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The breakout stars of the Spelling Bee

Blooperific. An adjective, from the Latin (maybe), definition: having made a comical error. Let’s use it in a sentence.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned young co-champions Thursday night, but two blooperific participants became the real stars of the show with their hilarious and cringe-worthy viral moments.

Fifteen-year-old Jacob Williamson of Florida charmed the crowd with his hearty exuberance and spelling chops. Until he got a bit too excited in Round 10.

Kabaragoya. He totally knew it! Except he didn’t, spelling the word (it’s a species of large monitor lizard from Southeast Asia) with a “c” instead of a “k.” That moment of Jacob’s retreat is a complete bummer.

A flat-out bizarre interlude came from pronouncer Jacques Bailly. Asked by eventual co-champ Sriram to use the Brazilian stew “feijoada” in a sentence, Bailly for some reason begins to recite lyrics from the lewd anthem “Milkshake” by Kelis … until horrified colleagues ask him to stop.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I was reading the wrong sentence,” Bailly says, by way of unsatisfying explanation. That mess-up: Damn right it’s better than yours.