Thousand Dollar Bee

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Thousand Dollar Bee was a children's game show airing on the now-defunct Black Family Channel, hosted by Sinatra Onieyewacki. It was produced by Robert Townsend Productions.

Contents 1 Round 1 2 Round 2 3 Round 3 4 Final Round 5 Tournament

[edit] Round 1

Dubbed "The Sting Zone", the first round had six kids (three in each of two halves) competing spell words in different categories. Each kid picked one of three, and then had 20 seconds to spell as many words correctly. The highest scoring contestant of each half moved on to round two. Presumably, if a half ended in a tie, then a toss-up spelling word was played, and if spelled correctly, he or she moved on.

[edit] Round 2

The "Scramble Round" involved the two kids moving magneted letters around on a board to form words, just like on Soul Train's Scramble Game. When 60 seconds were up, the kids could then earn bonus points by using each of their words correctly in a sentence, similar to Wheel of Fortune's short-lived "Megaword" category.

[edit] Round 3

The final round was the "Lightning Round", and Sinatra read a word to both contestants, who buzzed in to spell the word. If correct, he or she scored a point, but if wrong, the opponent got a chance to spell the word. Between 10 and 12 words were used in the round, and the highest score (combined from rounds two and three) won the game.

[edit] Final Round

In the "Story Round", the contestant had two minutes to write a story, making sure to include five of the words used on the day's program.

[edit] Tournament

This game was played in a tournament fashion, and the ultimate winner got a $1,000 savings bond. Unfortunately, the losers didn't earn any consolation prizes.