18th National Geographic Bee
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| 18th National Geographic Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 24, 2006 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Bonny Jain |
| Age | 12 |
| Residence | Moline, Illinois |
| No. of contestants | 55 |
| Preceded by | 17th National Geographic Bee |
| Followed by | 19th National Geographic Bee |
The 18th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2006, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Bonny Jain of Moline, Illinois, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Neeraj Sirdeshmukh of Nashua, New Hampshire, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Yeshwanth Kandimalla of Marietta, Georgia, won a $10,000 scholarship.[2]
2006 State Champions
[edit]| State | Winner's Name | Grade | School | City/Town | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Lowell Van Ness | 8th | Bumpus Middle School | Hoover | |
| Alaska | Andrew Lee | 7th | Interior Distance Education of Alaska | Anchorage | |
| Arizona | Kelsey Schilperoort | 8th | Heritage Christian Home Educators | Prescott | Top 10 finalist |
| Arkansas | Devin Matthews | 6th | Lake Area Homeschool Association | Drasco | |
| California | Ryland Lu | 8th | Pressman Academy | Los Angeles | |
| Colorado | Autumn Hughes | 6th | Homeschooled | Wheat Ridge | Top 10 finalist |
| Connecticut | Liam McCarthy | 8th | Middlesex Middle School | Darien | |
| Delaware | Matthew Heitmann | 8th | Gunning Bedford Middle School | New Castle | |
| Department of Defense | Husain Mogri | 8th | Bahrain School | Bahrain | |
| District of Columbia | Benjamin Geyer | 6th | British School of Washington | Washington, D.C. | |
| Florida | John Kim | 7th | Oslo Middle School | Vero Beach | |
| Georgia | Yeshwanth Kandimalla | 8th | Simpson Middle School | Marietta | Third place |
| Hawaii | Guthrie Angeles | 6th | Kaleiopuu Elementary School | Waipahu | |
| Idaho | Ryan Bovard | 7th | Jennifer Junior High School | Lewiston | |
| Illinois | Bonny Jain | 8th | Woodrow Wilson Middle School | Moline | 2006 champion |
| Indiana | Jonathan Hielkema | 7th | Highland Christian School | Highland | |
| Iowa | Drew Coffin | 8th | Northwest Junior High School | Coralville | Top 10 finalist |
| Kansas | Suneil Iyer | 6th | Havencroft Elementary School | Olathe | Top 10 finalist |
| Kentucky | Matt Hensley | 8th | Beaumont Middle School | Lexington | |
| Louisiana | Lee Winkler | 5th | Kehoe-France School | Metairie | |
| Maine | Alexander Homer | 8th | Ellsworth Middle School | Ellsworth | |
| Maryland | James Plamondon | 8th | St. John Regional Catholic School | Frederick | |
| Massachusetts | Krishnan Chandra | 8th | West Middle School | Andover | Top 10 finalist |
| Michigan | Matthew Vengalil | 8th | Parcells Middle School | Grosse Pointe Woods | Top 10 finalist |
| Minnesota | Simon Smedberg | 8th | Jefferson Community School | Minneapolis | |
| Mississippi | Taide Ding | 5th | Central Elementary School | Oxford | |
| Missouri | Christopher Winston | 7th | Crestview Middle School | Ellisville | |
| Montana | Hannah Goodman | 7th | Helena Area Christian Home Educators | Helena | |
| Nebraska | Preston Bradley | 8th | Lux Middle School | Lincoln | |
| Nevada | Paige dePolo | 7th | Little Flower School | Reno | Top 10 finalist |
| New Hampshire | Neeraj Sirdeshmukh | 8th | Fairgrounds Middle School | Nashua | Second Place |
| New Jersey | Evan Meltzer | 8th | Central Middle School | Stirling | |
| New Mexico | Luis Baca | 6th | Albuquerque Academy | Albuquerque | |
| New York | Jonathan Katz | 8th | Scarsdale Middle School | Scarsdale | |
| North Carolina | Michael Narup | 8th | Myrtle Grove Middle School | Wilmington | |
| North Dakota | Conrad Eggers | 8th | Horizon Middle School | Bismarck | |
| Ohio | Nirbhay Jain | 7th | Ottawa Hills Junior High School | Toledo | |
| Oklahoma | Anthony Gonzalez | 8th | Centennial Middle School | Broken Arrow | |
| Oregon | Michael Ling | 6th | Meadow Park Middle School | Beaverton | |
| Pacific Territories | Ian Farley | 7th | South Pacific Academy | Pago Pago | |
| Pennsylvania | Michael Luo | 8th | Eagle View Middle School | Mechanicsburg | |
| Puerto Rico | Francisco Vargas | 7th | St. John's School | San Juan | |
| Rhode Island | Laura Kulm | 8th | Archie Cole Middle School | East Greenwich | |
| South Carolina | Andrew Brill | 8th | Anderson County Homeschoolers | Anderson | |
| South Dakota | Joseph Knofczynski | 6th | Georgia Morse Middle School | Pierre | |
| Tennessee | Mark Arildsen | 6th | University School of Nashville | Nashville | |
| Texas | Jiawei Li | 7th | Beck Junior High | Katy | |
| Utah | Jeffrey Bennett | 8th | Midvale Middle School | Midvale | |
| Vermont | Lucas Earl | 8th | Randolph Union Jr./Sr. High School | Randolph | |
| Virginia | José Antonio de la Peña | 7th | Families in Support of Home Education | Burke | |
| Virgin Islands | Sean Marin | 8th | St. Croix Country Day School | St. Croix | |
| Washington | Caitlin Snaring | 7th | Family Learning Center | Redmond | |
| West Virginia | Joshua Hamrick | 8th | Webster Springs Middle School | Webster Springs | |
| Wisconsin | Oliver Buchino | 8th | Marshall Middle School | Marshall | |
| Wyoming | James Mothersbaugh | 6th | Park Elementary School | Casper |
References
[edit]- ^ Kramer, Melody. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
- ^ Harder, Ben. "Illinois Eighth Grader Wins National Geographic Bee". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.
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