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Aviral Misra (left) holds up the winning answer on the final question of 2013 Missouri Geographic Bee, the

Bay of Bengal, last Friday afternoon (April 5), as runner-up Shimon Likhtman (right) looks on.

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The Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers form a delta as they flow into what large arm of the

Indian Ocean?

Know the answer? If so, you had a shot in this year's Missouri Geographic Bee, held at Moberly

Area Community College on Friday (April 5).

Aviral Misra, the son of Anil and Niru Misra, of Leawood, Kan., and an fifth grader at AcademyMontessori Internationale, in Kansas City, Mo., knew that said aquatic arm was the "Bay of

Bengal," and secured himself $100, a gold medal, a copy of "The Complete National Geographic" on

DVD, and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C., to compete for the National Geographic

Bee's 25th title, in a competition held between May 20 and 22 of this year.

"My background is from India," Misra told the MMI, immediately following his win over runner-up

Shimon Likhtman (Parkway Central Middle School, Chesterfield, Mo.), in a sudden-death final round

Friday afternoon. "Everyone in my family always talks about the Ganges."

The top 10 national finalists in 2013, along with last year's top 10, will also be eligible for selection

to the three-person team that will represent the United States of America in the National

Geographic World Championship, held in July, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Misra and his family have been to the nation's capital two times before this, he said. When asked

what he was most looking forward to this time around, he said: "Everything."

The welcome and overview for the event was held in the MACC auditorium, and presented by

Missouri Geographic Bee Coordinator Tim Hill. Dr. Evelyn E. Jorgenson, MACC President, and Jack

Langen, 2012 Missouri Geographic Bee champion, were special guests at the event, and provided

greetings to the crowd following Hill.

Preliminary competitions took place in MACC's Blue Room and Student Commons (both in the Main

Building), in C14 Career Center, at H10 Komar Hall, and at H36 Komar Hall.

Refreshments were provided just prior to tiebreaker rounds in the student commons.

The gathered crowd and 10 finalists met back in the auditorium for final and championship rounds,

moderated by Wally Pfeffer.

Finalists this year were (in order of placing): Faaris Khan, Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School,

Columbia, Mo.; Carson Schutter, Lakeview Middle School, Kansas City, Mo.; Josh Zahner,

Pattonville Heights Middle School, Maryland Heights, Mo.; Matthew Bolander, St. Joseph Christian

School, St. Joseph, Mo.; Trevor Lewis, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Wildwood, Mo.; William

Johnson, Forsyth School, St. Louis, Mo.; Chase Ancell, Christ, Prince of Peace Catholic School,

Manchester, Mo.; Owen Pasley, West Junior High School, Columbia, Mo.; Shimon Likhtman,

Parkway Central Middle School, Chesterfield, Mo.; and Aviral Misra, Academy MontessoriInternationale, Kansas City, Mo.

Each finalist received a National Geographic Bee t-shirt and a certificate.

Pasley won third place in a four-way runoff tiebreaker prior to the championship rounds. He

received $50, "The Complete National Geographic" on DVD, and a bronze medal.

Likhtman received $75, "The Complete National Geographic on DVD, and a silver medal.

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Misra and Likhtman both answered their first two questions correctly in the final round, then both

incorrectly answered a question pertaining to Asian coal importer Japan, leading to the

aforementioned single-question, sudden-death round.

Moderators and judges this year included: Larry Brown, Professor of Geography, University of

Missouri-Columbia; Elizabeth Cook, GIS Specialist, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service;

Mark Coppersmith, Cartographic Analyst, Department of Defense; Sarah Coppersmith, EducationInstructor, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Matt Gerike, GIS Manager, City of Columbia, Mo.;

Patricia Gore, Past Coordinator, Missouri Geograpic Bee; Tim Haithcoat, Director, Geo Resources

Center, MO Spatial Data Info Service; Wally Pfeffer, Past Coordinator, Missouri Geographic Bee;

Cathy Pfeffer, Past Coordinator, Missouri Geographic Bee; Kit Salter, Professor Emeritus of

Geography, University of Missouri-Columbia; Judy Ware, Member, Missouri Geographic Alliance;

and Shannon White, Coordinator, Missouri Geographic Alliance.

Volunteers this year included: Krista Baker, Kayla Flamm, Katie Moritz, Connie Nail, George

Rosenbaum, Shane C. Ryan, Kristin Scott, Haley Siebert, and Shelby Young.

Acknowledged from MACC were: Eric Ross, Amanda Moore, and the Plant Operations staff.

Auditorium provided by Greg Pauley, MACC.

Cherry mashes provided by Chase Candy Company, St. Joseph, Mo.

Bags provided by Missouri Welcome Center, Eagleville, Mo.

Additional assistance was provided by the Missouri Geographic Alliance and the University of

Missouri-Columbia Department of Geography.

Google Earth and Plum Creek are National Geographic Bee sponsors.

Misra has the opportunity to win a $25,000 college scholarship, an all-expenses-paid trip to theGalapagos Islands, and a lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society; a $15,000

scholarship; or a $10,000 scholarship.

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will moderate the championship round of the National Geographic Bee

on Wednesday, May 22, at the National Theater, Washington D.C. For the first and only time,

tickets for the national finals are on sale to the public at http://nglive.org/geobee. It will air on

National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD at 7 p.m., on Thursday, May 23, and on public

television station at a later date and time.

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