In an article for the New York Times on Friday, former DMN reporter Sarah Mervosh wrote about how three of the eight precedent-setting Scripps National Spelling Bee winners are from the Dallas area: Abhijay Kodali, 12, of Flower Mound (palama); Rohan Raja, 13, of Irving (odylic); and Sohum Sukhatankar, 13, of Dallas (pendeloque).
Mervosh reported that in addition to all taking home a $50,000 prize, Rohan requested a cellphone, Abhijay asked for a dog (his parents gave him a German shepherd after he placed third last year), and Sohum, setting a low bar, requested a cat.
Last year’s three finalists, including Abhijay, were all from the Dallas suburbs.
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