24th National Geographic Bee

The 24th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2012, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.

24th National Geographic Bee
DateMay 24, 2012
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerRahul Nagvekar
Age14
ResidenceSugar Land, Texas
No. of contestants54
Preceded by23rd National Geographic Bee
Followed by25th National Geographic Bee

Fourteen-year-old Rahul Nagvekar, from Sugar Land, Texas, won the competition, beating out 52 other competitors representing the 50 U.S. states, Pacific territories, and Department of Defense dependent schools.[1][2][3]

2012 state representatives

State Winner's Name School City/Town Grade Notes
 Alabama Daniel Picard Berry Middle School Hoover 7th
 Alaska Andrew Hull Rogers Park Elementary School Anchorage 6th
 Arizona Raghav Ranga- 4th St. Gregory College Preparatory School Tucson 8th
 Arkansas Christian Boekhout Hot Springs Intermediate School Hot Springs 6th
Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Atlantic Territories Gilberto Marxuach Academia del Perpetuo Socorro San Juan 8th
 California Varun Mahadevan- 3rd Prince of Peace Lutheran School Fremont 7th
 Colorado Pranit Nanda Aurora Quest K-8 Aurora 6th
 Connecticut Michael Borecki Middlesex Middle School Darien 7th
 Delaware Tomasz Moz North Star Elementary School Hockesin 5th
Department of Defense Dominik Muellerleile Wiesbaden Middle School Wiesbaden 8th
 District of Columbia Matthew Wilson Blessed Sacrament School Washington, DC 7th
 Florida Maya Patel Liberty Middle School Tampa 8th
 Georgia Sahr Singh Dodgen Middle School Marietta 7th First Girl to win Georgia State Competition
 Hawaii Mika Ishii John Wilson Elementary School Honolulu 4th
 Idaho Matthew Miller Russell Elementary School Moscow 5th
 Illinois Conrad Oberhaus Daniel Wright Junior High School Lincolnshire 6th
 Indiana Caroline Peterson Homeschooled South Bend 8th First Girl to win Indiana State Competition
 Iowa John Mahoney Stilwell Junior High West Des Moines 7th
 Kansas Ganesh Aruna Overland Trail Middle School Overland Park 8th
 Kentucky Nikhil Krishna Corbin Intermediate School Corbin 6th
 Louisiana James Anthony Stoner Jesuit High School New Orleans 8th
 Maine Benjamin MacLean York Middle School York 8th
 Maryland Adam Rusak Lakelands Park Middle School Gaithersburg 8th
 Massachusetts Karthik Karnik King Philip Regional Middle School Norfolk 8th
 Michigan Philip Huang Wayne County Home Educators Farmington Hills 6th
 Minnesota Gopi Ramanathan Sartell Middle School Sartell 8th
 Mississippi Josh Waldbieser Margaret Green Junior High School Cleveland 8th
 Missouri Jack Langen West Junior High School Columbia 8th
 Montana Rosie McCormack St. Joseph Catholic School Missoula 8th
 Nebraska Jack Nussrallah Mary Our Queen School Omaha 6th
 Nevada Nikolas Papameletiou St. Anne Catholic School Las Vegas 8th
 New Hampshire Neelam Sandhu Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Bedford 7th First New Hampshire Girl State Champion
 New Jersey Siddharth Kurella Crossroads North Middle School Monmouth Junction 8th
 New Mexico Gabriel Cuneo Shepherd Lutheran School Albuquerque 6th
 New York Aparna Nair-Kanneganti Henry H. Wells Middle School Brewster 8th
 North Carolina William (Frank) Kenny Charlotte Latin School Charlotte 8th
 North Dakota Tanner Carlson Horizon Middle School Bismarck 7th
 Ohio Hayden Toftner Olentangy Berkshire Middle School Galena 6th
 Oklahoma Ari Papahronis Sequoyah Middle School Edmond 7th
 Oregon Pragyna Naik Franklin K-8 School of Choice Corvallis 6th
American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Territories Leonard Calvo Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School Guam 7th
 Pennsylvania Arnav Jagasia Radnor Middle School Wayne 8th
 Rhode Island Maxwell Levine Wheeler School Providence 6th
 South Carolina Krish Patel Pinewood Preparatory School Summerville 6th
 South Dakota Adam Wiegert Patrick Henry Middle School Sioux Falls 7th
 Tennessee Alexander Wilaniskis East Ridge Middle School Whitesburg 7th
 Texas Rahul Nagvekar- 1st Quail Valley Middle School Missouri City 8th
 Utah Anthony Cheng Midvale Middle School Midvale 8th First Top 10 Finalist 3-year in a row
 Vermont Christopher Gish Sharon Academy Sharon 8th
 Virginia Kevin Zhan George H. Moody Middle School Richmond 8th
 Washington Nicholas Helmer Discovery Middle School Vancouver 8th
 West Virginia Andrew Christy St. Francis Central Catholic School Morgantown 6th
 Wisconsin Vansh Jain- 2nd MHLT Elementary School Minocqua 8th
 Wyoming August Prevedel Rock Springs Junior High School Rock Springs 8th

References

  1. "National Geographic Bee's New King: Texan Wins on Bavarian Brainteaser". Science. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  2. "Rahul Nagvekar wins 2012 National Geographic Bee". Google Lat Long. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  3. "Texas Teen Wins National Geographic Bee". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-09-18.


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