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Two contestants, one prize pool, and a set of umbrella cords rigged to dump either cash or ice water on national television.
Dax Shepard filled in for Ellen DeGeneres and inherited one of her signature bits along with the desk: “Make It Rain,” the Totes-sponsored trivia gauntlet where audience members answer questions for a shot at a $10,000 payout. The catch is the delivery system — a bank of umbrellas hanging overhead, each one loaded to release either a shower of cash or a freezing soak. In this episode, Shepard ran two separate fans through the format back to back, and the results split right down the middle.
- Guest host Dax Shepard ran the “Make It Rain” segment, sponsored by Totes, with a $10,000 cash prize on the line.
- Two audience members each answered trivia questions to earn pulls on umbrella cords suspended above the stage.
- One contestant triggered a cash drop and won money, while the other pulled a cord that released cold water instead.
Core Mechanics of the Game
“Make It Rain” strips down to a simple mechanic: get a trivia question right, earn a pull on one of the overhead umbrella cords, and hope the cord you choose releases a burst of dollar bills rather than a dousing of cold water. Totes’ branding is built right into the props, since the same umbrellas meant to keep people dry are the ones soaking them on camera. Shepard, working the segment for the first time as guest host, walked each contestant through the rules before turning them loose on the cords.
A Split Result for the Two Fans
With Shepard running the questions, the two audience members took turns working through the format, and the outcomes couldn’t have been more different. One contestant strung together enough correct answers to line up a pull that dropped cash, walking away with a share of the $10,000 prize. The other went through the same process, made a pull, and got drenched instead of paid — the exact gamble the segment is built around.
One cord means cash, the other means a cold shower — and there’s no way to tell which is which until you pull it.
Shepard Filling In for Ellen
Guest hosts running Ellen’s recurring bits is nothing new for the show, but “Make It Rain” is one of the segments most tied to her hosting persona, which made Shepard’s turn at the desk a notable swap. Viewers curious about how the show’s regular dynamic usually plays out can find more on Ellen DeGeneres’ actual day-to-day demeanor and past commentary from celebrities who’ve spoken about working with her, both of which offer context on the show’s usual tone compared to a guest-hosted episode like this one.
The double dose format — running two contestants through the same stakes in one segment — is what gave this episode its shape: a clean split between a winner and a fan who left soaked, with Shepard calling the action for a prize built entirely around a coin-flip cord pull.
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