11th National Geographic Bee

1999 American academic competition 11th National Geographic Bee May 26, 1999 Washington, D.C. David Beihl 13 55 10th National Geographic Bee 12th National Geographic Bee The 11th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 1999, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/05/130522-national-geography-bee-alex-trebek-2013-jeopardy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130617182006/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/05/130522%2Dnational%2Dgeography%2Dbee%2Dalex%2Dtrebek%2D2013%2Djeopardy dead June 17, 2013 Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee Melody Kramer National Geographic The winner was David Beihl, a homeschooled student from Saluda, South Carolina, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and an all-expense-paid trip to Australia.http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7457/homeschooler-david-beihl-national-geography-bee-winner/ Homeschooler David Beihl, National Geography Bee Winner Linda Dobson parentatthehelm.comhttps://www.hslda.org/docs/news/hslda/199905260.asp Home schooler is the 1999 National Geography Bee Champion HSLDA 2017-02-13 2017-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20170214004914/https://www.hslda.org/docs/news/hslda/199905260.asp dead The 2nd-place winner, Jason Borschow of St. John's School in Condado, Puerto Rico, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Tanveer Ali of Flint, Michigan, won a $10,000 scholarship.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-27-mn-41552-story.html Knowing 'La Nina' Is Cool Way to Win Geography Bee Los Angeles Timeshttps://apnews.com/c33ff3b4131fe968c97b9c86ba361971 Homeschooled Boy Wins Spelling Bee Anjetta McQueen Associated Press 1999 State Champions State Winner's Name Grade School City/Town Notes Alabama Matthew T. Novak Tuscaloosa Alaska David K. Dunsmore Anchorage Arizona Michael J. Fitzsimmons Tucson Arkansas Jonathan D. VerHoeven Springdale California Brian A. Dumbacher 7th Temple City Colorado Jeffrey J. Marlow 8th Graland Country Day School Denver Top 10 finalist Connecticut Felix H. Peng 7th Elisabeth Adams Middle School Guilford Top 10 finalist Department of Defense James Michael Halterman, Jr. District of Columbia Alexandr Pshenichkin Top 10 finalist Indiana Kellie Packwood Martinsville Won the Indiana State Bee in 1998 Iowa Alex Paul Koenigs Riceville Kansas Matthew A. Speise Kansas City Kentucky James Zhang Lexington Top 10 finalist Louisiana Mark Landreneau Alexandria Maine Gregory Thaler Yarmouth Maryland Zane G. Craig Emmitsburg Top 10 finalist Massachusetts Kevin Dunn Winchester Michigan Tanveer Ali 8th Flint Third Place Missouri Mallika Sarah Thampy Maryland Heights New Hampshire Jesse M. Baver Amherst New Jersey Vikram R. Modi Ridgewood New Mexico Jedediah S. Drolet Albuquerque New York Michael S. Oh 6th Transit Middle School East Amherst North Carolina Edwin C. Smolski Hendersonville North Dakota Patrick Hope Dickinson Ohio Matthew J. Solomon Elida Top 10 finalist Puerto Rico Jason Borschow 8th St. John's School Condado Second Place South Carolina David Beihl 8th Saluda 1999 Champion South Dakota Eric P. Rodawig North Sioux City Tennessee Eric P. Brown 7th McCallie School Chattanooga Texas Daniel J. Watkins North Richland Hills Virginia Timothy Carr Luray Won the Virginia State Bee in 1998 Washington Kyle Q. Haddad-Fonda 6th Shoreline Top 10 finalist West Virginia Daniel P. Harris St. Agnes Middle School Charleston Won the West Virginia State Bee in 1997 References External links National Geographic Bee Official Website Category:National Geographic Bee