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- ↑ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Scott Norris. "Girl Wins Geographic Bee -- First in 17 Years". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007.