- EARLIER THIS SEASON, I LAUNCHED OUR SECOND ANNUAL
ELLEN, HERE'S MY TALENT CONTEST.
I ASKED MY VIEWERS TO SEND ME VIDEOS OF THEIR TALENTS
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE WORTH $10,001,
OVER $10,000.
WE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF SUBMISSIONS.
SOME OF YOU ARE VERY TALENTED, AND SOME ARE JUST STRANGE.
TODAY, WE'RE GONNA PICK A WINNER.
LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR FIRST FINALIST,
AND IT IS KOBI SHAW.
KOBI, COME ON OUT.
[cheers and applause]
HI. CAN WE HUG?
I'M GONNA RUIN YOUR BELLS.
HI, KOBI. - HEY.
- ALL RIGHT, DO YOU EVER LET ANYONE ELSE RING YOUR BELL,
OR YOU JUST RING YOUR OWN BELLS.
- ON OCCASION. - OKAY.
AND HOW DID-- WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS?
- WE HAD A REALLY HARD WINTER IN WISCONSIN.
- I SEE.
SAY NO MORE.
- WE HAD 57 DAYS OF SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES,
SO WE HAD TO ENTERTAIN OURSELVES INDOORS,
AND THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.
- OKAY, SO SHALL YOU PLAY FOR US?
- YES.
- OKAY, GREAT, KOBI.
[playing "Carol of the Bells"]
[cheers and applause]
THAT'S GREAT, KOBI.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS CONTESTANT NUMBER ONE,
AND NEXT PERFORMING "FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE"
AS A CHICKEN,
PLEASE WELCOME MJ WILDE.
[cheers and applause]
- [clucking "Flight of the Bumblebee"]
[cheers and applause]
- COME ON DOWN, MJ.
HELLO, MJ.
HOW ARE YOU?
- FINE.
- SO, MJ, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THAT?
- FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
I STUDIED JAZZ AND FUNNY VOICES
AND JUST KIND OF CAME TOGETHER.
- MARRIED THE TWO. - YEAH.
- THANK YOU, MJ.
- AND HERE...
OUR FINAL CONTESTANT,
PLEASE WELCOME CHRISTINA MUNCHINSKY.
[cheers and applause]
HELLO. - HELLO.
- HI.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? - OKAY, GOOD.
OH, YOU DON'T HAVE A MIC.
OKAY, SO YOU LIVE IN CANADA, RIGHT?
- YES.
- AND SO HOW LONG--
YOU'VE BEEN HULA HOOPING PROBABLY SINCE YOU WERE A CHILD.
- YEAH, SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
- SINCE YOU WERE FIVE,
AND THEN YOU JUST DECIDED,
WELL, LET'S GET CRAZY AND ADD MORE HULA HOOPS.
- YEAH. - ALL RIGHT.
AND WHAT'S THE MOST YOU'VE EVER DONE.
- MOST I'VE DONE IS 73.
- 73.
- BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY I CAN DO,
BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 73.
- OH, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, CHRISTINA.
THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.
["You Spin Me Round" plays]
- COME ON OVER HERE.
WOW.
OH, MY GOD, THAT IS THE MOST AMAZING CORE EXERCISE
IN THE WORLD.
- YEAH.
- AND I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE WHAT WE JUST WATCHED.
THAT'S INSANE.
AND THAT'S YOUR BROTHER THAT COMES INTO THE--
- THAT'S MY BROTHER.
- THAT WAS REALLY FUNNY IN THE VIDEO,
AND I'M GLAD THAT HE SHOWED UP HERE AS WELL.
WHAT'S YOUR BROTHER'S NAME? - LUKE.
- LUKE. LUKE, COME HERE.
LUKE, SO AT THE END OF THE VIDEO,
WHEN YOU STEPPED IN,
WERE YOU JUST TRYING TO THREATEN ME TO PICK YOUR SISTER?
- WELL, ACTUALLY, IT'S MORE PART OF MY PLAN TO BECOME FAMOUS.
- I SEE.
WELL, YOU'VE DONE IT.
LOOK, YOU'RE HERE AGAIN.
FOLD YOUR ARMS AND STAND THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
I AM GONNA LET THE AUDIENCE VOTE.
AND I AM GONNA PUT MY HAND OVER CONTESTANT NUMBER ONE.
APPLAUSE IF YOU WANT CONTESTANT NUMBER ONE.
[cheers and applause]
CONTESTANT NUMBER TWO.
[cheers and applause]
CONTESTANT NUMBER THREE.
[raucous cheers and applause]
WE HAVE YOUR WINNER.
YOU ARE THE WINNER.
CHRISTINA.
YOU'RE GETTING A 7-NIGHT STAY AT THE BUCCANEER IN ST. CROIX.
YOU WILL ENJOY AMAZING MEALS AND SPA TREATMENTS AND SNORKELING
AND TO THE BUCK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK.
OH, LOOK AT THE-- LOOK.
LOOK WHAT YOU GET.
OH.
WONDERFUL.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU TWO ARE NOT GOING HOME EMPTY-HANDED.
THERE ARE NO LOSERS HERE.
YOU'RE EACH GOING HOME WITH A 50-INCH INSIGNIA TELEVISION SET.
WE'LL BE BACK.