- TODAY I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO PLAY A GAME
WITH MY FOLLOWERS IN SEATTLE,
AND THAT IS THE HOME OF SEATTLE'S BEST COFFEE,
SO I SENT A TWEET TELLING EVERYONE THERE
TO SHOW UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
DRESSED AS SOMETHING THAT THEY THINK IS SEATTLE'S BEST--
WHATEVER THAT MEANS TO THEM.
JEANNIE, ARE YOU THERE?
[cheers and applause]
I HEAR PEOPLE.
- HI, ELLEN!
[cheers and applause]
- HOW BEAUTIFUL.
OH, MY.
JEANNIE?
- THEY ARE HERE AND THEY ARE LOUD.
HI, ELLEN!
- HI, JEANNIE.
WOW.
[cheers and applause]
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
- ISN'T IT AMAZING?
THIS CAMPUS IS SO BEAUTIFUL, ELLEN.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
- I WOULD'VE GONE TO COLLEGE, HAD I SEEN THAT PLACE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE-- HAVE YOU HAD A LOT OF COFFEE?
- I ACTUALLY HAVE HAD A FEW CUPS.
THIS CROWD IS LOUD.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO KEEP MY ENERGY UP.
- RIGHT, I KNOW. THERE'S, LIKE, THOUSANDS THERE.
THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THANKS FOR SHOWING UP, EVERYBODY.
OR MAYBE THEY JUST DO THAT, NO MATTER IF WE'RE ON--
THEY'RE JUST FILLED WITH COFFEE AND THEY "WHOO" ALL THE TIME.
[cheers and applause]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE--WE HAVE SOME GREAT COSTUMES THERE,
AND YOU'VE CHOSEN THE TEN BEST, RIGHT?
- OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE:
SEATTLE'S BIGGEST SUPER FAN,
I'VE GOT JIMI HENDRIX,
I'VE GOT NIRVANA,
I HAVE SEATTLE'S BEST PHOTO BOMB,
SOME SEATTLE PARTY ANIMALS,
SEATTLE'S BEST AVERAGE U.W. STUDENT,
AND MACKLEMORE AND LEWIS.
- WELL-- - WHAT DO YOU THINK, ELLEN?
- I THINK THAT THOSE ARE VERY CREATIVE,
AND I THINK THEY'RE GREAT,
AND THEY'RE ALL RIGHT, IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
HERE'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN--
JEANNIE IS GONNA DIVIDE YOU INTO TEAMS OF FIVE,
AND THEN LATER IN THE SHOW, YOU'RE GONNA PLAY FLIP CUP.
SO GET READY TO DRINK A LOT OF COFFEE,
BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE PLAYING FOR $1,000.
[cheers and applause]
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, JEANNIE.
ALL RIGHT.
- BYE, ELLEN. - ALL RIGHT.
AND IF YOU WANT A SAMPLE OF SEATTLE'S BEST NEW HOUSE BLEND,
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA CHECK BACK IN WITH MY FOLLOWERS IN SEATTLE.
IT SOUNDS SO WEIRD TO SAY "MY FOLLOWERS," BUT THEY ARE.
IT'S A GAME.
IT'S CALLED FLIP CUP, AND IT'S THE HIGHEST STAKES EVER.
JEANNIE?
[cheers and applause]
- HI, ELLEN! - HI, JEANNIE.
SO WE HAVE--
A LOT OF ENERGY THERE.
WE HAVE TWO TEAMS.
WHAT WILL THEY BE-- - YEAH.
- WHAT WILL THEY BE DRINKING TODAY, JEANNIE?
- OKAY, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING SHOTS
OF SEATTLE'S BEST BRAND-NEW HOUSE BLEND OF COFFEE
CALLED BORN IN SEATTLE.
IT BREWS THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE
FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES A RICH, SMOOTH, MEDIUM ROAST.
- GREAT. ALL RIGHT.
THIS GAME-- I LEARNED, BY THE WAY--
I LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME AT SCOOTER BRAUN'S HOUSE.
I GUESS IT'S A VERY POPULAR GAME,
AND IT'S A HARD GAME.
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET...
FLIP CUP!
[cheers and applause]
- YEAH, SHE GOT IT! SHE GOT IT!
WHOO!
OH, MY GOSH! THEY HAVE FOUR, THEY HAVE FOUR!
WHOO!
OH, MY GOSH!
- BOY, THAT'S A TIGHT ONE.
YEAH!
[bell dinging]
[cheers and applause]
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THEY HAD A GOOD HEAD-START, BUT THEY CAUGHT UP.
THE WINNING TEAM IS EACH GETTING A $1,000 VISA GIFT CARD...
[cheers and applause]
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU LOST, FOR PLAYING,
THE OTHER TEAM IS GETTING A $250 GIFT CARD.
ALL RIGHT, I WANT MY AUDIENCE HERE TO BE ABLE TO BREW
THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE WITH SEATTLE'S BEST HOUSE BLEND,
SO YOU'RE ALL GONNA GO HOME WITH A $100 VISA GIFT CARD.
[cheers and applause]
WE'LL BE BACK.