Spellbound

A documentary on spelling bees:



At spellingbee.com: champions and their winning words, 1925-2003.

The winning word from 2003, pococurante, reminded me of the aria "Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso," from The Marriage of Figaro:

Fra guerrieri,
poffar Bacco!
Gran mustacchi,
stretto sacco,
Schioppo in spalla,
sciabla al fianco,
Collo dritto, muso franco,
Un gran casco, o un gran turbante,
Molto onor, poco contante.
Poco contante
Poco contante

But that's "poco contante," (with little money), not "pococurante," (one who doesn't care).