11:05 AM MDT on Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Associated Press

BUHL -- A graduate of Buhl High School in south-central Idaho made it to the top five on ABC's reality television show, The Scholar.

But in Monday's final episode, Liz Woods lost out on the show's top prize -- a chance to be named The Scholar and get a $250,000 scholarship.

Still, Woods didn't walk away empty handed. She won a $50,000 scholarship and says that will make her dream of attending Yale University a bit closer.

Melissa Hanna, from Tarzana, California, won the show's top prize.