Lingo New Year's marathon

[GS Warehouse]

When today's Lingo marathon was first announced, it was supposed to be all 20 of the Netherlands-produced episodes.  Now, the promos no longer say such and now include season 2 clips.  I know this is being posted less than 3½ hours until the marathon starts, but does anyone have the 411 on what to expect?

[mctoyboy]

The blurb they flash on the bottom left of the screen said something like 20 1st Lingo for the 1st of 2004 (not sure about the wording) last night =)
j

[gameshowguy2000]

That would be nice for Season 1 AND Season 2 episodes in the mix.

But I heard it was only Season 2. Am I wrong?

[Brandon Brooks]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 12:20 PM\'] That would be nice for Season 1 AND Season 2 episodes in the mix.

But I heard it was only Season 2. Am I wrong? [/quote]
 Yep, as it has already been established that they were going to show season one.

Brandon Brooks

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 02:44 PM\']

But I heard it was only Season 2. Am I wrong? [/QUOTE]
Yep, as it has already been established that they were going to show season one.

 [/quote]
 The 20 Netherlands-produced first series of shows is what is airing, and one of the episodes shows how not to "approach" the spelling of five letter words.

[gameshowguy2000]

And Bonus Lingo had the following rules:

$100 cash for every word you got right, and that WAS added to your total, Win OR Lose.

If you got a Lingo on ANY of your draws, you got an additional $4000 prize package that included a Casio Pocket PC, an Argus Digital Camera, a Croton Watch, and a Borders Gift Card. (Pretty peppy prize package, I should say.)

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 07:38 PM\'] And Bonus Lingo had the following rules:

$100 cash for every word you got right, and that WAS added to your total, Win OR Lose.

If you got a Lingo on ANY of your draws, you got an additional $4000 prize package that included a Casio Pocket PC, an Argus Digital Camera, a Croton Watch, and a Borders Gift Card. (Pretty peppy prize package, I should say.) [/quote]
 IIRC it took at least two balls to get a Lingo in the bonus. Also, the Croton Watch plugs have been taken out of the episodes this time around, as they were on the second season shows several months back.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 05:53 PM\'] IIRC it took at least two balls to get a Lingo in the bonus. Also, the Croton Watch plugs have been taken out of the episodes this time around, as they were on the second season shows several months back. [/quote]
 It did. The pattern of the 12 marked off spots called for at least two and sometimes three or four spots to make Lingo.

And as I recall we valued the Argus digital camera as being worth around $100, so hold yer applause on that, although I suppose it beats a kick in the ass if you don't already have a digital camera.

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 07:53 PM\'] ... Also, the Croton Watch plugs have been taken out of the episodes this time around, as they were on the second season shows several months back. [/quote]
 I noticed that, too.  Did Croton go under or something?

[mctoyboy]

[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 08:11 PM\'] [quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 07:53 PM\'] ... Also, the Croton Watch plugs have been taken out of the episodes this time around, as they were on the second season shows several months back. [/quote]
I noticed that, too.  Did Croton go under or something? [/quote]
 They probably were worried about somebody only getting one word and then not having a chance at getting a LINGO =)
j

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 07:38 PM\'] And Bonus Lingo had the following rules:

$100 cash for every word you got right, and that WAS added to your total, Win OR Lose.

If you got a Lingo on ANY of your draws, you got an additional $4000 prize package that included a Casio Pocket PC, an Argus Digital Camera, a Croton Watch, and a Borders Gift Card. (Pretty peppy prize package, I should say.) [/quote]
 This first season of shows has the feeling of the "family pair" years of the USA Canuck-taped version of CHain Reaction.

[HSquares2003]

Ya know, I didn't know how cool this set looked until now. The season 1 set beats the hell out of the new Season 3 crappy set.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'HSquares2003\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 10:18 PM\'] Ya know, I didn't know how cool this set looked until now. The season 1 set beats the hell out of the new Season 3 crappy set. [/quote]
 Ugh...the season 1 set looked horrible and cheap. It looked like it was done in a high school shop class. The second season was a tremendous step up, except I would've done without the string of light bulbs that looked like they belonged in a backyard barbeque.

[melman1]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 08:57 PM\'] It looked like it was done in a high school shop class. [/quote]
 Or pulled out of a Dutch crack house.

I'm a newcomer to Lingo.  The first season was done in Holland?  So they flew Chuck and the players over there?   I find that awfully hard to believe.

[Brandon Brooks]

[quote name=\'melman1\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 11:19 PM\'] [quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 08:57 PM\'] It looked like it was done in a high school shop class. [/quote]
Or pulled out of a Dutch crack house.

I'm a newcomer to Lingo.  The first season was done in Holland?  So they flew Chuck and the players over there?   I find that awfully hard to believe. [/quote]
 They flew Chuck out there, but found the contestants already there.  And remember, it was for only 20 episodes, so that's, I don't know... maybe a week's stay?

Brandon Brooks