If you don't have my EllenTube app yet then
put your Margarita down and grab your phone and downloaded it.
It is the best place to find cute cat videos,
watch your favorite moments from the show.
Plus, you can enter to win big prizes.
Over the holidays, we held a contest
that gave my fans a chance to win every gift that we
gave away during this year's 12 Days of Giveaways.
We received over 25,000 submissions.
And last week, a producer called our finalists.
This is one of them.
This is what she had to say,
Is there anything you would want to say to Ellen if you ever
get the chance?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I know I've never met you.
But thank you so much.
Because you helped me-- you help me laugh even for just hour
out of that day.
You've brought so much happiness to me just for that hour.
And thank you!
Truly, thank you!
[APPLAUSE]
So, Abby, come on!
[MUSIC]
Ah!
Oh, my god!
Hi, Abby!
Oh, my god!
You seem excited.
I'm so excited!
Oh, my god, hi!
Oh, my god!
You need to learn how to express yourself.
Oh, my god!
I don't know how.
Hi, Abby!
Oh, my god, hi.
That needs to be closer.
I mean, I can hear you.
But the people at home--
[COUGH]
Oh, you OK?
You want some water?
Oh, my-- hi!
Hi.
Still need to be closer.
Oh, hi, hi.
Oh, you're so beautiful.
I was going to-- oh, I know.
Um--
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, I'm sorry!
So I was going to say you seemed emotional in that video.
But it just seems like you're an emotional person.
Like, not really, I guess, maybe.
Yeah, yeah, OK.
So you've been watching the show a long time.
Oh, my gosh, forever.
Oh, I love you.
Thank you.
Oh, my god, I love you.
Thank you so much.
All right, where do you live?
What do you do?
So I-- oh!
I live in Beaumont.
I was a full-time nurse.
Now I just stay home and care for the baby.
I'm-- you saw.
I saw the baby, yes.
Oh, my god!
You're so-- ah!
What's your baby's name?
That's Noah, Noah Jay.
How old is he?
He's going to be two in April.
OK, so--
Yeah, that's my baby!
So you were a nurse.
And then you stay home to take care of him.
What-- he has medical issues?
So when he was born--
oh, my god, you're--
oh!
I love you!
OK, so it was really hard.
He has a murmur.
They thought it was a whole bunch of things going on.
But he's been followed by--
oh, my god, you're just beautiful!
He's just being followed by a lot of specialists.
And I-- yeah, that's my family!
And, oh, I love you!
Oh!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, you're so beautiful!
That's all right.
OK, OK, so, um--
It's like I'm with Portia right now.
I just, I love you.
I love everything about you.
You were to me the one hour away that I
was able to forget all his medical problems.
He has so many medical problems.
And I don't want to cry about it.
Because this is happy.
I'm so happy!
Yeah.
It's been hard.
And just that one hour that I got to watch you.
You brought so much happiness in the darkest times,
in the darkest times.
You're to sweet.
Thank you so much.
You brought so much happiness to me.
I don't mean to cry.
I'm sorry.
It's OK.
Thank you so much.
All right.
Oh, I'm a hot mess.
I'm sorry.
So you-- no, no, it's fine.
So you entered our contest.
Yeah, I did it religiously.
Yeah, I know.
And so you didn't win.
But I want to know--
Oh, that's OK.
I know.
I'm sorry.
It's OK.
Now, it's like she should have won.
Just meeting you was like--
just meeting you.
Right.
Well, then, we should just have a contest
where we don't give stuff away.
People just meet me.
I'm OK with that!
We can save a lot, Mary.
It's OK.
So, all right.
So, what were you going to do with the gifts?
Because it's a lot.
Well, during that time, I had so much family and friends
that were going to come and help me--
well, that have been helping me.
I didn't want to keep any of the gifts.
I just wanted to give it to them.
Because I don't have anything to say thank you.
And it would be my way of saying thank you.
Because they've really, truly helped me at that time.
Well, guess what?
I'm a liar.
You did win--
AH!
MY GOD!
--everything that we gave away!
[APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC - U2 - "BEAUTIFUL DAY"]
Hand me your mic.
Let's go see!
Ah!
Oh, my god!
Ah!
Oh, my god!
Everything!
All the gift cards!
Oh, my god!
I can't breathe!
Everything!
Breathe!
We'll be right back!
Oh, my god!