21st National Geographic Bee

The 21st National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2009, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The winner was Eric Yang of Griffin Middle School in The Colony, Texas, who won a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and a trip to the Galápagos Islands with National Geographic Bee moderator and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The 2nd-place winner was Arjun Kandaswamy of Meadow Park Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. The 3rd-place winner was Shantan Krovvidi of Ligon Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]

21st National Geographic Bee
DateMay 20, 2009
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerEric Yang
Age13
ResidenceThe Colony, Texas
No. of contestants54
Preceded by20th National Geographic Bee
Followed by22nd National Geographic Bee

2009 state champions
State Winner's Name School City/Town Grade Notes Place
 Alabama Jonathan Hess Tuscaloosa [2]
 Alaska Bethany Lee Anchorage [3]
 Arizona Nicholas Farnsworth Flagstaff [4] Top 10
 Arkansas Zacharay Safley Beebe [5]
Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Atlantic Territories ?
 California Samuel Bressler Fullerton [6]
 Colorado Alden Savoca Debeque [7]
 Connecticut Robert Chu Woodbridge [8]
 Delaware Varun Wadhwa The Independence School Newark 6th [9]
Department of Defense ?
 District of Columbia Michael Laskowski Washington [10]
 Florida Shiva Kangeyan Miami [11] Top 10
 Georgia Pranav Bhandarkar Malcom Bridge Middle School Bogart 7th [12]
 Hawaii Alex Fager Our Savior Lutheran School Aiea 7th [13]
 Idaho Karthik Mouli Hillside Junior High School Boise 5th [14]
 Illinois Siva Gangavarapu Aurora [15] Top 10
 Indiana Ian Markham Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School Portage 7th [16]
 Iowa Luc Moisan Grinnell [17]
 Kansas Trevor Eggenberger Bel Aire [18]
 Kentucky Michael Kamer Lexington [19]
 Louisiana Amal De Alwis Hammond [20]
 Maine Conor Millard Old Town [21]
 Maryland Michael Laskowski University Park [22]
 Massachusetts Zaroug Jaleel Lexington [23] Top 10
 Michigan Kenji Golimlim Summit Academy Flat Rock 8th [24] Top 10
 Minnesota Cody Baird Jackson Middle School Champlin [25]
 Mississippi William Johnston Diamondhead [26]
 Missouri Eric Matthews El Dorado Springs Middle School El Dorado Springs [27]
 Montana Thomas Culver Helena [28]
 Nebraska Erik Ingram Bellevue [29]
 Nevada Alexander Wade Davidson Academy Reno 5th [30]
 New Hampshire Cooper Lecza Bedford [31]
 New Jersey Roey Hadar Fair Haven [32]
 New Mexico Nicholas Anderson Albuquerque [33]
 New York Aidan Langston Brooklyn [34]
 North Carolina Shantan Krovvidi Ligon Middle School Raleigh [35] 3rd
 North Dakota Casey Murphy Carrington [36]
 Ohio Nick Merchant Dublin [37]
 Oklahoma Nathan Thompson Edmond [38]
 Oregon Arjun Kandaswamy Meadow Park Middle School Beaverton [39] 2nd
American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Territories ?
 Pennsylvania Henry Glitz St. Bernard School Pittsburgh [40]
 Rhode Island Oliver Lucier Curtis Corner Middle School Wakefield 7th [41]
 South Carolina Luke Porter Columbia [42]
 South Dakota Alex Kimn George S. Mickelson Middle School Brookings 6th [43]
 Tennessee Joseph Peterson Memphis [44]
 Texas Eric Yang Griffin Middle School The Colony [45] Champion
 Utah Kennen Sparks Kaysville [46] Top 10
 Vermont Roger Danilek Norwich [47]
 Virginia Sidharth Verma Herndon [48]
 Washington Benjamin Salman Seattle [49]
 West Virginia Jacob Ramthun Athens Elementary Athens [50]
 Wisconsin Vansh Jain Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary Minocqua 5th [51] Top 10
 Wyoming Kirsi Anselmi-Stith Rock Springs [52]

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