[ NBC theme tones play ]
Welcome to the game where every word counts.
It's "Password."
And now here's the host of our show -- Keke Palmer.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Oh, my goodness.
She looks so good.
Welcome to "Password."
Tonight these two contestants will have a shot
at the big prize -- $25,000.
[ Cheers and applause ] Yes.
Here to play with us tonight, first, please welcome
the host of "The Tonight Show"
and my dear friend, Jimmy Fallon.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yes! Come on, let's do it!
Alex, you got this. You got this, bud.
Hi, bud.
Hey, buddy. Hey.
Let's go! Hi, everyone!
You got this. You got this, I feel it.
And next, she's fabulous. She's elegant.
Please welcome the queen of cabaret
and Real Housewife of New York.
It's Countess Luann!
Whoa!
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-Yeah! -You look gorgeous, darling.
How are you doing? Hey, Jimmy.
Mwah. Oh, welcome, welcome, welcome.
Thank you. Countess Luann!
-Hi, gorgeous. -So good to meet you.
Countess!
Keke: Well, thank you both for being here.
I know you made some new friends backstage, so I'm excited.
Introduce us to your teammates. Jimmy.
I'm here with Alex!
[ Cheers and applause ]
And backstage, Alex told me
that he goes to sleep with the Housewives most nights.
[ Laughter and cheers ]
I'm just saying he told me that. How did this obsession begin, Alex?
Let me clear this up. I have four daughters.
We get home, we have family dinner, bath time, bedtime.
And once the routine is done and it's finally me and wife time...
[ Audience cheers ]
...she puts on "Housewives" and I kind of passenger,
you know, and watch "Housewives" till she falls asleep.
And then I usually keep "Housewives" on.
[ Laughter ]
That's what you want to watch? Yeah.
You know, sometimes the drama's too hot, so I can't turn away.
Yes! It sounds like a great husband to me.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And, Luann, who are you playing with tonight?
I am playing with the gorgeous Cara.
Hey, Cara. Gorgeous.
Thank you. And, you know, I know that you're a big fan of mine.
I love you so much for that.
And I know you're a big fan of my music,
which makes me so happy.
So you have to come to my cabaret show.
Oh, my God, I have to. You have to.
Alex: Oh, yeah. My official invitation.
I'm gonna invite you. Yeah.
Now, when did your love for the Housewives begin?
Okay, so I started watching when I was, like, eight.
Oh, my God. That's so epic.
And we quote you all the time.
I love, like, "Chic c'est la vie, c'est bon, c'est bon." C'est bon, c'est bon.
[ Cheers and applause ] Oh, my God!
Well, I'm so glad you guys are paired up.
Happy you're here at the show,
but it's time to get real excited
because we're about to play "Password"!
That's right.
The rules are simple.
When I hand you a password, you'll give a one-word clue
to get your partner to guess that password.
The first team to 15 points wins round 1
in this best-out-of-three battle.
Let's play!
[ Cheers and applause ]
As always, Jimmy, you have the honors.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
-Ooh! -[ Audience oohs ]
Uh, I love the Countess.
-I think that she's so talented. -Aw!
I want to give you extra camera time,
so I'm going to pass it to you
and let you start the game tonight.
Ladies first. Chivalry is not dead. Chivalry is not dead.
That's right. Thank you.
Luann's starting us off in this round.
-Jacket. -Mm!
Jacket.
[ Audience oohs ]
Mink?
Coming over here to you, Jimmy.
The first clue was "jacket."
Suit.
Um...blazer?
-[ Ding! ] -Yes! Yes!
-Come on, bud. -That was close.
You set me up. You helped me.
I got the assist. I got the assist from you.
5 points on the board, Alex.
This is for you, Cara.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
I will go ahead and pass.
She's gonna pass it, pass it to you, Alex.
Tingling.
Sensual.
[ Laughter ] I love it.
Coming back over here to you, Cara.
The first clue was "tingling."
Mum.
Tingling, mum.
A spurt?
[ Audience groans ]
Okay. Going over here to you, Alex, this is for 4 poi-- Oh.
-[ Rhythmic clapping ] -Oh.
We know what this means.
I hope, I hope.
[ Clapping continues ]
Sensation. Numb?
Yes! Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-We're rhyming. We're rhyming. -You got the 4 points,
taking you to 9. Good job, everyone.
We're just getting warmed up and it's time to take a quick break.
We'll be back with a whole lot more
"Password" right after this.
Don't go anywhere.
It's your advice. You told me to rhyme words.
And then it did happen to us. I know!
Isn't that hilarious? But tingling to me is not numb.
I know.
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Welcome back to "Password."
Jimmy and Alex are ahead with 9 points.
Luann and Cara are sitting at zero.
Still anyone's game. So let's get right back into it.
Come on, let's do it.
-[ Cheers and applause ] -Come on, girl.
Honors are to you, Luann, if you'd like to play or pass.
The password is...
-I'll play. -She's gonna play.
[ Applause ]
[ Laughter ]
Elegance.
Class? [ Ding! ]
Oh, my God! That's how you do it.
That's how you do it! Of course! Of course.
Well done! Great clue. Okay, now we're cooking.
We're cooking in this first round, baby.
Honors are to you, Cara.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
I'm gonna pass that. Let's pass it.
Pass it to you, Alex.
If you get this password, you will have won the first round.
Oh, no pressure, huh?
[ Laughter ]
Vomit.
Puke.
We're going over here to you, Cara.
The first clue was "vomit."
Purl!
Barf.
[ Audience groans ]
-Hold on. -Coming back to you, Alex.
Yes, please.
[ Rhythmic clapping ]
Toss.
Hurl. Yes, Jimmy!
[ Cheers and applause ]
That was awesome.
That is great. You got it. 13 points.
Just 2 away from what you need to win the round.
That was great, bud.
-That was great. -You got 6 points.
You're some behind, but I've seen this game
turn around, so stay in it.
Honors are to you, Luann.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience oohs ]
-Pass. -She's passing it.
Now, this could be game.
Moon.
[ Laughter ]
Moon.
[ Laughter ]
Oh, can I guess? 'Cause he was still going.
Keke: Yes, of course. Guess, Alex, yes.
Just wanted you to finish. [ Laughs ]
Um, space?
[ Audience groans ]
Alright, we're going back over here to you, Luann.
Man.
Astronaut? [ Ding! ]
Yes!
Good job. That was so good.
That was a good pass. That was a good pass.
-That's why I let you go first. -Smart pass.
-That's why I let you go first. -Good pass.
Okay, you're still a little bit behind, Cara.
So you have the honors. Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
We're gonna go ahead and pass that.
Okay. Passed it to you, Alex.
Major.
Minor.
[ Audience groans ]
Keke: Going over here to you, Luann.
And this could be game.
Sports.
Major league? Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, my goodness. That is the end of the first round
where Cara has a 1-0 lead.
When we return, we'll switch the teams
and dive back into round 2 with a little bonus
"Real Housewives" fun for me.
Keep it right here for more "Password."
[ Cheers and applause ]
That was exciting. That was exciting.
Dang it. Major league. No. No worries.
That was the first -- It's hard on the first one, I think.
I was trying to think of another word.
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Welcome back to "Password."
During the break, Jimmy and Luann switched partners.
Cara won the first round.
Remember, you have to win two rounds in our
best-out-of-three showdown for a shot at $25,000.
Alex, you got to win this to force a tiebreaker.
I believe in you.
Now it's round 2,
and that means the passwords are going to get
a little bit tougher.
But to help you out, we're giving you a category
that relates to all the passwords in this round.
Let's see tonight's category.
[ Laughter ]
What does that mean?
Okay. Let's play.
Alrighty. Luann, you have the honors.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience oohs ]
I'm going to try to play.
She's gonna play.
[ Cheers and applause ]
This is passwords that housewives say.
-Sweater. -Oh, my God.
Sweater.
-Sweater. -Watch it now. Oh, my God.
[ Laughter ]
I'm getting hot too, Jimmy.
-She's quite alluring. -[ Laughter ]
Sweater. Is it cold?
[ Audience groans ]
Alright, we're going over here to you, Jimmy.
The first clue was "sweater."
Yes. It wasn't sweater. It was -- Yeah.
[ Laughter and applause ]
[ Whispering ] Soft.
[ Laughter ]
Cashmere?
-Yes! -[ Cheers and applause ]
You are so good.
That's how you do it.
5 points starting out round 2.
We're jumping right in there.
Come on, bud.
You're great at this.
This is for you, Cara.
And, Alex, do you want to play or pass?
The password is...
Ooh!
Alright. I think I'm gonna pass this one.
I'm gonna let Cara try.
-Okay. -Okay.
We're going over here to you, Cara.
Coffee.
Espresso?
[ Audience groans ]
Gossip.
Gossip? Gossip.
Tea. Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come on!
Keke: Oh, my goodness. Thank you so much.
Fantastic.
Now, Jimmy, you have the honors.
Would you like to play or would you like to pass?
The password is...
Uh, I'm gonna -- I'm gonna pass on this.
Okay.
'Cause that's our thing. That's our thing.
He's passed it to you, Luann.
This is passwords Housewives say.
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
For 6 points.
Bill.
Um...
Check?
[ Audience oohs ]
Keke: Coming over here to you, Cara and Jimmy.
Exchange.
Purchase?
Okay. Coming back over here to you,
Alex and Luann. This is for 4 points.
Check.
Receipt?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much.
You're so great at this. Luann's so good.
So good! -9 points.
She's good at everything I'm telling you.
-That was great. -Alright, you guys.
Right!
That's what I was going for. Check!
Honors are to you, Cara.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
I fear I'm gonna have to pass.
Okay. At this time.
Going to pass it.
She's passing it to you, Alex.
If you get this password,
you will have won the second round.
Catchphrase.
Tagline. Oh, my God!
That's so good. [ Cheers and applause ]
You -- My God, you're good at this game.
Our contestants are in fact tied a round apiece,
which means we go to a tiebreaker.
It's Alex versus Cara
and a head-to-head showdown for a chance to play for $25,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Here's how it works.
In this envelope, I have one final password,
and I, Keke Palmer, will be the Housewife.
I mean, clue giver.
[ Laughter ]
As I give clues, either one of you can ring in at any time.
If you're right, you'll move on to the bonus round.
But if you're wrong,
your opponent automatically goes to the bonus round.
So if you ring in, you better be sure!
Ooh!
Alright, let's do it. On your feet.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
Hands at the ready.
For a shot at $25,000, your first clue is...
Frog.
And baby.
Alex, you rang in first.
For a shot at $25,000, what is the password?
Tadpole.
Tadpole is the password! [ Cheers and applause ]
You got it!
Thank you so much. You got me to the tiebreaker.
Thank you! Oh! That's amazing!
I knew it! I almost rang in.
Congratulations, Alex. You've won the game.
Sadly, we must say goodbye to Cara.
Thank you so much for playing with us tonight.
Don't go anywhere because Alex is going to play for $25,000
when we come back for more "Password."
[ Cheers and applause ]
I knew it was tadpole.
Thank you so much.
We did it. We did it. Come on, bud.
I promised you. I knew it. I knew it all the time.
♪♪
Welcome back to "Password."
Alex has won our game and now he has a chance to play with
both Jimmy and Luann to win $25,000.
So, Alex, how are you going to spend your $25,000?
My wife has been the best to me.
Super supportive, the best wife I could ever ask for.
So our 10-year anniversary just passed,
so I'd like to upgrade her wedding ring.
That'd be... Oh, my gosh.
Here's how the bonus round works.
We're going to give you 10 passwords,
beginning with the letter "P"
and continuing through each letter to the letter "Y."
You will start by choosing one celebrity to be the guesser.
Then the other celebrity will take over
to guess the remaining passwords in 30 seconds.
For every correct answer, you get $1,000.
But if you swipe the board and get all 10,
you'll be going home with $25,000.
Yes! [ Cheers and applause ]
So the big question is which celebrity
do you want to play with first?
Ladies, first -- Countess Luann, please. Yes!
Yes. Come on. There you go.
Thank you so much. Alright. Let's do it.
-Let's go win some money. -You won't even need me.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Alright. 30 seconds on the clock.
On your marks. Get set. Go!
Beak.
Peck. [ Ding! ]
Answer.
Question. [ Ding! ]
Mortgage.
Rent? [ Ding! ]
Hot.
Sauce?
Pass.
Speak.
Talk. [ Ding! ]
Pass.
Horizontal. Vertical.
[ Ding! ]
Thirsty.
Water. [ Ding! ]
Paper.
Times.
-Pass. -[ Buzzer ]
Really good! Jimmy: Oh, my gosh, yes!
You're amazing. Thank you so much.
Oh, my God. You got six correct...
What are you talking -- You're phenomenal. ...for a total of $6,000.
But we're gonna get you to that $25,000.
So, Jimmy, come on up here.
It's your turn. We got this, bud.
You only have four passwords remaining.
Let's do it. [ Cheers and applause ]
I know we got it. 30 seconds on the clock.
On your marks. Get set. Good luck!
Copy. Xerox.
[ Ding! ]
Today. Yesterday.
[ Ding! ]
Food.
Seafood.
Pass.
Studios.
Universal. [ Ding! ]
Food.
Salsa. Sauce. Hot.
Sriracha. Drink.
Oh. [ Buzzer ]
[ All groaning ]
No!
You are amazing. You're amazing.
I blanked. No.
It was soup.
Ah! Look, look.
You got nine correct for a total of $9,000. We did good.
That's amazing. Thank you so much. Amazing.
Not bad, but we want you to win big with a little redemption
and to double your money.
Okay? We have one final password that could double your winnings,
sending you home with $18,000.
That's good. Okay?
Yes. That's amazing. Amazing.
That's a winning upgrade.
After you give your clue, Jimmy and Luann
will talk it out before giving their final guess.
Is everybody ready?
Yeah. Yes.
Okay.
Here comes your final password of the game.
[ Ding! ]
Please give me your final clue.
[ Italian accent ] Mario.
So put these noise-canceling headphones on
and just turn your back.
Brother. Mario brothers.
Or Mario, Luigi, or Nintendo.
If you say [Italian accent] Mario. Mario brothers.
Brothers. To me, right?
Brothers. I think it should be brothers. Right? Right?
Mario brothers. Okay. What have you decided?
All: Brothers.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Alrighty. Thank you for this. Thank you.
Alrighty.
Alex, to double your money, what was the password?
Plumber.
[ Audience groans ]
I'm sorry you didn't get them to say the password.
They thought it was brothers.
Oh, that was great, guys. Thank you so much.
But you're still going home with $9,000.
I'll take it. $9,000 is a big win.
That's our show.
Thank you to Jimmy and Luann for being here.
And don't forget to catch all the drama
with your favorite Housewives on Bravo and Peacock.
Thanks to everyone out there
for watching us celebrate the Real Housewives.
We'll see you back here for more "Password."
[ Cheers and applause ]
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