Washington: Rishi Nair, a 12-year-old sixth-grader from Florida, has won the USD 50,000 National Geographic Bee competition in which Indian-origin contestants maintained their dominance. This is the fifth consecutive year that an Indian-American has won the contest. Eighth-grader Saketh Jonnalagadda, 14, from Massachusetts was the runner-up and the third place was grabbed by Kapil Nathan, a 12-year-old sixth-grader from Alabama. The winning question: “A new marine sanctuary will protect sharks and other wildlife around Isla Wolf in which archipelago in the Pacific Ocean?” The answer: “Galapagos Islands”. PTI
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