The show was produced by Ralph Andrews Productions (in association with Bernstein/Hovis Productions) in Canada for syndication by ABR Entertainment in the United States.

Another variant that is very common is where the solo player attempted to beat his or her own previous high score.Examples include Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, Game of Thrones: The Card Game, etc. Plus to help the teams in making lingo, three question mark balls were added to both teams' hoppers, they acted as wild cards, for whenever a question mark ball was pulled, the team could select any number to cover up, even the ones that caused a lingo (which happened occasionally). The game follows the gameplay of the Lingo TV gameshow - we give you the first letter of the word and all you have to do is guess it!

Although, victory points may be thought of as type of resource in some games, there is usually some distinction made between them and other resources due to their greater end game value. The team that guessed the word earned points for that word, and the honor to pull out two lingo balls (now colored blue) that are hopefully printed with one of the numbers on their lingo card. If and when a contestant on the controlling team pulled out a number ball, it was announced by the contestant in the pilot and hostess in the series and the number was marked off the board, but if a red ball was pulled, the team lost their turn. Each chance increased the danger of making lingo, because if they guessed the word, they receive the number of draws according to how many chances it took to guess the word, and missing the word entirely earned seven pulls. Each team nominates one player to take on two five word boards, leaving the other with the six letter word boards.

Should they opt for the six-letter Lingo and fail, they'll still take home their five-letter winnings but failing on a seven letter Lingo means they lose everything. This time the hopper contained balls with every even numbered Lingo space on them, regardless of whether they appeared on the board or not, and one gold ball.