Merced student ties for 7th place at Scripps National Spelling Bee

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A tremendous tally astatine the Scripps National Spelling Bee came to an extremity for a Merced pupil connected Thursday night.

Saha, an eighth grader from Cruickshank Middle School , precocious to the finals aft spelling 'daler' correctly successful circular seven.

He tells america helium realized helium had a changeable astatine making it to the last circular the infinitesimal helium heard his past word.

"I was honestly I small tense due to the fact that I didn't truly cognize however to spell the words of the spellers earlier me. I got my word, daler, and it was a connection I knew and it was like, 'This is it I'm going to the finals,'" recalled Saha.

He says helium enjoys spelling and was looking guardant to his teachers and friends tuning in.

Saha tied for 7th aft proceeding the doorbell for misspelling the connection 'desmotrope' successful the finals.

Receiving a lasting ovation from the crowd, the judges congratulated him for a occupation good done and making it this acold successful the competition.