LCD lighting up, but not displaying text

Ok well I'm sure this is a really stupid question but my petentiometer has 3 prongs that can be plugged into the breadboard. Any help on how to get this to work

One end goes to +5V (LCD pin 2), the other end goes to Ground (LCD pin 1), and the center terminal goes to LCD pin 3. Your potentiometer may physically look different but the connections are the same as those in the tutorial photographs.

Don