[Kirkwood]

Sounds like she said v-a-c-e-a-t-i-o-n.

[houeto]

Sounds like she said v-a-c-e-a-t-i-o-n.

Not to me.

[Ken H]

Nope. Clear as a bell. She got it right.

[Krodg]

I agree.

[Kharis13]

Sounds like she said v-a-c-e-a-t-i-o-n.

I listened to it several times and came away with the same impression. I wonder how the judge(s) heard it?

[calex59]

Sounds like she said v-a-c-e-a-t-i-o-n.

Better listen again. She did NOT put that e in there. She spelled it correctly. I would like to know whose child won this contest. Judges who won't listen to this tape clearly have an agenda, they probably didn't think anyone would tape it and were throwing the contest for some big wig's kid.

[Boogieman]

I thought so too, but if you listen to the cadence, she is definitely pausing between each letter, and the cee-e sound is part of one beat, if you know what I mean. So, I can see why they think she mispelled it, but I really think the kid did not mean to say “e” at all, it just sounds like she mispoke and pronounced the “c” very akwardly.