Kathie Lee GiffordandHoda Kotblove their wine — but just how many glasses have they enjoyed on theTodayshow over the years?
Pulling out all the stops in honor of Gifford’slast dayof hosting the show’s popular fourth hour on Friday, the two close pals faced off for a little trivia showdown.
Without wasting any time,John Cena, who made a special guest appearance to quiz the pair, asked them: “Approximately how many glasses of wine have been served on this show in 11 years?”
The three options? 2,500 glasses of wine, 5,300, and a whopping 10,800.
Hoda Kotb, John Cena and Kathie Lee Gifford.TODAY
Gifford, 65, buzzed in immediately, confidently sharing that she thought the third answer was correct.
The 41-year-old WWE star went on to share that while it “probably seems like 10,000” as the ladies’ wine is sometimes “served as a double,” that guess was too high.
Sharing her own answer, Kotb, 54, correctly guessed the paid had actually enjoyed 5,300 glasses of wine over the years.
“That’s not a lot over 11 years,” Gifford reflected.
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One year before Gifford announced her plans to depart from the show, she and Kotbcommemorated their 10-year anniversaryon the show with a compilation video of “the good, the bad and blurry” they’ve experienced from over the years.
The clip opened with Kotb and Gifford listing off their booze-filled nicknames for the different days of the weeks.
“It’s Monday, known around here as Funday,” said Gifford. “Booze-day, Tuesday. “Wines-day, Wednesday. Thirsty Thursday. Friday, Friday!”
“Mostly, sorry you spilled the wine,” Gifford said as Kotb was brought another glass.
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At the conclusion of Friday’s emotional episode, Kotb and Gifford brought the wholeTodayshow cast onstage for a final toast.
Gifford, who firstannounced her departurein December, recently opened up to PEOPLE about herdecision to leave the show, admitting it’s been harder than expected.
“I thought I’d stay a year and here it is 11 years later,” she said. “And in those 11 years, a lot of life has happened.”
Gifford said she realized it was time to make a change in her life after she began writing and producing Christian songs and films (her filmLove Me to Death, co-starring Craig Ferguson, comes out this month).
“The work that I want to do isn’t here anymore,” she said. “I am an artist, I’m an actress, I’m a writer, I’m a songwriter, a director now. That’s the stuff that feeds my soul and I know that I’m running out of time to do those things.”
Leaving the show behind (former first daughterJenna Bush Hager, 37, is set tostep in as co-hostalongside Kotb on April 8) “is bittersweet,” Gifford said, “but I fell in love withthe peopleand I intend to take them with me wherever I go.”
source: people.com
