Grayslake Teen Makes It To Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals

GRAYSLAKE, IL — A Grayslake teen was the only Illinois resident to make it to the finals at last week's Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Sahasrad Sathish, 13, ended up tying with five other spellers to finish in 9th place at this year's spelling bee, which included 234 spellers from across the nation. Sathish competed last year as well, finishing in 21st place, according to the Scripps National Spelling Bee website.

Sathish was eliminated in the eighth round of the bee after misspelling cypsela. Words he did spell correctly included: giallolino, apiculture, paleiform, Robenhausian and Augean.

Harini Logan, 14, of San Antonio, Texas, won this year's spelling bee. This year's spelling bee was held in National Harbor, Maryland, from May 31 through Thursday, and was the first full in-person competition since 2019.

Fourteen spellers represented Illinois in this year's national spelling bee, and Sathish was the only one in the state to advance to the finals, according to Scripps.