Lingo/Catchphrases

Opening Spiels
1987 Premiere: "MICHAEL: Can you guess this 5 letter word beginning with the letter 'P'? DUSTY: Price, P-R-I-C-E. MICHAEL: That's not it, but the squares around the letters P, C, and E are in the word and in the right position, the R and I are not in the word at all. Try again. DUSTY: Place, P-L-A-C-E. MICHAEL: That's right! Now guess this 5 letter word beginning with the letter 'S'. DUSTY: Skirt, S-K-I-R-T. MICHAEL: No, it's not skirt, but the squares tell you the S and R are in the right place, and those circles, they mean the K and T are in the word, but in different positions. Try once more. DUSTY: Stork, S-T-O-R-K. MICHAEL: That's right! Hi, I'm Mike Reagan. DUSTY: And I'm Dusty Martell. MICHAEL: And that's how you play television's most challenging new game show. BOTH: LINGO!"

1987 Version: "MICHAEL: Can you guess this five letter word beginning with the letter (insert letter)? DUSTY: (insert guess) MICHAEL: That's not it, but the squares around the letters (insert letters) are in the word and in the right position. The circles mean the (insert letters) are in the word but in a different position. Try again. DUSTY: (insert guess) MICHAEL: That's right! Hi, I'm Mike Reagan. DUSTY: And I'm Dusty Martell. MICHAEL: And that's how you play television's most challenging new game show. BOTH: LINGO!"

''Woolery Version (2nd Season Only sometimes): RANDI: It's not just letters, it's Lingo. And here's your host, Chuck (sometimes Randi spells "C-H-U-C-K") Woolery.''

''Woolery Version (3rd Season Only): STACEY: Get ready to play Lingo. And here's your host (insert something crazy), Chuck Woolery.''

Woolery Version (4th Season Only): "(self contestant intros). CHUCK WOOLERY: Hi, I'm Chuck. Let's play Lingo."

Woolery Version (5th & 6th Seasons): "(self contestant intros). CHUCK WOOLERY: Hi, I'm Chuck. Today the jackpot is worth (insert amount). Let's play Lingo."

Engvall Version: "(insert something crazy). Let's play some Lingo!"

Catchphrases
"Here's how we play Lingo: The team in control gets up to five chances to guess a Mystery Word. We'll start with the first letter of the word. Players take turns making guesses, and our board will indicate if the letter is correct, and if it's in the right place. A correct answer is worth 25 points. But if at any time you give us a word that doesn't fit, isn't a real word, or you take too long, control passes to the next team and they'll have a chance to win those points. Now, the team with the correct guess then gets to draw two Lingo Balls with corresponding numbers to their own Lingo Board. All you have to do is complete a row of numbers, either five across, up and down, or diagonally. Each Lingo is worth 50 points. That's how you play the game." - Chuck Woolery expaining the rules of Lingo in Season 1.

"Here's how we play Lingo: The team in control gets up to five chances to guess a Mystery Word. We'll start with the first letter of the word. Players take turns making guesses, and our board will indicate if the letter is correct, and if it's in the right place. A correct answer is worth 25 points. But if at any time you give us a word that doesn't fit, isn't a real word, or you take too long, control passes to the next team and they'll have a chance to win those points. Now, the team with the correct guess then gets to draw two Lingo Balls with numbers that correspond to their own Lingo Board. All you have to do is complete a row of numbers, either five across, up and down, or diagonally. Each Lingo is worth 50 points and a free letter during Bonus Lingo. That's how you play the game." - Chuck Woolery explaining the rules of Lingo in Season 2.

"Here's how we play Lingo: The team in control gets up to five chances to guess a Mystery Word. We'll start with the first letter of the word. Players take turns making guesses, and our board will indicate if the letter is correct, and if it's in the right place. A correct answer is worth 25 points. But if at any time you give us a word that doesn't fit, isn't a real word, or you take too long, our judge Stacey will let us/you know and control will be passed on to the next team and they'll have a chance to win those points. Now, the team with the correct guess then gets to draw two Lingo Balls with corresponding numbers to their own Lingo Board. All you have to do is complete a row of numbers, either five across, up and down, or diagonally. Each Lingo is worth 50 points and a free letter during Bonus Lingo. That's how you play the game." - Chuck Woolery explaining the rules of Lingo in Season 3.

"Here is/comes your first/next puzzle/word. Starts/Begins with (insert letter)." - Chuck Woolery.

"(Insert letter) drops/falls in." - Chuck Woolery (when a letter is in the correct position)

"(Insert letter) out of place/position." - Chuck Woolery (when a letter is in the word, but in the wrong position)

"Found a home for (insert letter)." - Chuck Woolery (when a letter is in the correct position after the wrong position)

"Reach in there, and get a couple of Lingo Balls." - Chuck Woolery.

"Oh, the (dreaded) Red Ball/Stopper." - Chuck Woolery (when a contestant draws the Red Ball.)

"This round, points are doubled. Meaning a correct word is now worth 50 points, a Lingo is worth 100 points. We've also added three Question Mark (?) Balls, and they act as wild cards. - Chuck Woolery at the start of Round 2.

"I'm gonna give you two minutes to guess as many as five-letter words as you can. You'll have up to five guesses for each word. For every word you get it right, you'll get a Lingo Ball, which you'll use to try to complete your Bonus Lingo card in order to win that $5,000/$15,000." - Chuck Woolery explaining the rules of Bonus Lingo.

"By the way, if you're a Lingo fan, there are two ways to get in the game. You can play this show online, and every time Lingo airs. You can also be part of an online Lingo Tournament, where for a small fee, you could compete for cash and prizes, and a chance to be a contestant on a future episode of Lingo. All you have to do is go to gsn.com/Lingo and we'll give you all the details. I hope you enjoy." - Chuck Woolery telling the viewers about the Lingo Interactive after the contestant interviews and before Round 2 in Season 4, and before the game starts in Seasons 5 and 6.

Taglines
"We'll see next time when we put little circles & little squares around letters, challenging you to play Lingo. For Dusty Martell, I’m Mike Reagan. Bye, everybody!" - Michael Reagan (1) (1987-1988)

"Our Lingo words for the day are, (insert words & sentence). For Dusty Martell, I’m Mike Reagan. Bye, everybody!" - Michael Reagan (2) (1987-1988)

"Remember, it's not just letters (sometimes language). It's Lingo!" - Chuck Woolery, Stacey Hayes, and Shandi Finnessey (2002-2007)

Note: Chuck Woolery said the entire tagline on his own from 2002-2003. Stacey Hayes said the final 2 words from 2003-2004. Shandi Finnessey said the final 2 words from 2004-2007.