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. The winner was Noel Erinjeri of Swartz Creek, Michigan, who won a $25,000 college scholarship. 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. 1993 State Champions
State Winner's Name Grade School City/Town Notes Will Lyndon Will Turner Jory Hecht Top 10 finalist Brijesh "Brij" Khot Scott McCord Top 10 finalist (10th place) Brendan Melander Jared Mehl Belvidere Junior High School Belvidere Josh Taylor Jeff Raedy 7th Monocacy Middle School Frederick Top 10 finalist Noel Erinjeri 8th Swartz Creek 1993 Champion Won the Michigan State Bee in 1992 Bertrand "Bert" Thompson Teresa Conan András "Anders" Knospe 7th Bozeman New York Michael Lapetina 6th Loudonville School Menands Top 10 finalist Marcus Lucier Nathan Ostrander Top 10 finalist Andrew McKenzie (Back-to-back State Champion) Celeste Miller Jeffrey Hoppes Lancaster Third Place Michael Ring Milford, Massachusetts Second Place Jonathan Windgate Matt Konrad Top 10 finalist Jonathan "Jon" Kinsey Matthew Newbold Top 10 finalist A.J. Stallard
References
External links National Geographic Bee Official Website