On Tuesday, April 28, the National Consumers League held the finals of the 2009 National Lifesmarts Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. More than 22,000 consumer savvy teens representing 30 states competed at the national competition held to teach the next generation of consumers how to succeed in the marketplace in ways their parents haven’t.

Click below to view archived footage from the Semifinals and Finals of the competition.

LifeSmarts is an educational program that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teenagers. The competition begins online at the state level, where teens form teams and are quizzed at www.lifesmarts.org on issues ranging from personal finance and health and safety to the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities.

Semifinals

Finals

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