Hosted by Grant Denyer and Chrissie Swan,[1] and produced by Shine Australia,[2] the series premiered from 3 August 2015 until 17 September 2016.
For the first season, the winner received a $50,000 education scholarship, $10,000 worth of equipment for his school, a Macquarie Dictionary, a Sprout computer, and an HP Pro Slate 8 tablet.
In addition, the five runners-up received scholarships worth $10,000, an HP Pro Slate 8 tablet, and $1,000 of education goods for their school.
[7][8] The Great Australian Spelling Bee was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.
The first person to find the word in this challenge would get an advantage in speed spell, which is to select your theme first.
The challenge is to spell the word relating to the theme correctly by writing it on a tablet within ten seconds.
To win, the speller who finishes their word first immediately shows their flash cards to the pronouncer.
Normal Show And Spell rules apply, except spellers don't earn points for their team, they do for themselves.
The remaining spellers are required to stand in front of their buzzer while a word is shown on screen.
The competitors must find the misspelled word and spell it correctly to gain a point for their team.
It was won by Anirudh who received $50,000 education scholarship, $10,000 worth of equipment for his school, a Macquarie Dictionary, An Electriclefied book, a Sprout computer, and a HP Pro Slate 8 tablet.
Season two first aired on 17 July 2016, Grant Denyer & Chrissie Swan both returned as hosts.
[citation needed] A UK series based on the format will air in the United Kingdom on Sky 1 under the title The Big Spell.