12th National Geographic Bee

2000 American academic competition

12th National Geographic Bee

Date| May 24, 2000
Location| Washington, D.C.
Winner| Felix Peng
Age| 13
Residence| Guilford, Connecticut
No. of contestants| 55
Preceded by| 11th National Geographic Bee
Followed by| 13th National Geographic Bee

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.[1] The winner was Felix Peng of Elisabeth Adams Middle School in Guilford, Connecticut, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2] 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.[3]

## 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. ^ 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.

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