“Our competition goes from strength to strength, with this year’s easily one of the strongest yet,” Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said in the release.

Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said: 'Our competition goes from strength to strength, with this year’s easily one of the strongest yet.

Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said: “Our competition goes from strength to strength, with this year’s easily one of the strongest yet.

Daniel Witte (back row, right), an 8th grade student at Irving Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Dec. 15 and moved one step closer ...