11th National Geographic Bee

11th National Geographic Bee
Date	May 26, 1999
Location	Washington, D.C.
Winner	David Beihl
Age	13
Residence	Saluda, South Carolina
No. of contestants	55
Preceded by	10th National Geographic Bee
Followed by	12th National Geographic Bee

The 11th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 1999, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. ^[1] The winner was David Beihl, a homeschooled student from Saluda, South Carolina, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and an all-expense-paid trip to Australia. ^{[2] [3]} The 2nd-place winner, Jason Borschow of St. John's School in Condado, Puerto Rico, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Tanveer Ali of Flint, Michigan, won a $10,000 scholarship. ^{[4] [5]}

1999 State Champions

State	Winner's Name	Grade	School	City/Town	Notes
Arizona	Michael J. Fitzsimmons	Tucson
California	Brian A. Dumbacher	Temple City
Colorado	Jeffrey J. Marlow	Denver
Connecticut	Felix H. Peng	7th	Elisabeth Adams Middle School	Guilford
Michigan	Tanveer Ali	Flint	Third Place
North Carolina	Edwin C. Smolski	Hendersonville
Ohio	Matthew J. Solomon	Elida
Puerto Rico	Jason Borschow	St. John's School	Condado	Second Place
South Carolina	David Beihl	8th	Saluda	1999 Champion
Texas	Daniel J. Watkins	North Richland Hills
Washington	Kyle Q. Haddad-Fonda	6th	Shoreline

References

1. Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
2. Linda Dobson. "Homeschooler David Beihl, National Geography Bee Winner". parentatthehelm.com.
3. "Home schooler is the 1999 National Geography Bee Champion". HSLDA. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
4. "Knowing 'La Nina' Is Cool Way to Win Geography Bee". Los Angeles Times.
5. Anjetta McQueen. "Homeschooled Boy Wins Spelling Bee". Associated Press.

External links

• National Geographic Bee Official Website