Home state: Connecticut

Felix Peng, 13, of Guilford, Connecticut, is this year's National Geographic Bee champion. Second place went to 12-year-old George Thampy, of St. Louis, Missouri, and in third place was Jonathan Janus, of Ravenel, South Carolina.

Felix is in the 8th grade at Elisabeth Adams Middle School in Guilford. This was his second trip to the National Geographic Bee finals as he was also the Connecticut state champion in 1999. His interest in geography began when his parents showed him their birthplace, Taiwan, on a globe. He plays the cello and is a member of the Junior National Honor Society.

Winning question: Name two of the three largest sections of Denmark, which include its mainland peninsula and two largest islands

Answer: Jutland, Sjaelland and Fyn

2000 State and Territory Champions

Alabama
Phillip Golladay
Spanish Fort

Alaska
Berney Richert
Anchorage

Arizona
Bradley Simon
Mesa

Arkansas
Jonathan D. VerHoeven
Springdale

California
Brian A. Dumbacher
Temple City

Colorado
Aleksandr Andreev
Littleton

Connecticut
Felix H. Peng
Guilford

Delaware
Ramsey C. Furse
Lewes

Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Daniel Rudy
Germany

District of Columbia
David Mathias
Washington, D.C.

Florida
Thomas Liguori
Cooper City

Georgia
Robert J. Schleifer
Gillsville

Hawaii
Glenn Shigetomi
Honolulu

Idaho
Steven Atkinson
St. Anthony

Illinois
Louis Young
Rock Island

Indiana
Jeffrey Modrowski
Crown Point

Iowa
Conor Bresnan
Indianola

Kansas
Will Brubaker
Lawrence

Kentucky
Frank Guan
Louisville

Louisiana
Joe Henry Legan
Bossier City

Maine
Nick Krakoff
Hope

Maryland
Michael Dudkin
Silver Spring

Massachusetts
Matthew Moran
North Quincy

Michigan
Peter Holland
Pontiac

Minnesota
Aaron Stanley
Fergus Falls

Mississippi
Richard Leavelle
Clinton

Missouri
George Abraham Thampy
Maryland Heights

Montana
Ross Pedi
Lola

Nebraska
Alexander Grill
Omaha

Nevada
Alex Harris
Las Vegas

New Hampshire
Niall Prendergast
Hanover

New Jersey
Thomas Perkowski
Spring Lake

New Mexico
Peter Indall
Santa Fe

New York
Nathaniel Mattison
Armonk

North Carolina
Anthony Curnes
Greensboro

North Dakota
John Rice
Maddock

Ohio
Brian Asquith
Cincinnati

Oklahoma
Michael Howard
Tulsa

Oregon
Alexander John King
Eugene

Pacific Territories
Derek Sablan
Guam

Pennsylvania
Matthew Russell
Bradford

Puerto Rico
Hila Levy
Santurce

Rhode Island
Lukasz Bechta
Woonsocket

South Carolina
Jonathan Janus
Ravenel

South Dakota
Christopher Meyer
Sturgis

Tennessee
Eric P. Brown
Chattanooga

Texas
Jason Ferguson
Dallas

Utah
Daniel B. Blatter
Salt Lake City

Vermont
Jessie Friend
Barton

Virgin Islands
Urdley Smith
St. Thomas

Virginia
Steven Young
Reston

Washington
Kyle Q. Haddad-Fonda
Shoreline

West Virginia
Benjamin Bateson
Wheeling

Wisconsin
Nick Simmons
Madison

Wyoming
Adam Towler
Laramie