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Learn more- It was such a lackluster night on "America's Got Talent" that even had judge Sharon Osbourne admit, "I can't take this anymore." In fact, the judges all got up and made a trip backstage at one point to fire up the performers, who were failing to live up to the expectations that got them to the Las Vegas callbacks in the first place.
The episode took the contest's 113 remaining acts and cut the group to 60. Those will be cut to 40 in a special 90-minute episode at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT Thursday that will determine which acts will continue to the performance rounds in Hollywood.
The lack of anyone in the audience contributed to the lack of energy in the Vegas round, which started with an interesting twist: Some of the acts would be sent packing without getting a chance to perform. The judges went back over the first-round audition tapes and and came up with a list of what appeared looked like a few dozen who got an early ticket home. One dramatic moment came when the judges divided the 113 acts into four groups and sent one of those four groups home before getting one chance to perform in Vegas.
Of the first batch of variety acts, only martial artist/brick breaker Kevin "Big K" Taylor went home. A fire eater, a grinder girl, a sword swallower, and a couple of freak show and contortionists were pushed on through.
A big show was made of the impressionist drag queens, Derek Barry as Britney Spears and Dorae Saunders as Tina Turner, going head to head. In the end, though, they both got through, along with early favorite Paul Salos, a 71-year-old Frank Sinatra imitator, and young Elvis impersonator Joseph Hall.
Illusionist David Martin slipped up with his trick, despite claiming otherwise. A false wall accidentally dropped in the middle of his routine, apparently revealing how the trick worked. The opera showdown between four singers gave no solid results. Michael Strelo-Smith; Donald Braswell II, who wowed fans with his story of having his vocal cords severed in a freak car accident; Chiquita, a drag queen opera singer who showed off a remarkable vocal range; and Neal E. Boyd, the opera singer who doubles as an insurance agent from the season premiere, squared off. But, despite the hype, all four of the singers made it to the next round.
Four-year-old Kaitlin Maher and 9-year-old David Millitello became friends and both got tickets to the next round. They took spots that might have been better used by Mia Boostrom, a 15-year-old singer-pianist who was impressive enough to merit staying in the competition. Mia sobbed later when she got the news that she'd be going home.
Daniel Jens, the Army sergeant who won over the crowd and the judges earlier in the season with his vocals and guitar playing, let nerves get the best of him by forgetting his lyrics midway through the song. It didn't cost him much, though, as the judges moved him on to the next round.
Holly Hardin, the Kellie Pickler wannabe, was sent home.
In case you missed it: These performers weren't big on face time, but were good enough to move on: Singer-guitarist Jessica Price; urban violinists "Nuttin' But Stringz"; Ukrainian twins "Indiggo"; bluesy pianist-singer Eli Mattison; and The Tapping Dads.
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