Peachtree Middle School sixth-grader Sarv Dharavane outlasted 245 of the 247 spellers in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, coming in third place during the competition’s finals on Thursday night after getting tripped up on the word “disa.”
This was the 12-year-old Dunwoody resident’s third try at winning the national competition. He came in 22nd in 2024 and third place last year. He has two more years of eligibility left.
Dharavane won his third straight Georgia Spelling Bee in March.
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