science competition in the aountry and alexandria, virgi native anna humphrey has won it. >> being aart of the science talent search has been a dream of mine. >> reporter: the talent search comes with more than just bragging rights as the firste pl winner anna takes home $250,000. >> it's going to tak a while for this to sink in for. sure >> reporter: this is anna and her father in the halls of t.c. ms high school where she's a senior and he's a teacher. >> i'm proudf whatshe's done and the schools and the teachers she's had have supported her over the years. >> my goal was to figure out how mass sieve the pnet could be. >> reporter: how did she claim this honor? it's her work, all of this research onexoplanets. planets that orbit stars beyond our solar systems. >> if you have a planet, the places i can fit are smaller. i'm a space nerd. >> reporter: and her school couldn't be more proud. >> we didn't go out and recruit anna. we didn't ask her to come here. she's our own and comes to our high school. i think s was able to do that and we as a public high school are able to get that re

williams high school in, alexandr virginia, anna humphrey. >> reporter: it's the biggest ience competition in the country, and alexandria, virginia, native, anna humphrey has won it. >> being a part of the science talent search has been a dream of mine sin the sixth grade. >> reporter: the science talent search comes with more than jusg brag rights. as the first place winner, anna takes home $250,000. >> it's goi to take a while for this all to sink in, for sure. >> reporter: this is anna and her father in the hls of tc williams high school, where she is a senior, and he happens to be a teacher. >> not only proud of all she's done, but also reallyf proud how the schools here, and the teachers she's had really supported her over the years. >> my goal was to figure out how massive e planet could be. >> reporter: how did shelaim is national honor? 's her work all of this research on exoplanets,lanets that orbit stars beyond our solar system. >> if you have a larger planet, the possible places it could fit get smaller. i'm a space nerd, as simple as that. >> reporter: and her school couldn't b

ce tat justld 18 years and scien >> anna humphrey a tc williams high school senior is obsessed with exoplanetstars beyond our own solar hystem. all of research led her to claim a top honor in this country. first place in the rejen ron science talent search and $250,000. the alexandria teen says she got hooked on science back in the sixth grade and ever since then it's been her goal to do, quote, good science. a i just love exoplanets. i love thinkinut them. i think they can answer someen the fundl questions we have about our universe and what makes us possible. >> now anna will set h sights on college and working towards a ph.d. and becoming an astrophysicist. what an impressive young woman. >> i'm intimidated beyd words. that's amazing. >> doug, everything all right over there? >> yeah. >> wking the phone? >> getting the late-breaking weather stats. >> my son is home, he walked in the house, he said someone is in the house. i don't thin. that's the ca i'm telling him go to the neighbors. he's okay. >> he' be fine. >> hold on, buddy, i'll be right back. >> it's hot outside so he can wait tside