12th National Geographic Bee
| 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]
2000 State Champions
| State | Winner's Name | Grade | School | City/Town | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Phillip Golladay | Spanish Fort | |||
| Arizona | Bradley Simon | Mesa | |||
| California | Brian A. Dumbacher | 8th | Temple City | Top 10 finalist | Won the California State Bee in 1999 |
| Colorado | Aleksandr Andreev | Littleton | |||
| Connecticut | Felix H. Peng | 8th | Elisabeth Adams Middle School | Guilford | 2000 Champion |
| Delaware | Ramsey C. Furse | Lewes | |||
| Department of Defense | Daniel Rudy | Germany | |||
| District of Columbia | David Mathias | ||||
| Florida | Thomas Liguori | Cooper City | Top 10 finalist | ||
| Georgia | Robert J. Schleifer | Gillsville | |||
| Hawaii | Glenn Shigetomi | Honolulu | |||
| Indiana | Jeffrey Modrowski | Crown Point | |||
| Iowa | Conor Bresnan | Indianola | Top 10 finalist | ||
| Kansas | Will Brubaker | Lawrence | Top 10 finalist | ||
| Kentucky | Frank Guan | Louisville | Top 10 finalist | ||
| Louisiana | Joe Henry (Hank) Legan | 7th | Bossier City | ||
| Maine | Nick Krakoff | Hope | |||
| Maryland | Michael Dudkin | Silver Spring | Top 10 finalist | ||
| Massachusetts | Matthew Moran | Belmont Hill School | North Quincy | Top 10 finalist | |
| Michigan | Peter Holland | Pontiac | |||
| Missouri | George Abraham Thampy | St. Louis | Second Place | ||
| New Hampshire | Niall Prendergast | Hanover | |||
| New Jersey | Thomas Perkowski | Spring Lake | |||
| New Mexico | Peter Indall | Santa Fe | |||
| New York | Nathaniel Mattison | Armonk | |||
| North Carolina | Anthony Curnes | Greensboro | |||
| North Dakota | John Rice | 6th | Maddock | ||
| Ohio | Brian Asquith | Cincinnati | |||
| Pennsylvania | Matthew Russell | Bradford | |||
| Puerto Rico | Hila Levy | Santurce | |||
| South Carolina | Jonathan Janus | Ravenel | Third Place | ||
| South Dakota | Christopher Meyer | Sturgis | |||
| Tennessee | Eric P. Brown | 8th | McCallie School | Chattanooga | Won the Tennessee State Bee in 1999 |
| Texas | Jason Ferguson | 7th | Dallas | ||
| Utah | Daniel B. Blatter | Salt Lake City | |||
| Virginia | Steven Young | 7th | Reston | ||
| Washington | Kyle Q. Haddad-Fonda | 7th | Shoreline | ||
| West Virginia | Benjamin Bateson | Wheeling | |||
| Wisconsin | Nick Simmons | Madison | |||
| Wyoming | Adam Towler | Laramie |
References
- ^ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
- ^ Susan Fineman. "Geography Champ Finds Place in History". The Washington Post.
- ^ "2000 National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.