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'''Andrew Wojtanik''' (nickname "Wojo," 1989) was the winner of the [[National Geographic Bee]] hosted by Alex Trebek 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|$]]25,000 scholarship. He credits his success to a 384-page book he compiled, which is now an official study guide for the Bee, named "Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Country Facts That Helped Me Win the National Geographic Bee." Andrew lived in [[Overland Park, Kansas]] and in 2008 graduated from [[Blue Valley West High School]]. His family has since moved to Florida. |
'''Andrew Wojtanik''' (nickname "Wojo," 1989) was the winner of the [[National Geographic Bee]] hosted by Alex Trebek in 2004, and the [[National Geographic World Championship]] in 2005. To get to the National Geographic Bee finals, he survived two tiebreakers to advance to the final round against 13-year-old Matthew Wells of [[Montana]], beating him to win a [[U.S. dollar|$]]25,000 scholarship. He credits his success to a 384-page book he compiled, which is now an official study guide for the Bee, named "Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Country Facts That Helped Me Win the National Geographic Bee." Andrew lived in [[Overland Park, Kansas]] and in 2008 graduated from [[Blue Valley West High School]]. His family has since moved to Florida. |
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He currently attends [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], majoring in International Politics. There, he |
He currently attends [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], majoring in International Politics. There, he served as events director for the Georgetown [[College Democrats]], though he will take a leave of absence in the Spring of 2011 to prance around the State Deparrtment fetching coffee for more important people. |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Revision as of 05:22, 7 December 2010
Andrew Wojtanik (nickname "Wojo," 1989) was the winner of the National Geographic Bee hosted by Alex Trebek 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 scholarship. He credits his success to a 384-page book he compiled, which is now an official study guide for the Bee, named "Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Country Facts That Helped Me Win the National Geographic Bee." Andrew lived in Overland Park, Kansas and in 2008 graduated from Blue Valley West High School. His family has since moved to Florida.
He currently attends Georgetown, majoring in International Politics. There, he served as events director for the Georgetown College Democrats, though he will take a leave of absence in the Spring of 2011 to prance around the State Deparrtment fetching coffee for more important people.
Publications
- Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, by Andrew Wojtanik (ISBN 0-7922-7981-6)
References
- Kansas 8th Grader Wins National Geographic Bee, by Sarah Ives
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