--- description: The twist: eight of the dozen were hardboiled, but four of them were raw. title: Watch Peyton Manning and Magic Johnson Smash Eggs on Their Heads image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Peyton Manning and Magic Johnson Smash Raw Eggs on Their Heads  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 11, 2016 4:15 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 11, 2016 4:15 PM CUT [Peyton Manning](http://time.com/4211600/peyton-manning-von-miller-super-bowl-50/ "undefined") finally got to fulfill one of his childhood dreams on Wednesday night’s episode of _The Tonight Show_, but it didn’t happen exactly the way he expected. The [Super Bowl 50 champion](http://time.com/4211603/broncos-win-panthers-super-bowl/ "undefined") had the opportunity to play one-on-one with NBA Hall of Famer [Magic Johnson](http://time.com/98543/magic-johnson-donald-sterling-interview/ "undefined") — in a game of Egg Russian Roulette, that is. Host Jimmy Fallon pitted the two star athletes against each other in a game that involved taking turns choosing an egg out of a carton and then smashing it over their heads. The twist: eight of the dozen were hardboiled, but four of them were raw. **Read More:** [Watch Zac Efron Play Egg Roulette with Jimmy Fallon](http://time.com/4001282/jimmy-fallon-zac-efron-egg-roulette/ "undefined") “I had dreams growing up of being able to play Magic one-on-one someday,” Manning said. “I never thought it’d be in Russian egg roulette.” Watch the full clip above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4217286/peyton-manning-magic-johnson-play-egg-russian-roulette/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4217286/peyton-manning-magic-johnson-play-egg-russian-roulette/"},"headline":"Watch Peyton Manning and Magic Johnson Smash Raw Eggs on Their Heads","datePublished":"2016-02-11T16:15:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:57.795Z","description":"They were left with egg on their faces, literally","url":"https://time.com/4217286/peyton-manning-magic-johnson-play-egg-russian-roulette/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Athletes","jimmy fallon","Peyton Manning","TV","magic johnson","The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4217286/peyton-manning-magic-johnson-play-egg-russian-roulette/","name":"Watch Peyton Manning and Magic Johnson Smash Raw Eggs on Their Heads"}}]}] ```