 Contestants competed to win college tuition funds for themselves or family members by turning "knowledge into college." Three contestants competed by answering academic questions, each graded by difficulty (starting with first grade-level questions). The questions progressively got tougher as they "proceeded" through the first two rounds (i.e., "elementary" and "middle school"). Each correct question was worth points, with the two highest scorers moving to the "high school" round. The top scorer moved onto the final round, where they had a chance to win up to $50,000 in tuition money.