It is almost-- oh.

It's almost the end of 2019.

Six more weeks, and we will be wearing party hats

and blowing on noisemakers and drinking champagne.

New Year's Eve is a good excuse to do stuff

that I do every Tuesday.

I don't care.

I just make up an occasion.

Like, today I'm going to do something I enjoy.

It's time to play, What's In The Box.

What's In The Box.

[CHEERS]

Hi, Ellen.

Oh my God.

Hi.

Hi.

Oh my God.

What's up?

Well, you just shot up.

So I was like--

so yeah.

Hi.

Hi.

What's your name?

My name's Christine.

OK, Christine.

Hi.

Hi.

OK.

I know.

Where do you live?

And what do you do?

I live in San Diego, California.

I'm a registered nurse.

Oh, good for you.

Thank you.

All right, look who it is over there.

That's Stanley.

Hi.

And that's Manley.

She's beautiful.

Isn't she beautiful?

So there's three boxes there.

And my choice to you is it's in one of those.

So you just choose what Stanley has behind box 1

or what Manley has behind box 2 or 3.

What are you feeling?

I'm feeling 2 because I have two kids.

So 2.

Let's see.

Oh, it's an old rotary phone.

I know how to use that.

You do?

You know how to pick it up?

I do.

Yeah, there must be something besides that old rotary phone

back there.

What is it?

Oh, it's an iPhone 11.

[CHEERS]

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Oh my God.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi, who are you?

I'm Nancy.

Hi, Nancy.

Where do you live and what do you do?

Belleflower, California, and I'm In-N-Out manager.

You're very excited that you're an In-N-Out manager.

Stanley and Manley, hi, they're still there.

So you have box 1, box 2, or box 3.

What do you feel?

Yeah, do that.

[HARP SOUNDS]

Yeah, one more.

[HARP SOUNDS]

3, 3, 3.

I'm going to go box number 3.

Just because she did that?

Yes.

I need that.

That's my smoothie.

I had half of it for lunch.

I was wondering where I put that.

That's my smoothie.

Save that.

What else is out there for her?

Because I need to have that back.

It's a $1,000 Visa card.

Oh my God.

Oh my God.

Hi.

Hi.

No, that's not yours.

Hi.

Hi.

What's your name?

My name's Tara.

Hi, Tara.

Where do you live?

What do you do?

I live in Bellflower, California.

And I'm a facility revenue manager at the VA Long Beach

hospital.

All right.

I have a purse right here.

And there's no boxes.

So it's a choice between, do you want what's in my purse

or what's in my pants.

What's in your pants.

Yeah?

Yeah.

That's what they usually say.

Let's see what it is.

Oh, it's a $1,500 Target gift card.

And you get that.

OK.

Oh, boy.

[CHEERS]

Hi.

Hi, how are you?

I'm so good.

Good.

I left you-- whoever has my purse,

there's some stuff in it for you.

There's stuff in the purse.

Yeah, some underwear.

Those are great.

Those are great.

They are good underwear.

Her husband loves them.

They are the best underwear made.

Yes, they're so great.

I know.

I agree.

All right, what is your name?

Monique.

Monique.

What's your husband's name?

Drake.

Drake.

Yes.

The Drake?

Is she married to--

not that Drake?

No.

No.

Where do you live?

What do you do?

I'm from San Diego.

[CHEERS]

And I'm a stylist for Stitch Fix.

OK.

Yes.

Yes.

It's no In-N-Out manager.

No, no, no.

People barely clapped for that.

I know.

I know.

Support for Stitch Fix.

Come on.

All Right.

Oh, look, we have the three card Ellen.

What's your name, Margarita?

Is your name Margarita?

OK, that's Margarita.

All right, so we're going to see.

We're going to switch things around.

First, we'll see what's behind the first one.

$2,000.

[CHEERS]

A 6 day stay in Mexico.

Yes.

[CHEERS]

Three.

Are you sure?

Yes.

All right, have a seat.

Y'all are acting like she won already.

Also she just went, I'll pick number 3.

That's not how it works.

No, no.

We're going to turn them over, and they're

going to switch them around.

And then whichever one you pick is the one you get.

Oh.

I'm going to do number 2.

You're going to do number 2.

Yes.

All right.

Yes.

And if it's not what this audience wants--

I'll give you a head start-- you can leave.

We'll hold everybody back.

Let's see what you got, what your gift is.

You're going to Mexico!

Still so good.

Congratulations!

Thank you so much.

Hi, come here.

I picked you because you looked like you

don't want to get picked.

Yeah.

It's a lot of pressure.

Yeah, a little bit.

Yeah, what's your name?

I'm Sharon.

Hi, Sharon.

Where do you live?

What do you do?

I'm from Switzerland.

Oh, wow.

What do you do in Switzerland?

I work as a day care teacher.

I've never been there.

It's supposed to be beautiful.

Yeah, it is.

OK, I'll go.

Yeah, of course.

You have to go to Zurich.

Are you just here visiting?

Yeah, through like a school for three months.

Oh, good.

Well, welcome.

So you have two left.

That means that you can pick one of them.

One would be $2,000 cash for yourself,

which would be wonderful.

Yeah, of course.

The other one would be 12 Days tickets

for the entire audience.

[CHEERS]

[MUSIC - IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR]

Everyone's saying 3.

Yeah, 3.

All right.

All right, ready?

Yeah, 3.

Let's see what's behind number 3.

(SINGING) It's the most wonderful time of the year.

With the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you,

be of good cheer, it's the most wonderful time of the year.

It's the hap-happiest season of all.

With those holiday greetings and gay, happy meetings

when friends come to call, it's the most happiest season.