From last year’s heartbreak to this year’s victory, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Joining him were Indian-Americans Sarvadnya Kadam (1st runner-up) and 11-year-old Sarv Dharavane (2nd runner-up and youngest finalist), highlighting the Indian diaspora's continued dominance and dedication to academic excellence on America's most prestigious spelling bee stage.