11th National Geographic Bee

1999 American academic competition

11th National Geographic Bee

Date| May 26, 1999
Location| Washington, D.C.
Winner| David Beihl
Age| 13
Residence| Saluda, South Carolina
No. of contestants| 55
Preceded by| 10th National Geographic Bee
Followed by| 12th National Geographic Bee

The 11th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 1999, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was David Beihl, a homeschooled student from Saluda, South Carolina, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and an all-expense-paid trip to Australia.[2][3] The 2nd-place winner, Jason Borschow of St. John's School in Condado, Puerto Rico, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Tanveer Ali of Flint, Michigan, won a $10,000 scholarship.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
2. ^ Linda Dobson. "Homeschooler David Beihl, National Geography Bee Winner". parentatthehelm.com.
3. ^ "Home schooler is the 1999 National Geography Bee Champion". HSLDA. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
4. ^ "Knowing 'La Nina' Is Cool Way to Win Geography Bee". Los Angeles Times.
5. ^ Anjetta McQueen. "Homeschooled Boy Wins Spelling Bee". Associated Press.

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