Regular hosts: Alex Davis and Mark
Odor
Rules (main game): Lingo in the Palace follows rules very
similar to the version of the show on GSN. A coin flip determines which team
plays first. The first letter of a word is provided to them;
and they must guess that word in five guesses.
Once a player gives a dictionary
certified word, it will appear on the screen.
A red square indicates that the player has successfully placed that
letter on the board; a yellow circle indicates the letter is in the word, but
out of place.
In this example, the team was spotted
the letter B, and their initial guess was bonds. The B is in position, and
the N is in the word, but out of place.
Their next guess was Broad. This
dropped the R in place, and the team now knows that there is both an A and
a N in the word.
Their next guess is Brin. The B
and the R are still correctly in place, and they know now that there is
an I in the word; which should allow them to solve it.
However, they got a case of brain-lock,
and had to place brand on the board; so they wouldn't lose their turn.This
did, however, help them, as the A dropped into place.
The team then guesses Brain for
their final guess. The word is correct.
If a team gives a non-dictionary
certified word, a proper name, or runs out of time, control passes to the
other team. The other team gets a bonus
letter, and takes control of the board.
If this happens on the last line
(line 5), and the team whom got the board second cannot solve it, it goes
back to the team initially in control, with a bonus letter for a final guess.If
the word is not guessed in this time frame; not only do you have four idiotic
players, the word is scrapped.
Correctly guessing the words nets
a team $25 in round 1 ($50 in round 2) ; and they get
to draw 2 balls to place on their board:
The team always begins with 10
of the 25 numbers covered; a team always has the possibility of scoring a
Lingo (five covered balls in a row) on their first turn; as 3 balls in a line
are always covered. Each team has their own board (one team has odd-numbered
balls, the other team even). The balls in the hoppers are as follows:
- Number
balls. These balls will cover that ball on that teams boards.
- Red
balls. These balls are considered “stoppers”, and the team forfeits their
turn. Balls are removed after being drawn, but
after a Lingo is scored; previously drawn stoppers are put back in the hopper.
- Bonus
letter ball. Each team has one of
these in their hopper; drawing it gives the team a bonus letter to use in
the bonus game, should they win.
- Question
mark ball. If one of these is drawn,
the team gets to choose any uncovered space on their board to cover.
It is withdrawn from the hopper after a pull; but is replaced after
a new board comes up.
- Cash
ball: This gives a team $500; regardless of the games outcome.
Scoring a Lingo gives a team $50
($100 in round two) and control passes to the other team. The team with the
most money after two rounds wins the game, and goes to the bonus round.
These are all examples of a “Lingo”.
Bonus Game
The bonus game is considerably
tougher than the main game; as 6 letter words are now used. The team has four
minutes to solve as many words as they can.
If a team becomes stuck, they can
call for a bonus letter. Ways to earn
a bonus letter are:
- Drawing
the bonus letter ball in the main game.
- Scoring
a Lingo in the main game (1 bonus letter for each Lingo)
- Winning
the game
The bonus letter fills the next
blank in the word. Team
score $200 for each word, and play for 10 times that (20 times that on the
first pull), if they draw a Lingo. Here,
12 of the 25 numbers are spotted to the team. A team gets to draw as many balls as words they
got right in the bonus portion of the game. For example, a team correctly solving 4 words
in the bonus round play for $16,000 on the first pull;
$8,000 on the remaining pulls; and get to draw 4 balls. Only numbered balls are used in this portion
of the game.
Other rules:
- If
a team has control when the round 1 timer sounds; they remain in control
of the board for round 2.
- Different
hosts use different dictionaries, for the time being. Players may challenge the word; but only
the current dictionary will be used for the challenge.
| Teams | Bonus Words | Money | Wins | Losses | Main Game Score | |
| DJ/Kevin | 0 | $325 | 0 | 1 | 325 | |
| Stanton/Resurfaced | 5 | $10,925 | 1 | 0 | 425 | |
| Chris/Scott | 0 | $50 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |
| Jon/Paige | 2 | $1,375 | 1 | 0 | 475 | |
| Paige/Ty | 0 | $175 | 0 | 1 | 175 | |
| Rob/Erskine | 7 | $14,975 | 1 | 0 | 475 | |
| Gus/Ty | 5 | $2,400 | 1 | 0 | 400 | |
| Speedy/Paige | 0 | $250 | 0 | 1 | 250 | |
| Erskine/Jon | 5 | $10,800 | 1 | 0 | 300 | |
| Joe VG/Joe Raygor | 0 | $700 | 0 | 1 | 200 | |
| Mark/Jon | 4 | $15,225 | 2 | 0 | 400 | |
| Ty/Chak | 0 | $50 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |
| Erskine/Gus | 4 | $10,800 | 1 | 0 | 300 | |
| Joe Raygor/DJ | 0 | $1,200 | 0 | 1 | 200 | |
| Joe VG/Chak | 0 | $250 | 0 | 1 | 250 | |
| Stanton/Bad Jason | 0 | $625 | 0 | 1 | 125 | |
| Travis/Mark | 6 | $12,525 | 1 | 0 | 525 | |
| Travis/Lillith | 0 | $200 | 0 | 1 | 200 | |
| Marc/Erskine | 7 | $15,100 | 1 | 0 | 600 | |
| Joe VG/Dean | 0 | $150 | 0 | 1 | 150 | |
| Gordon/Robert | 6 | $13,475 | 1 | 0 | 475 |