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ANNOUNCER: Grab your dictionaries
'cause it's time to playLingo.
And here's your host, the sensational
RuPaul!
[cheering and applause]
Hello, and welcome to Lingo, where small words
can spell big M-O-N-E-Y.
Oh, now you're talking my language, honey. [laughs]
Okay, here's how the game works:
Tonight, four new teams
will tackle theLingo board.
The two teams that bank the most money in each round
will earn a coveted spot in the Lingo Showdown
at the end of the night, where one duo
will walk away with both teams' winnings,
plus an extra $50,000 jackpot.
This is a Lingo grid. Now, our contestants
will be shown the first letter of a word.
All they have to do is guess that word.
Simple, right? A correct letter turns green.
A correct letter in the wrong place turns yellow.
They have five attempts to solve each Lingo,
but only ten seconds for each guess.
Each time they find a Lingo, we'll add money to their bank.
Fabulous.
[applause]
Let's meet the first two teams.
It's married couple
Jason and Douglas,
and friends Tiffany and Alvin.
[cheering and applause]
Let's play Lingo.
[cheering and applause]
All right, first up, you'll be playing
three five-letter Lingos each.
Get it right on your first try, that's a Golden Guess,
and you instantly bank $5,000.
[cheering and applause]
A second guess is $2,500,
a third is 2,000, all the way down to 1,000.
Now, remember, you must say the word
and start to spell it before the timer runs out.
If you run out of time or cannot solve your Lingo,
the other team can steal, so look out.
Now, Jason and Douglas,
you're up first. Are you ready?
-Yes, let's do it. -We're ready.
Okay, your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
D, and your time starts now.
Dream. D-R-E-A-M.
RUPAUL: Found the R.
[whispering]
Yeah. Drunk. D-R-U-N-K.
[RuPaul laughs]
Oh, you... okay.
-Drink, yeah. -Drink.
D-R-I-N-K.
-RUPAUL: Hey. [laughs] -[audience cheering, applause]
Wow, that's $2,000
added to your bank.
Your second five-letter Lingo
starts with... H.
And your time starts now.
House. H-O-U-S-E.
Horse, horse.
BOTH: Horse.
H-O-R-S-E.
-Yes! -[audience cheering, applause]
RUPAUL: Wow. Your third
five-letter Lingo begins with...
M, and your time starts now.
Mouse. M-O-U-S-E.
RUPAUL: Found the O.
-Yeah. -Month. M-O-N-T-H.
RUPAUL: T in the wrong place.
-Yeah. -Motor. M-O-T-O-R.
-Yes! -RUPAUL: Whoa-ho!
-[cheering and applause] -[RuPaul laughs]
Wow.
You've added another $2,000 to the bank
to take you to $6,500.
That's a great start.
Okay, Tiffany and Alvin,
your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
S. Time starts now.
Slate. S-L-A-T-E.
[RuPaul laughs]
[whispering]
State. S-T-A-T-E.
RUPAUL: Yay!
[cheering and applause]
$2,500 in the bank.
Your second five-letter Lingo starts with...
B. Your time starts now.
Beach. B-E-A-C-H.
RUPAUL: Found the E.
Better. No. Beast. No. Yeah.
Beast. B-E-A-S-T.
RUPAUL: Hmm, nothing there.
Belch?
No.
RUPAUL: Time's running out.
Belch. B-E-L-C-H.
I know that's not it.
RUPAUL: Hmm, nope.
Bends... Bends?
Bends. B-E-N-D-S.
RUPAUL: N in the wrong place.
Uh, being. B-E-I-N-G.
RUPAUL: Ooh.
That's unlucky.
So, Jason and Douglas, that means
it's your chance to steal.
-We're gonna go with... -Time starts now.
-Okay. -We're gonna go with begin.
B-E-G-I-N.
-RUPAUL: Yes. -[audience cheering, applause]
That's $1,000.
That's a great steal.
Tiffany and Alvin,
your third five-letter Lingo begins with...
L. Time starts now.
Leash. L-E-A-S-H.
RUPAUL: Nothing there.
-Loins? -Okay.
Loins. L-O-I-N-S.
RUPAUL: Found an I. Wrong place.
Lint. L-I-N-T-S. Lints.
I is in the right place.
I-G-H-T.
Light. L-I-G-H-T.
RUPAUL: Ooh.
Limit.
RUPAUL: T is in the right place.
-Yeah. -Limit. L-I-M-I-T.
RUPAUL: Hey!
[cheering and applause]
$1,000. Well done.
So, Tiffany and Alvin have $3,500,
and Jason and Douglas
are in the lead with $7,500.
[cheering and applause]
Up next is the ten-letter Super Lingo.
Tens, tens, tens across the board.
Don't go anywhere! Well done!
[cheering and applause]
-[cheering and applause] -[RuPaul laughs]
Welcome back to Lingo.
Now, if this whole word game looks familiar,
it's 'cause we are the O.G. word game, baby.
[RuPaul laughs]
Now, Jason and Douglas, you're married.
Yes, that's right.
Jason, you're a behavioral therapist.
I don't know if you know this, but people are weird.
-Yes. -And...
Yes, I can attest to that.
I get to help brands figure out
how consumer behavior is changing over time.
Oh, I love that. It's like a little investigative
into the human psyche.
Exactly.
Douglas, uh, what do you do?
I'm an architect and designer.
Somebody told me that you have
the ten commandments of design.
That's right, and number one is:
Thou shalt not have bad lighting.
Oh, preach. Preach.
That's like... Yes.
All right, now, Tiffany and Alvin, hello.
-Hello. -Hi.
-How are you? -I'm doing great.
You guys have been friends for a long, long time,
-is that correct? -Yes, we have.
We've been friends since freshman year of college.
The very first week, actually. Orientation.
Really? Where'd you guys go to college?
We went to University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Now, apparently, you are good with languages.
How many languages do you speak?
I speak five languages in varying degrees.
[cheering and applause]
Do you speak hood?
[laughs] No.
Well, what good are you?
[laughter]
No, tell us what languages you speak.
Uh, English, Cantonese, Spanish, German and French.
-Wow. -[cheering and applause]
Those are all the biggies.
[laughing]: Okay.
Now we're giving you a chance to supersize your bank balance.
It's time to play Super Lingo!
[audience cheering, applause]
Your Super Lingo is ten letters long
and worth a possible $5,000.
You'll get a clue and just ten seconds
to find the answer.
The faster you buzz in, the more you can win.
But if you get it wrong, your opponents can steal.
[RuPaul reading]
The answer is...
Simple as that.
Now, you can't play Super Lingo without my...
lucky balls.
[cheering and applause]
[rhythmic clapping]
Whoo! [RuPaul laughs]
All right.
We have two sets of balls:
A gold Money Ball,
which will bank you an extra $100,
$500 or $1,000.
A white Letter Ball will give you an extra letter.
Now, Tiffany and Alvin, would you like a Money Ball
or would you like a Letter Ball?
I think we'd like the Money Ball.
All right. Here I go.
-TIFFANY: Go, Ru! Yeah! -[cheering and applause]
Ow, something just bit me.
[laughter]
Wait a minute. Okay.
Money, money, money. Big money, big money.
Let's see what we have here.
Ooh! $1,000.
-[cheering and applause] -Thank you.
Let's see what your clue is.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now.
W.
D.
E.
I.
S.
-[buzzer sounds] -RUPAUL: Oh.
What is your answer?
Windshield.
Let's see, for $2,000,
if "windshield" is correct.
RUPAUL: Yes!
-TIFFANY: Thank you. -RUPAUL: Yes.
Well done. Well done.
Now, Jason and Douglas.
-Yes? -What kind of balls do you prefer,
Money Balls or Letter Balls?
I mean, I think we want to go for the money, honey.
We're gonna do a Money Ball.
Hey! [laughs]
Okay, here I go. Let's go in here.
Ooh, okay.
Let me pull this out. Let's see.
-Oh, my goodness. -[both cheering]
JASON: All right. Thank you, Ru.
RUPAUL: Another $1,000.
[audience cheering, applause]
Let's find out what your Super Lingo is.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now.
-G. Oh, that was fast. -[buzzer sounds]
What's your answer?
Greenhouse.
For $6,000,
let's see if "greenhouse" is correct.
DOUGLAS: Yes!
-RUPAUL: Yeah! -[cheering]
RUPAUL: Wow, great guess there.
-Oh. -You've banked $13,500.
[cheering and applause]
Tiffany and Alvin,
you've banked $5,500.
-[cheering and applause] -Don't worry,
there's plenty of time to catch up.
But the team that banks the most money
will advance to the Lingo Showdown later tonight,
where you'll be playing for tonight's total jackpot.
To decide who, it's time for...
the Lingo Battle.
[cheering and applause]
Now, so far, you've been solving Lingos together,
but now you're Lin-going it alone.
One of you will be playing five-letter Lingos,
and the other will be playing...
Are you ready for this?
Six-letter Lingos. Oh, my goodness.
[cheering and applause]
Now, Lingo Battle is all about controlling the grid.
Find a new green letter, and you stay in control.
No new green letter means the other team
takes control, and that, my dear, can be crucial
because, baby, we are doubling all the money.
[cheering and applause]
Double the money, you know.
So, those Golden Guesses
are now worth $10,000.
[cheering and applause]
Tiffany and Alvin,
who's playing fives, who's playing sixes?
-I'll be playing five-letter. -I'm playing six.
Jason and Douglas, who's playing fives,
who's playing sixes?
-I'm doing fives. -I'm doing six.
Okay. Douglas and Tiffany, you're up first,
so please take your positions.
[applause]
Okay, so, Tiffany, you're currently behind,
so you're up first. Now, your five-letter Lingo
begins with... F.
And your time starts now.
Foist. F-O-I-S-T.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Douglas.
Um, flare. F-L-A-R-E.
RUPAUL: New greens. Stays with you.
Uh, let's do "frame."
F-R-A-M-E.
RUPAUL: Hey!
[cheering and applause]
$4,000. Well done.
Okay, Douglas, you're up next.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
P. Time starts now.
Uh, let's do "pearl."
P-E-A-R-L.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Tiffany.
Press. P-R-E-S-S.
RUPAUL: Back to Douglas.
Um, let's do, uh, "purse."
P-U-R-S-E.
RUPAUL: Back to Tiffany.
Plaid. P-L-A-I-D.
RUPAUL: Back to Douglas.
Um, let's do "pouch."
P-O-U-C-H.
Ooh, unfortunately, it was not "pouch."
Let's see what it is.
Power. Let's switch positions.
[cheering and applause]
Jason and Alvin, you are now
playing six-letter Lingos.
Alvin, your six-letter Lingo begins with...
A. Time starts now.
Um... Affair.
A-F-F-A-I-R.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Jason.
Let's go with "audits."
A-U-D-I-T-S.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Let's do...
Addict. A-D-D-I-C-T.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Let's do "advice." A-D-V-I-C-E.
[audience cheering, applause]
All right. Good job.
RUPAUL: That's right, you got it. $3,000.
All right, Jason, you're up next.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with... E.
Time starts now.
Okay, let's do...
Um, escape. E-S-C-A-P-E.
RUPAUL: Oh, new green. Stays with you.
Okay. Let's go with...
Enrobe. E-N-R-O-B-E.
RUPAUL: Stays with you.
Okay.
Let's do...
Enigma. E-N-I-G-M-A.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Alvin.
Enable. E-N-A-B-L-E.
-RUPAUL: Hey. -[audience cheering, applause]
Correct. $3,000.
Rejoin your teammates for one last battle.
[cheering and applause]
Good job, Alvin.
We're playing a Super Lingo worth up to $10,000.
[cheering and applause]
All right, here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Your time starts now.
C.
B.
E.
U.
-S. -[buzzer sounds]
Oh. What's your answer?
Cheeseburger.
Let's see if "cheeseburger" is the answer.
RUPAUL: Yes. [laughs] $4,000.
But it's not enough to catch Jason and Douglas.
Unfortunately, Tiffany and Alvin,
we do have to say goodbye to you.
You leave empty-handed,
but you guys were wonderful. Thank you so much for playing.
-[cheering and applause] -Thank you.
Thank you, guys.
You did awesome.
RUPAUL: And Jason and Douglas,
you're going through to the Lingo Showdown
at the end of the night,
where you will be playing for tonight's total bank,
plus an added $50,000,
so the total now sits at $70,500.
Not too shabby.
[applause]
Now, coming up, we've got two new teams
ready to Lingo. We'll see you after the break.
[cheering and applause]
Welcome back to Lingo,
where two new teams are ready to turn letters into dollars.
It's friends D'Andrea and Lyndsey,
and married couple Mike and Jodi.
[cheering and applause]
Hi, D'Andrea. Hi, Lyndsey.
-Hi. -Hi.
Where you from, D'Andrea?
-Las Vegas. -RUPAUL: Las Vegas?
[cheering and applause]
And where are you from, Lyndsey?
-Las Vegas. -RUPAUL: Las Vegas.
-[cheering] -RUPAUL: All right. Wonderful.
How did you two meet?
So, I was dating a guy,
and got a funny feeling that something wasn't right,
so I went through his phone and saw messages from Lyndsey.
[laughs]
So I decided to find out what her man's got going on.
And I reached out to her,
and I realized it's-it's not her. It's him.
-Right. -We became friends.
-[cheering and applause] -I... You know,
we should call him up right now and see what he's doing.
-Oh, God. -Oh, God.
[laughs] Okay.
Mike and Jodi, hello.
-Hello. -Hi.
-Where are you from? -Minnesota.
RUPAUL [Minnesotan accent]: Minnesota.
How did you two meet?
JODI: My senior year of high school
I saw him in the hall and said,
"Ooh, I would like to get to know him."
He ended up dating my friend.
-[laughs] -Oh, my goodness.
So, after three months, he got smart
and decided that I was the better choice.
Wow. So you've been together since high school.
-1984. -1984.
Wow, that's amazing.
[cheering and applause]
Wow. Good luck to both our teams.
Let's play Lingo.
[audience cheering, applause]
Now, first up, you'll be playing three five-letter Lingos each.
D'Andrea and Lyndsey, are you ready?
-Yes. -We're ready.
Your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
E. Your time starts now.
Event. E-V-E-N-T.
RUPAUL: T in the wrong place.
Enter. E-N-T-E-R.
RUPAUL: T still in the wrong place.
Extra. E-X-T-R-A.
Elite. E-L-I-T-E.
RUPAUL: T in the right place.
Earth. E-A-R-T-H.
Ooh, it's not "earth."
Mike and Jodi, this is your chance to steal.
Your time starts now.
Edits. E-D-I-T-S.
No, no I.
RUPAUL: Hmm, not "edits."
Let's find out what it is.
Empty. Oh, boy.
D'Andrea and Lyndsey, your second
five-letter Lingo begins with...
R. Time starts now.
-Go. -Radio. R-A-D-I-O.
RUPAUL: Almost. D and the O.
Rodeo. R-O-D-E-O.
[cheering]
Not your first rodeo.
[chuckles]
Your third five-letter Lingo
begins with... V.
Time starts now.
Violet. V-I...
L-E-T.
RUPAUL: Not a word.
Mike and Jodi, you can steal.
Time starts now.
Value. V-A-L-U-E.
RUPAUL: Oh, you got the U and the E.
Venue. V-E-N-U-E.
Yes.
RUPAUL: Yes.
[cheering and applause]
Oh, a nice, neighborly steal there for $2,000.
Not too shabby.
D'Andrea and Lyndsey have $2,500.
Mike and Jodi, it's your turn.
Your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
G. Time starts now.
Great. G-R-E-A-T.
-RUPAUL: Hey! -[audience cheering, applause]
[RuPaul laughs]
Great. Wow, that is great.
You got yourself a Golden Guess worth $5,000.
-Yes. -[cheering and applause]
Your second five-letter Lingo begins with...
N. Time starts now.
Nears. N-E-A-R-S.
Never. N-E-V-E-R.
RUPAUL: Wow, it's all there.
Nerve. N-E-R-V-E.
-RUPAUL: It do take nerve. -[audience cheering, applause]
It do take nerve.
-[RuPaul laughs] -Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
Another $2,000.
Okay, your third five-letter Lingo begins with...
W. Time starts now.
World. W-O-R-L-D.
RUPAUL: Come on, "world."
Found the L.
While. W-H-I-L-E.
RUPAUL: Ooh.
Whole. W-H-O-L-E.
RUPAUL: Uh-oh.
Whale. W-H-A-L-E?
-RUPAUL: Ah! -[audience cheering, applause]
That's a whale of an answer.
For $1,500. Woo-hoo!
Oh, heaven.
So, D'Andrea and Lyndsey, you have $2,500.
But in the lead are Mike and Jodi
with $10,500.
[cheering and applause]
After the break, we're cranking things up
with a Super Lingo!
Yeah, you heard me right. We'll be right back.
[cheering and applause]
Welcome back to Lingo, the O.G. word game.
Great start from Mike and Jodi thanks to that Golden Guess.
But don't worry, D'Andrea and Lyndsey,
there's plenty of time to catch up,
[British accent]: and I've got faith in you, darlings. I do.
Okay, now we're giving you the opportunity
to really boost your bank balance.
It's time to play Super Lingo.
[cheering and applause]
Now, you can't play Super Lingo without my...
lucky balls.
[cheering and applause]
[rhythmic clapping]
Lucky balls, lucky balls!
[RuPaul laughs]
All right, now, Mike and Jodi,
would you like a Money Ball or would you like a Letter Ball?
Letter Ball, please.
A Letter Ball. All right.
-[groans] -[audience laughs]
Ooh, it's cold in here.
[laughs]
Ten. That means you get the tenth letter
-for your Super Lingo. -Perfect.
Let's see what your Super Lingo clue is.
Okay.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that tenth letter.
-T. Okay. -Hmm.
Time starts now.
-[Jim muttering] -[buzzer sounds]
Okay, for $5,000, what is your answer?
Thermostat.
Let's see if "thermostat" is the correct answer.
It is!
Yes!
[RuPaul laughs]
Good choice. Right choice.
RUPAUL: Yes! $5,000 added to the bank.
So, that extra letter, did it help?
-Yes. -Good spot for it, too.
Yes. D'Andrea and Lyndsey,
how do you like your balls?
Money. [laughs]
Money. Yes. Okay. Here I go.
I'm gonna go in here.
Let's see. Oh, I'm gonna go right here.
Let's see what this is.
Oh, $1,000.
Ooh, all right.
[applause]
Let's see what your clue is.
[RuPaul reading]
Your time starts now.
P.
R.
-I. -[mutters]
O.
E.
-T. -[buzzer sounds]
Okay, what's your answer?
Perception.
Let's see if the correct answer
is "perception."
Oh, it's not.
Mike and Jodi, that means it's your chance to steal.
Your time starts now.
-[buzzer sounds] -Oh, okay.
-What's your answer? -Perfection.
Let's see, for $2,000,
if "perfection" is the correct answer.
Yes, it is!
[audience cheering, applause]
What a great steal.
D'Andrea and Lyndsey, you have $2,500.
But Mike and Jodi,
you're in the lead with a whopping $17,500.
[cheering and applause]
Now, after the break,
our two teams will go head to head
and toe to toe in a Lingo Battle.
Stay with us to find out who will earn
the second spot in tonight's Lingo Showdown.
Don't nobody Lin-go nowhere!
[cheering and applause]
Welcome back to Lingo,
where words mean everything,
and by "everything," I mean some big, big money, honey.
[laughs]
-You know what I'm saying? -[audience cheering, applause]
I'm only talking about the money.
Okay, now, Mike and Jodi,
you've banked a huge $17,500.
D'Andrea and Lyndsey,
you've banked just $2,500,
but it's not over yet.
Now, listen, the team that banks the most money
will advance to the Lingo Showdown later tonight.
Now, to decide who,
it's time for the
♪ Lingo Battle! ♪
Okay, so, who's playing five-letter lingos,
and who's playing six? Mike and Jodi?
-I'm doing the six. -You're going six?
-She's way better than me. -RUPAUL: Oh, is she? Okay.
All right, so, D'Andrea and Lyndsey,
who's playing fives, who's playing six?
-I'm doing five. -And I'm doing six.
Okay, D'Andrea and Mike, you're up first.
Please, uh, take your positions.
JODI: Come on, baby. Come on, baby, you got this.
So, D'Andrea, you are currently behind,
so you'll be going first, okay?
Your first five-letter Lingo
begins with...
U, and your time starts now.
Ultra. U-L-T-R-A.
RUPAUL: Found the T.
New green. Stays with you.
Untrue. U-N-T-R-U.
RUPAUL: No, not a word.
Over to Mike.
Until. U-N-T-I-L.
-RUPAUL: Hey, all right. -[audience cheering, applause]
$4,000.
Mike, you're up next.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
J. Time starts now.
Juice. J-U-I-C-E.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to D'Andrea.
[sighs] I don't know.
RUPAUL: Oh, out of time. Back to Mike.
Joint. J-O-I-N-T.
RUPAUL: Back to D'Andrea.
Jewel. J-E-W-E-L.
-RUPAUL: Hey. -[cheering and applause]
MIKE: Very nice.
RUPAUL: What a jewel of an answer.
$3,000.
All right, let's swap places.
-MIKE: Good luck. -JODI: You got one.
[audience cheering, applause]
Lyndsey and Jodi,
you are now playing six-letter Lingos.
Lyndsey, you're behind, so you'll go first.
Okay.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
B. Your time starts now.
Barber. B-A-R-B-E-R.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Banker. B-A-N-K-E-R.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Jodi.
Broils. B-R-O-I-L-S.
RUPAUL: Back to Lyndsey.
Barked. B-A-R-K-E-D.
RUPAUL: Back to Jodi.
Bakery. B-A-K-E-R-Y.
RUPAUL: Ah, there you go.
[audience cheering, applause]
$2,000.
All right, Jodi, you're up next.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
L. Time starts now.
Learnt. L-E-A-R-N-T.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Lyndsey.
Lesson. L-E-S-S-O-N.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Mm...
Ooh, out of time. Back to Jodi.
Loused. L-O-U-S-E-D.
RUPAUL: Back to Lyndsey.
Literal. L-I-T-E-R-A-L.
[laughs]
Let's see what it was.
-JODI: Oh. -RUPAUL: Laptop!
[Lyndsey laughs]
Okay, rejoin your teammates for one final battle.
[audience cheering, applause]
We're playing a Super Lingo worth up to $10,000.
[applause]
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now.
S.
T.
I.
-[Lyndsey whispering] -S.
-E. -D'ANDREA: Uh-huh. Superstition.
-O. -[buzzer sounds]
Okay, D'Andrea and Lyndsey.
What's your answer?
Superstition.
RUPAUL: All right, let's see if
-the answer is "superstition." -MIKE: Ah, yeah.
-[RuPaul laughs] -[audience cheering, applause]
$2,000, but not enough
to catch Mike and Jodi.
Sadly, we do have to say goodbye to you.
You guys were wonderful. Thank you so much for playing.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
RUPAUL: Lovely.
[audience cheering, applause]
Now, Mike and Jodi,
you are going through to the Lingo Showdown,
where you'll face off against tonight's first winning team,
Jason and Douglas.
And you'll be playing for
a grand total of $94,000!
[cheering and applause]
You do not want to miss this, baby. [laughs]
Welcome back.
It's time for the Lingo Showdown!
[cheering and applause]
Now, four teams came to play.
Two remain, but only one can win the jackpot.
Playing tonight are:
Mike and Jodi.
Jason and Douglas. Let's bring them back.
[cheering and applause]
[RuPaul laughs]
This is where it gets serious.
You're playing to win
all the money you've both banked tonight,
$50,000
for a grand total of $94,000!
[audience cheering, applause]
Wow. Now, only one team can take home the jackpot.
The other will, sadly, leave with nothing.
All right, so, Mike and Jodi, how would you spend the money?
Well, I'd love to take Jodi on a cruise
down southern Asia, all the way to Australia.
Wow. Jason and Douglas, how would you spend the money?
Well, we've kind of had our eye on a flock of guinea hens.
They're the drag queens of the bird world.
Yes, a little flamboyant. Well, with $94,000 you can buy
-a lot of guinea hens. -[audience laughs]
Good luck to you all.
It's time for the Lingo Showdown!
[audience cheering, applause]
Okay, here's how it works.
You get two minutes to solve
as many five and six-letter Lingos as possible.
Solve a five-letter Lingo, and you get five points.
Solve a trickier six-letter Lingo,
and you get ten points.
You can pass at any time,
and the team with the most points wins.
Mike and Jodi, you've banked the most amount of money,
so you get to decide who goes first or second.
I think we're going to let them go first.
Let our nerves settle down a little bit.
RUPAUL: Uh-huh. All right,
Jason and Douglas, are you ready?
-Let's do it. -I think so.
Can we have two minutes on the clock, please?
First up, a five-letter word
that begins with... S.
Time starts now.
South. S-O-U-T-H.
Shout. S-H-O-U-T.
Shoot. S-H-O-O-T.
-Uh... -Short. S-H-O-R-T.
-[audience cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Correct. Five points.
New word. N.
Novice. N-O-V-I-C-E.
Normal. N-O-R-M-A-L.
-Yes! -RUPAUL: Correct. Ten points.
-New word. -[audience cheering, applause]
G.
Glare. G-L-A-R-E.
Uh, uh, gla....
Glass. G-L-A-S-S.
-Yes! -[audience cheering, applause]
RUPAUL: Correct. Five points.
New word.
H.
Oh, uh, houses. H-O-U-S-E-S.
Uh, hovers. H-O-V-E-R-S.
Um...
Uh, pass.
RUPAUL: It's "hockey." New word.
Broil. B-R-O-I-L.
-Uh... -Black. B-L-A-C-K.
Blee... Bleed. B-L-E-E-D.
Blend. B-L-E-N-D.
-[audience cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Correct. Five points.
New word. 33 seconds.
Mother. M-O-T-H-E-R.
Uh... Uh...
Uh, metric. M-E-T-R-I-C.
RUPAUL: You can pass at any time.
-Um... -Pass.
RUPAUL: The word was "mature."
New word. A.
About. A-B-O-U-T.
Arise. A-R-I-S-E.
Uh, armor. A-R-M-O...
-RUPAUL: Ooh. -[audience applauds]
[laughing]: That was so hard.
Let's find out what that word was.
Award. So you got 25 points.
-Pretty good there. -Okay.
Mike and Jodi, $94,000
-on the line. -Yikes.
Can we have two minutes on the clock, please?
Mike and Jodi, the score to beat is 25.
Your first word begins with...
T. Your time starts now.
Taste. T-A-S-T-E.
Thank. T-H-A-N-K.
RUPAUL: You can pass at any time.
Toils. T-O-I-L-S.
It's ten seconds.
RUPAUL: One minute 35 seconds.
Toads. T-O-A-D-S.
Today. T-O-D-A-Y.
-[audience cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: There you go.
Five points. New word.
S.
Stream. S-T-R-E-A-M.
Pass.
RUPAUL: Okay, passing.
That word was "silent."
New word. C.
Cater. C-A-T-E-R.
Chair. C-H-A-I-R.
-[audience cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Well done.
Correct. Five points. New word.
One minute on the board. J.
Joiner. J-O-I-N-E-R.
Oh.
Jingle. J-I-N-G-L-E.
Junior. J-U-N-I-O-R.
-[audience cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Correct. Ten points.
New word.
P.
Pears. P-E-A-R-S.
Paint. P-A-I-N-T.
-[audience cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: There you go. Correct.
All right, you're level. A.
Awhile. A-W-H-I-L-E.
Pass.
RUPAUL: Okay. That word was "action."
New word.
M.
Money. M-O-N-E-Y.
Meat. M-E-A-T.
Out of time. Let's see what that word was.
Metal. Okay. Just when you thought
you could let your heart stop beating that fast, it continues,
'cause you've got 25 points,
and you've got 25 points.
-[audience cheering, applause] -I thought they won.
Which means you'll play a tiebreaker Super Lingo.
Now, for $94,000, here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now.
-[buzzer sounds] -E.
Oh, Jason and Douglas?
BOTH: Encyclopedia.
For $94,000,
is the correct answer "encyclopedia?"
[exclaims]
RUPAUL: Oh, my goodness!
What a showdown!
Congratulations.
Now, Mike and Jodi, unfortunately
it was not your night, but thank you so much.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Jason and Douglas, congratulations.
No one even knows what encyclopedias are.
Yes! $94,000
is a lot of guinea hens for you.
DOUGLAS: Oh, my God, that's a lot.
What a night. Listen, everybody.
Don't forget, we're the show
that always has the last word,
and here's mine: Good night, everybody.
[laughs] Wow!
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