♪ ♪
[cheering]
ANNOUNCER: TV's original word game is back.
And here is your host...
RuPaul!
♪ ♪
[applause and cheering]
Oh! [laughs]
Hello, and welcome to Lingo, the show that's all about words.
And the right word
can win you thousands of dollars.
-[laughs] -[audience cheers]
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.
This is a Lingo grid.
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, no? [chuckles]
Let's meet the first two teams.
It's friends Monica and Deidra,
and sisters Ali and Christina.
Let's play Lingo.
-♪ ♪ -[cheering and applause]
First up, you'll be playing three five-letter Lingos each.
Solve the Lingo on your first try with a Golden Guess,
and you instantly bank $5,000.
[cheering and applause]
Solve it on your second guess for $2,500,
third guess for $2,000, all the way down to $1,000.
Now, remember, you must say the word
and start to spell it before the time runs out.
Now, if you run out of time, or cannot solve your Lingo,
the other team can steal.
So, you better watch out.
Monica and Deidra, you're up first.
-Are you ready? -BOTH: Yes.
Your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
"F." Time starts now.
False. F-A-L-S-E.
RUPAUL: No, nothing there.
Foils. F-O-I-L-S.
RUPAUL: "I," wrong place.
Found. F-O-U-N-D.
RUPAUL: Oh, you got a "U" there.
Fluid. F-L-U-I-D.
RUPAUL: Oh, you got an "I."
RUPAUL: Time running out.
Ooh, out of time.
All right, Ali and Christina, it's your chance to steal,
and your time starts now.
Fruit. F-R-U-I-T.
[bells chime]
[cheering and applause]
[RuPaul laughing]
Great steal.
You just banked $1,000.
Monica and Deidra, your second five-letter Lingo
begins with...
"M." Time starts now.
Movie. M-O-V-I-E.
RUPAUL: "E," wrong place.
Meats. M-E-A-T-S.
RUPAUL: You got an "E" in the right place.
Menus. M-E-N-U-S.
RUPAUL: Hmm.
[groans]
RUPAUL: Ooh, out of time.
Another chance for Ali and Christina to steal.
And your time starts now.
Medal. M-E-D-A-L.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -Oh, wow.
Another great steal for $1,000.
Pretty amazing.
Monica and Deidra,
your third five-letter Lingo
starts with the letter...
"D." Time starts now.
Dream. D-R-E-A-M.
Dance. D-A-N-C-E.
-RUPAUL: Oh. -[laughing]
RUPAUL: $2,500.
Probably make you want to do a little dance, right?
-Oh, yes. -RUPAUL: Yes, yes.
Well done, that $2,500 gets you on the board.
Ali and Christina, it is your turn.
Your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
"R." Time starts now.
Roast. R-O-A-S-T.
RUPAUL: "A" in the wrong place.
Racks. R-A-C-K-S.
RUPAUL: You got an "A."
-Um... -Races?
-Do it. -"R"...
Races. R-A-C-E-S.
-Oh, man. -Okay, let's do...
RUPAUL: "C" still in the wrong place.
Rau...
Let's do runts. R-U-N-T-S.
[chuckles]
RUPAUL: Well, you got an "N," there.
Ran...
RUPAUL: Time's running out.
Ran...
Raned. R-A-N-E-D.
-Oh, that's not a word, but... -Oh, my gosh.
...maybe it is.
[RuPaul laughs]
Unfortunately, that is not a word.
-[Ali and Christina laugh] -So, Monica and Deidra,
it's now your chance to steal,
and your time starts now.
Ranch. R-A-N-C-H.
ALI: Oh.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -[RuPaul laughs]
Good steal for $1,000.
Well done.
Payback to those girls for stealing.
Absolutely.
Ali and Christina, your second five-letter Lingo
begins with...
"L." And your time starts now.
Lunch. L-U-N-C-H.
-Ooh. -Lingo, L-I-N-G-O.
[RuPaul laughs]
-Oh, okay. -RUPAUL: You got a "G."
Um...
Longs. L-O-N-G-S.
-[whispers]: Dang it. -It's okay.
Okay, let's do...
Ledge. L-E-D-G-E.
-Oh! -RUPAUL: Got an "E."
Um...
Oh, my.
La...
Ling... I just make up words. I don't know.
-[RuPaul laughs] -Dang, that's hard.
Oh, out of time.
Monica and Deidra, once again, it's your chance to steal.
Your time starts now.
Large. L-A-R-G-E.
[bell chimes]
[cheering and applause]
For $1,000, another steal.
[laughs] Well done.
All right, Ali and Christina, your third five-letter Lingo
starts with... "O."
Time starts now.
Oiled. O-I-L-E-D.
RUPAUL: Got an "E" in the right place.
Let's do odd... otter.
O-T-T-E-R.
RUPAUL: You got a "T."
Okay, let's try...
Outed. O-U-T-E-D.
Oh, my gosh.
-Um... -Not "outed."
I am so bad at this.
Ousted. O-S-T-E-D.
-Is that a word? -Oh, that's not even a word! Aah!
-[audience laughs] -Oh, not a word.
Unfortunately, another opportunity
for Monica and Deidra to steal.
Time starts now.
Oates. O-A-T-E-S.
Oh, unfortunately, that is not a word.
-[laughs] -You're probably thinking of
Hall and Oates, but, uh...
Yes. My bad.
Let's find out what that word is.
ALI: What is it?
ALL: "Often."
RUPAUL: Often. Often.
Oh, my goodness.
And now Ali and Christina have banked $2,000.
Monica and Deidra have banked $4,500.
-Yes. -[cheering]
After the break, Super Lingo, so don't lin-go nowhere!
-[RuPaul laughs] -[cheering and applause]
♪ ♪
[cheering and applause]
Welcome back to Lingo.
Now, Monica, I hear you're a dream whisperer.
When were you able to develop this skill?
I don't know when it started, but I've had many dreams
of babies in my family, and no, it's not fish,
it's actual human beings.
You know, that kind of represents the rebirth of self,
'cause every character in your dreams is actually you.
-Hmm. Mm-hmm. -It's kind of weird, right?
Also somebody told me that you two love to laugh.
BOTH: Yes. [laughing]
[laughs]
Well, you're in the right place
because we love laughter here. Welcome.
-BOTH: Thank you. -RUPAUL: All right.
[cheering and applause]
And Ali and Christina, tell me about yourself.
I'm a vocal coach. Both Christina and I are.
♪ La, la, la. ♪
-♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh. ♪ -Beautiful.
[laughs]
Um, we teach together, which is so fun.
We teach kids. And I am a yodeler.
You yodel?
[yodeling]
[cheering and applause]
RUPAUL: Love that.
Now we're giving you the chance to boost your bank balance.
It's time to play Super Lingo!
♪ ♪
Super Lingo is ten letters long
and worth a possible $5,000.
Now, you'll get a clue and just ten seconds
to find the answer.
The faster you buzz in, the more you can win.
But be warned, my darlings,
if you get it wrong, your opponents can steal.
[RuPaul reading]
Now, you can't play Super Lingo without my...
Lucky Balls.
-[cheering and applause] -♪ ♪
[rhythmic clapping]
All right. Now, 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.
Ali and Christina, would you like a Money Ball
or a Letter Ball?
-Letter Ball. -Letter Ball, please.
Here you go. Let's see what I can get.
Let's see what we get here.
-Eight. -Eight, all right.
You've got the eighth letter for your Super Lingo.
Now, let's see what your Super Lingo is.
Here's your clue:
[RuPaul reading]:
Let's see that eighth letter.
"A." And your time starts now.
RUPAUL: P, G, T.
-Oh, wow. -Buzz in when you know.
[buzzer sounds]
Christina, what's your answer?
Photograph.
Let's see if "photograph" is correct.
[bell chimes]
[cheering and applause]
[RuPaul laughs]
You've added $2,500 to your bank.
Well done. Monica and Deidra, it's now your turn.
Would you like a Money Ball or would you like a Letter Ball?
We are going with a Money Ball.
-Hey! -[audience "oohs"]
[RuPaul laughs]
Okay, let's see what we have here.
MONICA: Oh.
You've added another $100 to your Super Lingo.
[cheering and applause]
Let's see what your Super Lingo is.
Here's your clue:
[RuPaul reading]:
And your time starts now.
"U."
"T."
-[buzzer sounds] -Oh, we got a buzzer there.
What's your answer?
Underwater.
RUPAUL: Let's see if "underwater" is correct.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -RUPAUL: Hey!
[laughs] $4,100. Well done.
Monica and Deidra, you've got $8,600 in the bank.
And Ali and Christina, you have $4,500 in your bank.
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.
Now, to decide who, it's time for...
Lingo Battle!
[cheering and applause]
Now, so far, you've been solving Lingos together,
but now you're going it alone.
One of you will be playing
five-letter Lingos, and the other will be playing--
Wait for it, wait for it--
six-letter Lingos!
-[RuPaul laughs] -[cheering]
Lingo Battle is all about controlling the grid.
Find a new green letter, you stay in control.
No new green letter means that the other team can take control.
And that's crucial because we are doubling
the money, honey. Oh, yes.
And those Golden Guesses are now worth $10,000.
-[cheering and applause] -That's a lot of money.
Oh, let's start with Ali and Christina.
Who's playing five, who's playing six?
She's the one with the brains, so I'm gonna do five.
All right, Monica and Deidra?
So, Deidra's playing fives, and I'm playing sixes.
Deidra and Christina, you're up first,
so go ahead and switch positions.
Now, Christina, you are currently behind,
-so you're up first. -Okay.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
"A," and your time starts now.
Apple. A-P-P-L-E.
-Wow. -No new green. Over to Deidra.
All right.
Around. A-R-O-U-N-D.
[groans] -Hmm, not a word.
Too many letters. Back to Christina.
Allow. A-L-L-O-W.
RUPAUL: No new green. Back to Deidra.
Aioli. A-I-L-O-I.
RUPAUL: Incorrect spelling. Back to Christina.
After. A-F-T-E-R.
Not "after."
Let's find out what this is.
"About." All right,
Deidra, you're up next.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
"I." Time starts now.
Igloo. I-G-L-O-O.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Christina.
Inked. I-N-K-E-D.
RUPAUL: No new green. Back to Deidra.
[groans]
RUPAUL: Hmm, out of time. Back to Christina.
Hmm. [chuckles]
[sputters]
RUPAUL: Mmm, out of time. Back to Deidra.
Ideas. I-D-E-A-S.
Mm, not the right answer.
Let's see what it is.
RUPAUL: "Image." Ooh.
[applause]
That was a tough battle.
All right, let's switch positions.
[cheering and applause]
Now, Monica and Ali,
you're now playing six-letter Lingos.
Ali, you're currently behind, so you'll be going first.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
"S."
Time starts now.
Sweaty. S-W-E-A-T-Y.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Monica.
Sample. S-A-M-P-L-E.
RUPAUL: Back to Ali.
Sleepy. S-L-E-E-P-Y.
RUPAUL: Back to Monica.
Solids. S-O-L-I-D-S.
RUPAUL: Mm. Back to Ali.
Sharks. S-H-A-R-K-S.
Just got to get something up.
Hmm, it wasn't "sharks." Let's see what it was.
-School. "School." Ooh, yikes.
[applause]
Monica, you're up next.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
"E." Your time starts now.
Earned. E-A-R-N-E-D.
RUPAUL: No new green, over to Ali.
Easter. E-A-S-T-E-R.
RUPAUL: Back to Monica.
Ethnic. E-T-H-N-I-C.
RUPAUL: Hmm. Back to Ali.
Evicts.
E-V-I-C-T-S.
RUPAUL: Hmm. Back to Monica.
Erupts. E-R-U-P-T-S.
Wasn't it. Let's see what it was.
"Effort." Wow.
[laughing]: That was really tough.
Oh, my goodness. Okay.
Rejoin your teammates.
[applause]
Okay, now, you have one last battle
to guarantee your place in tonight's Lingo Showdown.
It's a Super Lingo worth up to...
$10,000.
-So... yeah. -[audience cheers]
So, ladies, the stakes are very, very high.
Here's your clue:
"This answer will get the family together."
For $10,000. Your time starts now.
-[buzzer sounds] -Oh, we got a buzzer.
Ali and Christina?
Thanksgiving.
RUPAUL: For $10,000,
and a place in the Lingo Showdown,
let's see if "Thanksgiving" is the correct answer.
[bell chimes]
[cheering and applause]
[RuPaul laughs]
That is correct.
Ali and Christina, you're going to be
in the Lingo Showdown,
so you'll be playing for all of the money
banked by the finalists tonight,
plus an added $50,000,
which brings the current pot to $64,500.
[cheering and applause]
Unfortunately, that means
we have to say goodbye to Monica and Deidra.
You leave empty-handed, but you've been
absolutely wonderful. Did you have fun?
We had a great time.
-We did. Thank you. -Good, good, good.
Now, when we come back,
two more teams will take on the Lingochallenge.
We'll see you in a minute.
[cheering and applause]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering and applause]
[chuckles] Welcome back to Lingo,
where two new teams are hoping to turn
small words into some big money, oker?
[RuPaul laughs]
So, let's meet them.
It's father and son Jim and Luke.
And sisters Shelvia and Gelvia.
-Hi! -Yeah. [RuPaul laughs]
Now, Jim, you arranged
a very special dinner, is that correct?
I did. I grew up in a very small
rural conservative town,
18 people in my graduating high school class.
-Mm. -Needless to say,
it was not very open-minded, so I came to terms
with being gay very late in my life,
-after I had Luke. -Uh-huh.
And so, I wanted to come out to Luke when he was about 19,
and I'm very close, still, with his mother,
and I wanted to arrange a dinner.
Little did he know, I was also trying to arrange a dinner
between Mom and Dad to let them know
that, uh, I was bisexual.
Okay.
So it just kind of came together just perfectly, and...
Abd we told each other.
RUPAUL: Oh, my goodness. This...
[cheering]
Wow. I mean, very interesting dinner party.
Oh, it was great. Yeah, it was great.
All right now, Shelvia and Gelvia.
-Okay, we got to bring it up. -[audience laughs]
Who named you Shelvia and Gelvia?
Our mother Elvia...
[laughter]
All right, well... [laughs]
-Good luck to both teams. -GELVIA: Thank you.
All right, let's play Lingo.
♪ ♪
All right, Jim and Luke, you're up first. Are you ready?
-Ready. -Oh, yeah.
Your first five-letter Lingo
begins with...
"H." And your time starts now.
House. H-O-U-S-E.
RUPAUL: Oh. "E" in the wrong place.
HAIRY. H-A-I-R-Y.
Oh, you got an "R" in the right place.
Heard. H-E-A-R-D.
RUPAUL: Oh!
Heart. H-E-A-R-T.
See if you got the "heart" right. Yes!
[cheering and applause]
$1,500.
You got straight to the heart of the matter there.
All right, your second fiver-letter Lingo
begins with...
"B." Time starts now.
Bayou. B-A-Y-O-U.
-Hmm. -RUPAUL: Nothing there.
[whispers]: Brine.
Brine. B-R-I-N-E.
RUPAUL: Oh, my goodness.
Bring. B-R-I-N-G.
RUPAUL: Bring home the money.
-Yes! -[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -$2,000.
Your third five-letter Lingo begins with... "Y."
Time starts now.
Youth. Y-O-U-T-H.
[bell chimes]
[cheering and applause]
[RuPaul laughs]
Wow! Oh, my goodness.
You got the fabulous Golden Guess
which is worth $5,000.
[cheering]
[RuPaul laughs]
What a great round for you two.
-Thank you. -Thank you, thank you. -RUPAUL: That's fantastic.
Well, Shelvia and Gelvia, how are you going to top that?
-I want to know. -The pressure.
RUPAUL: [laughs] The pressure is on.
Your first five-letter Lingo begins with...
"G." Your time starts now.
Go.
Going. G-O-I-N-G.
RUPAUL: N-Nothing there.
-[whispers]: Ghost, G-H-O-S-T. -Okay, go for it.
Ghost. G-H-O-S-T.
RUPAUL: Oh, you got the "O" in the right place.
[whispering]: G-L-O-R-Y.
-Go. -Glory.
G-L-O-R-Y.
-Okay. -RUPAUL: Found an "R."
[whispering]: Grows.
-Go ahead. -Grows. G-R-O-W-S.
There's no "N."
RUPAUL: Oh, "R" in the right place now.
[quietly]: Groan, G-R-O-A-N.
-Groan. G-R-O-A-N. -No "N." There's no "N."
Oh, yeah, there's no "N."
It's okay.
RUPAUL: Ooh, not "groan,"
which means, Jim and Luke,
it's your chance to steal. Time starts now.
Grove. G-R-O-V-E.
Ooh, it's not "grove."
Let's see what it is.
-"Group." -"Group."
That's a good one.
-[applause] -SHELVIA: It's okay, it's okay.
Shelvia and Gelvia, your second five-letter Lingo
starts with the letter...
"N," and your time starts now.
Noise. N-O-I-S-E.
RUPAUL: You got the "E" in the right place.
Okay. Um...
-Niche, niche. -Okay.
Niche. N-I-C-H-E.
RUPAUL: Found the "I" in the right place,
and "C" in the wrong place.
-Or something. -I don't know.
Um, N-I... Um...
-[groans] -Nices.
-That's not a word. -Nicer.
N-I-C-E-R.
RUPAUL: Just in time... Ooh.
Okay, sorry, sorry. Okay.
-N-I... Oh, there it is. -No.
N-I...
I don't know.
Niece. N-I-E-C-E.
[gasps]
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: Yes.
[cheering and applause]
$1,500.
Well done.
Your third five-letter Lingo begins with...
"W." Time starts now.
World. W-O-R-L-D.
RUPAUL: "O" in the wrong place.
-Now... -Okay, okay.
-Whole. -Go.
-Um... -Something.
BOTH: Whole.
W-H-O-L-E.
-Even though there's not an "L." -There's no "L."
RUPAUL: Hmm, no. Still not in the right place.
[whispering]
RUPAUL: Watch that clock.
Wrine. W-R-I-N-E.
-Is that a word? Is that a word? -That's not a word.
RUPAUL: Unfortunately, that's not a word, which means,
Jim and Luke, you can steal it again.
Time starts now.
Waive. W-A-I-V-E.
[whispers]
RUPAUL: You got the "A" in the right place.
...I guess.
Wants. W-A-N-T-S.
No. Let's see what the word is.
"Wagon."
[applause]
So, Shelvia and Gelvia, you've banked $1,500,
and Jim and Luke, you've banked $8,500.
-Very well done. -[cheering and applause]
After the break, we crank it up.
It's the ten-letter Super Lingo. Don't you go nowhere.
[cheering and applause]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering and applause]
Welcome back to Lingo.
Now, Jim and Luke, you're ahead with $8,500,
and there's one big reason for that:
You got that Golden Guess, baby.
-[cheering and applause] -Yeah.
RUPAUL: Wow. Whoo.
And Shelvia and Gelvia,
you have $1,500.
Now, we're gonna give you
the opportunity to crank up that bank.
It's time to play Super Lingo!
[cheering and applause]
You can't play Super Lingo without my...
Lucky Balls.
-♪ ♪ -[cheering and applause]
[rhythmic clapping]
Okay, Shelvia and Gelvia, we'll start with you.
Would you like a Money Ball or would you like a Letter Ball?
We got to go for the money, honey.
RUPAUL: Hey! [laughs]
We got to.
Here we go. Let's see. Um, okay.
Wait. Uh. Let's see.
Okay, $500.
-Not too shabby. -We like it, we like it.
Here's your clue:
[RuPaul reading]
And your time starts now.
"D."
"Y."
"A."
-Dictionary. -Go.
[buzzer sounds]
What's your answer?
-Dictionary. -Let's see
if "dictionary" is correct.
[bell chimes]
-RUPAUL: Yes! -[cheering and applause]
That's another $3,000 in your bank.
Well done.
Jim and Luke, you are up next. How do you like your balls?
-[audience laughs] -We're gonna go with the Letter Ball.
Okay, let's see. Mmm.
I'm gonna go with this one right here.
Let's see what it is. Let's see.
It's the number 2, so you get the second letter
for your Super Lingo.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that second letter.
All right, and your time starts now.
-RUPAUL: "S." -[buzzer sounds]
Oh, buzzed in.
Shopaholic.
"Shopaholic."
Let's see if "shopaholic" is the answer.
-[bells chime] -[cheering and applause]
That's another $5,000 in your bank.
So, Shelvia and Gelvia, you have $4,500.
But in the lead,
we've got Jim and Luke with $13,500.
[cheering and applause]
Ladies, you've got a bit of catching up to do.
[laughs] 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.
Now, Shelvia and Gelvia
have $4,500 in the bank,
and Jim and Luke have $13,500.
But it's the team with the most money that will advance
to the Lingo Showdown at the end of the night.
Now, to decide who goes through,
it's time for the Lingo Battle.
[cheering and applause]
Okay, so, who's playing five letters,
and who's playing six?
Let's start with Shelvia and Gelvia.
So, I'm gonna go ahead and go with the five,
and then Shelvia is gonna go with the six.
All right, so, Jim and Luke,
who's playing fives, who's playing six?
I'm doing fives.
So, Jim and Gelvia, you're up first.
Please take your positions.
[applause]
So, Gelvia, you are currently behind,
so you're up first.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with a...
"M," and your time starts now.
"M." Money. M-O-N-E-Y.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Jim.
Mania. M-A-N-I-A.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Mouth. M-O-U-T-H.
RUPAUL: New green, still with you.
March. M-A-R-C-H.
[bell chimes]
-RUPAUL: Hey! -[cheering and applause]
Another $3,000 in your bank. Well done.
Jim, you're up next.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with...
"Q." Your time starts now.
Quiet. Q-U-I-E-T.
RUPAUL: Okay, you got the "U" and the "I."
Stays with you.
Quilt. Q-U-I-L-T.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Gelvia.
Quick. Q-U-I-C-K.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -RUPAUL: Oh! [laughs]
Great steal for $4,000.
You really needed that money, too.
-I did. -Let's swap places.
[applause]
All right, Luke and Shelvia,
you are now playing six-letter Lingos.
Shelvia, you're behind, so you'll go first.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
"V." Your time starts now.
Volume. V-O-L-U-M-E.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -[RuPaul laughs]
Wow! [laughs]
You got the Golden Guess...
Oh, wow.
...which puts $10,000 in your bank,
and now you're in the lead.
-That's great. -[applause]
Oh, my goodness. what a comeback.
All right, Luke, you're up next.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with...
"P," and your time starts now.
Paused. P-A-U-S-E-D.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Paired. P-A-I-R-E-D.
RUPAUL: Got an "R." Still with you.
Patron. P-A-T-R-O-N.
RUPAUL: Ooh, still with you.
Patrol. P-A-T-R-O-L.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -RUPAUL: Hey! [laughs]
For $3,000.
Now, that's how you Lingo.
[RuPaul laughs]
Okay, rejoin your teammates.
Wow, what a battle. My goodness.
But don't worry, it's not over yet.
You have one last battle to guarantee your place
in tonight's Lingo Showdown.
It's a Super Lingo worth up to $10,000.
-[cheering and applause] -So, the pressure is on.
There's only $1,000 between the two of you,
so this is so close.
Let's see that Super Lingo.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Your time starts now.
-[buzzer sounds] -Oh, we got a buzz.
Jim and Luke, what's your answer?
Introduction.
"Introduction." Let's see if "introduction"
is the correct answer.
[bell chimes]
-[cheering and applause] -[RuPaul laughs]
Correct, which means that, Jim and Luke,
you're going through to the Lingo Showdown
with $27,500 in the bank,
where you'll be facing off
against tonight's first winning team
Ali and Christina, for a grand total of $92,000.
Now, sadly, we have to say goodbye
to Shelvia and Gelvia.
Thank you for playing, you were great. Wonderful.
-We love you. -We love you.
After the break, our two winning teams
will go head-to-head and toe-to-toe
in the Lingo Showdown!
Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back.
Whoo!
[cheering and applause]
-♪ ♪ -[cheering and applause]
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:
Jim and Luke.
And Ali and Christina.
[cheering and applause]
Let's bring them back.
-♪ ♪ -[cheering and applause]
RUPAUL: Whoo!
My goodness. Okay, my dears,
this is where it gets serious.
You are playing to win all the money
you've both banked, plus an added $50,000,
making it a grand total of $92,000.
[cheering and applause]
LUKE: Wow.
Now, only one team can take home the jackpot.
The other team will have to leave with nothing.
So, how will you spend the money if you win?
Uh, well, we have always wanted to get a nice
in-ground pool in our backyard, actually.
[Southern accent]: You mean a cement pond?
-That's right. -Yup, yup, yup.
Okay. All right.
And how will y'all spend the money?
Well, my husband and I have struggled to start a family,
so we would put it towards adoption.
Oh, my goodness. Wow.
We both have cystic fibrosis,
which is a genetic lung disease.
I am struggling to conceive a second child.
I'm blessed to have one,
but I want to find a surrogate mother,
and those are not cheap.
So that's what I would do with it.
-RUPAUL: Oh, wow, wow, wow. -[applause]
Good luck to you all.
It's time for the Lingo Showdown.
[cheering and applause]
All right, 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, 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, Jim and Luke, you've banked the most money,
so you decide who goes first or second.
We're going to go first.
RUPAUL: You're gonna go first. Okay.
Jim and Luke, are you ready?
-Ready. -We are ready.
Can we have two minutes on the clock, please.
First up, a five-letter word
that begins with...
"B." Time starts now.
Brine. B-R-I-N-E.
Bayou. B-A-Y-O-U.
Bread. B-R-E-A-D.
Blade. B-L-A-D-E.
RUPAUL: Oh, you got a green.
You can pass at any time.
So it's E-A.
Beats. B-E-A-T-S.
RUPAUL: Nope. Let's see what it was.
-JIM: "Beach." -"Beach." Okay, new word.
Goalie. G-O-A-L-I-E.
[mutters indistinctly]
Um, grunts. G-R-U-N-T-S.
So, we have the "E," and the "L," and the "S."
RUPAUL: You can pass if you like.
Pass.
RUPAUL: "Gospel" was the word. New word. "F."
Fairy. F-A-I-R-Y.
Flute. F-L-U-T-E.
RUPAUL: "L" in the right place.
50 seconds.
Flour. F-L-O-U-R.
-[bell chimes] -[applause]
RUPAUL: Great, five points. New word.
[mutters indistinctly]
Hairdo. H-A-I-R-D-O.
RUPAUL: You got an "A." 34 seconds.
Harden. H-A-R-D-E-N.
RUPAUL: Hmm.
-[Jim mutters] -RUPAUL: Right place.
-Um... -Hustle.
Hustle. H-U-S-T-L-E.
-Pass. -RUPAUL: Yes.
It was "hazard." New word. "E."
Elite. E-L-I-T-E.
Equal. E-Q-U-A-L.
Elate. E-L-A-T-E.
RUPAUL: Ah, it wasn't "elate."
Let's find out what that word was.
"Eagle." It was "eagle."
At the end of that, you got five points.
How you feeling?
-Not great. -Not that great.
Not great.
Well, it's a tough journey there.
All right, uh, Ali and Christina,
let's see what you can do.
Okay.
Ladies, it's crunch time.
There's $92,000 on the line.
Remember, the winner takes all.
Can we have two minutes on the clock, please.
The score to beat is five.
Your first word begins with...
"H." Time starts now.
House. H-O-U-S-E.
Hired. H-I-R-E-D.
RUPAUL: Nothing there.
-Um... -You can pass at any time.
Harks. H-A-R-K-S.
RUPAUL: "A" in the right place.
Happy. H-A-P-P-Y.
[bell chimes]
RUPAUL: There you go. Correct. New word.
Okay, okay, okay.
-Sweaty. -RUPAUL: "S."
S-W-E-A-T-Y.
RUPAUL: Nope. "T" in the wrong place.
Sturdy. S-T-U-R-D-Y.
RUPAUL: "T" in the right place.
Strain. S-T-R-A-I-N.
String. S-T-R-I-N-G.
[bell chimes]
[cheering and applause]
CHRISTINA: Oh, my God!
RUPAUL: Oh, my goodness!
You've won the Lingo Showdown!
$92,000. Congratulations.
Not your night, Jim and Luke,
but Ali and Christina, well played.
How are you feeling?
-CHRISTINA: I don't know! -[RuPaul laughs]
I feel tingly!
Yes! What a night.
And don't forget, we're the show
that always has the last word.
Here's mine: Good night!
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