Beat Shazam Recap: August 7, 2018

We tuned into Fox for the 8/7/2018 episode of “Beat Shazam” with host Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne on DJ duty. Here are this week’s contestants:

• SC: Kortni & Shannon, tomboys and Southern belles from Conway, South Carolina
• GA: Stevens & Kyiana, inseparable cousins from Atlanta, Georgia
• AZ: Mark & Jason, businessmen by day, backup dancers by night from Phoenix, Arizona

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. R&B: “Ignition (Remix)” (R. Kelly)
SC $0 GA $2000 AZ $0
Steven & Kyiana came in at 1.06 over AZ at 1.32
2. POP: “867-5309/Jenny” (Tommy Tutone)
SC $0 GA $2000 AZ $2000
Mark & Jason scored with 2.55 over 3.30 for SC
3. GOING SOLO: “Slow Hands” (Niall Horan)
SC $2000 GA $2000 AZ $2000
Kortni & Shannon were the only ones right
4. BLUES TRAVELER: “Hook”
SC $4000 GA $2000 AZ $2000
The SC ladies scored again with the lone solve
5. HOLIDAY HITS: ““All I Want For Christmas Is You”” (Mariah Carey)
SC $4000 GA $4000 AZ $2000
Everyone came in under 2 second but Steven & Kyiana got it in 1.22
6. FUNK: “It’s Your Thing” (The Isley Brothers)
SC $6000 GA $4000 AZ $2000
Everyone got it but Kortni & Shannon were the only ones to do it in less than 2 seconds
FAST TRACK: STADIUM ANTHEMS: “Sweet Caroline” (Neil Diamond)
SC $10,000 GA $4000 AZ $2000
SC came in at 1.81 to AZ’s 2.01

The Shazam Shuffle round ended with South Carolina at the $10K mark but can they maintain?

Round 2: DISCO
Disco got all the votes over Classic Rock. Third place goes home at the end of the round.
First 4: $3000 each. Fast Track: $6000
1. “You Sexy Thing” (Hot Chocolate)
SC $10,000 GA $7000 AZ $2000
Steven & Kyiana nailed it, the only team under 2 seconds
2. “Ladies Night” (Kool & the Gang)
SC $10,000 GA $7000 AZ $5000
Mark & Jason had the only right answer this time
3. “Upside Down” (Diana Ross)
SC $10,000 GA $7000 AZ $8000
Mark & Jason again with the lone solve!
FAST TRACK: “Sing a Song” (Earth, Wind & Fire)
SC $10,000 GA $7000 AZ $8000
No one got it right

Steven & Kyiana had to hit the road after this short round. SC and AZ were separated by a mere $2000 as they went into the next round.

Round 3: GIRL GROUPS
Only one person from each remaining team could play this round. That was Team SC’s Kortni vs. Team AZ’s Mark
First 4: $5000 each. Fast Track: $10,000.
1. “No Scrubs” (TLC)
SC $10,000 AZ $13,000
The speed on this was incredible: Kortni: 1.01 vs. Mark: 0.94. TLC came out on stage, singing and dancing with the teams and joined Corinne at the DJ table
2. “We Got The Beat” (Go-Gos)
SC $15,000 AZ $13,000
Only Kortni got it right
3. “Where My Girls At” (702)
SC $20,000 AZ $13,000
Kortni’s 1.84 beat Mark’s 2.28. TLC revealed that the song was originally written for them but they got “Waterfalls” instead
4. “Best of My Love” (The Emotions)
SC $25,000 AZ $13,000
Kortni pulled the trigger fastest again: 1.61 to Mark’s 2.49
FAST TRACK: “Heat Wave” (Martha & the Vandellas
SC $35,000 AZ $13,000
Kortni had the lone solve.

That’s some giant step the ladies from the Palmetto State took there, but the money is going up in Round 4. The payouts are double!

Round 4: LATIN HITS
First 4: $10,000 each. Fast Track: $20,000. High score goes on to try to Beat Shazam.
1. “Dreaming of You” (Selena)
SC $35,000 AZ $23,000
Mark & Jason prevailed at 1.67 to SC’s 2.04
2. “She Bangs” (Ricky Martin)
SC $35,000 AZ $33,000
The Phoenix fellas show ’em how to catch up: 1.63 vs. SC’s 184
3. “Waiting for Tonight” (Jennifer Lopez)
SC $35,000 AZ $43,000
Did we say catch up! AZ just took the lead with a lone solve
4. “Mi Gente” (J Balvin & Willy William)
SC $35,000 AZ $53,000
Another lone solve for Mark & Jason.
FAST TRACK: “Whenever, Wherever” (Shakira)
SC $35,000 AZ $73,000
Mark & Jason nailed it solo again

Kortni & Shannon had to go home but they were taking $17,500 with them. Mark and Jason were now on their way to try to beat Shazam

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. OLDIES: “Shop Around” (The Miracles) – They didn’t hit the buzzer so there went the million right off the bat.
2. DIVAS: “Telephone” (Lady Gaga) – That was a piece of cake for Jason because he’s a huge Lady Gaga fan, and they’re up to $98,000
3. ALTERNATIVE: “Two Princes” (Spin Doctors) – Another slam dunk $123,000
4. COUNTRY: “It’s a Great Day to be Alive” (Travis Tritt) – No siree, no chance when you don’t lock in fast enough.
5. ’80s: “Hold Me” (Fleetwood Mac) – Another miss.
They began the round with $73,000 and finished with $123,000.

Mark & Jason now have to make THAT choice. They can’t win a million but they can double their money to $246,000 if they want to go for it. It will cost them if they’re wrong and they’ll lose half of their $123,000 or $61,500. HOWEVER, they can reject the challenge and just go on home with the $123,000. The CHART TOPPERS category wasn’t telling them to go for it and they decided to walk. Mark & Jason played the last song for kicks and Jason buzzed in but seemingly blanked out on “A Moment Like This” by Kelly Clarkson. Jason said that he and Mark were just singing that song yesterday.

We wouldn’t have gone for it either after only getting 2 out of 5 songs, which brings us to this week’s Idle Wonder: would more players go for the last song if they only lost half of what they won in the Million Dollar Round, and not half of everything? Probably, but then the prize would likely only be double what they won in the Million Dollar Round and not everything.