-Welcome back to "The Tonight Show."
It is time to play "Egg Roulette."
But I'm going to need some help. [ Drumroll ]
He won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Elvis Presley
in the movie "Elvis" and now he's nominated
for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Please welcome Austin Butler!
[ Cheers and applause ] Come on, now!
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-Thank you. -Come on.
That's Austin Butler right there.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Higgins, would you like to explain how this works?
-Yes, James.
Here in my hand, I have one-dozen eggs.
Eight of them have been hard-boiled.
Four of them are still raw.
You and Austin will take turns selecting one egg at a time
and smashing it upon the top of your head.
You won't know which eggs are raw and which are hard-boiled.
You must choose an egg. -What?
-Once you choose it, no put-backs.
You must smash that egg upon your head.
-Okay.
-First one to get two raw eggs loses.
Austin, would you like to go first?
-You got this, bud. It could be any one.
What do you think, audience? -Okay.
What do you think? This one? -Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Alright. -Good luck!
-You feeling good?
-I feel good about this. -You do?
-I think so. -Go for it, man.
-You said break it here? -Yeah.
-Alright, here we go. 1, 2, 3...
Ooh! -Ooh!
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-Alright.
We're off to a good start.
-That one? -That one's a little shiny.
-That's shiny. I'm scared of that one.
-I'm scared of the shiny one.
I'm gonna -- That one? That one? -Yeah, why not?
-That looks cooked to me. -Somebody said, "Why not?"
-"Why not?" -Why not?
-Oh! I don't feel good about this.
-Oh, this is fun. -It's not fun.
Is it fun?
-Yeah. Come on. -Are you having fun?!
-Come on.
Oh!
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Yes.
-I just squashed it so hard. -That was amazing.
-Whew! -Alright.
-That was it. -Alright.
-6-4.
-That felt like it was going to be raw.
Whoa! That means there's a lot of raw guys in there, bud.
[ Laughs ] -Oh, man.
Alright, I'm going to go with this one.
-Ooh! That's the biggest one. No, I just tried that.
It didn't work for me. -It didn't work?
-No. -Alright.
-Thanks for being here. Yeah. -3, 2, 1...
Ah! -Ooh!
-Whoo!
Alright. Alright. [ Cheers and applause ]
-I've never -- This is the closest game --
-Is this the closest? -Yeah, we've ever played.
So, these are all raw.
I just -- Everyone in the audience is going,
"Yeah, why not?
Just take it." That one.
Where's that shiny one?
I'm not doing the shine -- No, I don't --
-That's the scary one right there.
-That's the Boston Shiner. Don't touch that.
-Eh, I'll do it. I'll do it. -Oh, my gosh!
-Oh! Oh. [ Cheers and applause ]
-I feel real good. I say -- I feel good.
I feel good. -I feel good about this.
-Yeah. Good to see you, man.
I'm so happy you came to the show.
-I'm so happy to be here. -Thanks so much.
Congrats on all the success. -Thank you so much.
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-The shiny one. -That's amazing.
-The shiny one. Dude, this has never happened.
-This is -- -There's four raw eggs in here.
-The odds are 50/50. -Oh, my gosh.
Half raw, half a-cooked.
-Whoo-hoo-hoo! -Alright.
-Oh, my gosh. -Lordy have mercy.
-First one to two loses.
-I'm going to go with this one. -Alright.
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What in the world is going on?
Dude.
I've never ever -- This has never -- I swear to God.
-Never! -Really?
-Never! -Are any of them raw?
-I cannot tell you. -They're all hard-boiled.
-This is insane.
-Now the odds are against you, James.
-Oh, geez. -More raw than a-cooked.
Oh, hey! Hey! Oh!
Pick me!"
-Oh, man. Oh, man. -Hey, why not?
-This can't go well --
-No, it's I feel -- I know this is not going to be --
-Okay. -Yeah, this is not good.
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Aaaah!
[ Sad tuba plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
It exploded.
I think there's a sniper -- There's a sniper in the --
What in the... [ Cheers and applause ]
Wow! -Oh, my God.
-That's a good look. -Thank you.
-Oh, my God.
-Alright, ready? -Oh, wow.
-Odds are back in your favor. -This is my future.
This is my future.
-Ooh, what are the odds? What are the odds?
-Oh, man. -What are the odds?
-What are the odds? [ Breathes deeply ]
Um...
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-Ooh!
[ Cheers and applause ] -Are you kidding me?
This is...
This is the most ridiculous thing.
-This is not good.
-If I break it, I lose, and you -- That's it.
-Oh, God.
-When it's your time, it's your time.
You know what I mean? -Oh, man.
He's got his time in the spotlight.
-This is the time for you, bud. Oh, my gosh.
-Are you going to pick a raw or a cooked?
-Get a cooked egg. -Get a raw, man.
Go in style. -Get a cooked egg.
-Good for your hair.
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-Alright.
-Austin Butler, thank you for being here.
-Thank you for having me.
-I think you did an egg-cellent job in "Elvis."
-Oh! [ Cheers and applause ]
[ Dinging ]
-Wow. First time ever. -Has that never happened?
-The champ. The champ! -Oh, my God.
-Austin Butler! Are you kidding me?
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪
-Thank you. -That is how you do it.
Austin Butler.
We are talking to Austin after the break.
I'm going to take a shower. Stick around.
We'll be right back.