Correction: New Jersey NOT Represented at National Geography Bee

Joe — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:59:19 +0000

As our commenter, Lyndi, pointed out – Nikhil Desai is actually a resident of Fremont, California, not New Jersey! He attends Challenger School in Newark, California – not Newark, New Jersey. This information was confirmed by the public relations company that sent me the information. The public relations company sent me: “Sincere apologies that was an oversight on my part. Nikhil Desai is from California and not New Jersey (he goes to school in Newark and that threw me off).”

Hey, that’s understandable – no worries! They also sent along the following information.

But just as an FYI – First place went to Akshay Rajagopal, an 11-year-old 6th grader from Lincoln, Nebraska. He won a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society. The runners up included:

* 2nd place, Heather Bledsoe, age 13, Trussville, Alabama, winner of a $15,000 college scholarship
* 3rd place, William Lee, age 13, Woburn, Massachusetts, winner of a $10,000 college scholarship

Additionally, you may watch the final questions of the National Geography Bee by clicking here. Enjoy!

New Jersey Represented in the National Geography Bee

Joe — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:36:56 +0000

The following came in from mPRm Public Relations:

I thought you might be interested to know that 13 year old Nikhil Desai from Fremont, New Jersey was part of the 10 finalists chosen for National Geographic children’s National Geographic Bee. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the contest focuses on important knowledge concerning world geography. The complete finalists are:

* Heather Bledsoe, age 13, Trussville, Alabama
* Nikhil Desai, age 13, Fremont, New Jersey
* Benjamin Geyer, age 14, District of Columbia
* Erik Troske, age 14, Michigan City, Indiana
* William Lee, age 13, Woburn, Massachusetts
* Isaac Pasley, age 14, Columbia, Missouri
* Joseph Perea, age 13, Eureka, Montana
* Akshay Rajagopal, age 11, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Milan Sandhu, age 13, Bedford, New Hampshire
* Taylor Morris, age 13, Swannanoa, North Carolina

Hosted by Alex Trebek, the finalists are competing for a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society. Think you are as smart as these kids? Take our National Geographic Bee quiz at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/today.html

For more information about the National Geography Bee, please visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/

The team here at JerseySmarts.com offers our best wishes to Nikhil Desai in winning that scholarship. Good luck!