>> congratulations, you're the champion. >> she spelled it. it was defined as fabric used for dresses. she wins $40,000, a few television appearances, and an encyclopedia. >> she no doubt will memorize. >> for sure. since the first days of the trump administration, one official has been in the headlines as much as the president himself. white house press secretary, sean spicer. >> you may have noticed that recently we have been seeing a lot less of spicy. here is jeanne moos with that. >> reporter: now you see him. >> you're shaking your head here, it's true, you did. >> reporter: now you don't. >> you're free to use the audio. >> reporter: sean spicer is a little like the incredible shrinking man in the 1957 movie. not in a doll house but in the white house, playing cat and mouse with the press, briefings have been rare.