16th National Geographic Bee

16th National Geographic Bee
DateMay 26, 2004
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerAndrew Wojtanik
Age14
ResidenceOverland Park, Kansas
No. of contestants55
Preceded by15th National Geographic Bee
Followed by17th National Geographic Bee

The 16th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2004, sponsored by the National Geographic Society and ING. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Andrew Wojtanik of Kansas, who won a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society, and a trip to a Busch Gardens/Sea World Adventure Camp. The 2nd-place winner, Matthew Wells of Montana, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Eric Liaw of Hawaii, won a $10,000 scholarship.[2][3][4]

2004 State Champions

State Name School City/Town Grade Place Notes
District of Columbia Thomas Meyerson 8th Won the District of Columbia Bee in 2003
Hawaii Eric Liaw Punahou Junior High School Honolulu 6th Third Place Won the Hawaii State Bee in 2003
Illinois Yangbo Du Dunlap 8th Top 10 finalist (4th place)
Iowa Mattias Gassman Ames 8th Top 10 finalist (5th place)
Kansas Andrew Wojtanik Lakewood Middle School Overland Park 8th 2004 Champion Won the Kansas State Bee in 2003
Louisiana Thimal de Alwis Hammond Top 10 finalist (6th place)
Massachusetts Krishnan Chandra 6th
Michigan Jamie Deng 7th East Middle School Canton
Minnesota Nathan Cornelius Cottonwood 6th Won the Minnesota State Bee in 2003
Montana Matthew Wells Headwaters Academy Bozeman 8th Second Place
New Hampshire Matt Savage Francestown 6th
Ohio Gautham Senthilkumar Bowling Green 8th Top 10 finalist (7th place)
Oklahoma Christopher Chesny Claremore 8th Top 10 finalist (8th place) Won the Oklahoma State Bee in 2003
Pennsylvania Olivia Colangelo 8th
Utah Derek Wells Pinnacle Canyon Academy Wellington 7th Won the Utah State Bee in 2002
Virginia Naren Tallapragada Nysmith School Herndon 7th
Washington Cory Sweers Auburn Top 10 finalist (9th place)
Wisconsin Bo Sun Ladysmith 8th Top 10 finalist (10th place)

References

  1. ^ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Jennifer Vernon. "Kansas Student Wins 2004 National Geographic Bee". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
  3. ^ "2004 Geography Bee". infoplease.com.
  4. ^ Aparna H. Kumar. "14-year-old Kansan wins geography bee". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.
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