A 15 minute Uber ride changed our next guests life
and inspired many of you who made her story go viral.
Come on down, Latonya and Kevin.
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[APPLAUSE]
Hello you two.
Hi, how are you?
What a great story this is.
All right, so this is--
first of all, you are sitting in the Drew Brees seat.
And I knew that meant a lot to you.
Yes.
You're a big--
I love Drew Brees.
I love Drew Brees, too.
Don't get me wrong.
I love you, too.
Well, you can love a bunch of people.
But he is my favorite.
Yeah.
Hi, Drew.
Yeah.
And I love you, too.
Thank you for being the trailblazer you are.
Thank you so much, Kevin.
Absolutely.
Y'all are-- this story is so great.
OK, so, Kevin, how was this Uber ride different
than any other Uber ride that you've taken?
Latonya and I connected almost immediately
when she picked me up.
I was having a pretty bad day.
And she flipped my mood around.
And we talked.
I learned something about her life story.
And I found out that she had some bills due.
So I figured I'd give her a little bit of a tip.
What was that tip?
Oh, that tip was $150.
I was so happy to get the tip.
I was like, OK, I'm going home now.
I'm not working anymore.
I'm going home to my kids.
I'm not working.
Yeah.
Yeah, and then a short while later,
I learned that she was wanting to go back to school
but couldn't reenroll because of a past due balance.
Right, and what made you want to do this for her?
I mean, it's a really cool thing.
But I mean, you ended up paying all of her college expenses.
Yeah, it was just the right thing to do.
It felt good to do it.
And I-- yeah, it just-- it felt good.
I mean, it always feels good to help people.
Yeah.
So how did you find out that-- so you get this great tip
from this guy.
And then how did you find out that he paid all your expenses?
Well, it was on a Monday morning.
I had been out working early.
I went out to work at 4:00 in the morning.
And around 8:00.
It was 8:39 to be exact.
I got a text message from Mr. Kevin.
And the text message was the receipt from the balance
that I owed.
And it said, OK, you're all set.
Go register for classes.
And it's like-- literally, I was so amazed.
I mean, I felt like I hit the lottery.
I mean, literally, I felt like I hit the lottery.
And when I did talk to Mr. Kevin, he was like, well,
it was only $700.
I said, that felt like a million to me.
Right, well, it was a million to you.
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So then you offered to pay him back.
You thought it was just a loan.
And you said, I want to pay him back.
And he said no?
Yes--
I said--
--I tried to pay him back.
--the only payback I want is to be invited to your graduation.
Yes.
[AWWING]
And--
And I graduated.
I graduated.
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I graduated.
So I graduated December.
Look at that.
Amazing day.
It was such an incredible day.
And was that the most memorable thing that he was there with--
Yes, it was just an amazing experience
because he believed in me.
And I wanted to make sure I made him proud.
So I graduated.
And he was there.
That was the most important thing for him
to be at my graduate.
Wow.
And that was the most incredible payback
I could have ever gotten.
What a great story this is.
I mean, this is--
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It's a beautiful thing that you did, Kevin.
Thank you.
So, Kevin, we're partnering with the people at Honey Nut
Cheerios to reward kind people like yourself.
And they believe in doing good.
And it makes you feel good.
I agree with that.
So we have a gift for you.
You like to travel.
I do.
So we're going to send you anywhere in the world
that you want to go.
That is so good.
Thank you.
Like, anywhere.
Oh my God.
You just pick a place, and we're sending you there, all right?
That is so amazing.
That is amazing.
Thank you.
Yes, of course.
Thank you.
Latonya, someone heard your story.
And they have something to say to you.
OK.
Hey, Latonya.
What's up?
This is Drew Brees.
Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.
First off, I just want to say congratulations to you
on your recent graduation.
I also wanted to invite you to the Superdome next year
for a New Orleans Saints game.
You tell us the date, and we'll make it happen.
Oh my God.
And also, enjoy your time at the Ellen show today.
And hopefully, you're able to sit in our seats.
All right, I hope to meet you at some point, too.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
That is incredible.
Thank you.
I love Drew.
He's a good guy.
That is incredible.
All right, we know you have student loans.
So Cheerios wants to help you and give you
a check for $25,000.
Yes!
Oh my God, thank you.
Thank you.
All right--
Thank you so much.
Thank Cheerios.
I want to hear your act of good.
Go to my website.
Tell us what you're doing.
We'll be right back.
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God!
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