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(Source: abc.go.com)This week's episode of "The Scholar," ABC's reality show featuring 10 high-achieving kids vying for a "full-ride" college scholarship, allowed the contestants to demonstrate creativity and teamwork. Each team was charged with writing and producing a two-minute film based on a famous literary quote.

At least this task related to what admissions officers seek. Earlier episodes, especially the one in which the kids had to organize a pep rally of sorts, seemed somewhat irrelevant. Of course, this assignment enabled host USC to brag about its famous theater arts program (like I've said, the real winner of this show is USC, which couldn't buy this amount of publicity…or maybe it did).

Anyway, the winning team's captain and two other students chosen by the "admissions committee" (see photo above) squared off in a challenge on early American history. The victor, as always, received a $50,000 scholarship from the show's runner-up winner, Wal-Mart.

So there's one spot left in the "finals," in which five contestants will battle for the grand prize.

Just curious about something. Let's say the overall winner or any of the weekly winners receives a full scholarship from his college of choice. Does he get to keep the prize money too?

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