Beat Shazam Recap: August 21, 2018

It’s Identical Twins Week on Beat Shazam (8/21/2018). After host Jamie Foxx opened the show, he gave a shoutout to his DJ daughter, Corinne. The contestants were introduced: 6 people with 3 faces but each set of twins had completely different names.

• NJ: Christina & Jessica, teachers from Ocean. Jessica is a mom of two. Christina is a talented artist. She gave Jamie Foxx a great portrait she did of him
• OH: Dillon & Ryan, aspiring med students from Columbus
• NY: Antonella & Claudia, from Buffalo, who grew up in a large Italian family

Great News BEAT SHAZAM HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR SEASON 3

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 4 are worth $2000 each. The last one (Fast Track) is worth $4000.
1. RAP: “Ice Ice Baby” (Vanilla Ice)
NJ $0 OH $2000 NY $0
Everyone knew it. At 1.86, Ryan & Dillon knew it fastest
2. MARY J. BLIGE: “Family Affair”
NJ $0 OH $4000 NY $0
Wow! The boys from Ohio were on this like lightning at 0.95.
3. BOY BANDS: “As Long As You Love Me” (Backstreet Boys)
NJ $0 OH $6000 NY $0
1.12 vs. 1.92, and it’s 3 in a row for Ohio
4. DANCE HITS: “Talking Body” (Tove Lo)
NJ $0 OH $8000 NY $0
Ohio was a bit faster (1.42) than NJ (1.50)
5. DUOS: “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” (The Righteous Brothers)
NJ $0 OH $8000 NY $2000
This one was between the ladies with NY beating NJ, 1.92 vs. 2.07
FAST TRACK: ’80s: “Love Shack” (B-52s)
NJ $0 OH $12,000 NY $2000
At 1.79, Dillon & Ryan went over the $10K mark

The Shazam Shuffle ended in a big lead for Team Ohio, $10 grand more than New York. New Jersey was still “on the schneid.”

Guest Stars: Lance Bass (NSYNC) and Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) both joined the show at the No. 2 song and Shaquille O’Neal showed up on the Fast Track. Shaq put the playlists together for the next round.

Round 2: Sexy Shaq
2 votes went to to Sexy over Sporty Shaq.
First 4: $3000 each. Fast Track: $6000
1. “U Got It Bad” (Usher)
NJ $3000 OH $12,000 NY $2000
All the teams ran over and danced with Shaq to this. Only the ladies got it right and NJ was fastest at 1.74 and their first solve put them ahead of NY
2. “Location” (Khalid)
NJ $3000 OH $15,000 NY $2000
At 1.61, Ohio topped NJ
3. “Fever” (Peggy Lee)
NJ $6000 OH $15,000 NY $2000
Christina & Jessica were the only ones under 2 seconds for this sexy song
4. “Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up” (Barry White)
NJ $9000 OH $15,000 NY $2000
Team NJ at 2.30 vs. Team NY at 2.75 on this one
FAST TRACK: “Lady Marmalade” (LaBelle)
NJ $9000 OH $21,000 NY $2000
It went to Ryan & Dillon at 1.50

That meant that Antonella & Claudia had to shuffle off to Buffalo. As we head into Round 3, Christina & Jessica trail Ryan & Dillon by $12K!

Round 3: 2010s
Only one person from each remaining team could play this round. That was Team NJ’s Christina vs. Team OH’s Dillon
First 4: $5000 each. Fast Track: $10,000.
1. “Take Me to Church” (Hozier)
NJ $9000 OH $26,000
The Buckeye Boys came in at 1.24 to 1.59 for the Garden State Gals
2. “I Feel It Coming” (The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk)
NJ $9000 OH $31,000
Ryan & Dillon strike again, 2.27 vs. 3.14.
3. “Fight Song” (Rachel Platten)
NJ $9000 OH $36,000
Ohio with the only right title
4. “Some Nights” (fun.)
NJ $9000 OH $41,000
It was 1.81 for Ohio and 1.84 for NJ
5. (Fast Track) “Come & Get It” (Selena Gomez)
NJ $19,000 OH $41,000
NJ takes the one that is worth two

The round ends with Team Ohio in the lead to the tune of $22,000 more than Team New Jersey and the deciding round is upon them.

Round 4: TOM PETTY
First 4: $10,000 each. Fast Track: $20,000. High score goes on to try to Beat Shazam.
1. “Free Fallin’”
NJ $19,000 OH $51,000
Ryan & Dillon knocked it off in 1.11 to NJ’s 1.56
2. “Don’t Do Me Like That”
NJ $29,000 OH $51,000
Team NJ came in on top on this one, 1.30 to 1.36
3. “Refugee”
NJ $29,000 OH $61,000
Ohio at 1.29, NJ at 1.70. Ryan & Dillon can’t be beat now
4. “The Waiting”
NJ $29,000 OH $71,000
Only Ryan & Dillon had the right title
(FAST TRACK) “I Won’t Back Down”
NJ $29,000 OH $91,000
Ryan & Dillon for the lone solve again

Christina & Jessica got to keep half their bank so they were headed back to New Jersey $14,500 richer than before. Ryan & Dillon were going on to the final round to hopefully rack up some big money. Jamie Foxx noted that they already had the biggest bank of any team in the show’s history on the way to the last round.

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. U2: “Desire” – Despite being a huge U2 fan, Ryan couldn’t put his finger on the title from the lyric that played. The million is off the table.
2. BREAKUP SONGS: “Lips Are Movin'” (Meghan Trainor) – Dillon got this one. $116,000
3. MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS: “Live and Let Die” (Paul McCartney & Wings) – Working at a movie theater has its advantages $141,000
4. ONE-HIT WONDERS: “Collide” (Howie Day) – They’re on a roll now. $166,000
5. DIVAS: “Emotions” (Mariah Carey) – They finish up with 4 out of 5. They began the round with $91,000 and finished with $191,000.

Ryan & Dillon can’t win a million but they can play another song and double their $191,000 to $382,000 if they get that song right. If they don’t know the exact title of the song, they will lose half their money and go home with $95,500. The twins had misgivings about the ’60s category and chose to “take the money and run.” In the audience, their parents applauded that decision. They played the last song for fun all the same but didn’t know the 1968 No. 1 hit “Hello, I Love You” by The Doors. The lyric played was “walkin’ down the street, blind to every”… (about 0.25 in this video)

So, even though they totally dominated this game, Ryan & Dillon made a wise decision not to gamble on a category they were not very comfortable with. How much will those winnings help them with their med school plans? Take a gander at this article if you really want to get an idea on that.