- Source: 20th National Geographic Bee
The 20th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2008, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The winner was Akshay Rajagopal of Lincoln, Nebraska, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Hunter Bledsoe of Alabama, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, William Lee of Joyce Middle School in Woburn, Massachusetts, won a $10,000 scholarship.
State champions
Alabama – Hunter Bledsoe, 8th Grade, Hewitt Trussville Middle School, Trussville
Alaska – Thomas Long, 8th Grade, Kodiak Middle School, Kodiak
Arizona – Adam Schilperoot, 7th Grade, Greater Prescott Area Homeschoolers, Prescott Valley
Arkansas – Eli Westerman, 6th Grade, Fountain Lake Intermediate School, Hot Springs
California – Nikhil Desai, 8th Grade, Challenger School, Newark
Colorado – Autumn Hughes, 8th Grade, Christian Home Educators of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Connecticut – Thomas Denham, 5th Grade, Tokeneke Elementary School, Darien
Delaware – Daniel Keiser, 8th Grade, Corpus Christi School, Wilmington
Department of Defense – Forrest Kamperman, 8th Grade, Ramstein Middle School, Germany
District of Columbia – Benjamin Geyer, 8th Grade, British School of Washington
Florida – Shiva Kangeyan, 6th Grade, Archimedean Middle Conservatory, Miami
Georgia – Alexander Krupp, 7th Grade, Chamblee Middle School, Chamblee
Hawaii – Alexander Fager, 6th Grade, Trinity Lutheran School, Wahiawa
Idaho – Michael Reynolds, 8th Grade, Taylorview Junior High School, Idaho Falls
Illinois – Gideon Ticho, 7th Grade, Aveny Coonley School, Downers Grove
Indiana – Erik Troske, 8th Grade, Barker Middle School, Michigan City
Iowa – Caleb Olson, 8th Grade, Chariton Middle School, Chariton
Kansas – Trevor Eggenberger, 5th Grade, Central Christian Academy, Wichita
Kentucky – Matthew Vaughan, 8th Grade, Jefferson County Home Educators, Louisville
Louisiana – Barrett Pratt, 6th Grade, St. Joseph Catholic School, Thibodaux
Maine – Kristopher Kohles, 8th Grade, William S. Cohen School, Bangor
Maryland – Michael Morris, 8th Grade, Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown
Massachusetts – William Lee, 8th Grade, Joyce Middle School, Woburn
Michigan – Yunchen Tian, 8th Grade, Hillside Middle School, Northville
Minnesota – Cody DuBois, 7th Grade, Emerson Spanish Immersion Learning Center, Minneapolis
Mississippi – Mamadou Fadiga, 6th Grade, Hayes Cooper Center, Merigold
Missouri – Isaac Pasley, 8th Grade, West Junior High School, Columbia
Montana – Joseph Perea, 8th Grade, Lincoln County Home Educators, Eureka
Nebraska – Akshay Rajagopal, 6th Grade, Lux Middle School, Lincoln
Nevada – Alexander Wade, 5th Grade, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary School, Reno
New Hampshire – Milan Sandhu, 8th Grade, Ross A. Lurgio Middle School, Bedford
New Jersey – Christopher Deritis, 8th Grade, St. Rose Grammar School, Belmar
New Mexico – Elijah Canderlario, 8th Grade, Annunciation Catholic School, Albuquerque
New York – Jason Leehow, 8th Grade, Andries Hudde Middle School, Brooklyn
North Carolina – Taylor Morris, 8th Grade, Charles D. Owen Middle School, Swannanoa
North Dakota – Syed Hyder, 8th Grade, Wachter Middle School, Bismarck
Ohio – Jonathan Meckler, 8th Grade, Hawken School, Lyndhurst
Oklahoma – Nicholas Vandivort, 8th Grade, Carver Middle School, Tulsa
Oregon – Sam Flecker, 5th Grade, Ainsworth Elementary School, Portland
Pacific Territories – Vinni Orsini, 8th Grade, Grace Christian Academy, Northern Mariana Islands
Pennsylvania – Joey Zou, 8th Grade, Carson Middle School, Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico – Sergio Mundo, 8th Grade, Saint John's School, San Juan
Rhode Island – Daniel Katz, 7th Grade, Jewish Community Day School, Providence
South Carolina – Justin Hunt, 7th Grade, Gettys Middle School, Easley
South Dakota – Changlin Ke, 8th Grade, George S. Mickelson Middle School, Brookings
Tennessee – Jake Simons, 7th Grade, Harding Academy, Nashville
Texas – Matthew Thomas, 6th Grade, Mary Martin Elementary School, Weatherford
Utah – Kirk Earl, 8th Grade, Oak Canyon Junior High School, Lindon
Vermont – Giovanni Fusco, 8th Grade, Bishop John A. Marshall School, Morrisville
Virginia – Christopher Miller, 7th Grade, Blue Ridge Middle School, Purcellville
Virgin Islands – Muta Abiff, 8th Grade, Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, St. Thomas
Washington – Zachary Reshovsky, 8th Grade, Griffin Bay Parent Partner Program, Friday Harbor
West Virginia – Sam McClung, 6th Grade, John Adams Middle School, Charleston
Wisconsin – Christian Bakken, 8th Grade, Magellan Middle School, Appleton
Wyoming – Hunter Collins, 8th Grade, Jackson Hole Middle School, Jackson
References
External links
National Geographic Bee Official Website
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