19th National Geographic Bee

19th National Geographic Bee
19th National Geographic Bee
Date	May 23, 2007
Location	Washington, D.C.
Winner	Caitlin Snaring
Age	14
Residence	Redmond, Washington
No. of contestants	55
Preceded by	18th National Geographic Bee
Followed by	20th National Geographic Bee

The 19th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2007, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.

State champions

Alabama – Matthew Riggle, 7th Grade, St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Madison
Alaska – Andrew Lee, 8th Grade, Interior Distance Education of Alaska, Anchorage
Arizona – Nathan Tappendorf, 6th Grade, Eastside Explorers Homeschool, Phoenix
Arkansas – Jason Saunders, 8th Grade, Home Educators of Greater Little Rock, Little Rock
California – Mitchell Mankin, 8th Grade, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco
Colorado – José de la Peña, 8th Grade, CHEC, Colorado Springs
Connecticut – Gregory Naigles, 8th Grade, Tolland Middle School, Tolland
Delaware – Daniel Barnes, 8th Grade, Springer Middle School, Wilmington
Department of Defense – Andrew Hartford, 8th Grade, Lakenheath Middle, East Anglia, United Kingdom
District of Columbia – Benjamin Geyer, 7th Grade, British School of Washington
Florida – Michael Aquilia, 8th Grade, Farnell Middle School, Tampa
Georgia – Kaj Hansen, 8th Grade, Carrollton Junior High, Carrollton, Georgia
Hawaii – Isolde Callihan, 8th Grade, Hawaii Island Christian Home Educators, Hilo
Idaho – Brandon Smith, 6th Grade, Ellis Elementary, Chubbuck
Illinois – Zachary Blumenfeld, 8th Grade, Daniel Wright Junior High, Lincolnshire
Indiana – Erik Troske, 7th Grade, Barker Middle, Michigan
Iowa – Derek Hofland, 8th Grade, Sanborn Christian School, Sanborn
Kansas – Suneil Iyer, 7th Grade, Indian Trail Junior High, Olathe
Kentucky – Solomon Mayer, 8th Grade, Sayre School, Lexington
Louisiana – Amal de Alwis, 5th Grade, SLU Laboratory School, Hammond
Maine – John Walsh, 8th Grade, Harrison Middle, Yarmouth
Maryland – Raynell Cooper, 8th Grade, Julius West Middle School, Maryland
Massachusetts – Christopher Hart, 8th Grade, Westfield South Middle, Westfield
Michigan – Daniel Elkus, 8th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Boys Middle, Bloomfield Hills
Minnesota – Andrew Ford, 8th Grade, St. Louis Park Junior High St. Louis Park
Mississippi – Devi Swamy, 8th Grade, Madison Middle, Madison
Missouri – Hannah Goodman, 8th Grade, S.H.A.R.E. Homeschool, St. Louis
Montana – Shawn Belobraidic, 8th Grade, Bonner School, Bonner
Nebraska – Andrew Vinton, 7th Grade, St. Patrick School, North Platte
Nevada – William Niday, 8th Grade, Carson Valley Middle, Gardnerville
New Hampshire – Milan Sandhu, 7th Grade, McKelvie Middle, Bedford
New Jersey – Rachel McEnroe, 8th Grade, Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft
New Mexico – Sam Waitt, 6th Grade, Rio Grande School, Santa Fe
New York – Josh Shih, 8th Grade, C.J. Hooker Middle, Goshen
North Carolina – Tahsin Zaman, 8th Grade, Daniels Middle, Raleigh
North Dakota – James Penrod, 8th Grade, Memorial Middle, Minot
Ohio – Jon Moller, 8th Grade, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati
Oklahoma – Tyler Bowen, 8th Grade, Lakeview Middle, Yukon
Oregon – Michael Ling, 7th Grade, Meadow Park Middle, Beaverton
Pacific Territories – Samuel Wolborsky, 8th Grade, Andersen Middle, Guam
Pennsylvania – Andrew Nadig, 8th Grade, Manheim Township Middle, Lancaster
Puerto Rico – Francisco Vargas, 8th Grade, St. John's School, San Juan
Rhode Island – Samuel Curry, 7th Grade, Broad Rock Middle, Wakefield
South Carolina – Trey Dendrinos, 8th Grade, Forest Acres Christian Educators, West Columbia
South Dakota – Alex Larson, 8th Grade, Vermillion Middle, Vermillion
Tennessee – Mark Arildsen, 7th Grade, University School of Nashville, Nashville
Texas – Jiawei Li, 8th Grade, Beck Junior High, Katy
Utah – Kennen Sparks, 6th Grade, Windridge Elementary, Kaysville
Vermont – Taylor Horn, 8th Grade, Leland and Gray Union Middle School, Townshend
Virginia – Partha Narasimhan, 6th Grade, Mercer Middle, Aldie
Virgin Islands – Muta Abiff, 7th Grade, Addelita Cancryn Junior High, St. Thomas
Washington – Caitlin Snaring, 8th Grade, Family Learning Center, Redmond
West Virginia – Benjamin Taylor, 5th Grade, Monongalia Homeschoolers Association, Morgantown
Wisconsin – Bjorn Ager-Hart, 8th Grade, FISH Home Education Network, Madison
Wyoming – Kirsi Anselmi Stith, 5th Grade, Holy Spirit School, Rock Springs

Overview

The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.^[1] The winner was Caitlin Snaring, a homeschooled student from Redmond, Washington, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Suneil Iyer of Kansas, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Mark Arildsen of Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.^[2]