History Series / WinTuition

* SpiritualPredecessor: The title of the show makes it sound like it's paying off college tuition similar to ''Series/{{Debt}}''...which back then, it might have been, but in 2018 the Creator/TruTV game show ''Paid Off'' became exactly that.

* BonusRound: Answer 10 questions in 60 seconds. Get them right and you win $50,000. Lose and you get $250 per right answer.

* BonusSpace: A variant. The first player to buzz-in on the Middle School round won a $200 bonus, either in quarters (for washing machines) or as a Domino's Pizza gift certificate.
* Confettidrop: When a player answers all 10 questions correctly in the final round and won $50,000.

* MoonLogicPuzzle: Some of the material may be a bit tough for its grade level, such as asking for the fate of Henry VIII's wives at the fifth-grade level.

* ProductPlacement: For Domino's Pizza.
* PunnyName

''[=WinTuition=]'' was a short-lived GameShow produced by Creator/HenryWinkler for Creator/{{GSN}} which ran from December 5, 2002 to April 1, 2003.

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Short-lived GameShow produced by Creator/HenryWinkler for Creator/{{GSN}} which ran from December 5, 2002 to April 1, 2003.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Burton Richardson.
** GameShowHost: Marc Summers, best known for ''Series/{{Double Dare|1986}}''.
** LovelyAssistant: Subverted with "Gorgeous George" Davidson, a short, bald male model who brought out props related to the questions. He often acted as if he would rather be anywhere else.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* AprilFoolsDay: As part of the network's April Fool's Day switcheroo, Kennedy of ''Series/FriendOrFoe'' hosted what ended up being the last original episode of the series. In addition, GSN senior vice president of programming and game show fan Bob Boden played the "Answer Kid".

* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The first $50,000 win happened on the ''first episode'', but the contestant never got his money because it was later discovered that he had been on ''Series/RussianRoulette'' earlier that year. (Contestants can't appear on more than one game show within a one-year period, or three in ten.)

* {{Tuckerization}}: The sign above the door where the host entered indicated the "classroom" was situated in "Cronin Hall". Rich Cronin was the head of GSN at the time.

Short-lived GameShow created by Creator/HenryWinkler for Creator/{{GSN}} which ran from December 5, 2002 to April 1, 2003.

* AprilFoolsDay: As part of the network's April Fool's Day switcheroo, Kennedy of ''Series/FriendOrFoe'' hosted what ended up being the last original episode of the series. In addition, GSN vice-president and game show fan Bob Boden played the "Answer Kid".

Short-lived GameShow created by [[Series/HappyDays Henry Winkler]] for Creator/{{GSN}} which ran from December 5, 2002 to April 1, 2003.

!!GameShow Tropes in use:

The show was a standard Q&A with a school theme. Each category was separated into 12 "grades", with material appropriate to each. First through fifth were basic buzz-ins worth $100. Sixth through eighth grades were questions with multiple answers, and the lowest scorer was "expelled" by this point. The two remaining contestants played the "High School" round for 9th through 12th grades. Whoever scored higher after this went to the "Desk of Destiny" bonus round. Here, $50,000 in college tuition was at stake.

** GameShowHost: Marc Summers, best known for ''Series/{{Double Dare|1986}''.

Short-lived GameShow created by [[HappyDays Henry Winkler]] for {{GSN}} which ran from December 5, 2002 to April 1, 2003.

** GameShowHost: Marc Summers, best known for ''[[DoubleDare1986 Double Dare]]''.

* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: Some material was rather tough for the grade level. Asking about the fate of Henry VIII's wives is hardly brain-breaking, but putting it at the ''fifth''-grade level is a little much.

** TheVanna: Subverted with "Gorgeous George" Davidson, a short, bald male model who brought out props related to the questions. He often acted as if he would rather be anywhere else.

* OneSeasonWonder

* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The first $50,000 win happened on the ''first episode'', but the contestant never got his money because it was later discovered that he had been on ''Series/RussianRoulette'' earlier that year (most game shows have rules that contestants can't appear on more than one show within a year, or three in ten).

* SoundEffectBleep: On the first episode, the Bonus Round winner said something that had to be censored by a cat's screech.

* ProductPlacement: Domino's Pizza.

* RecycledPremise: This was a retread of ''MakeTheGrade'', with young adults as contestants.

* DownerEnding: The first $50,000 win happened on the ''first episode'', but the contestant never got his money because it was later discovered that he had been on ''Series/RussianRoulette'' earlier that year.

Short-lived GameShow created by [[HappyDays Henry Winkler]] for {{GSN}} [Game Show Network], aired from December 2002 to April 2003.

The show was a standard Q-and-A with a school theme: Each category was separated into 12 "grades", with material appropriate to each. First through fifth were basic buzz-ins worth $100. Sixth through eighth grades were questions with multiple answers, and the lowest scorer was "expelled" by this point. The two remaining contestants played the "High School" round for ninth through 12th grades. Whoever scored higher after this went to the "Desk of Destiny" bonus round. Here, $50,000 in college tuition was at stake.

!GameShowTropes:
* BonusRound: Answer 10 questions in 60 seconds. Get them right and you win $50,000. Lose and you get $250 per right answer.
* BonusSpace: A variant. The first player to buzz in on the Middle School round won a $200 bonus, either in quarters (for washing machines) or as a Domino's Pizza gift certificate.
* {{Lifelines}}: In the High School round, each player had one "Cut Class" card, which they could use to force the opponent to answer.
* Personnel:
** TheHost: Marc Summers, best known for ''[[DoubleDare1986 Double Dare]]''.
** TheAnnouncer: Burton Richardson.
** TheVanna: Subverted with "Gorgeous George" Davidson, a short, bald male model who brought out props related to the questions. He often acted as if he would rather be anywhere else.
* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: Some of the material was rather tough for the grade level. Asking about the fate of Henry VIII's wives is hardly brain-breaking, but putting it at the ''fifth''-grade level is a little much.

!Other tropes present:
* AprilFoolsDay: As part of the network's April Fool's Day switcheroo, Kennedy of ''Series/FriendOrFoe'' hosted what ended up being the last original episode of the series.
* DownerEnding: The first $50,000 win happened on the ''first episode'', but the contestant never got his money because it was later discovered that he had been on ''Series/RussianRoulette'' less than a year prior.
* OneSeasonWonder
* ProductPlacement: Domino's Pizza.
* PunnyName
* RecycledPremise: This was a retread of ''MakeTheGrade'', with young adults as contestants.
* SoundEffectBleep: On the first episode, the Bonus Round winner said something that had to be censored by a cat's screech.

Short-lived GameShow created by Henry Winkler for {{GSN}} (Game Show Network), aired from December 2002 to April 2003.

The show was a standard Q-and-A with a school theme: each question was separated into "grades" of 1st through 12th, with material appropriate to each. 1st through 5th were basic buzz-ins worth $100 points. 6th through 8th were questions with multiple answers, and the lowest-scorer was "expelled" by this point. The remainders played the "High School" round for 9th through 12th grades. Whoever scored higher after this went to the "Desk of Destiny" bonus round. Here, $50,000 in college tuition was at stake.

* BonusRound: 10 questions in 60 seconds. Get them right and you win $50,000. Lose and you get $250 per right answer.
* BonusSpace: A variant. The first player to buzz in on the Middle School round won a $200 bonus, either in quarters (for washing machines) or a Domino's Pizza gift certificate.

* SoundEffectBleep: On the first episode, the BonusRound winner said something that had to be censored by a cat's screech.

* [=~April Fool's Day~=]: As part of the network's April Fool's Day switcheroo, Kennedy of ''Series/FriendOrFoe'' hosted what ended up being the last original episode of the series.
* DownerEnding: The first $50,000 win happened on the ''first episode'', but it was withdrawn because the contestant was deemed ineligible (he had been on ''Series/RussianRoulette'' less than a year prior).