10th National Geographic Bee

10th National Geographic Bee
DateMay 20, 1998
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerPetko Peev
Age13
ResidenceGrand Rapids, Michigan
No. of contestants57
Preceded by9th National Geographic Bee
Followed by11th National Geographic Bee

The 10th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 1998, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Petko Peev of Forest Hills Central Middle School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2] The 2nd-place winner, J. B. Kizer of Portsmouth, Ohio, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Evan Sparks of Westminster Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.[3][4]

1998 State Champions

State Winner's Name Grade School City/Town Notes
Alabama David Hill Indian Springs
Arizona Aaron Linderman McKemy Middle School Tempe Won the Arizona State Bee in 1997
California Austin Taylor Redwood Valley
Connecticut Tim Courchaine John F. Kennedy Middle School Enfield Won the Connecticut State Bee in 1997
Delaware John Fry Wilmington
Hawaii Matthew Ishida Honolulu
Indiana Kellie Packwood Martinsville
Louisiana Benjamin Jones Monroe
Michigan Petko Peev 8th Forest Hills Central Middle School Grand Rapids 1998 Champion
Minnesota David Hilde Osakis
Missouri Eapen Thampy Creve Coeur Won the Missouri State Bee in 1997
Montana Peter Yager Joliet
Nebraska Mark Sorensen Omaha
New Hampshire Matthew Lawrence Plaistow
New Jersey David Cohen Cranbury
New Mexico Gulliver Hughes Los Ranchos Won the New Mexico State Bee in 1997
New York Mikhail Tenenbaum Brooklyn
North Carolina Stanton Kidd Cullowhee
North Dakota Patrick Hope Dickinson
Ohio John B. Kizer, Jr. Portsmouth Second Place
Pennsylvania Raji Shankar Havertown
South Carolina David Beihl 7th Saluda
South Dakota James Livingston Watertown
Tennessee Evan Sparks Westminster Academy Memphis Third Place
Texas John Sharpless Dallas
Utah Joshua Treybig Sandy
Virginia Timothy Carr Luray
West Virginia Benjamin Graber Ronceverte
Wisconsin Ryan Masse DeForest
Wyoming Jonathan Abresch Worland

References

  1. ^ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Geographic Bee Champions" (PDF). National Geographic. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Michigan teen is winner of National Geography Bee". Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Geography Wizard Lands National Championship". Orlando Sentinel.
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