Spell-Mageddon

"Spell-Mageddon" isn't your typical spelling bee. On the hourlong game show, contestants must conquer distractions while spelling increasingly difficult words. Among the challenges the spellers must face: Having to make their way through a slippery obstacle course while avoiding a swinging log, being zapped or blasted with cold air, swinging into a huge pie while strapped to a giant fork, and coping with sensory overload that includes blaring speakers and strobe lights. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro, best known as Carlton from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," hosts.