The 10th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 1998, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Petko Peev of Forest Hills Central Middle School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2] The 2nd-place winner, J. B. Kizer of Portsmouth, Ohio, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Evan Sparks of Westminster Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.[3][4]
1998 State Champions
| State |
Winner's Name |
Grade |
School |
City/Town |
Notes
|
| Alabama |
David Hill |
Indian Springs
|
| Alaska |
Michael Hart |
Soldotna
|
| American Samoa |
Fa’atiga Ta’afua |
Nua, Pago Pago
|
| Arizona |
Aaron Linderman |
McKemy Middle School |
Tempe |
Won the Arizona State Bee in 1997
|
| Arkansas |
Benjamin Hardy |
Ozark
|
| California |
Austin Taylor |
8th |
Redwood Valley |
Top 10 finalist
|
| Connecticut |
Tim Courchaine |
8th |
John F. Kennedy Middle School |
Enfield |
Top 10 finalist |
Won the Connecticut State Bee in 1997
|
| Delaware |
John Fry |
Wilmington
|
| Florida |
Candace Biggs |
Lauderdale Lakes
|
| Georgia |
Amy Collette |
Commerce
|
| Guam |
Jason Espiritu |
Tamuning
|
| Hawaii |
Matthew Ishida |
7th |
Honolulu |
Top 10 finalist
|
| Idaho |
Victor McFarland |
Coeur d’Alene
|
| Illinois |
Adam Janzen |
Glasford
|
| Indiana |
Kellie Packwood |
Martinsville
|
| Louisiana |
Benjamin Jones |
8th |
Monroe |
Top 10 finalist
|
| Michigan |
Petko Peev |
8th |
Forest Hills Central Middle School |
Grand Rapids |
1998 Champion
|
| Minnesota |
David Hilde |
Osakis
|
| Missouri |
Eapen Thampy |
8th |
Creve Coeur |
Top 10 finalist |
Won the Missouri State Bee in 1997
|
| Montana |
Peter Yager |
Joliet
|
| Nebraska |
Mark Sorensen |
7th |
Omaha |
Top 10 finalist
|
| New Hampshire |
Matthew Lawrence |
Plaistow
|
| New Jersey |
David Cohen |
8th |
Cranbury |
Top 10 finalist
|
| New Mexico |
Gulliver Hughes |
Los Ranchos |
Won the New Mexico State Bee in 1997
|
| New York |
Mikhail Tenenbaum |
Brooklyn
|
| North Carolina |
Stanton Kidd |
Cullowhee
|
| North Dakota |
Patrick Hope |
Dickinson
|
| Ohio |
John B. Kizer, Jr. |
8th |
Portsmouth |
Second Place
|
| Pennsylvania |
Raji Shankar |
Havertown
|
| South Carolina |
David Beihl |
7th |
Saluda
|
| South Dakota |
James Livingston |
Watertown
|
| Tennessee |
Evan Sparks |
8th |
Westminster Academy |
Memphis |
Third Place
|
| Texas |
John Sharpless |
Dallas
|
| Utah |
Joshua Treybig |
Sandy
|
| Virginia |
Timothy Carr |
Luray
|
| West Virginia |
Benjamin Graber |
Ronceverte
|
| Wisconsin |
Ryan Masse |
DeForest
|
| Wyoming |
Jonathan Abresch |
Worland
|
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