Spelling Bee (card trick)

Many make use of decks prepared in advance in order to provide the illusion of spelling card names in a particular sequence.

[2] This trick requires some preparation on the part of the magician, who arranges the cards in order before beginning the performance.

At the beginning of the trick, the magician performs a false shuffle that does not disturb the arrangement of the top stack.

This version uses the entire deck, with the black suits, the spades and clubs, arranged in advance.

An audience participant is given a magician's choice that results in the unwanted red suits, the hearts and diamonds, being removed.

The spades are provided to the audience member, and the magician then spells out card names using the clubs.

[6] The second style of "Spelling Bee" tricks involves one or more audience members selecting and memorizing a card.

The magician then begins dealing cards onto the table one at a time from the nine-card stack, one for each letter in a set of words according to a formula.