10th National Geographic Bee
1998 American academic competition
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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]
| 10th National Geographic Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 20, 1998 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Petko Peev |
| Age | 13 |
| Residence | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| No. of contestants | 57 |
| Preceded by | 9th National Geographic Bee |
| Followed by | 11th National Geographic Bee |
1998 State Champions
| State | Winner's Name | Grade | School | City/Town | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | David Hill | Indian Springs | ||||
 Alaska | Michael Hart | Soldotna | ||||
 American Samoa | Faâatiga Taâafua | Nua, Pago Pago | ||||
 Arizona | Aaron Linderman | McKemy Middle School | Tempe | Won the Arizona State Bee in 1997 | ||
 Arkansas | Benjamin Hardy | Ozark | ||||
 California | Austin Taylor | 8th | Redwood Valley | Top 10 finalist | ||
| Connecticut | Tim Courchaine | 8th | John F. Kennedy Middle School | Enfield | Top 10 finalist | Won the Connecticut State Bee in 1997 |
| Delaware | John Fry | Wilmington | ||||
 Florida | Candace Biggs | Lauderdale Lakes | ||||
| Georgia | Amy Collette | Commerce | ||||
 Guam | Jason Espiritu | Tamuning | ||||
| Hawaii | Matthew Ishida | 7th | Honolulu | Top 10 finalist | ||
 Idaho | Victor McFarland | Coeur dâAlene | ||||
 Illinois | Adam Janzen | Glasford | ||||
 Indiana | Kellie Packwood | Martinsville | ||||
| Louisiana | Benjamin Jones | 8th | Monroe | Top 10 finalist | ||
 Michigan | Petko Peev | 8th | Forest Hills Central Middle School | Grand Rapids | 1998 Champion | |
| Minnesota | David Hilde | Osakis | ||||
| Missouri | Eapen Thampy | 8th | Creve Coeur | Top 10 finalist | Won the Missouri State Bee in 1997 | |
| Montana | Peter Yager | Joliet | ||||
| Nebraska | Mark Sorensen | 7th | Omaha | Top 10 finalist | ||
| New Hampshire | Matthew Lawrence | Plaistow | ||||
 New Jersey | David Cohen | 8th | Cranbury | Top 10 finalist | ||
| 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. | 8th | Portsmouth | Second Place | ||
| Pennsylvania | Raji Shankar | Havertown | ||||
| South Carolina | David Beihl | 7th | Saluda | |||
| South Dakota | James Livingston | Watertown | ||||
| Tennessee | Evan Sparks | 8th | 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 |