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At Macy’s Parade, Al Roker’s ‘Golden Ticket’ Meets a Deadpan ‘I Did That Yesterday’ in Viral Clip

The clip spread widely on X following a post by journalist Dave Itzkoff.

Overview

  • The exchange took place during NBC’s broadcast of the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
  • Al Roker presented seven-year-old Elliot with a Golden Ticket to see the Radio City Rockettes.
  • Elliot replied, “I did that yesterday,” drawing laughs as Roker told her she would get to see them again.
  • Today co-anchors Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie reacted on-air, with Guthrie noting they had seen Elliot the previous day.
  • The video gained traction after Itzkoff shared it on X, drawing more than 13,000 likes as coverage highlighted the Rockettes’ 100th-anniversary season.