The 6th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 25, 1994, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Anders Knospe of Bozeman, Montana, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2] The 2nd-place winner, Michael Bebow of Metairie, Louisiana, won a $15,000 scholarship.[3] The 3rd-place winner, Jeorse Lund of Henderson, Nevada, won a $10,000 scholarship.[4]
1994 State Champions
| State |
Winner's Name |
Grade |
School |
City/Town |
Notes
|
| Arizona |
Patrick Sullivan |
Top 10 finalist (tie-9th place)
|
| California |
Jory Hecht |
Top 10 finalist
|
| Colorado |
Jeffrey Fivehouse |
Top 10 finalist (tie-9th place)
|
| Connecticut |
Stephen Fan
|
| Delaware |
Stephan J. (Steve) Strengari, Jr.
|
| District of Columbia |
John Norad
|
| Florida |
Jamie Jones
|
| Idaho |
Anthony Georgia
|
| Illinois |
Jasen Ho |
8th |
Whitney Young Academic Center |
Chicago
|
| Louisiana |
Michael Bebow |
Metairie |
Second Place
|
| Maryland |
Matthew Coyle |
Top 10 finalist (8th place)
|
| Michigan |
Chris Galeczka |
7th |
Bemis Junior High School |
Sterling Heights |
Top 10 finalist
|
| Missouri |
Michael Hauser
|
| Montana |
Anders Knospe |
8th |
Bozeman |
1994 Champion
|
| Nevada |
Jeorse Lund |
Henderson |
Third Place
|
| New Jersey |
Seyi Fayanju |
5th |
Laning Avenue School |
Verona
|
| Ohio |
Robie Herrick |
Top 10 finalist
|
| Oklahoma |
Michael Baker |
8th |
St. James Catholic School
|
| Pennsylvania |
Jeffrey Hoppes |
Lancaster |
Top 10 finalist
|
| South Dakota |
John Platic
|
| Tennessee |
Ned Andrews |
7th |
Knoxville
|
| Wyoming |
Jeremiah Lindsey
|
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