17th National Geographic Bee

2005 American academic competition 17th National Geographic Bee May 25, 2005 Washington, D.C. Nathan Cornelius 13 55 16th National Geographic Bee 18th National Geographic Bee The 17th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 25, 2005, 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-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 Nathan Cornelius, a homeschooled student from Cottonwood, Minnesota, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Karan Takhar of the Gordon School in East Providence, Rhode Island, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Samuel Brandt of Roosevelt Middle School in Eugene, Oregon, won a $10,000 scholarship.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0525_050525_beechamp.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050527001549/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0525_050525_beechamp.html dead May 27, 2005 Minnesota Boy Wins 2005 National Geographic Bee David Braun National Geographic News 2005 State Champions State Winner's Name Grade School City/Town Notes Florida Jesse Weinberg 8th Coral Gables Top 10 finalist Illinois Bonny Jain 7th Woodrow Wilson Middle School Moline Top 10 finalist (4th place) Kansas Benjamin S. Detrixhe 8th Concordia Middle School Concordia Top 10 finalist (7th place) Won the Kansas State Bee in 2001 and 2002 Massachusetts Krishnan Chandra 7th Won the Massachusetts State Bee in 2004 Michigan Jamie Ding 8th Parcells Middle School Grosse Pointe Woods Top 10 finalist Won the Michigan State Bee in 2003 Minnesota Nathan Cornelius 7th Cottonwood 2005 Champion Missouri Matthew Thampy St. Peters Top 10 finalist New Jersey Tejas Raje 8th Princeton Top 10 finalist Oregon Samuel Brandt 8th Roosevelt Middle School Eugene Third Place Rhode Island Karan Takhar 8th Gordon school East Providence Second Place Washington Max Sugarman 7th Pine Lake Middle School Issaquah Top 10 finalist References External links National Geographic Bee Official Website Category:National Geographic Bee