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2002 Winner: Calvin McCarterHome state: Michigan Calvin McCarter, 10, of Jenison, Michigan, is the 2002 National Geographic Bee champion. Second place went to 14-year-old Matthew Russell of Bradford, Pennsylvania, and third place was 14-year-old Erik Miller from Kent, Washington. Calvin is in the 5th grade and is homeschooled. He plays the piano, loves playing soccer and enjoys baseball. He also collects stamps. Winning question: Lop Nur, a marshy depression at the east end of the Tarim Basin, is a nuclear test site for which country?
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