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.
2010 state champions State Winner's Name School City/Town Grade NotesJames NiilerRock Quarry Middle SchoolTuscaloosa6th May 2nd, 2010 Nathan SwanInterior Distance Education of AlaskaAnchorage7thArun YadavGreenbriar Elementary SchoolPhoenix5thGrant BakerAlma Middle SchoolAlma8th Atlantic TerritoriesJorge AsenjoAcademia del Perpetuo SocorroSan Juan, Puerto Rico8thAlek S VenturinoCharlotte Wood Middle SchoolDanville8thIsabella ContoliniRed Rocks Elementary SchoolMorrison6thOnly female 2010 state championDarius MostaghimiWalter C. Polson Middle SchoolMadison8thVarun WadhwaThe Independence SchoolNewark7th Department of DefenseWilliam MillerHeidelberg Middle SchoolHeidelberg, Germany7thMatthew WilsonBlessed Sacrament SchoolWashington, D.C.5thAadith MoorthyPalm Harbor Middle SchoolPalm Harbor8thNational ChampionPranav BhandarkarMalcom Bridge Middle SchoolBogart8thTop ten finalist (6th Place)Alex FagerOur Savior Lutheran SchoolAiea8thKarthik MouliHillside Junior High SchoolBoise6thThird placeAnton KarpovichWalter R. Sundling Junior High SchoolPalatine8thIan MarkhamNativity of Our Savior Catholic SchoolPortage8thJohannes GassmanAmes Homeschool Assistance ProgramAmes7thStefan PetrovicBroken Arrow SchoolLawrence6thTop ten finalist (4th Place)Nolan PhillipsMontessori Middle School of KentuckyLexington8thAnthony StonerChristian Brothers SchoolGretna6thJames Davis IIISabattus Central SchoolSabattus8thThomas NaatzNorwood SchoolBethesda6thAbhinav KuradaAmsa Charter SchoolLittleton6thTop ten finalist (5th Place)Jacob TannerSaline Middle SchoolSaline7thGopi RamanathanSartell Middle SchoolSartell7thMamadou FadigaMargaret Green Junior High SchoolCleveland8thJoshua VogelTrinity Lutheran SchoolCape Girardeau7thErik EllisYellowstone County Home EducatorsHardinZebulon CooperPrague Public SchoolPrague8thAlexander WadeDavidson AcademyReno6thDavid FerreiraAmherst Middle SchoolAmherst8thDavid YinThomas R. Grover Middle SchoolWest Windsor8thJoseph CoulsOur Lady of the Annunciation Catholic SchoolAlbuquerque7thRichard ZhangJericho Middle SchoolJericho8thLogan ShautBlowing Rock Elementary SchoolBlowing Rock8thMicah MabinWachter Middle SchoolBismarck8thEvan NicholsSt. Hilary SchoolFairlawn7thNicholas PaynePioneer Junior High SchoolWaukomis8thSamuel CosteGreater Salem Home EducatorsSalem7th Pacific TerritoriesMatteo TanakBishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic SchoolGuam8thJacob ZimmerJames S. Wilson Middle SchoolErie7thOliver LucierCurtis Corner Middle SchoolWakefield8th2nd PlaceKelvin DavisWilliston-Elko Middle SchoolWilliston7thAlex KimnGeorge S. Mickelson Middle SchoolBrookings7thSimon CrowRobertsville Middle SchoolOak Ridge8thTine ValencicColleyville Middle SchoolColleyville6thAnthony ChengPeruvian Park Elementary SchoolSandy6thTop ten finalist (6th Place)William Hodgson-WalkerCharlotte Central SchoolCharlotte7thJames StiffSt. Mary's Catholic SchoolRichmond8thTop ten finalist (9th Place)Alec SjoholmTerrace Park Elementary SchoolMountlake Terrace6thAndrew BraunHurricane Middle SchoolHurricane8thTop ten finalist (9th Place)Vansh JainMinocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk ElementaryMinocqua6thTop ten finalist (6th Place) Was a finalist in 2009Zachery DubiszStar Valley Middle SchoolAfton8th
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