[cheering, applause]
ANNOUNCER: Spread the word.
It'sLingo night.
First up, it's teachers Ashley and Jessica...
-[whooping] -...against partners John and Seth.
Give it up for your host, the sensational RuPaul.
[cheering, applause]
♪
[whoops]
Oh, wow.
Hello and welcome to Lingo,
where guessing ordinary words can win you extraordinary money.
[applause]
Tonight, four teams will take on the Lingo grid.
And our first two teams are ready to go, baby.
[cheering, applause]
Now, the two teams that bank
the most money in each round will face off
in the Lingo Showdown at the end of the night,
where one duo will walk away with both teams' earnings,
plus an added $50,000 jackpot.
[cheering, applause]
But that's not all.
New this season, the last team standing
will move on into the next show for a chance to win more money
and defend their Lingocrowns.
So, it's on, baby. Let's Lingo.
[cheering, applause]
Now, here's how it works.
This is a Lingo grid.
You'll be shown the first letter of a word.
All you have to do is guess that word.
A correct letter turns green.
A correct letter in the wrong place turns yellow.
Now, each time you solve a Lingo
will add money to your bank.
Got it?
Get it right on the first try,
that's a Golden Guess,
and you instantly bank $5,000.
-[cheering, applause] -[whooping] Yes.
RUPAUL: A second guess
is $2,500;
a third, $2,000; all the way down to $1,000.
Now, if you run out of time or cannot solve your Lingo,
the other team can steal.
-[audience oohing] -Mm-hmm. That's right.
[RuPaul laughs]
So, let's play Lingo.
[cheering, applause]
Okay, teams,
you'll be playing three five-letter Lingos each.
Ashley and Jessica,
you're going first. Are you ready?
-Yes. -Yes! We're ready. -Good,
'cause your first five-letter Lingo
begins with R.
Time starts now.
-BOTH: Round. -[both laugh]
R-O-U-N-D.
-RUPAUL: Oh, you found the O and the U. -Rough.
R-O-U-G-H.
Ooh. Um... rouse?
R-O-U-S-E.
-Found the E. -Ooh.
Um, oh. Route.
-R-O-U-T-E. -Okay.
That makes sense.
-There you go. -[bell chimes]
[cheering, applause]
That's the route to $1,500.
All right, your second five-letter Lingo starts with U.
-Time starts now. -Under.
U-N-D-E-R.
Found the E.
Upper? U-P-P-E-R?
Oh, you found a P.
Upset. U-P-S-E-T.
-There you go. -It would be such an upset.
-[cheering, applause] -[laughs]
All right, your third five-letter Lingo
begins with...
G. Time starts now.
Great. G-R-E-A-T.
Great.
Nothing there.
Going. G-O-I-N-G.
Mm. O in the wrong place.
Grows? G-R-O-W-S?
-No? -Oh. O and the S.
-Gloss. G-L-O-S-S? -Ooh.
-I like the way you think. Yes! -Yes!
-[cheering, applause] -Yes, lip gloss be popping.
[laughter]
RUPAUL: All right. You didn't gloss over that.
$1,500 added to your bank.
-Whoa. -Okay.
Okay. Great start.
Okay, John and Seth, it is your turn.
Your first five-letter Lingo begins with P.
Time starts now.
Piano. P-I-A-N-W.
-O. -O.
Found the I. O in the wrong place.
Let's do "punt..." uh, "punts."
Punts. P-U-N-T-S.
T in the wrong place.
-Go... -Pears. P-E-A-R-S.
Mm.
Pilot. P-I-L-O-T.
Let's see if you can land this plane.
-[cheering, applause] -All right.
-[whoops] -$1,500 in your bank.
Your second five-letter Lingo starts with a V.
Time starts now.
-Go for it. -Value.
V-A-L-U-E.
-Hey! [laughs] -[cheering, applause]
JESSICA: That was amazing.
Wow. [laughs]
You got a of value out of that because that was a Golden Guess.
[cheering, applause]
$5,000 added to your bank.
That's fantastic.
Now, your third five-letter Lingo
begins with E.
Time starts now.
Eater. E-A-T-E-R.
-Oh, I like the way you think. -[laughter]
Uh, T in the wrong place.
-Do the next one. -Okay.
Uh, euros?
Euros. E-U-R-O-S.
S in the wrong place.
Hmm. I...
Emit. E-M-I-T-S.
-Found the I. -Okay, so instead of...
Um..
Oh, gosh.
-Either. -Exist.
-Exist. E-X-I-S-T.
See if this answer exists.
-[cheering, applause] -And it does.
-First one. -Fantastic.
So, Ashley and Jessica,
so far, you've banked $5,000,
but John and Seth, thanks to that Golden Guess,
you're in the lead with $8,000.
[cheering, applause]
Now, after the break, we raise the stakes,
because there's a huge $20,000 up for grabs, girl.
-[audience oohing] -Yes, mama.
-[cheering, applause] -[laughs]
Don't you Lingonowhere. [laughs]
[cheering, applause]
Welcome back to Lingo, where if you love word games,
baby, you are in good company.
So, Ashley and Jessica, you're both teachers.
BOTH: We are.
What subject do you teach?
-BOTH: Math. -Both? You-you both teach math?
BOTH: Yeah.
-[both laugh] -What age do you teach?
-High school. -High school, yeah.
-Oh, high school. -Oh, yeah.
Oh, my goodness.
Do you ever have to, you know,
shake the head side to side?
-Oh, always. That's... -All the time.
I would love to have you as teachers.
Thank you for being on the show.
-Thanks for having us. -Now, John and Seth,
you met on a dating site.
-Yes, we did. -You must have kissed a lot of frogs
-before you found yourselves. -JOHN: We really did, Ru.
-Yeah. -Do you know why?
-Why? -I'm a veterinarian,
and I kiss all of my patients.
[laughter]
I love it. And Seth, what do you do?
-I'm a doctor. -You're a medical doctor?
-A medical doctor. -That's fantastic.
So, now we're giving you
the chance to supersize your bank balance.
Yes, honey, it is time to play Super Lingo.
[cheering, applause]
Now, your first 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 remember, my darlings,
if you get it wrong, your opponents can steal.
So watch out. Now, here's an example.
Answer is?
Engagement.
Now, you can't play Super Lingo without my Lucky Balls.
-[laughs] -[cheering, applause]
♪
[rhythmic clapping]
[cheering, applause]
[RuPaul laughs]
What we have here is 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.
So, we'll start with John and Seth.
What would you like? A Money Ball or a Letter Ball?
We would like a Letter Ball, Ru.
[laughs]: Okay, let's get a Letter Ball in here.
Let's see what we have here.
The fourth letter.
Okay. Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Now let's see that fourth letter.
N. All right. Time starts now.
D.
R.
-Oh, no. W... -W.
[buzzer sounds]
RUPAUL: All right, what is your answer for $2,500?
Downstairs.
Is the answer "downstairs"?
-[bell chimes] -Yes, it is.
[cheering, applause]
And your bank has gone up by $2,500.
Well done.
Ashley and Jessica,
what's it gonna be?
A Money Ball or a Letter Ball?
BOTH: Ru, we're gonna go with a Letter Ball.
[laughter]
All right, let's see what we got here.
Okay, let's see.
-ASHLEY: Nice. -The eighth letter.
-[whispers]: Okay. -Okay? Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that eighth letter?
S. All right, time starts now.
-S. Okay. -[buzzer chimes]
-Sunglasses. -Ooh.
Sunglasses. All right, for $5,000,
is "sunglasses" up there?
-[bell chimes] -[laughs]: Yes, it is.
[cheering, applause]
JESSICA: Way to go.
-Amaze. Yeah! -RUPAUL: Wow.
-That's incredible. -[exhales sharply]
-Not even a second off the clock. -Oh, my gosh.
-That's pretty amazing. -Wow.
Okay, we're gonna go again, only this time,
your Super Lingo will be 11 letters long.
Now, John and Seth, what's it gonna be this time?
We're gonna do a Letter Ball again, Ru.
Okay, here we go.
Let's see.
The third letter.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that third letter?
R. Okay, time starts now.
M.
-M. -Gosh.
-S. -[buzzer chimes]
All right, what's your answer?
Marshmallow.
For $3,500,
is "marshmallow" up there?
-[bell chimes] -Yes, it is.
-[cheering, applause] -Well done.
Ashley and Jessica, what do you want?
A Money Ball or a Letter Ball?
[laughs]: We're gonna do a Letter Ball again, please.
A Letter Ball. I love that.
Okay, let's see what we got here.
Let me get in here and get something really good.
-The seventh letter. -BOTH: Ooh.
-Lucky number seven. -Okay.
Yes. Okay, here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that seventh letter.
R. Okay, time starts now.
-Q. -[buzzer chimes]
You do not let that timer go, do you?
-No. -Okay.
-[laughter] -What's your answer?
-Quarterback. -All right.
Let's see, for $5,000, is "quarterback" up there?
-[bell chimes] -It certainly is.
-[cheering, applause] -Yes!
Hoo, hoo, put me in, coach, put me in.
[Ashley laughs]
RUPAUL: Now, remember, kids,
the team with the most money in the bank will go through
to the Lingo Showdown for a shot at that jackpot.
But who's it gonna be?
Let's find out in the Lingo Battle.
[cheering, applause]
All right, now, so far,
you've been solving Lingos together, but now,
you're going it alone, my darlings.
Now, one of you will be playing five-letter Lingos,
and the other will be playing-- wait for it, wait for it--
-six-letter Lingos. -[cheering, applause]
[laughs]
Now, Lingo Battle
is all about controlling the grid.
Find a new green letter and you stay in control.
No new green means the other team takes control.
And that could be a game changer,
because we are doubling the money, honey.
-Mm-hmm. -[cheering, applause]
-Ooh, double the money. -Yes.
So...
those Golden Guesses
are now worth $10,000.
-Oocha. -Okay. It's no big deal.
RUPAUL: Yes. Okay.
Ashley and Jessica, who's playing five, who's playing six?
-I'll be doing five. -Okay.
-I'll be doing six. -[laughs]: Okay.
John and Seth.
-I'm playing five. -Okay.
And I'm doing six.
Okay, Jessica and John, you're up first.
Please, take your positions.
[cheering, applause]
So, John, you are currently behind, so you'll go first.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with I.
Time starts now.
Irate.
I-R-A-T-E.
No new green. Over to Jessica.
Idiom. I-D-I-O-M.
New green. Stays with you.
Ideal. I-D-E-A-L.
-[bell chimes] -There you go.
That's ideal. Yes.
Ideal answer for $4,000.
Okay.
-Jessica, you're up next. -[laughs softly]
Your five-letter Lingo begins with W.
-Time starts now. -Would.
W-O-U-L-D.
No new green. Over to John.
Wears. W-E-A-R-S.
No new green. Back to Jessica.
Winds. W-I-N-D-S.
Back to John.
Wield. W-I-E-L-D.
Back to Jessica.
Write. W-R-I-T-E.
-There you go. -[cheering, applause]
-Yes. -$2,000.
[laughs]
Oh, my God.
All right, let's switch positions for six-letter Lingo.
[cheering, applause]
All right, Seth, you'll go first.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with T.
Time starts now.
Tanked. T-A-N-K-E-D.
New green. Stays with you.
Tinted. T-I-N-T-E-D.
No new green. Over to Ashley.
Tender. T-E-N-D-E-R.
Back to Seth.
-Time's running out. -Tinder.
T-I-N-D-E-R.
[laughter]
Back to Ashley. One more try.
-Watch that clock. -Tunnel.
T-U-N-N-E-L.
Ooh. Not "tunnel."
Let's find out what this word is.
-Tongue. -Oh.
-That's a hard one. -Tongue.
You were both tongue-tied on this one.
-Yes. -All right.
-Ashley, you are up next. -[exhales]: Okay.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with C.
Time starts now.
Course. C-O-U-R-S-E.
New green. Stays with you.
Coughs. C-O-U-G-H-S.
No new green. Over to Seth.
Casita. C-A-S-I-T-A.
Back to Ashley.
Cousin. C-O-U-S-I-N.
-[bell chimes] -There you go.
Shout-out to my cousins. I love you.
[laughter]
Rejoin your teammates for one final Battle.
[cheering, applause]
Okay, my dears, this is your last chance
to make it to the Lingo Showdown.
Now, to decide who goes through,
you'll play a Super Lingo worth up to $15,000.
[cheering, applause]
♪ That's a lot of money.♪
Here you go. Here's your clue.
Time starts now.
H.
T.
P. M.
[buzzer chimes]
Ashley and Jessica.
BOTH: Hippopotamus.
Let's see, for $5,000
and a place in the Lingo Showdown,
is "hippopotamus" up there?
-[bell chimes] -[laughs]: Yeah.
[cheering, applause]
ASHLEY: Oh, my God.
Wow, these math teachers
are good at words, too.
-I guess so. -My goodness.
Sadly, that means we have to say goodbye
to John and Seth. I hope you had a good time.
-We had the best time. -Every moment of it.
Well, Ashley and Jessica,
you are through to the Lingo Showdown,
where you'll be playing for all the money
banked by both winning teams, plus an added $50,000.
-Oh, my God. -RUPAUL: Yes.
-Oh, wow. -Okay.
And that puts the current pot at...
-$79,000. -BOTH: Whoa!
-[both laugh] -Now, don't forget,
the last team standing will move on into the next show
for a chance to win more money and defend their Lingo crown.
-[laughs] -[babbles]
So, find out when we're joined
by two new teams after the break.
[cheering, applause]
Welcome back to Lingo, where two new teams
are hoping to snatch that last spot in the Lingo Showdown.
So let's meet them. It's friends Jamilla and Margie
and engaged couple Zain and Zahra.
[cheering, applause]
Now, Jamilla and Margie, welcome.
You met through Margie's daughter. Is that right?
-Yes. -Absolutely. Yes. -So you're good friends now.
How does your daughter feel about that?
Does she-she feel like you stole her friend?
-Possibly. -Maybe.
She's a little too pregnant to be on stage either way.
Plus-plus, this was my idea.
-So, I mean... -Okay.
Now, Margie, do you have any special skills
that you want to tell us about?
-Uh... -Tell him.
Tell him? Like...
-that I write with my toes? -[laughter]
-What? -Yeah.
When did you develop that skill? Did you break both arms?
-I'm just talented. -That's right.
-Just talented. -JAMILLA: And weird.
-And weird. -[laughter]
Now, Zain and Zahra, welcome to the show.
-BOTH: Thank you. -Now, you guys are engaged.
-BOTH: We are. -Now...
[cheering, applause]
Now, Zain, you proposed to Zahra
using a word game.
Uh, and the words were "Will you marry me?"
Is that how it works?
So, we were at a nature preserve,
and we were walking, and I had hired street performers
to play a life-sized word game.
When she guessed "marry," I got down on one knee
-and I officially proposed then. -Oh, my gosh.
[cheering, applause]
All right, let's play Lingo.
-[cheering, applause] -[laughs]
Jamilla and Margie, you're up first. Are you ready?
-We're ready. -Absolutely.
All right. Your first five-letter Lingo
begins with S.
Time starts now.
Shape. S-H-A-P-E.
-Found the E. -Slime.
S-L-I-M-E.
-Found the I. -Smile.
S-M-I-L-E.
-[bell chimes] -Oh, there's something to smile about.
-Yes. -For $2,000. Very good.
Your second five-letter Lingo
begins with B. Time starts now.
Broad, B-R-O-A-D.
Blunt, B-L-U-N-T.
RUPAUL: U and the N in the wrong place.
Burnt, B-U...
Bunny, B-U-N-N-Y.
-RUPAUL: Ooh, okay. -Um.
-RUPAUL: Watch that clock. -Bungo.
-Bungo, B-U-N-G-O. -[chuckles]
-[scoffs] -Not a word.
Zain and Zahra,
that means you can steal.
Time starts now.
[indistinct chatter]
Bunks, yeah.
Bunks, B-U-N-K-S.
RUPAUL: No, it's not "bunks."
Let's see what it is.
Bunch.
-On, my goodness gracious. -RUPAUL: Yes.
Like Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
-[laughter] -RUPAUL: All right.
Jamilla and Margie,
your third five-letter Lingo begins with M.
-Time starts now. -Mouse.
M-O-U-S-E.
RUPAUL: E in the wrong place.
[indistinct chatter]
Medal, M-E-D-A-L.
RUPAUL: Now, E is in the right place.
Merry, M-E-R-R-Y.
-RUPAUL: Ooh. -Mercy.
Mercy, M-E-R-C-Y.
-RUPAUL: Mercy, mercy. -[whoops]
-Let's go. [laughs] -All right.
$1,500 in your bank.
Okay, Zain and Zahra,
it's your turn.
Your first five-letter Lingo
begins with... A.
Time starts now.
-Ample. -Ample.
Ample, A-M-P-L-E.
RUPAUL: Nothing there.
Okay.
Aorta, A-O-R-T-A.
RUPAUL: O in the wrong place.
Alone?
Alone, A-L-O-N-E.
RUPAUL: O still in the wrong place.
Arrow, A-R-R-O-W.
RUPAUL: Mm, one more try.
RUPAUL: Time's running out.
Oh, out of time.
This is an opportunity for Jamilla and Margie to steal.
Time starts now.
Audio, A-U-D-I-O.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: There you go.
[whooping]
[RuPaul laughing] Audio.
That was a very good steal
for $1,000. Okay.
Zain and Zahra,
your second five-letter Lingo
starts with F.
Time starts now.
Frank, F-R-A-N-K.
RUPAUL: A in the right place.
Flame, F-L-A-M-E.
RUPAUL: Found the L.
RUPAUL: Watch that clock.
-BOTH: Flash. -[audience laughing]
F-L-A-S-H.
RUPAUL: S in the wrong place.
-Flaps. -Flaps, F-L-A-P-S.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: Yeah! [laughing]
All right.
Your third five-letter Lingo begins with H.
Time starts now.
Heart, H-E-A-R-T.
RUPAUL: E in the wrong place.
House, H-O-U-S-E.
RUPAUL: E is in the right place.
Hinge. Hinge, H-I-N-G-E.
[bell chimes]
[audience cheering]
[RuPaul laughing]
Well done for $2,000.
Now, Zain and Zahra, so far you've banked $3,500.
Jamilla and Margie, you're in the lead with $4,500.
But, child, we got a whole lot of Lingoto go,
so it's still anybody's game.
Now, Super Lingo is next.
Don't go nowhere.
[RuPaul laughing]
♪
Welcome back to Lingo, the OG word game.
And, baby, there's a whole lot of Gs to be won tonight.
[cheering]
Yes, baby, it is time for Super Lingo,
and you can't do that without my Lucky Balls.
[whooping]
♪
All right, so, Zain and Zahra,
-what's it gonna be? -A Letter Ball.
A Letter Ball.
Okay.
The sixth letter.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that sixth letter.
T. Time starts now.
P.
A.
S.
I.
Pedestrian.
-[buzzer sounds] -What do you think's up there?
Pedestrian.
Let's see if "pedestrian" is up there.
-[bell chimes] -Yes, it is.
You have walked your way to $2,000.
Well done.
Now, Jamilla and Margie,
-what's it gonna be? -Letter Ball.
Letter Ball-- You guys love those Letter Balls.
-Yeah. -Yes.
Let me reach in here and see what we get.
Okay, the eight letter.
-Oh. -Okay.
RUPAUL: Okay? Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Now let's see that eight letter.
It's an I.
Time starts now.
-C. -Chandelier?
-What do you think? -RUPAUL: L.
-Yeah. -D.
For $3,500, what do you think it is?
Chandelier.
Is it "chandelier"?
[bell chimes]
-Yes! -[whooping] Let's go! -[cheers and applause]
-Nice. -[RuPaul laughing]
$3,500 in your bank.
Well done.
Let's see how well you do
with an 11-letter Super Lingo.
Now, Zain and Zahra,
what's it gonna be?
A Letter Ball.
I should've known.
-[laughter] -Okay, here we go.
Let's see.
All right, it's the ninth letter.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Let's see that ninth letter.
L. All right. Time starts now.
R.
A.
A...
C.
N.
T...
-Rectan-- -RUPAUL: Oh.
[buzzer sounds]
In the nick of time, honey.
[laughter]
RUPAUL: For $1,000,
what do you say?
Rectangular.
Is it up there?
[bell chimes]
Yes, it is.
[cheering, applause]
Now, you guys keep doing this hand move.
It's our handshake.
It ends in a heart. At the very end...
-We'll-we'll demo. -We'll do it.
RUPAUL: Uh-huh.
And then...
we make a little heart.
-Aw. -That's very sweet.
All right, so Jamilla and Margie,
-what's it gonna be? -Letter Ball.
-JAMILLA: Letter Ball. -A Letter Ball.
Let 'er rip. Okay, here we go.
Okay, the seventh letter.
Here's your clue.
[RuPaul reading]
Now let's see that seventh letter.
C. Time starts now.
A.
-R... -Acupuncture.
-Yes. -RUPAUL: U.
-[buzzer sounds] -Oh, I hear a buzzer.
-You want to say it? -Sure.
-What is it, girl? -RUPAUL: What is it gonna be?
Acupuncture.
For $3,000,
is "acupuncture" up there?
[bell chimes]
-[whooping] -Yes, it is.
-[cheers and applause] -Let's go!
-Oh, my God. -[RuPaul laughing]
All right.
Well done.
All right. Zain and Zahra,
you have $6,500,
but in the lead
are Jamilla and Margie
-with $11,000. -[whooping]
Let's go.
But who will move on
to face Ashley and Jessica in the Lingo Showdown?
Well,
find out after the break.
[cheering, applause]
♪
Welcome back to Lingo,
where small words equal big bucks.
Mmm, mmm. I can taste it.
-[laughter] -RUPAUL: Now,
the team that banks the most money
will head straight into
the Lingo Showdown.
Who's it gonna be?
Well, there's only one way to find out.
Let's play the Lingo Battle.
[whooping]
♪
So far you've been solving Lingos together.
But now, YOLO, you're going solo.
-[laughter] -RUPAUL: And don't forget,
we're doubling the money,
so those Golden Guesses are now worth $10,000.
[whooping]
[cheering]
RUPAUL: Okay, so, who's playing
five letters and who's playing six?
I'm gonna do five and Margie is gonna do six.
I'll play five.
And I'll be playing six.
All right, Jamilla and Zain, you're up first.
Assume the position.
♪
[applause]
Now, Zain, you are currently behind,
so you'll go first.
Your five-letter Lingo
begins with J.
Time starts now.
Juice, J-U-I-C-E.
RUPAUL: No new green.
Over to Jamilla.
Jelly, J-E-L-L-Y.
RUPAUL: Back to Zain.
Juked, J-U-K-E-D.
RUPAUL: Oh. New green. Stays with you.
Joked, J-O-K-E-D.
RUPAUL: Still with you.
Jokes, J-O-K-E-S.
[bell chimes]
-RUPAUL: There you go. -[whoops]
RUPAUL: $2,000 in the bank.
That's not a joke.
Jamilla, you're up next.
Your five-letter Lingo begins with O.
Time starts now.
Often, O-F-T-E-N.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Opera, O-P-E-R-A.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Zain.
Olive, O-L-I-V-E.
RUPAUL: Back to Jamilla.
Order, O-R-D-E-R.
RUPAUL: Still with you.
RUPAUL: Time's running out.
-[buzzer sounds] -Let's see what it is.
-Owner. -RUPAUL: Owner.
-Owner. -Darn.
Let's switch positions for six-letter Lingo.
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All right, so, Zahra, you'll go first.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with N.
Time starts now.
Noises, N-O-I-S-E-S.
RUPAUL: No new green. Over to Margie.
Neuter, N-E-U-T-E-R.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Nicely, N-I-C-E-L-Y.
RUPAUL: Still with you.
Nearly, N-E-A-R-L-Y.
-RUPAUL: Oh. -Nearby.
-[whoops] -N-E-A-R-B-Y.
-[laughter] -That's my girl.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: There you go!
-Oh, my God! [whoops] -Oh.
$2,000 in your bank.
-That's-- Thank God. -[laughs]
[laughing] Okay. Margie, you are up next.
Okay.
Your six-letter Lingo begins with L.
Time starts now.
League, L-E-A-G-U-E.
RUPAUL: New green. Stays with you.
Little, L-I-T-T-L-E.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: Hey!
-[laughing] -[cheering, applause]
[whooping]
RUPAUL: $5,000 in your bank.
Wow. Okay.
Rejoin your teammates for one final Battle.
♪
All right. Now, this is your last chance
to make it through to the Lingo Showdown.
It all comes down to this:
a Super Lingo worth up to $15,000.
[whooping, applause]
RUPAUL: Here we go.
Here's your clue.
Time starts now.
I.
N.
E.
A.
S.
T...
-Oh, time is up. -[audience oohing]
Let's see what it is.
[bell chimes]
-Instrumental. -Oh, instrumental.
Oh, that's a shame.
Sadly, that means we have to say goodbye to Zain and Zahra.
You have been fantastic.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you.
[cheering, applause]
Jamilla and Margie,
you've banked $18,000,
and you are moving on to the Lingo Showdown,
where you'll be facing off against our first winning team,
Ashley and Jessica, for a grand total of
$97,000.
[cheering, applause]
And that showdown is coming up right after the break.
Baby, you do not want miss this.
[cheering, applause]
♪
Welcome back.
It's time for the Lingo... [singsongy]: Showdown.
[cheering]
Four teams came to play. Two remain.
Only one can win the jackpot.
Playing tonight are Ashley and Jessica
and Jamilla and Margie.
There's a whole lot of money at stake.
Let's bring them back.
[cheering, applause]
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Okay, my dears,
this is where it gets serious.
You're playing to win all the money
you've both banked tonight,
plus an added $50,000.
Now, that's a grand total of
$97,000.
-[whooping] -I'm gonna pass out. Oh, my God.
Only one team can take home the jackpot.
The other will leave with nothing.
Remember, one duo will move on
to the next show to defend their title.
So, here's how it works.
You'll get two minutes to solve
as many five-letter Lingos as possible.
You can pass at any time.
And the team with the most correct Lingos wins.
Now, Jessica and Ashley,
you've banked the most amount of money,
so you get to decide who goes first.
Oh, we'll allow Jamilla and Margie to go first.
-[laughing] -Oh, thank you for your permission
for us to go first.
All right. All right, okay.
Well, it's game on.
Remember, there is $97,000 at stake.
Can we have two minutes on the clock?
-Ooh. -All right.
Your first Lingo begins with...
C. Time starts now.
Chase, C-H-A-S-E.
Cloud, C-L-O-U-D.
Crowd, C-R-O-W-D.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: There you go.
-All right, okay. Let's go. -Okay. Keep going, keep going.
RUPAUL: New Lingo starts with L.
Leach, L-E-A-C-H.
RUPAUL: Found the E and the A.
Lease, L-E-A-S-E.
Uh, "leave."
Leave, L-E-A-V-E.
Mm-mm.
-Pass. -RUPAUL: All right.
That word was "leapt." All right.
-Next word. S. -Shape, S-H-A-P-E.
-Share. -Share, S-H-A-R-E.
Shave, S-H-A-V-E.
Shade, S-H-A-D-E.
Shame, S-H-A-M-E.
-[bell chimes] -[whooping]
RUPAUL: There you go. [laughing]
-New Lingo. T. -Those.
-RUPAUL: One minute left. -T... Those, T-H-O-S-E.
-Okay, uh... -Trust.
Trust, T-R-U-S-T.
-[bell chimes] -[whooping]
RUPAUL: There you go.
-New Lingo. -Let's go.
-RUPAUL: G. -Grain, G-R-A-I-N.
Um, gnarl, G-N-A-R-L.
-RUPAUL: Found the R. -R, N...
-Glare? Glo... -Pass.
RUPAUL: Okay. That was "genre."
-Okay. A. -About, A-B-O-U-T.
RUPAUL: Found the U.
-Um... -RUPAUL: 23 seconds.
Aloud, A-L-O-U-D.
Um? Pass.
RUPAUL: That word was "argue."
Next Lingo. K.
-Pass. -RUPAUL: Okay.
That was "knelt." Next Lingo, W.
Water, W-A-T-E-R.
White, W-H-I-T-E.
RUPAUL: Oh, out of time.
Out of time.
Let's find out what this word is.
Width.
-Yeah. Yeah. -RUPAUL: Width.
So, at the end of that round,
you got three Lingos.
-How do you think you did? -I thought we went fast.
You know, we passed where we needed to, and so...
-we'll just have to see. -We'll see. -RUPAUL: We'll see.
-Well, Ashley and Jessica... -Yeah.
...now there's $97,000 on the line.
And the winner takes it all.
Let's put two minutes on the clock, please.
So, three is the number to beat.
Ashley and Jessica, your first Lingo
begins with B.
Time starts now.
Bound. B-O-U-N-D.
RUPAUL: Found a D.
Blend, B-L-E-N-D.
-RUPAUL: Found an E. -Breed, B-R-E-E-D.
[exclaims]
-Bread, B-R-E-A-D. -Get that bread.
-RUPAUL: All right. -Okay, next one.
Okay.
RUPAUL: All right. Next Lingo, R.
Round, R-O-U-N-D.
RUPAUL: U in the wrong place.
Rusty. R-U-S-T-Y.
Rules, R-U-L-E-S.
Ruled, R-U-L-E-D.
Ruler, R-U-L-E-R.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: There you go.
[whoops] Okay, okay, okay.
RUPAUL: New Lingo. F
Frame, F-R-A-M-E.
Found, F-O-U-N-D.
RUPAUL: Found the O.
Focus. F-O-C-U-S.
-[bell chimes] -RUPAUL: There you go.
Focus. We can do this.
RUPAUL: One more for the jackpot. P.
Pound, P-O-U-N-D.
Plane, PLANE.
Pinch, P-I-N-C-H.
[bell chimes]
RUPAUL: There you go. [laughing]
You've got it.
-Fantastic. -[cheers and applause]
I'm sorry, Jamilla and Margie.
-It's okay. -RUPAUL: You gave it your best shot,
but I hope you had a great time.
-Thank you. -Thank you, Ru.
All right, Ashley and Jessica,
-you've just won $97,000. -Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause]
[hysterical laughter]
RUPAUL: Oh, my gosh.
How do you feel?
-I'm shaking. -Ru, how you doing?
-Oh, my goodness. -[laughing]
That's, like, more than my salary.
That's crazy.
Now, as tonight's champions,
you're going through
to the next show for a chance to win
even more money.
-[both shriek] -RUPAUL: Oh, wow.
Oh, my goodness.
It pays to know your Lingo.
Good night!
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