More Slots for Worlds?

Me and my team were looking at the SC State Championship Event on RobotEvents and were confused when we looked under the awards tab that their were now going to be 7 awards to go to worlds instead of last years 4. Is this correct?

Dear bossgivol,
The REC Foundation awards “bonus spots” when a state/territory has a large increase in registered teams. These bonus spots are based upon registered teams as of January 1, 2016. Your state may have received some of these bonus spots. Please check with your REC Foundation Regional Support Manager to verify.

Best,
Brad