- i'm guy fieri, and welcome to our big holiday extravaganza. now, all this month, i'm playing 60-second santa. my beautiful helpers are handing out all kinds of gifts and prizes. and in the spirit of the season, we have millions in christmas cash to give away. so are you guys ready to rock the holidays? female announcer: ticktock, ticktock. to win $1 million, every second counts. and here in the 60-second circle, time can be your best friend... - nails it! nails it! nails it! female announcer: or worst enemy. - aah! [air horn blows] female announcer: ten games--each 60 seconds.

playing with household items can make you a millionaire. but first, you have to make it past the clock. you've got a minute to win it. - make some noise for our buckeye state sweethearts lindsey pond and josh needham! [cheers and applause] - i'm lindsey... - and i'm josh. and i love this girl. - and i love you. - aww. - i met josh four years ago. it was very random. we were at the airport. we saw each other at the gate. - this is where my life changed for good. - we ended up keeping in touch every single day after that and the rest is history. - lindsey is the woman of my dreams because she is strong, independent, and beautiful. - our holiday wish is to win a million dollars so we can start our dream life together. [cheers and applause] - so tell me, coming from ohio, what's the best part of the holidays in ohio? - snow. - it's gotta be snow.

- it's gotta be snow. - so you love snow in ohio. well, we don't have any here in the 60-second circle, but what we do have is 12 levels of christmas. and if you win, you win $3 million! [cheers and applause] seems fair. - 3 million! 3! - whoo! - so...are you ready to become multimillionaires? - yeah. - oh, yeah. let's take a look at your level one blueprint. - okay. we got that one. female announcer: in this holiday challenge, josh and lindsey will play as a team. the cherished christmas wreath is now part of minute to win it's newest yuletide tradition. using only their heads, the couple must transfer the wreath, relay-style, across the stage before placing it lovingly upon a lamppost. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. - you ys ready? - we got it? we got it?

all right. ready? - i think you should start with it. - come on. - okay, here we go. - buckeye state sweethearts, you've got a minute to win it. good luck. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one. [air horn blows] - this is wreath relay. now, together they must move this wreath across the stage without using their hands. they do it for 1,000 bucks. see, what's difficult is if you have two big heads, you get stuck in this thing. but they've got a way of turning their heads sideways. now, if that wreath falls on the floor, they've gotta start over, but i think they own this. plenty of time. 35 seconds. [cheers and applause] that was a cake walk. [cheers and applause] just got a call from santa. not too thrilled how you beat up on his game, okay?

you two have won the level one challenge. congratulations on $1,000. - whoo! [cheers] - now, the cool thing is you get to keep that $1,000 no matter what happens. on your way to winning $3 million. [cheers and applause] and not only that. we've got hidden holiday bonuses in the blueprints throughout the show. so if you see a holiday bonus, and you complete that challenge, you'll open one of our amazing holiday gifts-- a prize that could change the course of tonight's game. - oh, my gosh! - ready? you ready? - oh, we are so ready! we're ready. - lindsey and josh, let's take a look at your level two blueprint. female announcer: in this challenge, josh and lindsey will play as a team. the couple will each have a yardstick

attached to their waist. standing side by side, approximately 30 inches apart, they must simultaneously rotate their hips in order to unspool a christmas ribbon from the end of one yardstick and onto the other. it's time to shake your moneymaker. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. [cheers and applause] yep! all right. level two-- 2,500 bucks. lindsey and josh, good luck. [cheers and applause] you've got a minute to win it. good luck. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one....

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- josh is the love of my life, and i don't know what i would do without him. - i love lindsey unconditionally. - josh always says he wants to give me everything i want. - what lindsey doesn't know is i am going to propose to her tonight on the show. i want lindsey to be my wife, and i wouldn't have anyone else. i mean, it's her or nobody. [cheers and applause] male announcer: ho, ho, ho! the minute to win it holiday edition continues. - lindsey and josh, you've got a minute to win it. good luck. holiday hustle. love the name just by itself. now, they've got to unravel a ribbon roll attached to one yardstick to the other without using their hands. if they do this successfully, 2,500 bucks.

talk about a party pleaser. this one's gonna light up the room. check it out. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] [cheers and applause] - there he goes. she's doing all the work. look at the hips. look at the hips on that girl! - plenty of time. there it is. [cheers and applause] - it does look like they're dancing. - we got this. plenty of time. plenty of time. - come on. come on. they have to transfer all the ribbon from his yardstick to hers. they do it, they're gonna get 2,500 bucks. come on. 20 seconds. 20 seconds. come on. 20 seconds.

come on! oh, they're hung up. it's a weird hang-up. - what's going on? - oh, this cannot-- they cannot lose this. oh! [cheers and applause] that was close. - whoo! i was like, why is it not coming off? - congratulations. you beat level two. and you've got $2,500! [cheers and applause] if you beat this next challenge, what would be one of the first things you do with the money? - buy christmas gifts, first of all. i feel, every year, i haven't really been able to get the things that i want for my family. so being the holidays, this will really help with that definitely. - and that's what it really is. it's all about family. we have so much to give thanks for. we're so fortunate to live in the greatest country in the world. have a great family that have come to support you. have the best fans in the world. [cheers and applause]

all right. on the way to making it a great, fantastic christmas. ready to look at another blueprint? - yeah, we're ready. - yeah, we're ready. - josh and lindsey, the dancing duo, let's take a look at your level three blueprint. - nice! - whoa! - aah! - congratulations. - holiday bonus! - now, this-- this is your first holiday bonus game. you complete this challenge, and not only will you win the 5k, you'll also receive one of our big holiday gifts like a brand-new hdtv, an extra life, or even extra time, which could greatly improve your chances of winning $3 million. - oh, my god! yeah! - whoo! - so let's take a look at your holiday bonus blueprint.

aww... female announcer: in this ch jojosh and lindsey will play as a team. thought you saw mommy kissing santa claus underneath the mistletoe? she may have been playing this game. using only the pressure of their lips, the couple must successfully transfer an ornament from one string to another a total of three times-- or kiss their chances of winning $3 million good-bye. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. sh [cheers and applause] - oh, boy. so 5,000 bucks on your way to 3 million. you've got all your lives. you're going after the holiday bonus round. you ready for this? - yeah, we're good. we're good. - think they're gonna do it? - we got it. - think so? all right, josh and lindsey... together as a team. lindsey and josh, you have got a minute to win it.

good luck. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - holiday kiss. using their mouths, they must pick up and transfer three ornaments out of the five across the stage for 5 grand. if they do it, they get the money and the surprise that's in the box. one of three. 45 seconds. ooh, see, this arm technique they got... they've really got this straight. wow. i like the method. i like the method. one more to win. oh, did you see the tap on the arm? did you see the tap on the arm to tell her to go to the right? [cheers and applause] nice.

[cheers and applause] all right... you made it look simple. you did it in 30 seconds. and you've won $5,000. [cheers and applause] - $5,000, baby. - and you also get a gift from the 60-second santa. so if we could have that fantastic gift brought over... - all right. - wow. all right. you ready? - it's up to you, baby. - what's it gonna be? - you open it. - ten extra seconds. what i want you to know with this is this is not just ten seconds that could be added to a challenge. it's also ten seconds that could be taken away from a challenge. okay? you dig that? - yeah, i like that. - the next level is worth $10,000. you ready to open another blueprint? - yes! yes! - yes. - lindsey and josh, let's take a look at your level four blueprint!

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male announcer: ho, ho, ho, minute to win it's holiday edition continues now. - lindsey and josh, let's take a look at your level four blueprint.

- face the gingerbread. [crowd ohs] es yenooou put out cookies thfor santa, put out ctm you may as well leave him the instruction to this game. following in the footsteps of a minute to win it classic, face the cookie, josh or lindsey will move gingerbread men from the forehead to the mouth using only the muscles of their face. this must be repeated two times. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. - good luck, josh. - thank you. love you. we got this! [cheers and applause] - all right, josh... level three, 10,000 bucks. you've got a minute to win it.  good luck, buddy. - good luck, babe. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - so it is face the gingerbread man.

so he's gotta get two gingerbread cookies from his forehead down to his mouth in 60 seconds. if he does that using only his facial muscles, he'll win 10,000 bucks. come on, he's gotta get his head back more. get the head back more. come on, come on, come on. come on, come on, come on! yeah, got one. 43 seconds left. that's good. this irregular shape of the cookie can make it a little more unpredictable. he needs one more to win for 10,000 bucks. - come on, josh, come on! stuck in the middle still. it's like the gingerbread man's riding his nose. - oh, it's okay! it's okay! it's okay! you've got time. you've plenty of time. take it easy. there you go. audience: aww! - it's okay. - 15 seconds! he needs one more. - it's okay. take your time. take your time. - you can do this. - left! - gonna go for the jaw. - that's all right. [air horn blows]

female announcer: you have two lives remaining. - we got that one. - i got good news, i got bad news. well, the bad news is you lose a life. but the great news is is you come in with three lives. so two lives left. you still have your ten extra seconds. and at this point, you guys can decide if you think you need those ten extra seconds. for this challenge. - what do you think, babe? - i think i can do it. - you feel good? - i don't think we need it. we should save it. - you feel good? - yeah, let's save it. - you gonna do it again? - i'm gonna do it again. - he's going again. all right. good luck, josh. - thank you. love you. [cheers and applause] - josh, you've got a minute to win it. good luck, buddy. - thank you. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows]

- there he goes. nice start. really nice start. he's got it right down there. - yes, yes! - there's one. josh needs just one more for the 10 grand. oh, he uses the same lucky cookie. - do it again, do it again, just like you did. - oh, now he's gonna go-- now he's going to the other side. [cheers and applause] nails it. 19 seconds. [cheers and applause] - oh, my gosh! - congratulations. you've won $10,000. [cheers and applause] so the next level is $50,000. 50 grand. - wow. - wow. - you beat this challenge, and you can't leave with anything less than that. right now you've banked $1,000. so it's walk the walk or take the cash.

- we're going for it. - we're gonna keep going. - no questions? both: no questions. - no questions! - we're going. - yeah. - all right. let's take a look at the level five blueprint. - that's you. female announcer: nothing gets you in the holiday spirit like a christmas song, especially one worth $50,000. in this challenge, josh or lindsey must arrange 11 water-filled glasses so that when lined up correctly and tapped with a spoon they play jingle bells. [playing jingle bells] failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. ki - wow... this is a doozy. - this one's intense. i actually cannot do this one. i am tone deaf. - really? - i can't sing. - you can't sing? - oh, it's horrible. - what's it sound like when he sings? - like monkeys jumping around, scratching on a chalkboard-- it's awful. - okay, i don't know if it's that bad, but--

- i was just going with maybe not good, but that's a nice-- - i guess it's that bad. - okay, you guys are going after this, and you're going for $50,000. you lost one life. you have two left. you do have ten extra seconds that you're able to use whenever you're ready. and, lindsey, you're gonna do it. - yep. i'm ready. - give her a big hug. wish her good luck. - i love you. good luck. you got this. [cheers and applause] - let's go! - she's got this one. take a deep breath, relax. you got this. - okay... - lindsey, you've got a minute to win it. good luck. - all right, babe, relax. you got this. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... missing something? now you get a cleanser with scope freshness.

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male announcer: ho, ho, ho! minute to win it's holiday edition is back. - lindsey, you've got a minute to win it. good luck. christmas jingle. now, she's gotta arrange 11 glasses that are filled with water at all different levels. tap on the glass-- she has to play the notes to jingle bells. if she does this correctly in 60 seconds, she's gonna win $50,000. check it out. - all right, babe, relax. you got this.

female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - oh, this is such an audio puzzle. [glasses produce different tones] - you've got plenty of time. you've got 45 seconds left. ♪ [sounding close to jingle bells] 30 seconds. - aaa... - you're all right. ♪ 20 seconds, baby. - they need to play jingle bells if they're gonna win the 50k. - ten seconds, lindsey.

[audience counting down seconds] [air horn blows] - oh... [cheers and applause] [notes slightly out of order] ♪ [buzzer] - but not a bad tune. - oh, it's so frustrating. - it's all good. it's all good. female announcer: you have one life remaining. - you want that ten seconds? - no. - no? you don't want the ten seconds? - no. - all right, now, asking a very good question. so let's stop for a second. let's talk over here. this is your mom and dad right here. - yeah, that's my mom and dad. - ma'am, what do you say to this young lady? she's in--she's in a tough situation right now.

- she loves music, she knows how to play instruments. and i think she should just go for it. you can do this. [cheers and applause] - should they use the extra ten seconds in this one? or should they pass and use the ten seconds later? - he's asking you. - use it. - use it now? okay. thank you, guys. i think the question that's kind of coming up now is do you want to use the extra ten seconds that you won in the holiday bonus, or do you want to go without it? i mean, i can understand both sides of this. - i'm gonna-- i'm gonna use it. - gonna use it? - yeah, i'm gonna use it. - okay. all right, come on over to the podium. come with me. [cheers and applause] - use it! use it! - where do you think your challenge was in getting this going?

seemed like you started off really good, then it got kind of tied up there at about the 40-second range. - i know. there were just those last few glasses. i couldn't hear the difference--the next note. i was singing it in my head, and i couldn't hear the next one. i was tapping all of them, and it didn't seem to match in my head. so i-- i couldn't figure it out. [laughs] so frustrating. - it's all good. you got it. - are you ready to go after $50,000? - yes, i'm ready. - all right, lindsey, go get 'em. - okay. - i love you. get 'em. - here we go. this is christmas jingle. you've gotta get 11 glasses in order so you can play the tune to jingle bells. you have 70 seconds to win it. good luck. - let's go! - come on, lindsey! female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one...

[air horn blows] - christmas jingle. now she's gotta arrange 11 glasses that are filled with water at all different levels. tap on the glasses and play the notes to jingle bells. she does this correctly in 60 seconds she's gonna win $50,000. [sounding like jingle bells] 45 seconds. - 45 seconds, babe. [notes still out of order] - yep, that's it. - there it is. ♪ - 30 seconds. [cheers and applause] - wait, babe, play it again. - test it! test it! - 24 seconds. - play it again. [jingle bells melody] [cheers and applause] - aah! - yes! she nailed it!

yeah! i know brave, and i know people that are confident and sure. but with 25 seconds left, she gives us this. ♪ [cheers and laughter] i mean...i don't even know what to say. i'm, like, "i didn't hear the buzzer. she's walking away." i thought she was gonna start throwing water on the crowd. - oh, my gosh they should have called it jingle bell rock 'cause you just rocked 50,000 bucks! [cheers and applause] all right... what do you guys think? - i actually, um, want to take a second. - okay. [cheers and applause]

- what are you doing? - i love you. i love you more than life itself. lindsey, will you marry me? - yes. yes! oh, my god! [cheers and applause] - i love you. - i love you, guys. - well, listen here, folks. we're gonna give them a little time to just kind of soak this in. they won 50,000 bucks, they're now engaged, and this is all here on holiday minute to win it. we'll see you in a little bit. don't go anywhere. [cheers and applause] - i love you so much. - that is awesome.

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- hey, america, you can now enjoy all the fun and excitement of the 60-second circle at home with the new minute to win it game from mattel. it comes complete with crazy challenges, lots of props, and of course, a one-minute timer. all you need to supply are the laughs. male announcer: ho, ho, ho. the minute to win it holiday edition continues. [cheers and applause] - way to upstage the 60-second santa. ladies and gentlemen, it's my privilege to introduce to you the newly engaged lindsey pond and josh needham! [cheers and applause] these two are rockin' and rollin'. they've just won $50,000, and they just got engaged. they get a shot to go after $75,000. are you guys ready? both: yes. - the newly engaged couple is ready.

let's take a look at your level six blueprint. - [shrieks] oh, my-- - congratulations. this is your second holiday bonus game. now, you complete this challenge, and not only will you win $75,000, you'll also receive one of our big holiday gifts, which could make the big, big difference between winning and losing, although you've already completely won. - yes, we have. - okay? - yes. - let's take a look at your holiday bonus blueprint. both: deck the balls. female announcer: in this holiday chle joshsh and lindsey will play both:as a team.balls. bet you never thought that wrapping paper and ornaments could provide hours of christmas fun.

one of the contestants will used a gift-wrap tube to suck up ornaments and then transfer them to their partner who must hang a total of three upon an awaiting string. proper suction is needed if they don't want to drop the ball. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. - ladies and gentlemen, lindsey and josh. help 'em out! [cheers and applause] this is called "deck the balls." use a tube of gift wrap to suck up three ornaments and transfer them to your fiancee, who will then hang them on the string. you do this three times, you will win $75,000! [cheers and applause] and the holiday bonus. - yeah. - yes. - lindsey and josh, you've got a minute to win it. good luck.

- let's go, guys. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - deck the balls. using the suction, they have to pick up three ornaments, transfer them, and then hang them on the string. they do this three times in 60 seconds, they could win 75,000 bucks. that's one. 45 seconds. 45 seconds. 45 seconds. 45 seconds. that's two. nice. they've got a rhythm. they need just one more for the 75,000. [cheers and applause] - old hat. no big deal. [cheers and applause] - yeah! you there! - you guys are in some delta force. i mean, can you feel this?

can you feel the fact that you just won $75,000? [cheers and applause] and on top of this all, ladies and gentlemen... holiday bonus gift. - yeah! - yeah! - i forgot. - i forgot about that. we forgot. you open it this time. - let me put these away for you. if not lamborghini, what else would we want? there's really no lamborghini, but-- - an extra life. - an extra life would be awesome. an extra life would be awesome! - extra life. - drum roll. drum roll! [audience stomping feet] - an extra life! [cheers and applause] extra life! - we're going. we got this. - whoa! - an extra life. - congratulations. your chance of winning the $3 million just got a whole lot better... - oh, my god!

- 'cause you got an extra life! but the extra life is not much use if you do not choose to go on. and let me remind you of where you're at. the opportunity ahead of you is to win $125,000. [cheers and applause] what are you guys gonna do? both: we're gonna go for it. - no question? - no question. - no question. - we didn't come here to win $75,000. we came here to win $3 million. - all right. let's take a look at your level seven blueprint. [crowd ohs] female announcer: the 60-second circle has its own version of building a snowman. the minute to win it classic caddy stack. the average golf ball has 350 dimples. with a delicate touch, those tiny convex curves can be aligned and the balls can actually be stacked. in this challenge,

players will build a tower of three golf balls that must remain standing for three seconds. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. [cheers and applause] all right. who's gonna play it? - josh is gonna-- - i'm gonna play it. - good luck, man. - thank you. - let's go. - you got it, babe. - [whistles] josh, you've got a minute to win it. good luck, man, you can do this. you totally can do this. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... ♪

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yes! male announcer: all-new episodes... - we've never seen it like that before! male announcer: all-new games, and a million-dollar payday. - what do you do with the money? - laser hair removal for my whole body. male announcer: america's game returns wednesday, january 5 8:00, 7:00 central on nbc. - i love minute to win it! male announcer: ho, ho, ho! minute to win it's holiday edition is back. [cheers and applause] - do you mind if i...? - just go down and give him--go. - okay. babe... okay. i just wanna, like, give you a little pep talk, okay? - gimme one. i need it. - you got this. you've done it before. no matter what happens, i don't care. i love you so much. and this is, like, the best day of my entire life. [cheers and applause]

i love you, okay? - i love you too. - good luck. - josh, you've got to stack those three golf balls on top of each other within 60 seconds. it takes three seconds for this to qualify that it stays up. - okay. - it does that, and you'll win $125,000. - you got it, baby. - a minute to win it. good luck, man. you can do this. you totally can do this. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - caddy stack. gotta stack three golf balls. 125,000 bucks. - take your time. oh, my gosh!

- yes! he nailed it! he nailed it! [cheers and applause] there's no way anybody has ever done it that fast. that is a complete record. oh, my--i don't believe it. dude... $125,000! [cheers and applause] - yes! - whoo! - oh...whoo! - the next level is $1/4 million. - yeah. - yeah. - and when you bank this, you cannot leave with anything less than the $250,000. - oh, my gosh.

- so is it go home with the green or stick around and pick up the gold? - i don't know. what do you guys think? - go for it. - go for it? - baby, what do you want to do? honestly. - i think we should go for it. - you think we should go for it? - we have two lives, right? - let's go for it, guy. - all right. let's take a look at the level eight blueprint. ho! - yes! - oh, my gosh! - whoo! - this is your third holiday bonus game. now, you complete this challenge, you're not only gonna win the $250,000, you're also gonna receive one of our big holiday gifts. so if you're ready, let's take a look at your holiday bonus blueprint.

- lollipop. - lollipop. female announcer: what do you get when you cross a ping-pong ball, metal nuts, and a milkshake straw? a minute to win it game worth $1/4 million. in this challenge, josh or lindsey must carefully lower a stack of three nuts and a ping-pong ball onto an upright straw so that the ball remains on top while the nuts slide to the table. one, two, three times will lick this lollipop. failure to complete this task in 60 seconds may result in elimination. all right. - that's awesome. - now, this one... i don't know. - this one's tough. this one's really, really tough. - dude, you stacked three golf balls like they were glued together. - he made it look easy, right? if he can't get it, and he doesn't feel confident, then maybe i'll give it a go. we'll see what happens. [cheers and applause] - you ready? - i'm ready. - give the man a kiss. let's do this. - nice and easy. nice and easy. - nice, slow, easy. - wow.

wow, wow, wow. josh, this is lollipop. you've got to place-- stack the three nuts and a ping-pong ball onto a straw, slide the nuts down to the bottom of the straw without knocking the ping-pong ball off the top. complete three of the five stations, and you and your fiancee will win $1/4 million. [cheers and applause] josh needham, you've got a minute to win it. good luck, man. you can do this. - thank you. - i have faith in you. you're gonna do great. - one hand, buddy. you can do this. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - wow. lollipop. you've gotta slide the three nuts down the straw and leave that ping-pong ball resting up on top. if he gets three out of the five, he's gonna win 250,000 bucks and the holiday bonus,

which i am dying to know what it is. - you have plenty of time. do not rush it. okay? - 40 seconds. - just take your time. slide it down. pinkies up. slow. slow. nice and easy. slow. - 25 seconds. - don't even-- you're fine. 20 seconds. you've got 20 seconds. - it's okay. [buzzer buzzes] female announcer: you have one life remaining. [subdued applause] - it's okay. - okay... - it's okay. now, you've got another life, which you guys won. you have incredible control, which we've seen. and you could conquer this game. - i hope so. - you guys think so? all: yeah!

- i think so. - want me to try it again? - you want me to do it? or do you want to do it? - you want me to do it, don't you? - what do you want? - i'll do it. - you have nerves of steel, bro. and you've continued to rock our games. get in that zone. - yep. - get in that zone, man! - all right. - you got it, babe. you got it. you'll get this. you'll get this. - nice and steady. - nice and steady? all right, buddy. - josh...you good? - yep, i'm ready. - ready? you've got a minute to win it, man. good luck. you can do this, josh. you can do this. [cheers and applause] - oh, my god, babe. - come on, man. josh is gonna do this. slow and steady. female announcer: the game begins in three, two, one... [air horn blows] - you got this babe. - he needs to get three ping-pong balls to rest on top of the straws

to win $250,000. - nice and steady. you got it. - 40 seconds. that's one. two more to go. - perfect, baby, yeah. keep it up. just keep that same thing. nice and steady. slow. you've got plenty of time. - looking good. - you have plenty of time. you're good. don't even look at the clock. - 15 seconds. - oh! - it's okay. don't even worry-- it's okay, babe. [air horn blows] female announcer: your game is over.

congratulations, you've won $50,000. [cheers and applause] - i'm so happy for the both of you. four years. you finally did it. you walk away engaged and with $50,000. - whoo! - congratulations. lindsey and josh, thank you so much. happy holidays from minute to win it, where there's always a million reasons to celebrate the season. minute to win it returns in the new year on january 5th with all-new episodes. good night!