Vancouver home-schooler wins National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON - The competition went to a second tiebreaker before James Williams, a 14-year-old from Vancouver, Wash., claimed victory Wednesday in the 15th annual National Geographic Bee.
"I wasn't expecting this at all, it's really exciting," the soft-spoken James, oldest of six children, said after besting 55 finalists in two days of competition.
The deciding question: "Goa, a state in southwestern India, was a possession of which country until 1961?"
Portugal was James' correct answer, netting a $25,000 college scholarship, a lifetime subscription to National Geographic magazine and a week at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Adventure Camp.
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