19th National Geographic Bee

The 19th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2007, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.

State champions

• Alabama – Matthew Riggle, 7th Grade, St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Madison
• Alaska – Andrew Lee, 8th Grade, Interior Distance Education of Alaska, Anchorage
• Arizona – Nathan Tappendorf, 6th Grade, Eastside Explorers Homeschool, Phoenix
• Arkansas – Jason Saunders, 8th Grade, Home Educators of Greater Little Rock, Little Rock
• California – Mitchell Mankin, 8th Grade, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco
• Colorado – José de la Peña, 8th Grade, CHEC, Colorado Springs
• Connecticut – Gregory Naigles, 8th Grade, Tolland Middle School, Tolland
• Delaware – Daniel Barnes, 8th Grade, Springer Middle School, Wilmington
• Department of Defense – Andrew Hartford, 8th Grade, Lakenheath Middle, East Anglia, United Kingdom
• District of Columbia – Benjamin Geyer, 7th Grade, British School of Washington
• Florida – Michael Aquilia, 8th Grade, Farnell Middle School, Tampa
• Georgia – Kaj Hansen, 8th Grade, Carrollton Junior High, Carrollton, Georgia
• Hawaii – Isolde Callihan, 8th Grade, Hawaii Island Christian Home Educators, Hilo
• Idaho – Brandon Smith, 6th Grade, Ellis Elementary, Chubbuck
• Illinois – Zachary Blumenfeld, 8th Grade, Daniel Wright Junior High, Lincolnshire
• Indiana – Erik Troske, 7th Grade, Barker Middle, Michigan
• Iowa – Derek Hofland, 8th Grade, Sanborn Christian School, Sanborn
• Kansas – Suneil Iyer, 7th Grade, Indian Trail Junior High, Olathe
• Kentucky – Solomon Mayer, 8th Grade, Sayre School, Lexington
• Louisiana – Amal de Alwis, 5th Grade, SLU Laboratory School, Hammond
• Maine – John Walsh, 8th Grade, Harrison Middle, Yarmouth
• Maryland – Raynell Cooper, 8th Grade, Julius West Middle School, Maryland
• Massachusetts – Christopher Hart, 8th Grade, Westfield South Middle, Westfield
• Michigan – Daniel Elkus, 8th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Boys Middle, Bloomfield Hills
• Minnesota – Andrew Ford, 8th Grade, St. Louis Park Junior High St. Louis Park
• Mississippi – Devi Swamy, 8th Grade, Madison Middle, Madison
• Missouri – Hannah Goodman, 8th Grade, S.H.A.R.E. Homeschool, St. Louis
• Montana – Shawn Belobraidic, 8th Grade, Bonner School, Bonner
• Nebraska – Andrew Vinton, 7th Grade, St. Patrick School, North Platte
• Nevada – William Niday, 8th Grade, Carson Valley Middle, Gardnerville
• New Hampshire – Milan Sandhu, 7th Grade, McKelvie Middle, Bedford
• New Jersey – Rachel McEnroe, 8th Grade, Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft
• New Mexico – Sam Waitt, 6th Grade, Rio Grande School, Santa Fe
• New York – Josh Shih, 8th Grade, C.J. Hooker Middle, Goshen
• North Carolina – Tahsin Zaman, 8th Grade, Daniels Middle, Raleigh
• North Dakota – James Penrod, 8th Grade, Memorial Middle, Minot
• Ohio – Jon Moller, 8th Grade, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati
• Oklahoma – Tyler Bowen, 8th Grade, Lakeview Middle, Yukon
• Oregon – Michael Ling, 7th Grade, Meadow Park Middle, Beaverton
• Pacific Territories – Samuel Wolborsky, 8th Grade, Andersen Middle, Guam
• Pennsylvania – Andrew Nadig, 8th Grade, Manheim Township Middle, Lancaster
• Puerto Rico – Francisco Vargas, 8th Grade, St. John's School, San Juan
• Rhode Island – Samuel Curry, 7th Grade, Broad Rock Middle, Wakefield
• South Carolina – Trey Dendrinos, 8th Grade, Forest Acres Christian Educators, West Columbia
• South Dakota – Alex Larson, 8th Grade, Vermillion Middle, Vermillion
• Tennessee – Mark Arildsen, 7th Grade, University School of Nashville, Nashville
• Texas – Jiawei Li, 8th Grade, Beck Junior High, Katy
• Utah – Kennen Sparks, 6th Grade, Windridge Elementary, Kaysville
• Vermont – Taylor Horn, 8th Grade, Leland and Gray Union Middle School, Townshend
• Virginia – Partha Narasimhan, 6th Grade, Mercer Middle, Aldie
• Virgin Islands – Muta Abiff, 7th Grade, Addelita Cancryn Junior High, St. Thomas
• Washington – Caitlin Snaring, 8th Grade, Family Learning Center, Redmond
• West Virginia – Benjamin Taylor, 5th Grade, Monongalia Homeschoolers Association, Morgantown
• Wisconsin – Bjorn Ager-Hart, 8th Grade, FISH Home Education Network, Madison
• Wyoming – Kirsi Anselmi Stith, 5th Grade, Holy Spirit School, Rock Springs

Overview

The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The winner was Caitlin Snaring, a homeschooled student from Redmond, Washington, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Suneil Iyer of Kansas, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Mark Arildsen of Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.

References

External links

• National Geographic Bee Official Website