# 22nd National Geographic Bee

The 22nd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 2010, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. 13-year-old Aadith Moorthy of the state of Florida was the champion.

## 2010 state champions

| State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
| Alabama | James Niiler | Rock Quarry Middle School | Tuscaloosa | 6th |
| Alaska | Nathan Swan | Interior Distance Education of Alaska | Anchorage | 7th |
| Arizona | Arun Yadav | Greenbriar Elementary School | Phoenix | 5th |
| Arkansas | Grant Baker | Alma Middle School | Alma | 8th |
| Atlantic Territories | Jorge Asenjo | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 8th |
| California | Alek S Venturino | Charlotte Wood Middle School | Danville | 8th |
| Colorado | Isabella Contolini | Red Rocks Elementary School | Morrison | 6th | Only female 2010 state champion |
| Connecticut | Darius Mostaghimi | Walter C. Polson Middle School | Madison | 8th |
| Delaware | Varun Wadhwa | The Independence School | Newark | 7th |
| Department of Defense | William Miller | Heidelberg Middle School | Heidelberg, Germany | 7th |
| District of Columbia | Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, D.C. | 5th |
| Florida | Aadith Moorthy | Palm Harbor Middle School | Palm Harbor | 8th | National Champion |
| Georgia | Pranav Bhandarkar | Malcom Bridge Middle School | Bogart | 8th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) |
| Hawaii | Alex Fager | Our Savior Lutheran School | Aiea | 8th |
| Idaho | Karthik Mouli | Hillside Junior High School | Boise | 6th | Third place |
| Illinois | Anton Karpovich | Walter R. Sundling Junior High School | Palatine | 8th |
| Indiana | Ian Markham | Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School | Portage | 8th |
| Iowa | Johannes Gassman | Ames Homeschool Assistance Program | Ames | 7th |
| Kansas | Stefan Petrovic | Broken Arrow School | Lawrence | 6th | Top ten finalist (4th Place) |
| Kentucky | Nolan Phillips | Montessori Middle School of Kentucky | Lexington | 8th |
| Louisiana | Anthony Stoner | Christian Brothers School | Gretna | 6th |
| Maine | James Davis III | Sabattus Central School | Sabattus | 8th |
| Maryland | Thomas Naatz | Norwood School | Bethesda | 6th |
| Massachusetts | Abhinav Kurada | Amsa Charter School | Littleton | 6th | Top ten finalist (5th Place) |
| Michigan | Jacob Tanner | Saline Middle School | Saline | 7th |
| Minnesota | Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 7th |
| Mississippi | Mamadou Fadiga | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th |
| Missouri | Joshua Vogel | Trinity Lutheran School | Cape Girardeau | 7th |
| Montana | Erik Ellis | Yellowstone County Home Educators | Hardin | |
| Nebraska | Zebulon Cooper | Prague Public School | Prague | 8th |
| Nevada | Alexander Wade | Davidson Academy | Reno | 6th |
| New Hampshire | David Ferreira | Amherst Middle School | Amherst | 8th |
| New Jersey | David Yin | Thomas R. Grover Middle School | West Windsor | 8th |
| New Mexico | Joseph Couls | Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic School | Albuquerque | 7th |
| New York | Richard Zhang | Jericho Middle School | Jericho | 8th |
| North Carolina | Logan Shaut | Blowing Rock Elementary School | Blowing Rock | 8th |
| North Dakota | Micah Mabin | Wachter Middle School | Bismarck | 8th |
| Ohio | Evan Nichols | St. Hilary School | Fairlawn | 7th |
| Oklahoma | Nicholas Payne | Pioneer Junior High School | Waukomis | 8th |
| Oregon | Samuel Coste | Greater Salem Home Educators | Salem | 7th |
| Pacific Territories | Matteo Tanak | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 8th |
| Pennsylvania | Jacob Zimmer | James S. Wilson Middle School | Erie | 7th |
| Rhode Island | Oliver Lucier | Curtis Corner Middle School | Wakefield | 8th | 2nd Place |
| South Carolina | Kelvin Davis | Williston-Elko Middle School | Williston | 7th |
| South Dakota | Alex Kimn | George S. Mickelson Middle School | Brookings | 7th |
| Tennessee | Simon Crow | Robertsville Middle School | Oak Ridge | 8th |
| Texas | Tine Valencic | Colleyville Middle School | Colleyville | 6th |
| Utah | Anthony Cheng | Peruvian Park Elementary School | Sandy | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) |
| Vermont | William Hodgson-Walker | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | 7th |
| Virginia | James Stiff | St. Mary's Catholic School | Richmond | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) |
| Washington | Alec Sjoholm | Terrace Park Elementary School | Mountlake Terrace | 6th |
| West Virginia | Andrew Braun | Hurricane Middle School | Hurricane | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) |
| Wisconsin | Vansh Jain | Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary | Minocqua | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) Was a finalist in 2009 |
| Wyoming | Zachery Dubisz | Star Valley Middle School | Afton | 8th |