Ellen audience member wins luxurious trip to Abu Dhabi

The Ellen Show showing the contestants, Vin Diesel and Ellen DeGeneres.
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Ellen DeGeneres is known for being pretty generous to her audience members.

On Monday's episode of her talk show, Ellen, to celebrate the opening of Furious 7, the host gave away an incredible luxury prize to one lucky person who had come to watch her show – a US$25,000 (Dh92,000), 13-day trip to Abu Dhabi including Etihad flights and a stay at Emirates Palace (where part of the film was shot) and Jumeirah at Etihad Towers.

As if that wasn't enough, helping her out with the giveaway was none other than Furious 7 star Vin Diesel. The actor made a surprise appearance and had nothing but great things to say about the capital.

“They’re going to love Abu Dhabi. You’re going to love it – I was there,” he said. “You’re going to have a blast.”

To win the prize, two contestants competed in a “Diesel Dash to Abu Dhabi”. All they had to do was race each other on big-wheel tricycles around the stage, outside the studio and then come back in and cross the finish line.

A surprisingly fierce and tense race followed. We won’t spoil it for you so watch the video below.

Furious 7 goes on general release in UAE theatres on April 2, with select showings on April 1 from 11pm.