Challenge 7: LINGO

Hello everyone. I will not be here at the time of this post going up, so there won't be a story. I will be back on Wednesday. -Matt

HOW IT WORKS
This challenge will be based on the actual TV gameshow, "Lingo". If you have never watched or played it before, it works like this: On Doodle, a 5 x 9 table similar to this one will be drawn. Do not erase the Doodle at all during the challenge! We will be reusing it for multiple rounds.

I think this challenge is best explained with examples, so I will give an example of a round. 

NOTE THAT THIS EXAMPLE IS A DIFFICULT ONE, AND I AM ONLY USING IT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO EXPLAIN THE RULES. ACTUAL CHALLENGE LINGOS WILL BE EASIER.

You will be given a few letters from a 5 letter word and you will need to fill in the blanks like Wheel of Fortune to figure out what the full word is.

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Black letters mean that the letters are 100% confirmed to be in the word. The contestant will need to fill in the blanks with light blue.

This contestant has decided to fill in the blanks with the letters P, C, and H to create the word POUCH. 

A timer will be used from the moment the black letters are written to the moment the contestant confirms in PC they are "DONE".

The host has marked the letter C with orange, while P and H are red. Orange letters mean that the letter is in the word somewhere, but not in that particular spot! Red letters mean that the letters are not in the word at all. Remember to keep these two in mind when creating future words!

The contestant has realized that the letters P and H are not in the word, but that the letters C, O, and U are! Therefore, they went with the word "COUNT".

Green letters mean that the entire word has been found and the contestant has finished the round.

With the word completed, this contestant would now need to do 2 more rounds with the same board and rules. 

HOW TO WIN

The contestant with the lowest average amount of turns needed to solve their Lingos will be the Idol Winner. If there is a tie between multiple people, then it will be based on lowest average times.

BOTTOM 2

The Bottom 2 will consist of the players who took the highest average amount of turns to complete their Lingos. Time will not be factored into the Bottom 2 unless three people tie for last.

TIME

The challenge will take place on Friday, July 24th between 1-6 PST. Please inform the hosts of any schedule issues BEFORE challenge day. It's a bit stressful dealing with it the day of.

-Matt