Venue: National Geographic headquarters – Washington, United States
Edition: 28th Annual National Geographic Bee
About Rishi Nair:
- 12 year old Indian born American student
- Sixth grade student from Florida
Cash Worth and Achievements:
- Nair received a $ 50,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society
- Fifth consecutive year that an Indian American has won the prestigious national tournament
Runner up: Saketh Jonnalagadda, Eighth-grader 14 age student, from Massachusetts
- Awarded cash worth of the $25,000 college scholarship
Third place: Kapil Nathan, a 12 year old Sixth Grader from Alabama
- Awarded cash worth of the $10,000 college scholarship
- The seven other finalists each won $500
The seven Indian American contestants:
- Grace Rembert of Montana
- Rishi Kumar of Maryland
- Pranay Varada of Texas
- Lucas Eggers of Minnesota
- Samanyu Dixit of North Carolina
- Thomas Wright of Wisconsin
- Ashwin Sivakumar of Oregon
Previous year Winner: Karan Menon had won the competition in 2015
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