okay welcome to the championship round
of the xxx National Geographic be out of
2.6 million students 50 for the
country’s brightest young geographers
made it here to washington d.c the top
10 earned their place to compete today
and now we’re down to two 13 year-old
vane cut Ranjan from california and 13
year-old anushka buddha coat from new
jersey
congratulations to you both on making it
this far
[Applause]
so vane cut what would it mean to you to
win this thing I mean good good you’ve
sort of underplaying it right now right
maybe I get it okay
Anushka how long have you prepared for
this moment I’ve been in participating
in the National Geographic Bee since I
was in fourth grade since you were
fourth grade about eight nine or ten
years eight or nine years old right you
know well excellent okay well you’ve
come a long way both of you and now it’s
time to get down to business here’s how
it’s going to work you each begin this
final round with a clean slate the
championship round is single elimination
you will both be asked the same question
at the same time the contestant who
correctly answers a question that the
other contestant misses will be named
our national champion so watch closely
because every question could be the
winning question you’re going to need
your stylus for this final round I will
read each question twice so listen
carefully before answering you’ll then
have 12 seconds to write your responses
for the final time students are you
ready they’re ready here is your
question name the small Southeast Asian
country that has a northern coastline on
the wait are and owned by straits
I repeat name the small Southeast Asian
country that has a northern coastline on
then cut what do you have East Timor
padushka Timor Leste the correct answer
is Timor Leste also East Timor so you
are both correct and we like variety
okay on to the next question
Lebanon has a population most similar to
which South American country I repeat
Lebanon has a population most similar to
then cut what do you have Paraguay
anooshka Guyana do you have two
different answers I can tell you now
that one is correct so we’re about to
learn who is the 2018 National
Geographic Bee champion the correct
answer is Paraguay so Bangkok Ranjan is
please people submit
and another round of applause while we
reset for the medal ceremony [Applause]
of the xxx National Geographic be out of
2.6 million students 50 for the
country’s brightest young geographers
made it here to washington d.c the top
10 earned their place to compete today
and now we’re down to two 13 year-old
vane cut Ranjan from california and 13
year-old anushka buddha coat from new
jersey
congratulations to you both on making it
this far
[Applause]
so vane cut what would it mean to you to
win this thing I mean good good you’ve
sort of underplaying it right now right
maybe I get it okay
Anushka how long have you prepared for
this moment I’ve been in participating
in the National Geographic Bee since I
was in fourth grade since you were
fourth grade about eight nine or ten
years eight or nine years old right you
know well excellent okay well you’ve
come a long way both of you and now it’s
time to get down to business here’s how
it’s going to work you each begin this
final round with a clean slate the
championship round is single elimination
you will both be asked the same question
at the same time the contestant who
correctly answers a question that the
other contestant misses will be named
our national champion so watch closely
because every question could be the
winning question you’re going to need
your stylus for this final round I will
read each question twice so listen
carefully before answering you’ll then
have 12 seconds to write your responses
for the final time students are you
ready they’re ready here is your
question name the small Southeast Asian
country that has a northern coastline on
the wait are and owned by straits
I repeat name the small Southeast Asian
country that has a northern coastline on
then cut what do you have East Timor
padushka Timor Leste the correct answer
is Timor Leste also East Timor so you
are both correct and we like variety
okay on to the next question
Lebanon has a population most similar to
which South American country I repeat
Lebanon has a population most similar to
then cut what do you have Paraguay
anooshka Guyana do you have two
different answers I can tell you now
that one is correct so we’re about to
learn who is the 2018 National
Geographic Bee champion the correct
answer is Paraguay so Bangkok Ranjan is
please people submit
and another round of applause while we
reset for the medal ceremony [Applause]
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