16th National Geographic Bee

2000 American academic competition 16th National Geographic Bee May 26, 2004 Washington, D.C. Andrew Wojtanik 14 55 15th National Geographic Bee 17th 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.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-national-geography-bee-alex-trebek-2013-jeopardy dead June 17, 2013 Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee Melody Kramer National Geographic 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.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/05/0526_040526_beechamp2004.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040603081044/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/05/0526_040526_beechamp2004.html dead June 3, 2004 Kansas Student Wins 2004 National Geographic Bee Jennifer Vernon National Geographic Newshttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922002.html 2004 Geography Bee infoplease.comhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/5069057/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/-year-old-kansan-wins-geography-bee/#.WKHgRVUrJt8 https://web.archive.org/web/20170214004730/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5069057/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/-year-old-kansan-wins-geography-bee/#.WKHgRVUrJt8 dead February 14, 2017 14-year-old Kansan wins geography bee Aparna H. Kumar NBC News 2004 State Champions StateNameSchoolCity/TownGradePlaceNotes 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 DingCunningham Carrie Parcells seventh-grader places in national contests https://digitize.gp.lib.mi.us/history/newspapers/grossepointenews/year_ranges/2000s/2004/pdf/2004-06-10.pdf 2026-04-10 Gross Pointe News June 10, 2004 18a 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 External links National Geographic Bee Official Website Category:National Geographic Bee