♪ ♪
[audience cheering]
ANNOUNCER: Spread the word, it'sLingo time.
And here is your host,
the sensational...
RuPaul!
[cheering, applause]
[RuPaul whooping]
Hello, and welcome to Lingo,
where if you say all the right things,
you can win some serious moola, darling.
-Mmm. [vocalizing] -[cheering, applause]
You know,
everybody's loving word games right now,
and we can't get enough of 'em.
You know, I'm gonna actually need to stop myself
from playing along tonight because I love me some Lingo!
-[laughing] -[cheering, applause]
Here's how it works.
Tonight,
four new teams will tackle
the Lingo 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.
Now this is a Lingo grid.
Out 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. -[cheering, applause]
Let's meet the first two teams.
It's neighbors, Jennifer and Rachel.
And engaged couple, Mike and Jordan.
[cheering, applause]
Let's play Lingo!
[cheering, applause]
All right, now, first up, you'll be playing
three five-letter Lingos.
Get it right on the first try, that's a Golden Guess.
And you instantly bank $5,000.
Yes. A second guess
is 2,500.
A third, 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.
Now if you do run out of time or cannot solve
your Lingo, the other team
can steal, baby, so you better beware.
Now, Jennifer and Rachel,
you're up first. Are you ready?
-BOTH: Ready. -All right,
your first five-letter Lingo starts with...
S, and your time starts now.
Stare.
S-T-A-R-E.
RUPAUL: Ooh! Two letters there, A and the R.
-Smart? -Yep.
Smart. S-M-A-R-T.
RUPAUL: Yes, it's "smart"!
Yes!
Wow, that was a smart guess.
-$2,500. -All right!
Your second five-letter lingo starts with the letter...
B, and your time starts now.
Bound. B-O-U-N-D.
RUPAUL: O in the wrong place.
Block. B-L-O-C-K.
-RUPAUL: Hey! -Yeah!
-Yeah!
RUPAUL: $2,500
Your third five-letter Lingo begins with the letter...
E. Time starts now.
Elate. E-L-A-T-E.
RUPAUL: T in the wrong place.
-Extra. -Yeah.
E-X-T-R-A.
RUPAUL: Ooh, you got the T and the R in the right place.
Entry. E-N-T-R-Y.
Come on!
[RuPaul laughing]
$2,000.
That gives you a total of $7,000
in your bank.
Wow, you ladies sure know how to make an entry on Lingo.
[laughs] Okay.
Mike and Jordan, it is your turn.
-Right. -Your first five-letter
Lingo begins with...
L. Your time starts now.
Learn. L-E-A-R-N.
[stammers] Loser.
L-O-S-E-R.
-RUPAUL: Oh! -[laughter]
-Nothing there. -Oh, my gosh.
Lucky. L-U-C-K-Y.
-Nothing there. -Oh, my gosh, uh...
[exhales]
Lists. L-I-S-T-S.
RUPAUL: Oh, you got the I in the right place, T in the wrong place.
-Light. L-I-G-H-T. -Nice.
RUPAUL: Could it be "light"? Yes, there is light!
Light at the end of the tunnel
with $1,000.
Your second five-letter Lingo starts
with the letter G.
-Time starts now. -Great.
G-R-E-A-T.
RUPAUL: E in the wrong place.
Um...
Ghost. G-H-O-S-T.
RUPAUL: Found an O.
Glory. G-L-O-R-Y.
RUPAUL: Okay.
G-L-O-something.
-G-L-O-something. -Glock.
-Sure, go for it. -Glock. G-L-O-C-K.
-Oh! -Not...
a registered word there.
Jennifer and Rachel, that means you can steal.
Your time starts now.
Globe. G-L-O-B-E.
RUPAUL: Let's see if...
-Oh! -[audience groans]
RUPAUL: Oh, it's not "globe."
Let's see what this word is.
-Yeah. -[groans]
Glove!
No "glove," no love.
[laughs]
Don't worry.
There's still one more to go.
Mike and Jordan, your third five-letter
Lingo starts with the letter C.
-Your time starts now. -Coast.
C-O-A-S-T.
RUPAUL: Found an A, wrong place.
Cramp. C-R-A-M-P.
Uh... camel.
C-A-M-E-L.
RUPAUL: A's in the right place now.
Um...
Catch, catch. C-A-T-C-H.
RUPAUL: Mm, quiet. One more guess.
Casts. C-A-S-T-S.
No, it's not "casts."
So, Jennifer and Rachel, you got a chance to steal now.
-Your time starts now. -Cabin.
-C-A-B-I-N. -Great guess.
-Yes! -RUPAUL: Oh, my gosh!
[cheering, applause]
So, Mike and Jordan have banked
-$1,000. Jennifer and Rachel... -Okay. It's okay.
...are in the lead with $8,000.
[cheering, applause]
Now, after the break, we're cranking it up
with the ten-letter Super Lingo.
So don't you go nowhere!
[cheering, applause]
Welcome back to Lingo.
The show where you don't have to wait 24 hours
for your next word, baby, you know!
'Cause I want my words now.
So, Jennifer and Rachel,
where you from and what do you do?
I am from Atlanta, Georgia, and I raise money
-for a cancer center. -[cheering, applause]
I am also from Atlanta, Georgia.
And I'm a divorce attorney.
Wait.
What made you
decide to go into divorce law?
A few bad marriages?
No, no, luckily, luckily, I'm still on my first.
-Uh-huh. -Um, but if you're going
your separate ways, hopefully, I can help you
do that in the best way possible.
Yes!
And, Jennifer, how do you two know each other?
So Rachel and I are neighbors.
When we moved into town,
we just kind of happened across a wonderful neighborhood.
And seven years later, here we are.
If you were to divorce-- I'm not saying
that you will-- would you hire Rachel?
Oh, yes, my husband knows.
Like, this is my legal representation.
Okay! [laughs]
Absolutely.
So, now, Mike and Jordan,
-I know that you two are engaged. -Yeah.
But are you engaged to each other?
-We are engaged to each other, yes. -Yes.
[laughter, clamoring]
All right, so, Mike, tell me about you,
and, uh, where are you from?
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I am a bank manager.
A bank manager.
Wow, okay.
And, Jordan, tell me about you.
Yeah, I am a business development manager
for a wine and spirits company.
-Hey! [laughing] -[cheering, applause]
Hey!
You ever taste a little bit of the product?
-Just a little sip. -Just a little bitty taste?
[slurring]: I want just a little bitty taste.
-Yeah. -That's right.
-A little taste. -[RuPaul laughing]
Okay, now we're giving you the chance
to boost your bank balance.
It's time to play Super Lingo.
[cheering, applause]
Your Super Lingo is ten letters long
and worth a possible $5,000.
Yeah. Now you'll get
a clue and just ten seconds to answer.
The faster you buzz in, the more you can win.
But remember, my darlings,
if you get it wrong, your opponents can steal.
Let's see what it is.
Historical.
Okay, make sense?
Now you can't play
Super Lingo without my...
Lucky Balls. [laughs]
[cheering, applause]
[whooping]
[laughs, whoops]
[cheering, applause]
All right, my darlings.
What we have here before you
are two sets of balls.
A gold Money Ball
could bank you an extra 100,
500 or $1,000.
A white Letter Ball will give you an extra letter.
Now, Mike and Jordan,
would you like a Money Ball or a Letter Ball?
I think based on our performance so far,
we're gonna select the number ball.
-I mean, the Letter Ball. -The Letter Ball.
-We're doing great. -RUPAUL: Yes.
You are on top of it, kiddo.
[laughter]
I wish you could feel what I feel.
-Like a surprise. -Yeah.
Okay, let's see what we get here, let's see.
Ten, which means you get
the tenth letter for your Super Lingo.
Okay.
Let's see what your clue is.
Fingers on your buzzers now.
[RuPaul reading]
Now let's reveal the tenth letter.
-N, okay? -[both whispering]
Your time starts now.
I... O...
V... Oh, we hear a buzzer there!
What's your answer?
-Invitation. -Okay, for $3,000.
Let's see if "invitation" is on the board.
Yes it is! All right, good job.
Nice! All right!
All right, Jennifer and Rachel, what's your pleasure?
We are also gonna do a Letter Ball.
Let's see, I feel something energetically
with this one. Oh, my gosh!
-Ooh! -Oh, wow, okay.
RUPAUL: Tens across the board!
-[cheering, applause] -Yay!
Okay, let's see the clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Now let's see that tenth letter. It's a T.
All right, time starts now.
R.
O... S...
-F... -Ooh!
-N... -You know...
What is your answer?
-Rainforest. -Good job.
All right, for $2,000
let's see if "rainforest" is up there.
Yes it is!
Okay, Mike and Jordan, you've banked $4,000.
But in the lead are Jennifer and Rachel
with $10,000 in the bank.
[cheering, applause]
Only one of you can make it through to the Lingo Showdown
at the end of the night where you'll be playing
for tonight's total jackpot.
Now to decide who,
it's time for the Lingo Battle.
[cheering, applause]
Now so far you've been solving Lingos together,
but now you're Lingo-ing it alone.
One of you will be playing five-letter Lingos
and the other will be playing--
brace yourselves-- six-letter Lingos.
-[cheering, applause] -Yes.
Now Lingo Battle is all about controlling the grid.
Find a new green letter, you stay in control.
No new green letter means the other team takes control.
And that could be crucial because, baby,
we are doubling all the money.
[cheering, applause]
So those Golden Guesses
are now worth $10,000.
-Wow. -[cheering, applause]
All right, let's start with Jennifer and Rachel.
Who's playing five, who's playing six?
-I'm playing five. -I'm gonna do six.
And what's the strategy behind that?
She's better with words. She's the attorney.
-Oh, gosh. -RUPAUL: Okay.
Mike and Jordan, who's playing fives, who's playing sixes?
-I'll be playing fives. -Okay.
I've been practicing and playing the game
-for a little bit longer. -Okay.
Okay, great, so...
please take your positions.
You got this!
Now, Jordan, you're currently behind so you're up first.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
P, and your time starts now.
Plays. P-L-A-Y-S.
RUPAUL: New green, stays with you.
Um...
[exhales]
Uh...
Polar. P-O-L-A-R.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Jennifer.
Prank. P-R-A-N-K.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Piano. P-I-A-N-O.
-RUPAUL: Hey! -Great job, great job,
great job.
RUPAUL: $3,000 for you.
All right, Jennifer, you're up next.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with... N.
Time starts now.
Noise. N-O-I-S-E.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Um...
Naked. N-A-K-E-D.
RUPAUL: Over to Jordan.
[sighs]
Never. N-E-V-E-R.
RUPAUL: Back to Jennifer.
I don't know, uh...
[grunts]
Got nothing.
RUPAUL: Okay, out of time. Back to Jordan.
Two E, uh, D...
Um...
Nodes. N-O-D-E-S.
No, unfortunately, it is not "nodes."
Let's see what that word is.
-Mm -RUPAUL: Nudge!
-Okay. -Geez.
All right, let's switch positions.
-♪ ♪ -[chatting indistinctly]
You got this.
All right, Mike, you are currently behind,
-so you'll be going first. -Okay.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with... J.
Your time starts now.
Joules. J-O-U-L-E-S.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Uh...
Jewels. J-E-W-E-L-S?
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Rachel.
Jokers. J-O-K-E-R-S.
RUPAUL: Back to Mike.
Juices. J-U-I-C-E-S.
Back to Rachel.
Jockey. J-O-C-K-E-Y.
RUPAUL: Hey!
[cheering, applause]
Right at the end there.
$2,000 for you.
Thanks.
Rachel, you're up next.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with... M.
-Time starts now. -Mother.
M-O-T-H-E-R.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Motels. M-O-T-E-L-S.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Mike.
Motion. M-O-T-I-O-N.
-RUPAUL: All right. -Yeah, good job.
$4,000. Well done.
All right, rejoin your teammates
for one final battle.
[cheers, applause]
All right, this is your last chance to make it
through to the Lingo Showdown.
And you'll be playing a Super Lingo worth
$10,000.
[cheers, applause]
Now, listen, kids.
There's $7,000 between you.
So the heat is on. Okay, here we go.
Fingers on buzzers. Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now.
D.
E.
-G. -Oh, no.
Mike and Jordan,
for $7,000 and to force a tiebreaker,
what do you think is the answer?
-Doppelganger. -Let's see
if "doppelganger" is the answer.
[cheering, applause]
-[laughing] -Yes!
All right!
[whooping]
-All right! -You are back in the game.
Because after a close contest,
you both banked $15,000, which means...
-[cheering, applause] -...we are playing
a tiebreaker Super Lingo!
-[laughing] -[cheering, applause]
Now, you have ten seconds on the clock.
Buzz in with the correct answer
and you will go through to the Showdown.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now.
-T. -[whispering]
-G. Oh. -[whispers]: Trigonometry.
Mike and Jordan.
Trigonometry.
Okay, let's see.
-For a place in the Lingo Showdown... -Come on.
Come on.
...is it "trigonometry"?
Yeah!
-[whooping] -[cheering, applause]
All right!
[whoops]
[cheering continues]
What a comeback!
Wow!
That means, Mike and Jordan,
-you're going through to the Lingo Showdown... -[whoops]
...at the end of the night
where you'll be playing for all the money banked
by the finalists tonight, plus an added $50,000,
which brings the current pot to $65,000.
-[laughing] -[cheering, applause]
Now, of course, unfortunately, we have to say goodbye
to Jennifer and Rachel.
You leave empty-handed,
-but we've had fun with you. I hope you've had fun. -Yeah.
-We had a good time. -We have. Thank you. -Fantastic.
-[applause] -Next up, it takes two to tango
and two new teams to Lingo.
We'll meet them right after the break.
We'll see you in a minute. [laughs]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering, applause]
♪ ♪
-[cheering, applause] -Welcome back to Lingo,
where two new teams are hoping to snatch
that last spot in the Lingo Showdown.
Let's meet 'em.
It's sisters Fiona
and Lily and father-daughter Reginald and Rachelle.
-♪ ♪ -[cheering, applause]
Fiona and Lily, welcome.
Where you from?
We're both from Chicago,
-and... -[cheering]
-[whoops] -[cheering]
And I'm a legal assistant.
And what do you do, Lily?
I'm in tech sales.
And is it true that you grew up in a haunted house?
-Yes, we did. -Yeah. Very much so.
Did the entity feel like a dark entity or just a playful entity?
It did like to play pranks.
It would lock us out sometimes.
-Wow. -Yeah. -If you went downstairs
to do laundry, you'd get locked out.
And it was a dead bolt. You had to throw it.
-Wow! -Yeah.
How long did you all live there?
-13 years. -Yeah.
Now, you know there are other places to live.
[laughing]
-Right? -That's true.
Well, there are no ghosts here,
-so you're in good hands. -Thank goodness.
-Okay? Now,
Reginald and Rachelle...
-Hey. Nice to meet you. -Hey, Ru.
-Hello. Where y'all from? -Hello.
I'm Reginald Harris. This is my wonderful,
beautiful daughter Rachelle.
We're from Houston, Texas.
-Houston! [laughing] -[cheering, applause]
And, Reginald, what do you do?
I am a retired law enforcement officer
and now I pastor a church.
Been pastoring for 25 years.
Oh, my goodness!
-Wow! -[applause]
And, Rachelle, what do you do?
I'm a high school teacher,
I am a high school softball coach, I'm a realtor,
private fitness instructor
and I also coach baseball and softball
for the Houston Astros Youth Academy.
-Wow. -[cheering, applause]
Okay, um,
that's a lot of jobs.
[laughter]
Why do you stay so busy?
-I got bills to pay, Ru. -Okay.
Yeah, now you're talking my language.
-Okay. -I hear you on that one.
Well, good luck to both teams.
Let's play Lingo!
-♪ ♪ -[cheering, applause]
Now, first up, you'll be playing three five-letter Lingos each.
Fiona and Lily, you're up first. Are you ready?
-Yes. -Ready. -Your first five-letter Lingo
begins with... A
and your time starts now.
-Amino? -Yeah.
Amino. A-M-I-N-O.
Uh, ada-adapt.
A-D-A-P-T.
You found the T in the wrong place.
Alure. A-L-U-R-E.
R and an E.
Atire. Oh, shoot.
-Uh, A-T-I-R-E. -Uh...
Not a word.
[laughing]
So, Reginald and Rachelle,
your time starts now.
After. A-F-T-E-R.
-Hey! -[cheering, applause]
Reginald with the steal for $1,000.
Well done. Your second five-letter Lingo
begins with... F.
Time starts now.
Uh, flute. F-L-U-T-E.
RUPAUL: Found a U in the wrong place.
Fairy. F-A-I-R-Y.
RUPAUL: Y is in the correct place.
-Ooh. Funny? -Yeah.
Funny. F-U-N-N-Y.
RUPAUL: Hey!
-Nothing funny about $2,000. -[cheering, applause]
-Oh. -RUPAUL: All right.
Your third five-letter Lingo begins with...
V. Time starts now.
Vault. V-A-U-L-T.
Ooh. Vigor. V-I-G-O-R.
[gasps]
-Ooh. -RUPAUL: Found an I.
Uh...
Uh, vaned. V-A-N-E-D.
-RUPAUL: E is in the correct place. -Video.
-Oh, yes. -Video. V-I-D-E-O.
[bell chimes]
-RUPAUL: Hey! -[cheering, applause]
Not too shabby. Okay.
All right. Reginald and Rachelle, it's your turn.
Your first five-letter Lingo
begins with... H. Time starts now.
House. H-O-U-S-E.
[RuPaul laughing]
[cheering, applause]
[laughing]
You brought the house down
with a Golden Guess worth $5,000.
[audience whooping]
Your second five-letter Lingo
begins with...
D. Time starts now.
Dream. D-R-E-A-M.
RUPAUL: Ooh.
Dread. D-R-E-A-D.
RUPAUL: Nothing there.
Dress. D-R-E-S-S.
RUPAUL: Hey!
[cheering, applause]
Wow, you dress to impress. You have $2,000.
All right. Your third five-letter Lingo begins with...
W. Time starts now.
Water. W-A-T-E-R.
-RUPAUL: Ooh. -[audience exclaiming]
-[quietly]: Wheat, wheat. -Wheat. W-H-E-A-T.
[RuPaul laughing]
[cheering, applause]
$2,500. Wow.
Well done.
So Fiona and Lily have banked $3,500,
but in the lead
are Reginald and Rachelle with $10,500.
[laughing]
Up next it's the ten-letter Super Lingo.
"Oh, Lingo." No, you better don't.
[laughing]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering, applause]
Welcome back to Lingo.
Now, we are the original word game, baby.
Now, Reginald and Rachelle, you really had a strong start.
Of course, helped by that Golden Guess.
And don't worry, Fiona and Lily, there's still
plenty of time to catch up.
Okay, listen, kids.
Now we're giving you the chance to get those numbers right up.
It's time to play Super Lingo!
♪ ♪
Now, you cannot play Super Lingo without my...
Lucky Balls.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
[whooping]
♪ Lucky Balls♪
[laughing]
Yes.
Now, Reginald and Rachelle.
-Yes. -RUPAUL: Would you like a Money Ball
or would you like a Letter Ball?
We're gonna choose a Money Ball.
You want the Money Ball?
-[audience whooping] -RUPAUL: Okay.
[laughing]
I'm gonna reach in here,
I'm gonna see what I can pull out here.
Now, get your mind out of the gutter.
-[laughter] -Okay, let's see.
All right, here's one. Something here.
Let's see what this is.
-$500. -[audience whooping]
RUPAUL: Let's see what your Super Lingo is.
Fingers on buzzers.
Here is your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Your time starts now.
M.
P.
-Microscope. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. -RUPAUL: C.
RUPAUL: Oh. Buzzed in.
-What is your answer? -REGINALD: Microscope.
RUPAUL: Hey!
[cheering, applause]
[laughing]
$3,500 more in the bank for you.
Now, Fiona and Lily,
what would you like?
-We're gonna go with Money. -Money.
-Hey! -[laughing]
Okay. I'm gonna see what I can do.
I'm gonna reach in here.
Okay. Oh, here's something. Let's see. Let's see.
-[both gasping] -$1,000.
Ooh!
-Thank you, Ru. -RUPAUL: That means
you've added $1,000 to your Super Lingo.
Fingers on buzzers.
Let's see what your clue is.
Okay.
[RuPaul reading]
Okay? Time starts now.
G.
U. I...
Oh, okay.
What is your answer?
-Grapefruit. -RUPAUL: Grapefruit.
Okay, for $4,000 is grapefruit up there?
Yes, it is!
[cheering, applause]
Yes, it is.
Well done.
Stay with us to see
who will earn the second spot
in tonight's Lingo Showdown.
Don't nobody Lin-go nowhere. [laughing]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering, applause]
RUPAUL: Now, Fiona and Lily,
you've banked $7,500,
and Reginald and Rachelle,
you've banked a whopping $14,000.
-[cheering, applause] -But, but...
only one can make it through
to the Lingo Showdown.
Now, to decide who goes through it's time for the Lingo Battle!
[cheering, applause]
Let's start with Fiona and Lily.
Who's playing fives, who's playing six?
-I'm doing five. -Did the ghost tell you?
-[laughing] -You've got a ghost whisperer over there?
I've got a vibe.
Reginald and Rachelle,
Who's playing five, who's playing six?
I'll be playing five.
-My dad's playing six. -RUPAUL: Okay.
Please take your positions.
[cheering, applause]
Now, Lily, you're currently behind,
so you're up first.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
T. Time starts now.
Touch. T-O-U-C-H.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Rachelle.
Taint. T-A-I-N-T.
RUPAUL: New green, stays with you.
Tense. T-E-N-S-E.
RUPAUL: Back to Lily.
Uh...
Uh, taner. T-A-N-E-R.
Not a word. Let's go back to Rachelle.
Taken. T-A-K-E-N.
RUPAUL: There you go.
Well, you've taken
$2,000.
All right. Rachelle, you're up next.
Five-letter Lingo begins with... R.
Time starts now.
Reads. R-E-A-D-S.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Realm. R-E-A-L-M.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Lily.
Uh...
Mm, reals. R-E-A-L-S.
RUPAUL: Back to Rachelle.
Reach. R-E-A-C-H.
RUPAUL: Ooh.
React. R-E-A-C-T.
RUPAUL: There you go.
[cheering, applause]
$2,000 for you.
All right. Let's swap places.
[indistinct chatter]
Fiona, you've got some catching up to do, so you'll go first.
Your six-letter Lingo
begins with...
I.
Time starts now.
Induct. I-N-D-U-C-T.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Intake. I-N-T-A-K-E.
RUPAUL: Stays with you.
Intern. I-N-T-E-R-N.
RUPAUL: There you go.
[cheering, applause]
$4,000.
You are back in the game.
Reginald, you're up next.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
K.
Time starts now.
Kitten. K-I-T-T-E-N.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Um...
Kettle. K-E-T-T-L-E.
RUPAUL: Still with you.
Keybox. K-E-Y-B-O-X.
Not a word.
Over to Fiona.
Kennel. K-E-N-N-E-L.
RUPAUL: There you go.
-[cheering, applause] -FIONA: Yes!
RUPAUL: $3,000.
Great work, Fiona.
Okay. Rejoin your teammates for one final battle.
♪ ♪
[cheering, applause]
Now, this is your last chance
to make it through to the Lingo Showdown, and...
you'll be playing a Super Lingo worth up to $10,000.
[cheering, applause]
Currently, there's only $3,500 between you.
So this could make or break you.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Time starts now. S.
Fiona and Lily have buzzed in.
-What's your answer? -Salutatorian.
-Ex-squeeze me? -[laughter]
LILY: Salutatorian?
Like valedictorian but not quite.
-You're salutatorian. -RUPAUL: Okay.
For $10,000,
is salutatorian up there?
Okay, wasn't up there.
Reginald and Rachelle,
time starts now.
N.
T.
U.
O.
I...
What's your answer?
Substitution.
Is substitution up there for $2,000
and a place in the Lingo Showdown?
-Yes, it is! -[cheering, applause]
Substitution.
Congratulations, Reginald and Rachelle.
Now of course, sadly,
that means we have to say goodbye to Fiona and Lily.
Thank you so much for playing.
-Thank you for having us. -Thank you.
Now, Reginald and Rachelle, you are through
to the Lingo Showdown where you'll be facing off
against tonight's first winning team, Mike and Jordan.
-For a grand total of $85,000. -[audience whooping]
And the Lingo Showdown is coming up right after the break.
You do not want to miss this, baby.
Stay right there.
[cheering, applause]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering, applause]
Hey! Welcome back.
Baby, it's time for the Lingo Showdown.
[audience whooping]
Now, four teams came to play.
Two remain, but only one can win that jackpot.
Playing tonight are Reginald and Rachelle...
-[cheering, applause] -...and Mike and Jordan.
Let's bring them back!
♪ ♪
Wow. What a show, what a game.
This is where it gets serious.
You are playing to win all the money
you've both banked tonight.
Plus an added $50,000.
Now that's a grand total of...
$85,000!
[audience whooping]
[cheering, applause]
Only one team
can take home the jackpot, and sadly,
the other will leave with nothing.
Them the rules.
[laughter]
Reginald and Rachelle,
how would you spend the money?
I saw you on a show and you talked about,
-Corvette was your car. -Mm-hmm.
-And that's my car as well. -[laughing]
So I want to get me a Corvette.
-[RuPaul laughing] -[cheering, applause]
All right, all right. Yes.
-Rachelle, how would you spend the money? -Well...
I would like to open up my own facility
to start training softball players to get them
prepared to go to college.
-[whooping, applause] -That's very nice, yes.
Now, Mike and Jordan,
how would you spend the money?
We would have a blowout wedding
that we can't afford without this money.
-[cheering, applause] -A blowout wedding. I love it.
Good luck to you all.
It's time for the Lingo Showdown!
♪ ♪
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.
Now, you can pass at any time,
and the team with the most points wins.
Now, Reginald and Rachelle, you've banked the most money,
so you decide who goes first
or second.
We want to allow them to go first.
-How very Christian of you. -[laughter] -Yes.
And what's the strategy on that?
Uh, just to see how many points they get.
RUPAUL: Okay. [laughing]
All right. Mike and Jordan,
-are you ready? -We're ready. -So ready.
RUPAUL: Okay, can we have two minutes on the clock, please?
First up,
five-letter word that begins with...
M. Time starts now.
Meant. M-E-A-N-T.
Uh...
Mound. M-O-U-N-D.
RUPAUL: Found an O.
"Might, meant, money, mount?"
Monty. M-O-N-T-Y.
-RUPAUL: Okay. -Um...
A, E, I, O, U.
It's an E.
Monts. M-O-N-T-S.
-[audience exclaiming] -RUPAUL: Not a word.
-"Month" was the word. -[laughing]
RUPAUL: All right. New word. C.
Creamy. C-R-E-A-M-Y.
RUPAUL: Found a Y.
One minute, 15 seconds. You can pass at any time.
Chores. C-H-O-R-E-S.
Oh, it's "cloudy."
Cloudy. C-L-O-U-D-Y.
-[mumbles] -Pass.
-RUPAUL: One minute.
Okay, passing. That was "cowboy."
New word, D.
-55 seconds. -Drank. D-R-A-N-K.
Downs. D-O-W-N-S.
RUPAUL: Found an O. 42 seconds.
Dough.
BOTH: Dough.
[chuckles] D-O-U-G-H.
[laughter]
- -RUPAUL: Found an U.
Doubt. D-O-U-B-T.
All right, correct. Five points.
RUPAUL: New word. P.
Priest. P-R-I-E-S-T.
RUPAUL: Found an E and a T.
-20 seconds. -Uh...
Parrot. P-A-R-R-O-T.
RUPAUL: Oh.
Parent. P-A-R-E-N-T.
-[cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Ten points. New word.
-R. -Roast. R-O-A-S-T.
-[cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Out of time.
-[chatting indistinctly] -RUPAUL: Let's see what it was.
-Wow. -RUPAUL: It was "reply."
"Reply" was the word.
At the end of that you got 15 points.
-Well done. Okay. -[cheering, applause]
-Okay. -RUPAUL: How did that feel?
Did it feel the way you expected?
Oh, we outperformed our expectations.
-Like, up here. -[laughing]
Reginald and Rachelle, let's see what you can do.
There's $85,000 on the line.
The pressure is on.
Remember, the winner takes all.
Can we have two minutes on the clock, please?
♪ ♪
Okay, the score to beat is 15.
Reginald and Rachelle,
your first word begins with... T.
Time starts now.
Treat. T-R-E-A-T.
-RUPAUL: An R. -Trust. T-U...
T-R-U-S-T.
-RUPAUL: Found a U. -Truth. T-R-U-T-H.
-[cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Correct, five points.
New word. A.
Animal. A-N-I-M-A-L.
RUPAUL: All right.
Terrific. Ten points. New word.
-C. -Chore. C-H-O-R-E.
Cedar. C-E-D-A-R.
RUPAUL: Found an A.
Cease. C-E-A-S-E.
-RUPAUL: Pass at any time. -Uh... N-E.
[mumbles]
Chief. C-H-I-E-F.
RUPAUL: One minute, three seconds on the clock.
-Pass. -RUPAUL: Pass?
That word was "clean."
New word. F.
-Few-- Oh, go ahead. -Fa--
Father. F-A-T-H-E-R.
RUPAUL: Found an E.
Um...
Future. F-U-T-U-R-E.
-Pass. -Okay.
-Pass. -RUPAUL: Passing?
That word was "frozen." New word. B.
Board. B-O-A-R-D.
-[cheering, applause] -RUPAUL: Okay.
You've done it! [laughing]
Wow!
What a Showdown!
Mike and Jordan, I'm sorry.
Not your night, but you played a good game.
Reginald and Rachelle,
congratulations.
You take home $85,000.
How do you feel?
-Excited, excited, excited. -Happy, Ru.
RUPAUL: Happy, yes.
-There are tears in your eyes. -Yes.
Amazing. Give them a big round of applause.
What a night at Lingo, and don't forget:
we are the show that always has
the last word, and here's mine,
good night, everybody.
[laughing] Wonderful.
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