Seven academically impaired women and seven brilliant but socially challenged men are paired up for a chance to win a grand prize of $250,000. In the first episode, the girls and guys move in, pair up and begin studying for the first challenges, which consists of a spelling bee and dance contest. One team will be eliminated at the end of the episode.

This week the teams are faced with more frustrating challenges, as the ladies learn how to build a rocket and the guys buy new outfits for the girls. Meanwhile, one contestant goes to great lengths to try and form an alliance so his team won't get chosen for elimination.