24th National Geographic Bee
24th National Geographic Bee | |
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Date | May 24, 2012 |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Winner | Rahul Nagvekar |
Age | 14 |
Residence | Sugar Land, Texas |
No. of contestants | 54 |
Preceded by | 23rd National Geographic Bee |
Followed by | 25th National Geographic Bee |
The 24th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2012, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
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 |
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![]() | Daniel Picard[4] | Berry Middle School | Hoover | 7th | |
![]() | Andrew Hull | Rogers Park Elementary School | Anchorage | 6th | |
![]() | Raghav Ranga- 4th | St. Gregory College Preparatory School | Tucson | 8th | |
![]() | Christian Boekhout | Hot Springs Intermediate School | Hot Springs | 6th | |
![]() ![]() | Gilberto Marxuach | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan | 8th | |
![]() | Varun Mahadevan- 3rd | Prince of Peace Lutheran School | Fremont | 7th | |
![]() | Pranit Nanda | Aurora Quest K-8 | Aurora | 6th | |
![]() | Michael Borecki | Middlesex Middle School | Darien | 7th | |
![]() | Tomasz Moz | North Star Elementary School | Hockesin | 5th | |
![]() | Dominik Muellerleile | Wiesbaden Middle School | Wiesbaden | 8th | |
![]() | Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, DC | 7th | |
![]() | Maya Patel | Liberty Middle School | Tampa | 8th | |
![]() | Sahr Singh | Dodgen Middle School | Marietta | 7th | First Girl to win Georgia State Competition |
![]() | Mika Ishii | John Wilson Elementary School | Honolulu | 4th | |
![]() | Matthew Miller | Russell Elementary School | Moscow | 5th | |
![]() | Conrad Oberhaus | Daniel Wright Junior High School | Lincolnshire | 6th | |
![]() | Caroline Peterson | Homeschooled | South Bend | 8th | First Girl to win Indiana State Competition |
![]() | John Mahoney | Stilwell Junior High | West Des Moines | 7th | |
![]() | Ganesh Aruna | Overland Trail Middle School | Overland Park | 8th | |
![]() | Nikhil Krishna | Corbin Intermediate School | Corbin | 6th | |
![]() | James Anthony Stoner | Jesuit High School | New Orleans | 8th | |
![]() | Benjamin MacLean | York Middle School | York | 8th | |
![]() | Adam Rusak | Lakelands Park Middle School | Gaithersburg | 8th | |
![]() | Karthik Karnik | King Philip Regional Middle School | Norfolk | 8th | |
![]() | Philip Huang | Wayne County Home Educators | Farmington Hills | 6th | |
![]() | Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 8th | |
![]() | Josh Waldbieser | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th | |
![]() | Jack Langen | West Junior High School | Columbia | 8th | |
![]() | Rosie McCormack | St. Joseph Catholic School | Missoula | 8th | |
![]() | Jack Nussrallah | Mary Our Queen School | Omaha | 6th | |
![]() | Nikolas Papameletiou | St. Anne Catholic School | Las Vegas | 8th | |
![]() | Neelam Sandhu | Ross A. Lurgio Middle School | Bedford | 7th | First New Hampshire Girl State Champion |
![]() | Siddharth Kurella | Crossroads North Middle School | Monmouth Junction | 8th | |
![]() | Gabriel Cuneo | Shepherd Lutheran School | Albuquerque | 6th | |
![]() | Aparna Nair-Kanneganti | Henry H. Wells Middle School | Brewster | 8th | |
![]() | William (Frank) Kenny | Charlotte Latin School | Charlotte | 8th | |
![]() | Tanner Carlson | Horizon Middle School | Bismarck | 7th | |
![]() | Hayden Toftner | Olentangy Berkshire Middle School | Galena | 6th | |
![]() | Ari Papahronis | Sequoyah Middle School | Edmond | 7th | |
![]() | Pragyna Naik | Franklin K-8 School of Choice | Corvallis | 6th | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Leonard Calvo | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 7th | |
![]() | Arnav Jagasia | Radnor Middle School | Wayne | 8th | |
![]() | Maxwell Levine | Wheeler School | Providence | 6th | |
![]() | Krish Patel | Pinewood Preparatory School | Summerville | 6th | |
![]() | Adam Wiegert | Patrick Henry Middle School | Sioux Falls | 7th | |
![]() | Alexander Wilaniskis | East Ridge Middle School | Whitesburg | 7th | |
![]() | Rahul Nagvekar- 1st | Quail Valley Middle School | Missouri City | 8th | |
![]() | Anthony Cheng | Midvale Middle School | Midvale | 8th | First Top 10 Finalist 3-year in a row |
![]() | Christopher Gish | Sharon Academy | Sharon | 8th | |
![]() | Kevin Zhan | George H. Moody Middle School | Richmond | 8th | |
![]() | Nicholas Helmer | Discovery Middle School | Vancouver | 8th | |
![]() | Andrew Christy | St. Francis Central Catholic School | Morgantown | 6th | |
![]() | Vansh Jain- 2nd | MHLT Elementary School | Minocqua | 8th | |
![]() | August Prevedel | Rock Springs Junior High School | Rock Springs | 8th |
References
- ^ "National Geographic Bee's New King: Texan Wins on Bavarian Brainteaser". Science. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Rahul Nagvekar wins 2012 National Geographic Bee". Google Lat Long. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Texas Teen Wins National Geographic Bee". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Berry Middle School student wins Alabama's State Geographic Bee". www.al.com. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-10.