Multiple state championships?

[MaximumJEFF]

I was looking through upcoming competitions on the KCBS website and noticed that there are multiple comps in Missouri that are labeled "State Championship". Am I missing something? Are there regional comps that lead up to a single comp?

[ThomEmery]

It is part of the system to advance to the Royal or the Jack
A event has to be a "State Championship" for the winner to be invited