Beat Shazam Recap: May 29, 2018 (Season 2 Premiere)

Beat Shazam is back! Season 2’s first installment aired on Tuesday, May 29, 2019. Host Jamie Foxx danced out on the stage to give everyone a warm welcome back to where “we take the music fans and we make them as rich as rock stars.” Jamie was proud to announce that his beautiful daughter Corinne Marie Foxx is on deejay duty.

Next we met the teams, community heroes from all over the USA:

• Chris & Matt: Firefighters from Hoboken, NJ
• Brent & Brian: 911 dispatchers from San Diego, CA
• Ally & Michelle, teachers from Omaha, NE

If you have not seen this episode and still plan to, STOP READING. The correct responses and scores after each song are in this recap.

Round 1 – Shazam Shuffle
First 6 are worth $2000 each. The last one (Fast Track) is worth $4000.
1. MOTOWN: “Nowhere to Run” (Martha & the Vandellas)
Chris/Matt $0 Ally/Michelle $0 Brent/Brian $0
All 3 teams went with “Rescue Me” by Fontella Bass
2. VIRAL SENSATIONS: “Mercy” (Shawn Mendes)
Chris/Matt $0 Ally/Michelle $2000 Brent/Brian $0
At 2.15, Ally and Michelle beat Brent & Brian’s 2.33.
3. STADIUM ANTHEMS: “Let It Rock” (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne)
Chris/Matt $2000 Ally/Michelle $2000 Brent/Brian $0
Only Chris & Matt got that one right
4. BREAKUP SONGS: “Always Something There to Remind Me” (Naked Eyes)
Chris/Matt $2000 Ally/Michelle $4000 Brent/Brian $0
Ally & Michelle strike again, faster than Chris & Matt
5. BEYONCE: “Diva”
Chris/Matt $4000 Ally/Michelle $4000 Brent/Brian $00
Chris & Matt were the only ones to get, much to Corinne’s surprise!
6. THE 70s: “For the Love of Money” (The O’Jays)
Chris/Matt $4000 Ally/Michelle $4000 Brent/Brian $2000
This one was between the guys and Brent & Brian were fastest on the draw this time!
FAST TRACK: POP ROCK: “If This is It” (Huey Lewis & The News)
Chris/Matt $4000 Ally/Michelle $8000 Brent/Brian $2000
The ladies were the only ones to get it so they doubled their money and won this round

Round 2: Grammy Winners got more votes for the category than Party Songs. Third place goes home at the end of the round.
First 4: $3000 each. Fast Track: $6000
1. “Fallin’” (Alicia Keys)
Chris/Matt $4000 Ally/Michelle $8000 Brent/Brian $5000
Everyone got in there in under 2 seconds, but Brent & Brian nailed it at 1.31.
2. “Viva La Vida”
Chris/Matt $7000 Ally/Michelle $8000 Brent/Brian $5000
Chris & Matt were the Lone Rangers on this one.
3. “Need You Now” (Lady Antebellum)
Chris/Matt $7000 Ally/Michelle $8000 Brent/Brian $8000
Everyone got it but Brent & Brian were Quick Draw McGraws once again.
4. “Royals” (Lorde)
Chris/Matt $10,000 Ally/Michelle $8,000 Brent/Brian $8000
Although Ally & Michelle got this too, Chris & Matt were so fast– we mean 1.02 fast. Whew!
FAST TRACK: “Kiss from a Rose” (Seal)
Chris/Matt $10,000 Ally/Michelle $14,000 Brent/Brian $8000

Ally & Michelle emerged as the leaders again. Brent & Brian had to go back to the crib at this point, as Jamie likes to say. Sorry to see you go, dudes. You did your best!

Round 3: David Bowie – Only one person from each remaining team could play this round. So it was Chris vs. Ally
First 4: $5000 each. Fast Track: $10,000.
1. “Let’s Dance”
Chris/Matt $15,000 Ally/Michelle $14,000
They both got it but Chris got in there .20 ahead of Ally.
2. “Changes”
Chris/Matt $20,000 Ally/Michelle $14,000
Score another for Chris. This time, Ally had the wrong title.
3. “Modern Love”
Chris/Matt $20,000 Ally/Michelle $19,000
Turn-about time with only Ally getting it. It was one of her wedding songs.
4. “Golden Years” (David Bowie)
Chris/Matt $20,000 Ally/Michelle $24,000
Ally scores the lone solve again.
5. (Fast Track) “Ziggy Stardust”
Chris/Matt $20,000 Ally/Michelle $34,000
They both got it but Ally’s 1.49 score won and that meant a giant leap for her team.

Round 4: The 2000s
First 4: $10,000 each. Fast Track: $20,000. High score goes on to try to Beat Shazam.
1. “Don’t Cha” (The Pussycat Dolls)
Chris/Matt $20,000 Ally/Michelle $44,000
Only the ladies had the right title. They should be singing “we gotta a big lead going on”
2. “Hanging by a Moment” (Lifehouse)
Chris/Matt $20,000 Ally/Michelle $54,000
The ladies were the only ones with the right title again.
3. “Right Thurr” (Chingy)
Chris/Matt $30,000 Ally/Michelle $54,000
Both teams got it but the Jersey Boys knocked it off in 1.11.
4. “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” (Train)
Chris/Matt $30,000 Ally/Michelle $64,000
Both teams got it but the ladies were a lot faster. Ally shared that Train performed a concert for the kindergartners at her school. The ladies are unbeatable now, but Chris & Matt still have a chance to beef up their bank
5. (Fast Track) “The Sweet Escape” (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon)
Chris/Matt $50,000 Ally/Michelle $64,000
Chris & Matt came through, beating Ally & Michelle by .27 and getting their score up to $50,000 so they got to take half of that home: $25,000.

It’s on to the last round for Ally and Michelle now as they get their chance to win a whole lot more.

One Million Beat Shazam Round – 6 songs
First 5: $25,000 each. They only get a shot at the million if they get all 5 right. There are no multiple choice screens and they have to know the song’s exact title before Shazam to be right.
1. Boy Bands: “Larger Than Life” (Backstreet Boys) – that’s a winner! $89,000
2. Commodores: “Nightshift” – “Jheri-curl music,” Jamie said. “Talk to Me,” Ally said, and there went the shot at the million.
3. Pop: “Heart Attack” (Demi Lovato) – After buzzing in, Ally blanked out on it.
4. Made in the U.K.: “You’re My Best Friend” (Queen) – Another win $114,000
5. Folk: “Like a Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan) – Instant recognition. Ally’s in-laws worked security on a recent Bob Dylan concert in Nebraska. They began the round with $54,000 and finished with $139,000.

Ally & Michelle can now double their money to $278,000 by taking on and beating Shazam on the last song, or they can just skedaddle with the $139,000. If they lose to Shazam, they lose half and would be left with $69,500. Before they have to decide, they are told the category: One-Hit Wonders. Well, we would be outta there pronto. As Ally said: “it could be anything.” HOWEVER, they decided to go for it. “We didn’t come all the way here just to go home,” Michelle said, “We came here to beat Shazam.” Michelle said that Ally would play because her nickname is “Shaz-Ally.” Ally knew the song instantly and the artist, too: “‘She’s So High'”, Tal Bachman” she exclaimed, and got more than a little overwhelmed at her good fortune.

The ladies plan to use some of their winnings to help their school and their families and, in Ally’s case, to expand her family– she’s planning on having 5 kids! Congratulations! There were some great coincidences with the songs chosen tonight and events in Ally’s life and it paid off handsomely.

MEMORY LANE: ALL THE SONGS FROM BEAT SHAZAM, SEASON ONE