Virginia 8th-grader wins National Geographic Bee

By Ben Nuckols

Published May 22, 2014 1:41am ET

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Virginia 8th-grader wins National Geographic Bee — Nick Rommel, 12, of Lexington, Mass., competes in the finals of the National Geographic Bee, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the National Geographic Society in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

WASHINGTON (AP) — An eighth-grader from northern Virginia has outlasted nine other young scholars to win the National Geographic Bee.

Akhil Rekulapelli (ak-HEEL REH-kuhl-uh-PELL-ee), of Sterling, Virginia, finished fourth in last year’s bee. This year, the 13-year-old answered all three questions right in a one-on-one showdown with the youngest of the 10 finalists, 11-year-old Ameya Mujumdar (uh-MAY-uh moo-JOOM-dahr), of Tampa, Florida.

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