| 16th National Geographic Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 26, 2004 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Andrew Wojtanik |
| Age | 14 |
| Residence | Overland Park, Kansas |
| No. of contestants | 55 |
| Preceded by | 15th National Geographic Bee |
| Followed by | 17th National Geographic Bee |
The 16th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2004, sponsored by the National Geographic Society and ING. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. [1] The winner was Andrew Wojtanik of Kansas, who won a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society, and a trip to a Busch Gardens/Sea World Adventure Camp. The 2nd-place winner, Matthew Wells of Montana, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Eric Liaw of Hawaii, won a $10,000 scholarship. [2] [3] [4]
| State | Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | Eric Liaw | Punahou Junior High School | Honolulu | 6th | Third Place | |
| Illinois | Yangbo Du | Dunlap | 8th | Top 10 finalist (4th place) | ||
| Iowa | Mattias Gassman | Ames | 8th | Top 10 finalist (5th place) | ||
| Kansas | Andrew Wojtanik | Lakewood Middle School | Overland Park | 8th | 2004 Champion | |
| Louisiana | Thimal de Alwis | Hammond | Top 10 finalist (6th place) | |||
| Minnesota | Nathan Cornelius | Cottonwood | 6th | |||
| Montana | Matthew Wells | Headwaters Academy | Bozeman | 8th | Second Place | |
| New Hampshire | Matt Savage | Francestown | 6th | |||
| Ohio | Gautham Senthilkumar | Bowling Green | 8th | Top 10 finalist (7th place) | ||
| Oklahoma | Christopher Chesny | Claremore | 8th | Top 10 finalist (8th place) | ||
| Utah | Derek Wells | Pinnacle Canyon Academy | Wellington | 7th | Won the Utah State Bee in 2002 | |
| Virginia | Naren Tallapragada | Nysmith School | Herndon | 7th | ||
| Washington | Cory Sweers | Auburn | Top 10 finalist (9th place) | |||
| Wisconsin | Bo Sun | Ladysmith | 8th | Top 10 finalist (10th place) |