The Great Australian Spelling Bee

Hosted by Grant Denyer and Chrissie Swan, 52 of Australia's top spellers aged between 8 - 13 years showcase their extraordinary smarts.

The top 26 spellers have made it through to the next round of challenges, including SpellGate, where spellers must excel against the clock and each other.

The spellers must battle it out in teams; groups of six will go head-to-head in an effort to gain immunity from the next elimination.

The first challenge is Speed Spell: 45 seconds to spell as many words correctly as possible.

In teams of five, spellers compete in three challenges to determine the winning team for immunity.

Speed Spell, Flashcards and Spelling Bee are the three challenges the remaining spellers must master.