How it works


Adult participants in the K12 Brainpower Road Trip contest will be pitted against fourth-grade students from Agora Cyber Charter School [link to agora.org] to find out who’s smarter! Each contestant will receive a prize for participating, and will also be entered in a raffle to win the grand prize!

Come out and see if you’re smarter than an Agora fourth grader! Here’s how:

  • One contestant will challenge one Agora student at a time. There will be adult rounds and student rounds.
  • Each participant will be asked up to three questions.
  • The contestant will choose a subject area from the game board and the Emcee will read the question aloud.
  • All students and the contestant will write their answers.
  • If a contestant cannot answer a question, he or she can ask for help from a “Tutor.” The contestant can ask for a Tutor up to two times. Types of Tutors:
    • Group Work—Contestant can ask two students of his/her choice for their answers. The contestant may choose whether to go with either of the answers.
    • Hint—Emcee will give the contestant a hint.
    • Hall Pass—Contestant can pass on one question. Students will reveal their answers.
  • Answers will be revealed once Tutor help has been used and all students and the contestant have answered the question.
  • If both the student and the contestant get the question correct, another question will be asked.
  • The game is over when the contestant answers all questions correctly or gets an answer wrong.
  • If the contestant answers a question correctly and the student answers incorrectly before all questions are asked, the participant gets to spin the Prize Wheel.
  • If the participant answers all questions correctly along with the student, the participant spins the Prize Wheel and is entered to win an iPod shuffle.
  • The first question the participant gets incorrect, their turn is over.
  • Both children and adults can participate.
  • The winner of the iPod shuffle will be randomly selected among those who got all three questions right or answered more questions correctly than the K12 student.