place it face down on the table. First couple of words, we were all good with. The next word was rappelled. All 5 teams heard repelled. Yep. All five teams got it wrong. Yes, they gave you the definition, and yes he said it again, and used it in a sentence. Let me tell ya. I never heard any of that. We're being taped for Framingham TV, there's a whole room full of people. Lights were on us, there were microphones, and everything. Very nerve-wracking to say the least.
Anyway, we all got a pass on that one because we all got it wrong. The next word was assiduously. 2 s's. Not 1. 4 of the 5 teams had 1 S. Team 5, had 2 S's. We were disqualifed 45 minutes after the thing started. The good news is that we didn't go down in flames alone. We didn't embarass ourselves too much at all. And THAT is a good night. If we had been the only team to get it wrong, that wouldn't have been good AT ALL... I'd do it again.. It was really fun. Just wish I could spell.