Medical Lake Knowledge Bowl finishes third at state

The Medical Lake High School Knowledge Bowl team didn’t come home empty handed after they took third place at the Washington State XXXIII Knowledge Bowl championships, March 14 at Arlington High School.

The competition began with a written round of 50 multiple-choice questions with a 35-minute time limit, followed by four preliminary oral exam rounds consisting of 50 questions each.

“It’s kind of like team ‘Jeopardy,’ except you cannot pick your categories,’” Virgina Luhn, one of the team’s advisors said.

At the end of five rounds, Medical Lake advanced to the semi-finals where they advanced t...