The Winners
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Finalists
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Winners
How Do You Win the National
Bible Bee Competition?
The winners of the National Bible Bee Competition memorize between 500 and 1,000 Bible verses depending upon the age division. Explore the winners from each year of the competition below and see what it takes to reach the top spot.
2023
- Theme: Believe
- Location: Black Mountain, NC
- Winners:
Alistair Lake
Primary Division
“It will help you in life and meditate in God’s word”
Viaan Oggi
Junior Division
“It’s a very good experience”
Caleb Urdaneta
Senior Division
“I’m just so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to be part of this”
2022
- Theme: Redeemed
- Location: Lexington, KY
- Winners:
Josephine Lee
Primary Division
“There are times when I don’t want to study”
Lauren Martin
Junior Division
“It’s very fun seeing people over and over again.”
Abigail Rice
Senior Division
“I always felt like the Lord strengthened me.”
2021
- Theme: Witness
- Location: Covington, KY
- Winners:
Viaan Oggi
Primary Division
“My mom said, ‘Do you want to sign up for this National Bible Bee?’”
Jedidiah Persall
Junior Division
“The Holiness of God is not something that we can comprehend.”
Elizabeth Chen
Senior Division
“I really didn’t expect to be in the finals”
2020
- Theme: Trust
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Winners:
Mia Fuller
Primary Division
“Is it true that your mom wrote a song for every passage that you memorized?”
Anastasia Irene Brown
Junior Division
“Now Esther spoke again…”
Joyce Lu
Senior Division
“I got to see how Christ suffered for us”
2019
- Theme: Worship
- Location: Covington, KY
- Winners:
Elliott Awomoyi
Primary Division
“I use tennis as my mission field”
Hudson Bontrager
Junior Division
“It’s an investment in eternity”
Josephine Haab
Senior Division
“I really didn’t want to start Bible Bee”
2018
- Theme: Thrive
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Winners:
Jedidiah Persall
Primary Division
“Every word of God proves true…”
Grace Chen
Junior Division
“I started Bible Bee when I was 9 years old”
Grace Wanliss
Senior Division
“I will bless the Lord at all times…”
2017
- Theme: Created
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Winners:
Emily Fry
Primary Division
Elizabeth Chen
Junior Division
Everett Chew
Senior Division
2016
- Theme: Abide
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Winners:
Corbin Otts
Primary Division
Olivia Davis
Junior Division
Taylor Bontrager
Senior Division
2015
- Theme: Believe
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Winners:
Jediael Chintha
Primary Division
Taylor Bontrager
Junior Division
Delie Moss
Senior Division
