▁distributed ▁computing ▁projects ▁ ▁World ▁Community ▁Grid ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Help ▁Con quer ▁Can cer ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Can cer ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁Washington ▁State ▁Know ledge ▁Bowl ▁is ▁an ▁academic ▁competition ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁Washington ▁State . ▁Import ed ▁from ▁Colorado , ▁Olympic ▁E SD ▁ 1 1 4 ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁Know ledge ▁Bowl ▁competition ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 1 ▁school ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁forty - two ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁region ' s ▁fifteen ▁high ▁schools ▁competed . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁all ▁E SD s ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁were ▁coordin ating ▁regional ▁compet itions ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁tournament ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Regional ▁Compet itions ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁E SD s ▁( E du c ational ▁Service ▁District s ) ▁in ▁Washington ▁State ▁hold ▁regional ▁Know ledge ▁Bowl ▁compet itions . ▁Regional ▁compet itions ▁are ▁held ▁between ▁November ▁and ▁early ▁March . ▁Each ▁E SD ▁dec ides ▁the ▁format ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁regions ▁and ▁how ▁many ▁regional ▁compet itions ▁will ▁be ▁held . ▁ ▁The ▁regional ▁compet itions ▁that ▁determine ▁which ▁teams ▁will ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁state - level ▁tournament ▁typically ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁February ▁or ▁early ▁March . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁each ▁E SD ▁region ▁is ▁all otted ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁tournament ▁var ies ▁each ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁schools ▁that ▁comp ete ▁at