▁Tre asure ▁Hun ters ▁( Univers al ▁Studios ▁Singapore ), ▁a ▁v int age ▁car ▁att raction ▁ ▁Tre asure ▁Hunter , ▁an ▁Australian ▁radio ▁game ▁show <0x0A> </s> ▁References ▁ ▁NFL ▁on ▁N BC ▁pre game ▁show ▁panel ists ▁P reg ame ▁show ▁panel ists ▁N BC ▁pre game ▁show ▁panel ists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 6 th ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Be e ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Society . ▁ ▁E ighth - gr ader ▁Ak h il ▁Re k ul ap elli , ▁from ▁L oud oun ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁won ▁the ▁competition , ▁be ating ▁out ▁ 5 2 ▁other ▁compet itors ▁representing ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁U . S . ▁states , ▁Pacific ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁dependent ▁schools . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁ 9 ▁perfect ▁scores ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁pre lim inary ▁competition ▁was ▁recorded . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁a ▁sudden - de ath ▁tie bre aker ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 8 ▁state ▁represent atives ▁including ▁contest ants ▁from ▁Alabama , ▁Ut ah , ▁Texas , ▁Maryland , ▁Virginia , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Ak h il ▁Re k ul ap elli , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Be e ▁Champion , ▁received ▁a ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁scholar ship , ▁a ▁lifetime ▁membership