Eugene starts gambling online. Kristy is supposed to be interviewed by Stanford University, but she has a dental problem that makes it difficult to speak so Mary Beth takes her place.
Mr. McHenry, who has just won a Teacher of the Year award, encourages the students to rebel against a newly enforced dress code. The dress code is overturned but Mr. McHenry is fired. Eugene, Kristy and Mary Beth pool their money together to try to win the lotto.
Silk loses his faith when his aunt Charlotte dies. Mary Beth and Coach Katowinski are the last two contestants competing in a fundraising competition where the person who stays the longest inside a VW Beetle wins.
The coach tells Julie to toughen up before the next game but she ends up injuring a player who was destined to play in the NBA. She loses her confidence and gets benched for the next game. An ATM spits out $1000, when Kristy only asks for $20. When Mary Beth and Kristy decide to keep the money, they have a run of bad luck.
Silk receives a basketball scholarship from Temple University, but worries he won't keep his grades up and be a successful player in college. Julie and Kristy decide to buy a car together.
Hammer drops out of Duke to attend UCLA with Mary Beth and Kristy, but he isn't accepted, forcing Mary Beth to choose between Hammer and Kristy. The guys accidentally lose Coach Katowinski's dog while taking him for a walk.
Mary Beth meets a guy while working on an article. Although he initially seems nice, he tries to rape her. Two girls try to sabotage Eugene and Silk's game.
Though the team is one game away from an undefeated season, Coach Katowinski is concerned that their playing has become tentative and that they fear losing more than they desire winning. He gets them to remember what it was like when they played basketball for fun. Julie's application is accepted by the University of Connecticut.
The gang work on setting up the gym for the prom. However, the girls lose the prom money and on the night of the prom, they end up wearing the same dress. Mary Beth and Silk end up with horrible dates but Eugene still tries to find a date. A tornado hits the Deering area.
