Congratulations to Alwanda Kalis from Durbanville who won R50 000 for correctly identifying the Smile Secret Sound as “cutting a pizza with a pizza cutter”.
Here it is…
Smile Secret Sound #1 of 2018 – WINNER
Smile Secret Sound: March
Thursday 1 March
- The sound the wheels of a drawer make when you pull it out
- Twisting an ice tray to release the ice cubes
- Cutting through a head of lettuce on a wooden board
- Ice being crushed
- A ball spinning around on a roulette wheel
- A stone spice grinder
Friday 2 March
- A glass bottle rolling over sand
- Someone opening their mail
- A strong room or safe door closing
- A rollercoaster starting the ride
- The washing powder drawer on a front loader washing machine opening and closing
- Popping ice out of an ice tray
Monday 5 March
- Unlocking a key chain latch lock
- Pulling apart two pieces of Velcro
- A bank bag full of coins being dropped on a table
- The chain on a racing bicycle when changing gears
- Cutting open a box sealed with box tape
- Opening an umbrella
Tuesday 6 March
- Taking a pie out of the foil packaging
- Moving a rock with your foot on a sandy floor
- Pouring a liquid over ice blocks
- A salt grinder
- The sound of egg shells breaking
- Ice being dispensed out of an ice dispenser
Wednesday 7 March
- A full dirt bag being removed from the bin
- A spice grinder
- A vacuum sealer
- A grinding stone
- Ice skates on ice
- A slinky toy going down stairs
Thursday 8 March
- Closing a wooden bread bin
- Using an electric arc welder
- When you scratch on sandpaper
- Shuffling a pack of cards
- Cutting paper with a guillotine
- Crushing of an empty 5-litre water bottle
Friday 9 March
- Pieces of wood burning and collapsing in a fire
- An old desktop pencil sharpener
- A vinyl record player
- Scrabble letters pouring out
- A granite pestle and mortar
- A Harley Davidson starting up
Monday 12 March
- Tiles cracking
- Grinding pepper corns with a pestle and mortar
- Dragging a chain across the floor
- Spreading butter on a piece of toast
- Opening and closing a security door, like a Trellidor
- A biltong cutter
- A paper punch
- Cutting a tile with a grinding machine
- Opening a can by pulling the tab back
Tuesday 13 March
- Cutting the plastic off a 6-pack on a table
- Wrapping safety plastic around a suitcase at the airport
- A pestle and mortar
- A dome tent popping up
- Removing an ink cartridge from the packaging and inserting it into a printer
- Closing a big safe
- Water running over an ice tray and cracking the ice
- A chip maker
- The box of a mig welder and then the fan
- Putting a chain down on a counter
Wednesday 14 March
- Windscreen wipers going back and forth
- Rain falling on a windscreen and the wipers moving
- Poker chips falling on each other
- A money counting machine in a bank
- Defrosting a freezer and the ice drops
- A manual coffee grinder
- Opening a wrapper, like a packet of chips
- Rain falling on a motor car’s roof
- Cutting paper with scissors
Thursday 15 March
- The rollers on a curtain rail
- Putting crisps in your mouth and biting down
- Munching on a snack
- Opening a box of easter eggs and pouring them out
- Removing the film covering on a microwaveable food item
- A guillotine cutting through a pile of paper
- Spreading butter on toast with a knife
Friday 16 March
- Cutting a pizza with a pizza cutter – CORRECT – R50 000 WINNER!
NEW SOUND ANNOUNCED – SMILE SECRET SOUND #2-2018
Monday 19 March
- Flipping a page and stamping the next one
- A wooden drawer being closed
- Punching paper
Tuesday 20 March
- A train riding on tracks
- Cutting through an apple with a knife on a wooden board
- Opening blinds
Wednesday 21 March
- A guillotine cutting paper
- Pushing a straw through the lid of a take-away cup and the straw hitting the bottom
- A Rubik’s Cube
Thursday 22 March
- A paper punch going down and coming back up
- Putting your credit card into an ATM
- Paper being cut by a guillotine
Friday 23 March
- Biting into a Granny Smith apple
- A library book being stamped
- An old ink-pad stamp
Monday 26 March
- Opening a car door
- A date stamp
- Hitting a bass drum and cymbal on a drum set
Tuesday 27 March
- Sealing a box
- An apple being cut on a wooden board with a sharp knife
- Opening a box
Wednesday 28 March
- Cutting through a potato on a wooden chopping board
- A wooden cupboard being closed and locked
- Bouncing a ping pong ball into a paper cup
Thursday 29 March
- Pressing a button on a desk phone
- Opening and closing a door
Smile Secret Sound: February
Secret Sound Guesses – February
Thursday 1 February
- Dominoes standing up and then falling over
- Putting paper through a shredder
- Putting a pot on the stove when there’s water underneath
Friday 2 February
- Bubble wrap being popped
- A block and chain
- Pasta rolling through a pasta machine
Monday 5 February
- Cutting through a watermelon with a knife
- A Yankee pump action screwdriver
- Something falling out of a vending machine
Tuesday 6 February
- A wall-mounted manual coffee grinder
- Shuffling dominoes
- Pushing the button on a vape or e-sigarette
Wednesday 7 February
- Putting a bag of groceries down on a counter
- A pestle and mortar
- The sound of grinding glass
Thursday 8 February
- A comb-binder for binding books
- A knife cutting through vegetables on a chopping board
- When a tree falls after chopping it down
- Rubbing two stones together
Friday 9 February
- Pulling on the plastic packaging inside a cereal box
- A ring-binder machine
- Unwrapping, biting and chewing a Crunchy chocolate
- Riffling a deck of playing cards
Monday 12 February
- The crackling of burning wood on a braai fire
- Sucking the last bit of cool-drink in a can through a straw
- Dragging a suitcase with wheels
- Tearing cling film off from the roll
Tuesday 13 February
- An old manual credit card machine
- A metal chain being put on the ground
- Ice cubes into cold water
- Himalayan pink salt grinder
Wednesday 14 February
- Closing up a box with box tape
- Unfolding the silver sunshield for the windscreen of your car
- A Venetian blind pulled up or let down
Thursday 15 February
- Letting pages run through your fingers
- Ice crushing from an ice dispenser
- Cutting through paper with scissors
Friday 16 February
- A combine harvester
- Turning the lever on a gum-ball machine
- A packet of noodles being crushed
Monday 19 February
- The plastic bag dispenser for fruit and veggies
- Coal briquettes being dispensed from the bag
- Sharpening a knife on a stone
- Crushing salt and coriander in a pestle and mortar
Tuesday 20 February
- Wiggling ice cubes out of a tray
- A pestle and mortar
- An emergency tool bag pulled out the boot of a Hyundai Tuscon
- Cutting celery ribs on a wooden board
Wednesday 21 February
- The wheels of a skateboard
- Packing billiard balls in the triangle and dropping the 8-ball in
- Dropping venetian blinds fast
Thursday 22 February
- Cutting through an onion on a wooden block
- Cutting through a slice of toast
- Removing a pot plant from its pot
Friday 23 February
- A packet of nuts and bolts emptied onto a table
- Crumpling up an envelope that’s been opened
- Opening and unrolling a roll of tin foil
Monday 26 February
- The sound of someone getting out of a car
- Sizzling sound of meat on the braai
- Ice being crushed by an ice pick
- Ice cubes being dropped into a glass
- The sound you hear in between songs on a record
- The balls being released from inside a pool table
Tuesday 27 February
- Pushing a potato through a chip cutting machine
- Putting ice blocks into a glass
- Putting crushed ice into a glass
- The needle on a record when the record stops
Wednesday 28 February
- A wooden roller-top desk being closed
- A hand towel dispenser
- A manual potato masher being pushed down


