22nd National Geographic Bee
The 22nd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 2010, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. 13-year-old Aadith Moorthy of the state of Florida was the champion.[1]
2010 state champions
| State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
James Niiler | Rock Quarry Middle School | Tuscaloosa | 6th[2] | |
 Alaska |
Nathan Swan | Interior Distance Education of Alaska | Anchorage | 7th[2] | |
 Arizona |
Arun Yadav | Greenbriar Elementary School | Phoenix | 5th | |
 Arkansas |
Grant Baker | Alma Middle School | Alma | 8th | |
  Atlantic Territories |
Jorge Asenjo | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 8th | |
 California |
Alek S Venturino | Charlotte Wood Middle School | Danville | 8th | |
 Colorado |
Isabella Contolini | Red Rocks Elementary School | Morrison | 6th | Only female 2010 state champion |
 Connecticut |
Darius Mostaghimi | Walter C. Polson Middle School | Madison | 8th | |
 Delaware |
Varun Wadhwa | The Independence School | Newark | 7th | |
 Department of Defense |
William Miller | Heidelberg Middle School | Heidelberg, Germany | 7th | |
 District of Columbia |
Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, D.C. | 5th | |
 Florida |
Aadith Moorthy | Palm Harbor Middle School | Palm Harbor | 8th | National Champion |
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Pranav Bhandarkar | Malcom Bridge Middle School | Bogart | 8th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) |
 Hawaii |
Alex Fager | Our Savior Lutheran School | Aiea | 8th | |
 Idaho |
Karthik Mouli | Hillside Junior High School | Boise | 6th | Third place |
 Illinois |
Anton Karpovich | Walter R. Sundling Junior High School | Palatine | 8th | |
 Indiana |
Ian Markham | Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School | Portage | 8th | |
 Iowa |
Johannes Gassman | Ames Homeschool Assistance Program | Ames | 7th | |
 Kansas |
Stefan Petrovic | Broken Arrow School | Lawrence | 6th | Top ten finalist (4th Place) |
 Kentucky |
Nolan Phillips | Montessori Middle School of Kentucky | Lexington | 8th | |
 Louisiana |
Anthony Stoner | Christian Brothers School | Gretna | 6th | |
 Maine |
James Davis III | Sabattus Central School | Sabattus | 8th | |
 Maryland |
Thomas Naatz | Norwood School | Bethesda | 6th | |
 Massachusetts |
Abhinav Kurada | Amsa Charter School | Littleton | 6th | Top ten finalist (5th Place) |
 Michigan |
Jacob Tanner | Saline Middle School | Saline | 7th | |
 Minnesota |
Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 7th | |
 Mississippi |
Mamadou Fadiga | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th | |
 Missouri |
Joshua Vogel | Trinity Lutheran School | Cape Girardeau | 7th | |
 Montana |
Erik Ellis | Yellowstone County Home Educators | Hardin | ||
 Nebraska |
Zebulon Cooper | Prague Public School | Prague | 8th | |
 Nevada |
Alexander Wade | Davidson Academy | Reno | 6th | |
 New Hampshire |
David Ferreira | Amherst Middle School | Amherst | 8th | |
 New Jersey |
David Yin | Thomas R. Grover Middle School | West Windsor | 8th | |
 New Mexico |
Joseph Couls | Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic School | Albuquerque | 7th | |
 New York |
Richard Zhang | Jericho Middle School | Jericho | 8th | |
 North Carolina |
Logan Shaut | Blowing Rock Elementary School | Blowing Rock | 8th | |
 North Dakota |
Micah Mabin | Wachter Middle School | Bismarck | 8th | |
 Ohio |
Evan Nichols | St. Hilary School | Fairlawn | 7th | |
 Oklahoma |
Nicholas Payne | Pioneer Junior High School | Waukomis | 8th | |
 Oregon |
Samuel Coste | Greater Salem Home Educators | Salem | 7th | |
   Pacific Territories |
Matteo Tanak | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 8th | |
 Pennsylvania |
Jacob Zimmer | James S. Wilson Middle School | Erie | 7th | |
 Rhode Island |
Oliver Lucier | Curtis Corner Middle School | Wakefield | 8th | 2nd Place |
 South Carolina |
Kelvin Davis | Williston-Elko Middle School | Williston | 7th | |
 South Dakota |
Alex Kimn | George S. Mickelson Middle School | Brookings | 7th | |
 Tennessee |
Simon Crow | Robertsville Middle School | Oak Ridge | 8th | |
 Texas |
Tine Valencic | Colleyville Middle School | Colleyville | 6th | |
 Utah |
Anthony Cheng | Peruvian Park Elementary School | Sandy | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) |
 Vermont |
William Hodgson-Walker | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | 7th | |
 Virginia |
James Stiff | St. Mary's Catholic School | Richmond | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) |
 Washington |
Alec Sjoholm | Terrace Park Elementary School | Mountlake Terrace | 6th | |
 West Virginia |
Andrew Braun | Hurricane Middle School | Hurricane | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) |
 Wisconsin |
Vansh Jain | Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary | Minocqua | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place)
Was a finalist in 2009 |
 Wyoming |
Zachery Dubisz | Star Valley Middle School | Afton | 8th |
References
- ↑ "Singing 13-Year-Old Wins National Geographic Bee". news.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- 1 2 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/2010-geobee-winners.html May 2nd, 2010 Archived May 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
| Preceded by 21st National Geographic Bee |
22nd National Geographic Bee May 26, 2010 |
Succeeded by 23rd National Geographic Bee |
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