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  • If there's one thing I know, it is

  • that my friends at Shutterfly love giving money away

  • to deserving people.

  • If there's another thing I know, it's

  • that I love playing games that are nearly impossible to win.

  • That's why today, Shutterfly is sponsoring

  • the hardest game in daytime television, Holey Roller.

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • Sophie Santana, where are you?

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • That's you!

  • Oh, my God!

  • Hi!

  • Hello!

  • Hi, Sophie Santana.

  • Ah!

  • Ow!

  • Ow!

  • Oh, my God!

  • Don't have a baby right now.

  • Oh, no!

  • How far along are you?

  • I'm five months.

  • Oh, my God!

  • All right, settle down.

  • I don't want to have to deliver a baby.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • No.

  • Hi, Sophie.

  • Your eyes are so pretty!

  • Oh, thank you.

  • Oh, my God, I love blues eyes.

  • Thank you.

  • It's not going to help you win anymore.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • It's OK.

  • It's OK.

  • Yes, flattery will get you nowhere.

  • All right, hi, Sophie.

  • Here's how the game works.

  • All you have to do is roll this ball into the hole.

  • If you do that, you're going to win a prize.

  • I'm going to show you how easy it is.

  • I'm going to stand here.

  • You stand right there.

  • Yeah, that's where I'll be.

  • And you'll be here.

  • And then you just roll it.

  • And then-- oh, that's close.

  • But, no.

  • But it's pretty close.

  • All right, you want to see what you're playing for?

  • Yes.

  • OK, let's see.

  • OK.

  • Ah!

  • Yes, yes.

  • All right, Sophie, all right, what I did was I rolled it.

  • And I kind of aimed.

  • But I didn't take the time to really aim it.

  • So what I want you to do is stand right there,

  • take the ball, and I want you to really focus.

  • And I want you to, when you think about it--

  • all right.

  • [DRUM ROLL]

  • Are you ready?

  • I'm ready.

  • All right.

  • Do I go?

  • Well, yeah.

  • I mean, I want to really think about.

  • Wait, hold on one second.

  • How's Liani doing?

  • She's fine.

  • Is she good?

  • Yeah.

  • Oh, good.

  • How old is she again?

  • She's four.

  • Four, oh that's great.

  • OK, let's go.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • [DRUM ROLL]

  • OK.

  • Don't you want to know how I know about Liani?

  • I do!

  • But I don't want to interrupt you.

  • Yeah, no.

  • That's so sweet of you.

  • No, I got a letter from a friend of yours.

  • I carry it around in my pocket all the time.

  • And so the fact that you're here today is such a coincidence.

  • "Dear Ellen, my name is Jalincia.

  • And I am writing to you about my best friend, Sophie.

  • For years Sophie and her family have been

  • struggling to make ends meet.

  • They both work so hard to take care

  • of their beautiful daughter, Liani.

  • But they can't catch a break.

  • They're also expecting their second child in June.

  • Sophie is such a giver."

  • Oh, that's me.

  • Don't interrupt.

  • I'm talking.

  • [LAUGHTER]

  • I'm sorry.

  • I'm sorry.

  • I'm so sorry.

  • "They can't catch a break.

  • They're also expecting their second child in June.

  • Sophie is such a giver.

  • And despite being in need herself,

  • she constantly volunteers at homeless shelters.

  • Because that's the kind of person she is.

  • She's going back to school to become a social worker so she

  • can continue to help others.

  • Please find it in your heart to help her."

  • [APPLAUSE]

  • So, OK.

  • Thank you.

  • All right.

  • Now, you can see better.

  • I don't want you to be--

  • OK.

  • And also, that just sounds really sweet.

  • So I'm going to raise the money.

  • You want to see what I'm going to raise it to?

  • Let's see.

  • OK.

  • [APPLAUSE]

  • OK.

  • OK.

  • Now, you just have to get that ball in that hole.

  • And then you'll get $15,000.

  • [DRUM ROLL]

  • OK.

  • Are you ready?

  • Yes.

  • Do I go.

  • Yeah.

  • OK.

  • Wait.

  • No pressure.

  • But this is a big moment.

  • It is.

  • OK.

  • I just feel like I'm here to cheer you on.

  • I want someone else to be here to cheer you on

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • [APPLAUSE]

  • Say hi!

  • Oh, my God!

  • Hi, Ellen.

  • Hi.

  • Hi, Liani.

  • OK, all right.

  • OK.

  • All right, are you ready?

  • I can't do this crying.

  • OK.

  • [DRUM ROLL]

  • You're so adorable.

  • Thank you.

  • OK.

  • I want to raise money one more time.

  • One more time.

  • OK, let's see how much.

  • OK.

  • [APPLAUSE]

  • OK.

  • Say, good luck, mommy.

  • Good luck, mommy.

  • OK, for real this time.

  • Get ready.

  • OK.

  • [DRUM ROLL]

  • Get ready.

  • OK.

  • Get set.

  • No, we have to get a break.

  • All right.

  • Because it sounds like Jalincia is such a sweet person.

  • How often do you see her?