2012 State Champions
| State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Daniel Picard | Berry Middle School | Hoover | 7th | |
| Alaska | Andrew Hull | Rogers Park Elementary School | Anchorage | 6th | |
| Arizona | Raghav Ranga (Current Fourth Place Winner as of May 24, 2012) | St. Gregory College Preparatory School | Tucson | 8th | |
| Arkansas | Christian Boekhout | Hot Springs Intermediate School | Hot Springs | 6th | |
| Atlantic Territories | Gilberto Marxuach | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan | 8th | |
| California | Varun Mahadevan (current Third Place Winner as of May 24, 2012) | Prince of Peace Lutheran School | Fremont | 7th | |
| Colorado | Pranit Nanda | Aurora Quest K-8 | Aurora | 6th | |
| Connecticut | Michael Borecki | Middlesex Middle School | Darien | 7th | |
| Delaware | Tomasz Moz | North Star Elementary School | Hockesin | 5th | |
| Department of Defense | Dominik Muellerleile | Wiesbaden Middle School | Wiesbaden | 8th | |
| District of Columbia | Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, DC | 7th | |
| Florida | Maya Patel | Liberty Middle School | Tampa | 8th | |
| Georgia | Sahr Singh | Dodgen Middle School | Marietta | 7th | First Girl to win Georgia State Competition |
| Hawaii | Mika Ishii | John Wilson Elementary School | Honolulu | 4th | |
| Idaho | Matthew Miller | Russell Elementary School | Moscow | 5th | |
| Illinois | Conrad Oberhaus | Daniel Wright Junior High School | Lincolnshire | 6th | |
| Indiana | Caroline Peterson | Homeschooled | South Bend | 8th | First Girl to win Indiana State Competition |
| Iowa | John Mahoney | Stilwell Junior High | West Des Moines | 7th | |
| Kansas | Ganesh Aruna | Overland Trail Middle School | Overland Park | 8th | |
| Kentucky | Nikhil Krishna | Corbin Intermediate School | Corbin | 6th | |
| Louisiana | James Anthony Stoner | Jesuit High School | New Orleans | 8th | |
| Maine | Benjamin MacLean | York Middle School | York | 8th | |
| Maryland | Adam Rusak | Lakelands Park Middle School | Gaithersburg | 8th | |
| Massachusetts | Karthik Karnik | King Philip Regional Middle School | Norfolk | 8th | |
| Michigan | Philip Huang | Wayne County Home Educators | Farmington Hills | 6th | |
| Minnesota | Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 8th | |
| Mississippi | Josh Waldbieser | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th | |
| Missouri | Jack Langen | West Junior High School | Columbia | 8th | |
| Montana | Rosie McCormack | St. Joseph Catholic School | Missoula | 8th | |
| Nebraska | Jack Nussrallah | Mary Our Queen School | Omaha | 6th | |
| Nevada | Nikolas Papameletiou | St. Anne Catholic School | Las Vegas | 8th | |
| New Hampshire | Neelam Sandhu | Ross A. Lurgio Middle School | Bedford | 7th | First New Hampshire Girl State Champion |
| New Jersey | Siddharth Kurella | Crossroads North Middle School | Monmouth Junction | 8th | |
| New Mexico | Gabriel Cuneo | Shepherd Lutheran School | Albuquerque | 6th | |
| New York | Aparna Nair-Kanneganti | Henry H. Wells Middle School | Brewster | 8th | |
| North Carolina | William (Frank) Kenny | Charlotte Latin School | Charlotte | 8th | |
| North Dakota | Tanner Carlson | Horizon Middle School | Bismarck | 7th | |
| Ohio | Hayden Toftner | Olentangy Berkshire Middle School | Galena | 6th | |
| Oklahoma | Ari Papahronis | Sequoyah Middle School | Edmond | 7th | |
| Oregon | Pragyna Naik | Franklin K-8 School of Choice | Corvallis | 6th | |
| Pacific Territories | Leonard Calvo | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 7th | |
| Pennsylvania | Arnav Jagasia | Radnor Middle School | Wayne | 8th | |
| Rhode Island | Maxwell Levine | Wheeler School | Providence | 6th | |
| South Carolina | Krish Patel | Pinewood Preparatory School | Summerville | 6th | |
| South Dakota | Adam Wiegert | Patrick Henry Middle School | Sioux Falls | 7th | |
| Tennessee | Alexander Wilaniskis | East Ridge Middle School | Whitesburg | 7th | |
| Texas | Rahul Nagvekar (current National Champion as of May 24, 2012) | Quail Valley Middle School | Missouri City | 8th | |
| Utah | Anthony Cheng | Midvale Middle School | Midvale | 8th | First Top 10 Finalist 3-year in a row |
| Vermont | Christopher Gish | Sharon Academy | Sharon | 8th | |
| Virginia | Kevin Zhan | George H. Moody Middle School | Richmond | 8th | |
| Washington | Nicholas Helmer | Discovery Middle School | Vancouver | 8th | |
| West Virginia | Andrew Christy | St. Francis Central Catholic School | Morgantown | 6th | |
| Wisconsin | Vansh Jain (current Second Place winner as of May 24, 2012) | MHLT Elementary School | Minocqua | 8th | |
| Wyoming | August Prevedel | Rock Springs Junior High School | Rock Springs | 8th |
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