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TEN FINALISTS QUALIFY FOR 2008 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE TITLE
WHO/WHAT:The preliminary round of the 20th annual National Geographic Bee was held today, Tuesday, May 20. Ten finalists, from a field of 55 state-level winners, will compete in the May 21 final round to be held at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.
The 10 finalists are:
-Names and state in alphabetical state order
- Hunter Bledsoe, Alabama
- Nikhil Desai, California
- Benjamin Geyer, District of Columbia
- Erik Troske, Indiana
- William Lee, Massachusetts
- Isaac Pasley, Missouri
- Joseph Perea, Montana
- Akshay Rajagopal, Nebraska
- Milan Sandhu, New Hampshire
- Taylor Morris, North Carolina
WHEN/WHERE:Wednesday, May 21
Doors open to the media 8:15 a.m. ET
Doors close 9:30 a.m. ET
Competition 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET
National Geographic Society
Grosvenor Auditorium
1600 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
CONTACT:Ann Barrett
(202) 857-7662; abarrett@ngs.org
Liz Nickless
(202) 775-6163; enickles@ngs.org
Note to media:For photographs of the 10 finalists and the first-, second- and third-place winners, please contact Adrian Coakley at (202) 857-7760 or acoakley@ngs.org.
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Contacts:
Ann Barrett
National Geographic Society
202-857-7662
abarrett@ngs.org
Liz Nickless
National Geographic Society
202-775-6163
enickles@ngs.org
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