Adi Rich

11, Manhattan Beach, CA

Mother:  Sylvia Kohn-Rich, Aerospace Engineer

Father:  Eran Rich, Video Game Engineer

Inspiring People:  Her mother

Interests:  Reading, writing, space

Adi has developed her interests in space and dark matter from her mother, who has a Ph.D. in control systems and aerospace. But, already her mother  Adi is passing her up in this area where she thought she had an edge. Adi learns mostly from being an avid reader. She guesses she has read over 1,000 books on all subjects. Reading has also sparked Adi’s interest in writing, particularly poetry. Her poetry is incredibly advanced and deep for being written by someone so young.

Why'll she win?

Adi has expansive knowledge in all subjects and great  and inspiration from her family. She’ll bring a  with anything having to do with science.

Adi was eliminated in the third round being one of the two contestants going home in the Vocabulary and Astronomy round.