perl reading file

[blackbox111]

I am reading a file. I want to find the line containing the string "Scores". I want to add the following 6 lines (as I know they are integers). I am having trouble finding "Scores". I've done
open($read, "<List2.txt")or die $!;
$FINAL = "Maximum points per Lab";
while(<$read>){
print $_;
if($_ =~ m/"Maximum points per Lab"/)
for($i = 1; $i<=6; $i++)
$sum = <$read>

and I've tried replacing =~ with eq $FINAL

the if statement always evaluates to false

[RobinVossen]

Print the exact output.
I want to know what the value of $_ is.

Cheers,
Robin

[blackbox111]

it turned out the problem was I was giving it the wrong file
sorry about this, delete the post