‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ invites KU to show Royals spirit on Campanile hill

Kansas University junior P.J.Gustafson, of Overland Park, gets into the Kansas City Royals spirit during the taping of a segment for The

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” invited the Kansas University community to “play ball” Monday afternoon for a World Series-related segment filmed on Campanile hill.

An event billed as “the World Series of Twitter hits” was set for 3 p.m. on the hill between KU’s Memorial Stadium and the Memorial Campanile.

The namesake of the popular daytime television show did not plan to be there in person, KU spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson told the Journal-World, but DeGeneres’ Twitter account encouraged the KU community to show up dressed as royalty — a nod toward the Kansas City Royals’ appearance in the World Series, which begins Tuesday in KC.

A representative with “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” told the Journal-World that the segment would air Tuesday.

On Saturday, the show announced the KU event with a cryptic tweet. Few details were known at first, but further hints were sent out throughout the day Monday.

KU students and area residents began to camp out on the hill around noon on Monday as crew members from the show began setting up a television screen and equipment.

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Photo gallery: The Ellen DeGeneres Show at KU

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas University junior P.J. Gustafson. Overland Park, Kan. waves high a Kansas City Royals flag while on top of a friends shoulders as he and hundreds of others await a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill. Gustafson went on to win two World Series tickets in a contest put on by the show.

View a gallery of images as things got crazy during a taping for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on the campus of Kansas University, Monday.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas University seniors Lauren Biggs, left, Overland Park, and Farzana Ahmed, Wichita, put on their royal attire as the prepare for a taping for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

photo by: Nick Krug

A King Charles spaniel is hoisted above the crowd as hundreds wait for the taping of a segment for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas University junior P.J. Gustafson. Overland Park, Kan. charges down the hill for a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Gustafson went on to win two World Series tickets in a contest put on by the show.

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Kansas University junior Sarah Kane, Leawood, laughs as she tries to get the attention of producers for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" prior to a taping of a segment for the show near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Kane and four of her friends bought toilet seats at Home Depot and dubbed themselves the Royal Flush Girls in an effort to get on the show.

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Kansas University seniors Cristelle Fornesi, left, San Fransisco, and Sally Carpenter, Madison, Wisc., help Halle McCourt, Olathe senior, with her princess costume in preparation for a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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A production crew working with "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" waits to begin filming near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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Kansas University senior Lauren Russell, Boerne, Texas, is all decked out in blue as she awaits a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

photo by: Nick Krug

Paul Long, Lenexa, tries vigorously to get onto "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" by way of a cat unitard, sword and king's cloak as he and other spectators wait for the taping of a segment for the show near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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Members of the Kansas University Spirit Squad shoot selfies in the crowd before a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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Kansas University sophomore Olivia Coite, San Ramon, California, sings into her play microphone as she and hundreds of others attend a taping for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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Several enthusiastic spectators for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" make their way down the hill for the taping of a segment of the show, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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Jeannie Klisiewicz, a correspondent for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" gets the crowd going near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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Danny Woods whoops it up for the camera as "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" tapes a segment near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Woods was chosen to participate in a contest to win World Series tickets.

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Spectators go wild as an overhead camera pans across the crowd during a taping of a segment for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" near Memorial Stadium at the bottom of the Campanile Hill, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

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