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Learn more- It's the final week of auditions on "America's Got Talent" (already, you ask?). Tuesday night's episode brought us to Chicago, where the hope was that the talent would be as deep as the pizza.
The first contestant of the night promised to wow and disgust America with his talent -- sneezing with his eyes open. Germaphobe Howie Mandel refused to watch and buzzed the guy right away. The guy couldn't even get himself to sneeze, despite jamming a Q-tip into his nostril, and Piers Morgan buzzed him. Finally, Howie ran over and buzzed Sharon's X to send the guy off.
A eight-man hip-hop dance crew called Strikers All-Stars from Florida said they'd been dancing together since 2002. They put on an impressively choreographed routine that had the crowd roaring. Sharon called it good, Howie called it "great." With three yes votes, the Strikers were heading to Vegas.
Another group of college friends, the Gentlemen of NUCO, put a rock twist on classical music instruments, and a gospel quartet called NU Covenant were sent along to the next round. A dancer named Naishon Jones moved on, as well.
A 50-year-old magician calling himself Spellbound vowed to give the judges something they'd never seen before. He stuck a handkerchief onto a little prop suitcase and made it dance. It was a debacle and all three judges buzzed him. He was followed by more terrible acts, including a girl who danced in a bubble and a guy wearing a cheese hat who sang a song about cheese.
Singer Carlos Aponte of Puerto Rico walked onto the stage meekly and sort of sheepishly talked about what he was going to sing, and then amazed the crowd and the judges with a booming operatic voice. Howie told Carlos he'd created one of the show's trademark "unexpected, fantastic moments." Sharon said it was "stunning." Piers said he got goose bumps. All three judges voted to move Carlos to Las Vegas.
Performance artist Polina Volchek wowed the crowed with her hoops, ribbons and contortions, spinning hula hoops on her legs and arms, and made it to the next round.
John Beatty, a 43-year-old registered nurse, showed off some serious "strong man" skills. He first rolled up a frying pan, then drove a nail into a license plate and two wood planks with his bare hand. Then he bent a thicker nail while holding a 290-pound cement ball into his lap. Piers buzzed him, saying he wasn't entirely impressed. Piers even suggested the drying pan was weaker than most, at which point Howie asked Piers if he could unroll it. He couldn't, then said it might be easier to roll it up than to unroll it. Then John unrolled it. All three judges, including Piers, then put John on a plane to Vegas.
Debra Romer, 21, of Kalamazoo, Mich., shared her story of running away at the age of 17. She hasn't been home since. She said her two younger siblings have been the only constants in her life and that music saved her after years in and out of foster care. She said her dream was to sing for a living and "not wait tables." She played acoustic guitar and sang Sarah McLachlan's "Angel." She started slowly and nervously, but the crowd cheered her on and she picked up her confidence and she went on. Howie said he didn't sense that Debra "owned" her performance. Piers disagreed, saying Debra was showing innocence and vulnerability rather than fear. Sharon straddle both sides of the issue, encouraging Debra to stand stronger on stage. Howie voted no. Piers gave her a "definite" yes. Sharon said she couldn't see Debra handling having her own show in Vegas. "If that's what you want me to do, I'll do it," Debra replied. Sharon then said she was going to give her that opportunity.
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