# 22nd National Geographic Bee

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The **22nd [National Geographic Bee](/source/National_Geographic_Bee)** was held in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.) on May 26, 2010, sponsored by the [National Geographic Society](/source/National_Geographic_Society). 13-year-old Aadith Moorthy of the state of [Florida](/source/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 Georgia (U.S. state) 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

1. ["Singing 13-Year-Old Wins National Geographic Bee"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100529154853/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100526-nation-national-geographic-bee-winners-geography-google). news.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from [the original](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100526-nation-national-geographic-bee-winners-geography-google/) on May 29, 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-29.

1. [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100520033622/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/2010-geobee-winners.html) May 2nd, 2010

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