- SO Y'ALL KNOW MY GAME THAT WE PLAY HERE
"CASH AT YOUR DOOR," RIGHT?
AND IT'S WHERE I SURPRISE ONE OF MY VIEWERS AT HOME,
AND I GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO WIN SOME MONEY.
I THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN TO TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA CROSS THE BORDER AND SURPRISE
ONE OF MY BIGGEST CANADIAN FANS AT A GROCERY STORE
WHERE SHE WORKS.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY SOMETHING WE'RE CALLING
"CASH AT YOUR STORE."
[campy music]
[cash register dings]
SO I SENT MY RECEPTIONIST JEANNIE TO BRAMPTON, ONTARIO.
OH, MY.
I'M GONNA SURPRISE LEAH BORNIMEN.
SHE'S WORKING INSIDE.
SHE'S WORKING AT THE CASH REGISTER.
SHE'S A RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
WHO'S BEEN WATCHING MY SHOW SINCE SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD.
SHE'S TAKING A YEAR OFF SO SHE CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO PAY FOR COLLEGE.
I'M GONNA SURPRISE HER.
[phone line trilling]
- HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
- HI, MY NAME'S MARGO.
I'VE BEEN SHOPPING
AT YOUR SUPERMARKET FOR YEARS, EH?
I'M THE ONE WHO WEARS THE YELLOW BLOUSES.
- OKAY.
- ANYHOO, I WANT TO TALK TO ONE OF YOUR CASHIERS.
HER NAME'S LEAH. - HI, I'M LEAH.
- YOU'RE LEAH.
LEAH, MY NAME ACTUALLY ISN'T MARGO.
IT'S ELLEN DEGENERES. HOW ARE YOU?
- OH, MY GOD! - HI.
[cheers and applause]
SOMEBODY'S RUNNING INTO YOUR STORE RIGHT NOW.
- OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
[squeals]
[both squealing]
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, LEAH.
SO ELLEN HERE--
SHE'S CHOSEN YOU TO PLAY "CASH AT YOUR STORE," OKAY?
LET ME TELL YOU THE RULES.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.
EACH ONE IS WORTH $1,000.
FOR EVERY ONE YOU GET RIGHT, YOU KEEP THE MONEY,
BUT IF YOU GET ONE WRONG, YOU LOSE $1,000, OKAY?
OKAY, LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY, LEAH.
NUMBER ONE, YOU WORK IN A GROCERY STORE.
HOW COME EVERY SINGLE SHOPPING CART
HAS ONE WHEEL THAT WON'T TURN?
- YOU KNOW, JUST LIFE LIKES TO PLAY GAMES LIKE THAT.
- DOES THAT COUNT, ELLEN? - I ACCEPT IT.
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, QUESTION NUMBER TWO. QUESTION NUMBER TWO.
YOUR NATIONAL ANTHEM IS "O, CANADA."
WHICH IS SINGER IS...
[singing] ALL ABOUT THAT BASS
ABOUT THAT BASS, NO TREBLE
- MEGHAN TRAINOR.
- MEGHAN TRAINOR IS CORRECT.
[cheers and applause]
- QUESTION NUMBER THREE.
OKAY, YOU'RE SAVING MONEY TO GO TO COLLEGE,
SO YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS.
IF THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS 300,000 METERS PER SECOND
AND THE SPEED OF SOUND IS 340 METERS PER SECOND,
WHO'S HOSTING THE OSCARS NEXT YEAR?
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS. - THAT IS CORRECT.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, I GRABBED THREE RANDOM ITEMS,
A PACK OF BATTERIES, MINTS, AND SOME CRACKERS.
IF YOU CAN GUESS THE COST WITHIN A DOLLAR,
YOU'RE GETTING ANOTHER $1,000.
CRACKERS-- HOW MUCH YOU THINK THEY ARE?
$1.97. - OKAY, THE BATTERIES?
WHAT ABOUT THE BATTERIES?
- $2.97. THIS IS SO WRONG.
- $2.97. AND SOME MINTS.
- $1.44.
- OKAY, SO WE'RE AT ABOUT, LIKE, $6.
IS THAT RIGHT, ELLEN? - IT'S BETWEEN $6 AND $10.
I DON'T KNOW. - BETWEEN $6 AND $10.
OKAY, GO AHEAD AND RING 'EM UP FOR US.
WHAT DO WE GOT? $2, THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
- OH, THAT'S VERY GOOD. - $1.44.
- OKAY. AND LAST, THE BATTERIES.
- $8.47. SHE GOT IT!
- YEAH.
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, ELLEN LOVES, LOVES, LOVES TO SCARE PEOPLE.
WHICH STAR OF "MODERN FAMILY" DOES ELLEN TRY TO SCARE
EVERY SINGLE TIME HE COMES ON THE SHOW?
- ERIC STONESTREET.
- OH, LEAH. YOU'RE A WONDERFUL FAN.
- THIS SEASON, ELLEN STARTED A NEW GAME
CALLED "WHO'S IN MY BUSHES?"
WHICH CANADIAN WAS RECENTLY IN ELLEN'S BUSHES?
HERE'S A CLUE.
FORTUNATELY, ELLEN DID NOT GET KNOCKED UP.
- SETH ROGEN. - SETH ROGEN!
- YOU GOT IT AGAIN.
HERE'S ONE LAST CHALLENGE.
IT'S HARD TO FIND CAKE MIX AT A GROCERY STORE,
I PERSONALLY THINK.
IF YOU RUN AND GRAB SOME CAKE MIX
AND BRING IT BACK TO JEANNIE WITHIN 30 SECONDS,
YOU CAN TRADE IT IN FOR $5,000.
GO. - CAKE MIX?
- JUST CAKE MIX. 30 SECONDS.
- $5,000. GO, GIRL!
- GRAB IT.
[cheers and applause]
CAKE MIX. CAKE MIX.
20 SECONDS LEFT. GRAB IT.
JUST ONE. THAT'S--JUST ONE.
JUST ONE.
YOU CAN'T--
[cheers and applause]
I THINK-- I THINK WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS,
I WAS GONNA GIVE YOU $5,000 PER BOX.
I JUST WANTED ONE BOX OF CAKE MIX.
BUT GO AHEAD AND--
YOU CAN KEEP ALL THAT AND MAKE SOME CAKES.
SO THAT WOULD BE, THEN, $11,000.
SHUTTERFLY WANTS TO HELP PEOPLE SHARE LIFE'S JOY,
SO THEY'RE GONNA ROUND THAT UP TO $15,000 FOR YOU.
[cheers and applause]