In his campaign, Fallon made a case for why he deserves to win, playfully urging his competitors to step aside. “I’m very honored, but Seth would let me have this... He would want me to have this. He’s a younger dude — let grandpa have one thing,” he joked. He then turned his attention to Lopez and Consuelos, suggesting they might want to withdraw from the contest.
Fallon looked directly into the camera and asked Consuelos to remove his name from consideration. “Then it would be me versus Mario Lopez,” he added, lightheartedly claiming that Lopez, a frequent guest on The Tonight Show, would graciously concede the title to him. “He'll go, like, out of respect, 'Jimmy, you got it,'” Fallon noted.
To bolster his campaign, Fallon struck a pose with a PEOPLE tote bag, pretending to walk on a subway, and drew a comparison between himself and the magazine. He pointed out that both he and PEOPLE recently celebrated their 50th milestones. “Look at this. 'Established 1974.' You know what else is established in 1974? Me! Are you kidding me? It should be a no-brainer,” he joked, making a playful argument for why he should be named the Sexiest TV Host.