LifeSmarts LifeSmarts is a fun, consumer competition for high school students. Then, working in teams, students test their consumer smarts in three levels of competition. First, teams play the online game. Coaches register their teams, then students work independently to answer three 20-question quizzes. Each player receives a score, and the top four scores are tallied as a team score.
Online games are available to teams in all states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
The online games generally run through December or January, with a few ending in March 2001. Online competition dates are set by state coordinators and by the National Consumers League. Teams must compete during the time the game is open in their state. The top teams from the online competition are invited to their in-person state competition. State competitions are generally held between January and March.