15th National Geographic Bee

2003 American academic competition 15th National Geographic Bee May 21, 2003 Washington, D.C. James Williams 14 55 14th National Geographic Bee 16th National Geographic Bee The 15th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2003, 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 James Williams, a homeschooled student from Vancouver, Washington, 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, Dallas Simons of Martin Luther King Magnet School in Nashville, Tennessee, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Sean Rao of St. Gabriel School in Hubertus, Wisconsin, won a $10,000 scholarship.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0520_030521_geobee2003.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030628034047/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0520_030521_geobee2003.html dead June 28, 2003 Washington State Eighth Grader Wins National Geographic Bee Jennifer Vernon National Geographic News 2003 State Champions State Winner's Name Grade School City/Town Notes Arkansas Jacob Felts 8th Hardy Top 10 finalist Colorado Kathryn Prose Denver Top 10 finalist District of Columbia Thomas Meyerson 7th Top 10 finalist Florida David Goldman 8th Fort Lauderdale Top 10 finalist Hawaii Eric Liaw 5th Punahou Junior High School Honolulu Kansas Andrew Wojtanik 7th Overland Park Michigan Jamie Ding 6th East Middle School Canton Minnesota Nathan Cornelius 5th Cottonwood Ohio Christopher Butler Shaker Heights Top 10 finalist Oklahoma Christopher Chesny 7th Claremore Oregon Samuel Brandt 6th Roosevelt Middle School Eugene Top 10 finalist Rhode Island Karan Takhar 6th Gordon School East Providence Top 10 finalist Tennessee Dallas Simons Martin Luther King Magnet School Nashville Second Place Texas Sameer Ahmed 7th Rice Middle School Plano Utah Kevin Chen Ni 8th Churchill Junior High School Millcreek Washington James Williams 8th Vancouver 2003 Champion Wisconsin Sean Rao 8th St. Gabriel School Hubertus Third Place References External links National Geographic Bee official website Category:National Geographic Bee