Jimmy Kimmel Goes Head To Head With Spelling Bee Champion Kavya Shivashankar (VIDEO)

Jimmy Kimmel went head to head with Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion Kavya Shivashankar last night in the 6th Annual Jimmy Kimmel Live Spelling Bee. It was a mess. Kimmel had perpetual sidekick, Guillermo, act as the "pronunciator" for the event. He pronounced the word vegetate, BEE-KAH-TAY...Kavya unsurprisingly got that wrong.

When Jimmy got up to the plate, Guillermo pronounced the word "facet" FAH-KID. When asking to use it in a sentence Guillermo said, "I can say FAH-KID." When Kimmel found out what the word was supposed to be he looked at Guillermo and said, "That's facet you dumbass."

Kimmel lost, but not for lack of trying. At one point he went as far as to pull Kavya's ponytail.


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[rpqueenbee]

I cannot view this video -keeps saying it's private. Any suggestions?

[We-Are-The-Ones]

That was way too funny. What a cute girl and smart.

[Bulbul]

Such a adorable and smart young woman, and again from Olathe, just next door from where I lived, Overland Park....

[plooger]

If that wasn't rigged, Kavya's amazing. How she figured out the word was 'circumvent' is beyond me.

[maggiee]

WOW! That's a smart kid!

[Khirad]

Facet!

[Chad53916]

WOW!! Very funny! I actually watched the end of the real Spelling Bee and was blown away by what these kids are asked to spell. How impressive.

[Mayoyo]

ROTFLMAO