- It's time to play the only game that combines
large cash prizes with sitting on your butt at home.
It's time to play "Cash at Your Door."
[game show music] [cheers and applause]
[doorbell]
All right, we sent Andy to Troy, Michigan
to surprise Kristen Bennion and her family.
Kristen has written into the show over 30 times
just this season alone,
saying that she's my biggest fan.
She and her husband David are both in school
and they're struggling to support their three kids.
Between her student loans and expenses for a family of five,
they could really use some help.
So I'm going to call her right now.
She has no idea we're going to call,
and surprise her and her family.
She thinks she's a finalist in the search
for my biggest college fan.
[phone ringing] She doesn't know
she's about to play.
- Hello? - Hi, is this Kristen?
- This is. - This is Shirley O'Hurley
from the U.S. Survey Department.
We're conducting a survey of college students
to find out their study habits.
Are you in college?
- I am. - Wonderful.
Do you find you watch TV in your spare time?
- Um, I do.
- Uh huh. What do you watch?
- I watch "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
- Yes, what--what about the--
What about that show do you enjoy so very, very much?
- Everything! I love everything about it.
- Yes, she's wonder--wonderful. - I can't pick out one,
'cause honestly I just love it so much.
- Well, she's a wonderful, wonderful human being,
and-- [audience laughter]
and I know, because I'm Ellen DeGeneres.
Hi there. How are you?
- [screams] [cheers and applause]
[screaming] [cheers and applause]
- So-- - [screams]
- So you're my biggest college fan--
- [exclaiming indistinctly]
- The reason I'm calling--
- You are a wonderful human being.
You are absolutely right. - You're sweet.
You're sweet. I'm calling because
I want you to play "Cash at Your Door," so--
[knocking on door] - [screams]
- Let's play "Cash at Your Door!"
Hey, come on! [cheers and applause]
Hi everybody, [laughs] [cheers and applause]
Here we are, okay. Here we go.
All right. - Whoo!
- Everybody come back here. Whoops, you're okay.
- Whoo! - Everybody.
Okay, here's how-- here's how it works.
- Oh, my goodness. - Okay.
I'm gonna ask you guys a series of questions.
- Wait, get the set ready.
Andy, we have to--it's--
We gotta put the set up together.
- Oh, sorry. - Okay.
[audience laughter] It's gotta look real
and professional.
Okay, there we go.
- There we go, there we go. Sorry.
- All right, Andy.
Now we're ready. - Hi, Ellen! Hi!
- Hi, Kristen!
- Okay, okay. - All right.
- Ready? - We're ready!
- So here's how it works:
I'm going to ask you a series of questions.
Each question you get right, you get $1,000.
If you get one wrong, you go back to zero.
- Oh, no. - If you don't know the answer,
you can ask Ellen only one time.
- My girl. Okay.
- Okay, ready? - Yeah.
- Let's play "Cash at Your Door," whoo hoo!
[all cheering] [cheers and applause]
Okay, Kristen, you're first.
You live in Michigan, which is shaped like a hand.
Which country is shaped like a boot?
- Italy?
- Yes, that's $1,000 right there!
- Whoo hoo! [cheers and applause]
- Pretty easy, right? - Yes, yes, yes!
- Okay, Kristen: You're at Ellen's Grammy show.
Which of Ellen's production assistants did you meet
in the Ellen Shop?
- Ari? - Ari, $2,000 right there!
[cheers and applause]
- Okay, okay. [cheers and applause]
Okay, you guys loved watching Ellen's show "Repeat After Me."
During an episode, which famous singer
talked into a banana at a grocery store?
- Oh, um, that was, um--
Was that Rod--no, no, no, no. - Nope.
Nope, no, that's not it. - Who was that, who was that?
My gosh, that was, like, one of our favorite ones!
- You want to ask Ellen? - Yes, Ellen, help us out!
- It was Michael Bolton. - Mike...
Michael...
- Michael-- - Bol-ton.
- Michael Bolton. - Michael Bolton, yeah!
[cheers and applause] - That's $3,000 right there!
- Whoo! - Okay.
David, this question is for you.
- Oh no. - Okay,
you're in medical school,
and they say laughter is the best medicine.
What's the name of the segment
where Ellen tells a joke on Fridays?
- Classic Joke Friday! - That's right, $4,000!
You guys are doing great! [cheers and applause]
Everybody having fun? You having fun?
Look it, he's having a great time, look at him.
[audience laughter] Good job, Logan!
- Hi, Logan! Look at those cheeks!
- Kristen, you like to work out while you watch Ellen,
so I want you to use this for this question.
Hand or a shake weight.
Here it is. Here you go.
- [laughs] Hand or a shake weight.
- [singing] Players gonna play,
Play play. Haters gonna hate, hate, hate.
What singer just wants to shake, shake, shake it off?
- Taylor Swift. - $5,000 right there!
[cheers and applause] Logan, you still having fun?
- Whoo hoo! [cheers and applause]
- Come on in, Logan! - Come on in!
[laughter] - Whoo hoo!
- Okay, David, your turn. Take the shake weight.
What are the three main ingredients
in a shaken dirty martini? Keep shaking.
- Ask Ellen. Oh, you can't.
- Uh...
- Vodka. - Vodka.
- Vermouth. - Vermouth.
- And olives. - And olives!
That's right! $6,000!
[cheers and applause]
Okay, here we go, everybody. [cheers and applause]
In the movie "Frozen," there's a reindeer named Sven.
Ellen's "12 Days" mascot this year was a reindeer named?
- Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh. This is gonna--
This is really embarrassing, 'cause I know this.
- What do I like to do every day, Kristen?
What do I do every day? - I'll shake [indistinct].
- What do I do every day? - She dances.
- And what was the name of the--
The name of the-- - Name all the reindeer.
- He was a reindeer. - Oh, Dancer!
- That's right! - That's right, yay, $7,000!
- We're gonna take a break!
Kristen, we're going to give you one more challenge.
Michigan is one of the coldest states in the country,
so it's important to know how to layer.
David, your challenge is to put
10 layers of clothing on Kristen in 45 seconds.
We have a pile of clothes there. - Okay.
You'll put Kensley down, and you'll--
You'll have 45-- well, you can keep her if--
[audience laughter]
All right, you have 45 seconds. Yeah.
[audience laughter] Put the kids out of the way.
This is going to be competition.
45 seconds to put 10 layers of clothing on her.
Ready, set...go! - Go!
["Flight of the Bumblebee" plays]
- Go, 40 seconds!
Come on, you got it. She's good, she's good.
Keep going, keep going, she's got it, keep going, keep going.
You're great. You're doing great!
Keep going!
Fun smarts!
Come on guys, find some sleeves!
You're doing great. - [indistinct]
- Keep going, you're good. Over the head.
[audience laughter] What number is that?
- 10. - Eight.
Eight and a half.
Nine...
[audience laughter] Here we go.
(audience) Six, five-- - Here we go!
We got one more! I think we got one more.
- Three, two, one!
- Oh. [buzzer sounds]
[all talking at once]
We got one, she got it, she got it, she got it.
- All right. [audience laughter]
[audience laughter]
All right, you two...
[cheers and applause] Are fantastic.
[cheers and applause]
Your kids were having so much fun
watching Mommy and Daddy do that.
That was hilarious. Here's what we're going to do.
Our friends at Shutterfly are all about changing lives,
so they want to round up your winnings to $15,000
to help pay off your student loans.
[cheers and applause] - Yeah, thank you, Ellen!
- You have $15,000.