The second season of The Great Australian Spelling Bee premiered on 17 July 2016 on Network Ten.
[3] From its seventh episode, the show was moved to Network Ten's sister channel, Eleven.
This is the structure of the series for season two:[4] In Laser Letters, a new challenge for 2016, each team stand behind a buzzer podium facing the big screen.
The pronouncer will read out four words that appear via a laser projection on the big screen, visible for a short amount of time.
If a speller spells a correctly identified word accurately, they gain a point for their team.
The challenge ends when 60 seconds have passed or both team members have made a mistake.
The challenge ends when 60 seconds have passed or all team members have made a mistake.
The top speller who completes the most number of correct words in the least amount of time is safe from elimination, while the rest move on to play Spelling Bee.
In Superword, duos have to find words in a grid of nine letters revealed on the big screen.
If a duo identifies the Superword which uses all nine letters, they immediately receive safe passage to the next show.
In Superword, spellers have to find words in a grid of nine letters revealed on the big screen.
If a speller identifies the Superword using all nine letters, they immediately receive safe passage to the next show.
Luca & Alistair, Annie & Zeke, Hanna & Josie, Max & Tristan, Zoe & Ava, Faiza & Jessica, Beau & James, William & Arya, and Zachary & Rory made it to the Top 18.
The spellers were put into 3 different teams of 6 (red, blue yellow ) based on the badge they chose.
The 2 teams that didn't achieve 3 points will go to the Spelling Bee, where 2 contestants will be eliminated.