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22nd National Geographic Bee
DateMay 26, 2010
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerAadith Moorthy
Age13
ResidencePalm Harbor, Florida
No. of contestants54
Preceded by21st National Geographic Bee
Followed by23rd 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
Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands 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 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
American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands 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". news.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. ^ a b http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/2010-geobee-winners.html May 2nd, 2010 Archived May 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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