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Andrew Wojanik (1989-) was the winner of the National Geographic Bee in 2004, and the National Geographic World Championship in 2005. To get to the National Geographic Bee finals, he survived two tiebreakers to advance to the final round against 13-year-old Matthew Wells of Montana, beating him to win a $25,000 scolarship. He credits his success to a 377-page long book he compiled, which is now an official study guide for the Bee. Andrew lives in Overland Park, Kansas. Andrew is known to his friends as Wojo. Wojo is a very sensitive and caring individual. He has spent many hours volunteering to educate young and old indivivuals about the importance of geography.

Trivia

Andrew's favorite place he has been is the Grand Canyon.
The book he compiled, entitled Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, cites the Wikipedia as a source.

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Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, by Andrew Wojanik (ISBN 0792279816)
Kansas 8th Grader Wins National Geographic Bee, by Sarah Ives

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-'''Andrew Wojanik''' (1989-) was the winner of the [[National Geographic Bee]] in 2004, and the [[National Geographic World Championship]] in 2005. To get to the National Geographic Bee finals, he survived two tiebreakers to advance to the final round against 13-year-old [[Matthew Wells]] of [[Montana]], beating him to win a [[U.S. dollar|$]]25,000 scolarship. He credits his success to a 377-page long book he compiled, which is now an official study guide for the Bee. Andrew lives in [[Overland Park, Kansas]].  Andrew is known to his friends as Wojo.  Andrew has not only won a geography bee, but has also starred in many of his school's theater productions.  Some of his most recent performances include, ''Bye Bye Birdie'', ''Mary Poppins'', and ''Steel Magnolias''.  Wojo is a very sensitive and caring individual.  He has spent many hours volunteering to educate young and old indivivuals about the importance of geography.
+'''Andrew Wojanik''' (1989-) was the winner of the [[National Geographic Bee]] in 2004, and the [[National Geographic World Championship]] in 2005. To get to the National Geographic Bee finals, he survived two tiebreakers to advance to the final round against 13-year-old [[Matthew Wells]] of [[Montana]], beating him to win a [[U.S. dollar|$]]25,000 scolarship. He credits his success to a 377-page long book he compiled, which is now an official study guide for the Bee. Andrew lives in [[Overland Park, Kansas]]. Andrew is known to his friends as Wojo. Wojo is a very sensitive and caring individual.  He has spent many hours volunteering to educate young and old indivivuals about the importance of geography.
 ==Trivia==
 *Andrew's favorite place he has been is the [[Grand Canyon]].