12th National Geographic Bee

12th National Geographic Bee
DateMay 24, 2000
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerFelix Peng
(13 at time of win)
No. of contestants55

The 12th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2000, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The winner was Felix Peng of Elisabeth Adams Middle School in Guilford, Connecticut, who won a $25,000 college scholarship. The 2nd-place winner, George Thampy, of St. Louis, Missouri, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Jonathan Janus, of Ravenel, South Carolina, won a $10,000 scholarship.

2000 State Champions

StateWinner's NameGradeSchoolCity/TownNotes
AlabamaPhillip GolladaySpanish Fort
ArizonaBradley SimonMesa
CaliforniaBrian A. Dumbacher8thTemple CityTop 10 finalistWon the California State Bee in 1999
ColoradoAleksandr AndreevLittleton
ConnecticutFelix H. Peng8thElisabeth Adams Middle SchoolGuilford2000 Champion
DelawareRamsey C. FurseLewes
Department of DefenseDaniel RudyGermany
District of ColumbiaDavid Mathias
FloridaThomas LiguoriCooper CityTop 10 finalist
GeorgiaRobert J. SchleiferGillsville
HawaiiGlenn ShigetomiHonolulu
IndianaJeffrey ModrowskiCrown Point
IowaConor BresnanIndianolaTop 10 finalist
KansasWill BrubakerLawrenceTop 10 finalist
KentuckyFrank GuanLouisvilleTop 10 finalist
LouisianaJoe Henry (Hank) Legan7thBossier City
MaineNick KrakoffHope
MarylandMichael DudkinSilver SpringTop 10 finalist
MassachusettsMatthew MoranBelmont Hill SchoolNorth QuincyTop 10 finalist
MichiganPeter HollandPontiac
MissouriGeorge Abraham ThampySt. LouisSecond Place
New HampshireNiall PrendergastHanover
New JerseyThomas PerkowskiSpring Lake
New MexicoPeter IndallSanta Fe
New YorkNathaniel MattisonArmonk
North CarolinaAnthony CurnesGreensboro
North DakotaJohn Rice6thMaddock
OhioBrian AsquithCincinnati
PennsylvaniaMatthew RussellBradford
Puerto RicoHila LevySanturce
South CarolinaJonathan JanusRavenelThird Place
South DakotaChristopher MeyerSturgis
TennesseeEric P. Brown8thMcCallie SchoolChattanoogaWon the Tennessee State Bee in 1999
TexasJason Ferguson7thDallas
UtahDaniel B. BlatterSalt Lake City
VirginiaSteven Young7thReston
WashingtonKyle Q. Haddad-Fonda7thShoreline
West VirginiaBenjamin BatesonWheeling
WisconsinNick SimmonsMadison
WyomingAdam TowlerLaramie

References

  1. ↑ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Susan Fineman. "Geography Champ Finds Place in History". The Washington Post.
  3. ↑ "2000 National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.