If there's one thing I know, it is
that my friends at Shutterfly love giving money away
to deserving people.
If there's another thing I know, it's
that I love playing games that are nearly impossible to win.
That's why today, Shutterfly is sponsoring
the hardest game in daytime television, Holey Roller.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Sophie Santana, where are you?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
That's you!
Oh, my God!
Hi!
Hello!
Hi, Sophie Santana.
Ah!
Ow!
Oh, my God!
Don't have a baby right now.
Oh, no!
How far along are you?
I'm five months.
Oh, my God!
All right, settle down.
I don't want to have to deliver a baby.
[LAUGHTER]
No.
Hi, Sophie.
Your eyes are so pretty!
Oh, thank you.
Oh, my God, I love blues eyes.
Thank you.
It's not going to help you win anymore.
[LAUGHTER]
It's OK.
Yes, flattery will get you nowhere.
All right, hi, Sophie.
Here's how the game works.
All you have to do is roll this ball into the hole.
If you do that, you're going to win a prize.
I'm going to show you how easy it is.
I'm going to stand here.
You stand right there.
Yeah, that's where I'll be.
And you'll be here.
And then you just roll it.
And then-- oh, that's close.
But, no.
But it's pretty close.
All right, you want to see what you're playing for?
Yes.
OK, let's see.
OK.
Ah!
Yes, yes.
All right, Sophie, all right, what I did was I rolled it.
And I kind of aimed.
But I didn't take the time to really aim it.
So what I want you to do is stand right there,
take the ball, and I want you to really focus.
And I want you to, when you think about it--
all right.
[DRUM ROLL]
Are you ready?
I'm ready.
All right.
Do I go?
Well, yeah.
I mean, I want to really think about.
Wait, hold on one second.
How's Liani doing?
She's fine.
Is she good?
Yeah.
Oh, good.
How old is she again?
She's four.
Four, oh that's great.
OK, let's go.
[LAUGHTER]
[DRUM ROLL]
OK.
Don't you want to know how I know about Liani?
I do!
But I don't want to interrupt you.
Yeah, no.
That's so sweet of you.
No, I got a letter from a friend of yours.
I carry it around in my pocket all the time.
And so the fact that you're here today is such a coincidence.
"Dear Ellen, my name is Jalincia.
And I am writing to you about my best friend, Sophie.
For years Sophie and her family have been
struggling to make ends meet.
They both work so hard to take care
of their beautiful daughter, Liani.
But they can't catch a break.
They're also expecting their second child in June.
Sophie is such a giver."
Oh, that's me.
Don't interrupt.
I'm talking.
[LAUGHTER]
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
"They can't catch a break.
They're also expecting their second child in June.
Sophie is such a giver.
And despite being in need herself,
she constantly volunteers at homeless shelters.
Because that's the kind of person she is.
She's going back to school to become a social worker so she
can continue to help others.
Please find it in your heart to help her."
[APPLAUSE]
So, OK.
Thank you.
All right.
Now, you can see better.
I don't want you to be--
OK.
And also, that just sounds really sweet.
So I'm going to raise the money.
You want to see what I'm going to raise it to?
Let's see.
OK.
[APPLAUSE]
OK.
Now, you just have to get that ball in that hole.
And then you'll get $15,000.
[DRUM ROLL]
OK.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Do I go.
Yeah.
OK.
Wait.
No pressure.
But this is a big moment.
It is.
OK.
I just feel like I'm here to cheer you on.
I want someone else to be here to cheer you on
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[APPLAUSE]
Say hi!
Oh, my God!
Hi, Ellen.
Hi.
Hi, Liani.
OK, all right.
OK.
All right, are you ready?
I can't do this crying.
OK.
[DRUM ROLL]
You're so adorable.
Thank you.
OK.
I want to raise money one more time.
One more time.
OK, let's see how much.
OK.
[APPLAUSE]
OK.
Say, good luck, mommy.
Good luck, mommy.
OK, for real this time.
Get ready.
OK.
[DRUM ROLL]
Get ready.
OK.
Get set.
No, we have to get a break.
All right.
Because it sounds like Jalincia is such a sweet person.
How often do you see her?
We don't get to see each other often.
Her husband's military.
Oh, I'd love to meet her.
She's awesome.
Yeah, Jalincia, come on out.
No!
Oh!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[APPLAUSE]
No!
Hi!
When we come back-- hi!
Oh, my God!
How are you?
When we come back, Sophie's going to roll for $20,000,
all right?
You have time to think about it.
We'll be right back.
We're back with Sophie, her daughter, Liani,
and her best friend, Jalincia.
And before you roll-- there's a microphone,
because you're not miced.
I want you to answer this question for me.
How come you want to go back to school and be a social worker?
So well, when I was five years old, my mother
and I, our family, we lived in a shelter, a homeless shelter.
And it was during that time when there
were programs like Big Brother Big Sister that would
come to the shelter and visit.
And that really impacted me and it made me realize that,
at that age, even, that there were resources that were
out there for people like us.
And so now, I'm going to social work for mental health
and substance abuse.
Because I want to help the veterans.
Because the veterans I feel like they need someone
to advocate for them.
And they need a lot of help.
My dad was a--
[APPLAUSE]
My dad is retired Air Force.
And so, honestly, my whole family on both sides
are military affiliated.
So I feel like they need someone to advocate for them.
And that's going to be me.
Good for you.
[INAUDIBLE]
[APPLAUSE]
You have a good mommy.
That's a good mommy.
All right, so let me take the mic.
Back and now, I want to raise the money again.
So let's see what you're playing for for real.
Oh, my God!
[APPLAUSE]
Oh!
Come on, sister!
Are you a good bowler?
Are you good?
This is a tough game.
It's the toughest game in television.
That's what we've named it.
All right, ready.
[DRUM ROLL]
For real this time.
OK.
When you're ready.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
[APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh, my God!
God!
Oh, my God!
Wow!
[INAUDIBLE] sister!
Oh, my God!