Susannah Batko-Yovino (born 1979) was a Pennsylvania winner of the National Geography Bee, and the second youngest, and the first of only two female winners. Her winning question in the 1990 bee was "Mount Erebus is a volcano on which continent?". Her correct answer was Antarctica. She helped pass a 1993 bill to increase funding for geography education. She later received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and an M.D. from the University of Maryland. She is currently in training to become a radiation oncologist.
In 1995, Susannah was a finalist in the ' , losing to eventual winner and quarterfinalist Matthew Zielenski.
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