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5th National Geographic Bee

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5th National Geographic Bee
DateMay 26, 1993
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerNoel Erinjeri
(14 at time of win)
No. of contestants57

The 5th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 1993, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Noel Erinjeri of Swartz Creek, Michigan, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2][3] The 2nd-place winner, Michael Ring of Milford, Massachusetts, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Jeffrey Hoppes of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, won a $10,000 scholarship.[4]

1993 State Champions

State Winner's Name Grade School City/Town Notes
File:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Will Lyndon
File:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Will Turner
File:Flag of California.svg California Jory Hecht Top 10 finalist
File:Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Brijesh "Brij" Khot
File:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Scott McCord Top 10 finalist (10th place)
File:Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Brendan Melander
File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Jared Mehl Belvidere Junior High School Belvidere
File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Josh Taylor
File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Jeff Raedy 7th Monocacy Middle School Frederick Top 10 finalist
File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Noel Erinjeri 8th Swartz Creek 1993 Champion Won the Michigan State Bee in 1992
File:Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi Bertrand "Bert" Thompson
File:Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Teresa Conan
File:Flag of Montana.svg Montana András "Anders" Knospe 7th Bozeman
New York Michael Lapetina 6th Loudonville School Menands Top 10 finalist
Template:Country data Northern Marianas Marcus Lucier
File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Nathan Ostrander Top 10 finalist
File:Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Andrew McKenzie (Back-to-back State Champion)
File:Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Celeste Miller
File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Jeffrey Hoppes Lancaster Third Place
File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Michael Ring Milford, Massachusetts Second Place
File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Jonathan Windgate
File:Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota Matt Konrad Top 10 finalist
File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Jonathan "Jon" Kinsey
File:Flag of Utah.svg Utah Matthew Newbold Top 10 finalist
File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands A.J. Stallard

References

  1. ↑ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Geographic Bee Champions" (PDF). National Geographic. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Arthur Higbee. "American Topics". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Cassandra Burrell. "Michigan Teen-Ager Wins National Geography Bee with AM-Geography Bee-List". Associated Press.
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