6th National Geographic Bee

6th National Geographic Bee
Date May 25, 1994
Location Washington, D.C.
Winner Anders Knospe
Age 14
Residence Bozeman, Montana
No. of contestants 57
Preceded by 5th National Geographic Bee
Followed by 7th National Geographic Bee

The 6th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 1994, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Anders Knospe of Bozeman, Montana, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2] The 2nd-place winner, Michael Bebow of Metairie, Louisiana, won a $15,000 scholarship.[3] The 3rd-place winner, Jeorse Lund of Henderson, Nevada, won a $10,000 scholarship.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic.
  2. ↑ "National Geographic Bee Champions" (PDF). National Geographic.
  3. ↑ "Mount Airy boy was national geography bee finalist". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. ↑ "Teenage Montana Boy Proves He Knows World". Deseret News.
Preceded by
5th National Geographic Bee		 6th National Geographic Bee
May 25, 1994		 Succeeded by
7th National Geographic Bee
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