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[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- The world's best talent

gather in the ultimate

showdown

to see who will be crowned

the greatest talent

in the world.

This is "America's Got Talent:

The Champions"!

♪ ♪

- This is a champion

right here.

- You were on fire today.

- ♪ Ahh ♪

- Mel got it right.

50 states got it right.

- Preacher Lawson!

♪ ♪

- You're not just

taking on America.

- I am the winner of

"America's Got Talent."

- "Sweden's Got Talent."

- We won

"Holland's Got Talent."

- I won

"Britain's Got Talent."

- You're taking on the world.

♪ ♪

- Boom!

Out comes a firecracker!

Boom, boom, boom!

- I almost had a panic attack.

- People are gonna be talking

about you tomorrow.

- You define why we

did this show.

♪ ♪

[cheering]

[crossbow fires]

[cheers and applause]

- Please welcome

the host of

"America's Got Talent:

The Champions,"

Terry Crews!

["Home" by Morgxn

featuring Walk The Moon]

♪ ♪

- You are in for the ride of

your lives tonight,

so buckle up.

We've got ten of the best

"Got Talent" acts from AGT

and all around the world.

This really is

a global competition.

[cheering]

The acts have just one goal,

get to the finals.

And check this,

only two will make it.

One of them will be tonight's

Golden Buzzer,

and the other will be

chosen by voters

from the 50 states of America.

♪ ♪

They're super fans from all

over the country,

and they're here representing

all of you,

so let's get to it.

First, make some noise for

the best judges in the world.

[cheers and applause]

Simon, how big is this deal

gonna be to win "Champions"?

- This is a big deal.

I think whoever eventually

wins "Champions,"

you could probably say

you are the best of the best,

and that's what's

so exciting about this,

and so far it has been amazing.

- This is incredible.

Now, Heidi?

- Yes.

- You have the

privilege and honor

of the Golden Buzzer!

- What about me?

- Okay, let's get busy.

It's "America's Got Talent:

The Champions"!

♪ ♪

- There is one

very, very important rule,

and that is you can't boo me,

but you can boo

most of what Mel says.

[crowd boos]

That's good.

- This is to you.

- Louder.

- They're doing it to you.

No, they're doing it to you.

[laughter]

- How fun.

Thank you.

♪ ♪

- You nervous?

- Yeah.

- Man, there is

crazy competition tonight.

- I have to tell you something.

I'm not happy to

compete against you.

- [laughing]

- When I knew we would be on

the show, I was like, "No way."

[Keane's "Somewhere Only

We Know" by Reneé Dominique]

- My name's Darci Lynne.

I am 13 years old.

And I'm the winner of

"America's Got Talent"

season 12.

- ♪ Undertow ♪

- We're gonna remember you in

a week, in a month, in a year.

- You make my heart melt.

♪ ♪

- All of a sudden,

people around the world

knew who I was,

so it was just wild.

- Darci Lynne!

♪ ♪

- I never thought in

a million years

that this would be my life.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

I'm like, "What?"

- Her first-ever national tour.

both: Darci Lynne

and Friends Live.

- We've got a really special

show for y'all tonight.

This is crazy.

- Hi, Petunia.

Hi, hey, Jimmy.

- [laughing]

Like, that is so cool.

♪ ♪

- When Darci said she wanted

to come back

and do "The Champions,"

she flipped right back into

AGT competitive mode.

- Here we go, ten seconds.

- There's only two acts

that are going to be

in the finals out of ten.

I am hoping and hoping

that I'm one of those two.

It would just be incredible

to go from winning

"America's Got Talent"

to winning

"America's Got Talent:

The Champions."

- Good luck tonight, Darci.

Have a great one.

[cheering and applause]

- Aw.

- Yes!

- Ah!

- Darci.

- Hi.

How are you today, Darci?

- I am so good,

but really nervous.

- Oh, that's fine

to be nervous.

Well, welcome to "Champions."

- Thank you.

- You are a champion.

- Ah!

- Yes, you are.

Now, why did you want to come

back and do "Champions"?

- Well, I always love

a good competition,

but I missed being on AGT

and maybe having a chance

to have the world champion

title just seems awesome, so...

- [laughs]

- Well, look, no pressure,

but you're the first up,

so let's set the standard.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

So, Oscar, are you, uh,

are you a little nervous

to be back on AGT?

Um, yeah, a little.

Well, it's all right.

It's gonna be so much fun.

I mean, the crowd is here.

The judges are here.

It's like we never left.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

I mean, Simon's even

wearing the same clothes.

[laughter]

So, Oscar, how has your

love life been since last year?

Um, well, not very good.

[crowd aww's]

All right, well, how about

you wow all the ladies tonight

with a killer song?

All right, let's do it.

Hit the music.

["Nutbush City Limits"

by Ike and Tina Turner]

♪ ♪

♪ A church house gin house ♪

♪ A school house outhouse ♪

♪ On highway number 19 ♪

- Oh, my God. So good.

- ♪ Keep the city clean ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, Nutbush ♪

♪ Call it Nutbush city limit ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush

city limit ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Whoa, yeah ♪

Sing it, Darci!

♪ Left a good job in the city ♪

♪ Working for the man

every night and day ♪

♪ And I never lost

one minute of sleep ♪

♪ Worrying about the way

things might have been ♪

♪ Big wheels keep on turning ♪

♪ Proud Mary keep on burning ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling on the river ♪

Yeah, let's rock this!

♪ ♪

♪ Scraped a lot of

plates in Memphis ♪

♪ Pumped a lot of tane

down in New Orleans ♪

♪ But I never saw

the good side of the city ♪

♪ Till I hitched a ride

on the riverboat Queen ♪

♪ Big wheels keep on turning ♪

♪ Proud Mary keep on burning ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling ♪

♪ Rolling on the river ♪

♪ ♪

Take it, Oscar!

Yeah!

♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Oh!

[laughs]

- Thank you!

["How Far I'll Go"

by Alessia Cara]

- ♪ At the edge of the water ♪

♪ Long as I can remember ♪

- That was fantastic.

- ♪ Never really knowing why ♪

- All the judges stand up.

- This is a different

Darci Lynne

than the Darci Lynne who won

"America's Got Talent"

two years ago.

You walk out here like

a seasoned professional,

and you are the epitome of

a dream coming true.

- Thank you.

- Well, I have to say, Oscar,

you have won my heart

with that.

- No way.

- And I really do hope

the super fans

vote for you tonight.

I really do because

we've thoroughly enjoyed

watching it tonight,

so thank you,

thank you, thank you.

- Thank you.

- I am so happy

that you're back for

"America's Got Talent:

Champions"

because you're honestly

one of the most unique talents.

You really are so special.

- Thank you.

- ♪ See the light ♪

- I was literally blown away

by that.

Apart from being

so charming and funny,

you've actually got this

incredible singing voice.

- Thank you.

- But you've got this killer

competitive instinct as well,

and that's what

makes you a star.

There are only two spaces

in the final.

And I think you deserve to be

the world champion.

Brilliant.

- Thank you.

- We'll see you soon.

- We'll see you later, Darci.

- Thanks.

♪ That's how it goes ♪

- She set the bar high,

so the pressure is on.

- ♪ Until I know ♪

- That's a great opening.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Amazing.

I would go see her as a singer,

even without the puppet.

- I think we won the same year.

- Yeah.

- 2012?

- 2012, yes.

- There's not many people

in the whole world

that can hold a title

like that.

So I think we're in

a very special group.

- Yeah, that's true.

- The winner of

"Britain's Got Talent" is...

- I don't think you can know

when a moment is gonna

change your life.

For my 11th birthday,

my mum gave me a box

and there was Pudsey

looking up at me.

- Oh.

- He was definitely

an attention seeker.

I'm Ashleigh and

this is my dog, Pudsey.

- Pudsey.

- Pudsey, yeah.

- He's gorgeous.

[cheers and applause]

- We'd set a bar that we had

to kind of break through

and be even better than that.

- This is what I've been

waiting for all my life.

- Britain fell in love

with him.

- Ashleigh and Pudsey!

- We were kind of just thrown

into this world

that we all just knew

nothing about.

- America, please welcome

17-year-old Ashleigh Butler

and her dog, Pudsey.

- We had our own

kid's TV show.

We performed

in front of the Queen.

My dog actually

had his own film.

You know, not many people can

actually say that.

About a year after we won

"Britain's Got Talent,"

this little guy came along.

They grew to love each other

very, very quickly.

Sully learned off of Pudsey.

Pudsey was 11.

He seemed tired,

didn't want to eat,

and I think at that point

we knew

that something really

wasn't right.

The vet confirmed to us

that he thought it was cancer,

and they said, like,

"There's nothing we can do."

He kind of lifted his head

a little bit

to look up at us,

but that's all he could do.

And...

then we had to say goodbye.

[melancholic music]

♪ ♪

You know,

he touched so many people.

He had done so much for me,

so much for my family.

Um, so, yeah,

I'm very grateful.

[uplifting music]

Sully looked up to Pudsey.

He became a little bit

protective over me.

Didn't you?

Yeah.

♪ ♪

As soon as he passed,

it was like, he was like,

"Okay, I know what

I need to do."

I'm a little bit worried.

He's never performed in

front of an audience this big.

I have to prove myself

in a way,

that I'm coming back

with a different dog.

- All right, Ashleigh,

good luck.

- I didn't win "Britain's

Got Talent" with this dog,

but maybe we can try

and win the "Champions."

[cheers and applause]

- Aw!

Less shy.

- Ashleigh.

- Hello.

- Just to explain, Ashleigh

and a dog called Pudsey

won "Britain's Got Talent"

in 2012.

- Aw!

[cheers and applause]

- And, unfortunately, Pudsey

has passed away, hasn't he?

[crowd aww's]

- He has.

He has.

- Well, trust me, Pudsey

will remain online forever,

because he is honestly one of

the most amazing dogs.

So now because this is

the first time I've met...

- Sully.

- Sully.

How old is Sully?

- He's five.

- He's five?

- He look like a puppy though.

- He does look like a puppy.

- And he acts likes it.

- No, he's beautiful.

I'm really sorry about Pudsey,

but now I guess it's Sully

in the spotlight now.

- It is.

It's Sully's time to shine.

- Well, let's do this,

but let's do this for Pudsey.

And good luck.

[cheers and applause]

He looks like a little puppy.

- I know.

- 'Cause Pudsey was quite big.

Ready.

["She's a Maniac"

by Flashdance]

♪ ♪

[dog barks]

- Aw, oh, my God.

- ♪ Looking for the fight

of her life ♪

♪ In the real time world ♪

♪ No one sees her at all ♪

♪ They all say she's crazy ♪

♪ Locking rhythm to the beat

of her heart ♪

♪ Changing movement

into light ♪

♪ She has danced into

the danger zone ♪

♪ When the dancer becomes

the dance ♪

- Now it's time for tonight's

big fight!

In the right corner, we have

the undefeated champion,

Sully the Beast!

In the left corner,

we have the underdog,

Ashleigh the Diva,

all the way from the UK.

[bell dinging]

- ♪ Maniac, maniac ♪

♪ On the floor ♪

♪ And she's dancing like

she's never danced before ♪

♪ She's a maniac

maniac on the floor ♪

♪ And she's dancing like

she's never danced before ♪

♪ ♪

♪ She's a maniac

maniac, I sure know ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And she's dancing like

she's never danced before ♪

♪ ♪

♪ She's a maniac

maniac, I sure know ♪

♪ And she's dancing like

she's never danced before ♪

- [laughing]

♪ She's a maniac

maniac, I sure know ♪

♪ And she's dancing like

she's never danced before ♪

[bell dings]

[cheers and applause]

["Keep Breathing"

by Ingrid Michaelson]

- Come on, Bone.

Just leap up onto the table.

Just leap onto the table.

♪ ♪

- The dog doesn't want

to stop performing.

- 'Cause they are cute!

♪ ♪

- Good boy.

- I've never seen a dog that

seemed more happy to be here,

more happy to entertain us

than Sully.

- Aww.

- We just want to smile.

And I would imagine

our super fans

representing America

are going to vote for you.

I have a feeling

you might be in the finals.

- Thank you.

[laughs]

♪ ♪

- I mean, this, from start to

end, just made me smile so big,

gave me a really warm feeling

'cause I could see

how much you love your dog

and how much

your dog loves you.

I absolutely loved it.

I really loved it.

- Thank you.

- Well done.

- Good boy.

♪ ♪

- I mean, he is just so cute.

It was so fun to watch.

You must put in so many hours

to train him.

You must have the best patience

on the planet.

That was a lot of fun,

thank you.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- Well, Ashleigh, who would

have believed seven years ago

we would be doing this again

under this context?

You are a champion.

Sully is a champion.

Pudsey will always be

a champion.

I'm absolutely thrilled.

- Thank you. That means a lot.

- Genuinely thrilled that

you've come back.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- She has raised it

up a level,

even herself

and her stage presence.

- Are you going to step it up,

buddy?

No, you're just ready for

a nap, aren't you?

♪ ♪

- He looked like he was having

so much fun out there.

I'm really proud of him.

And as you can see,

he is tired.

He's like, "I'm done."

[laughs]

- All right, folks,

please take your seats.

We're turning off the lights.

[cheering and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- We are Light Balance,

a dance group from Ukraine.

We took third place

in "America's Got Talent"

season 12.

We were so close to winning

our life's dream.

- The winner is Darci Lynne!

- Darci Lynne is

a huge talent,

but we feel we could have

made it all the way.

It's pretty difficult.

This was all we had.

Before "America's Got Talent,"

we were a struggling

dance group in Ukraine.

There's been a lot of war,

and the country was

very unsafe place.

Our family's future was

very uncertain.

We didn't win

"America's Got Talent,"

but our lives still change.

We got requests from all

around the world to perform,

and we were able to move

our families

from warzone to

the safer areas.

Seeing our families safe, yeah,

it's...

And now in "America's

Got Talent: The Champions,"

we are competing against

Darci Lynne again.

It's going to be difficult,

but we want to win this time.

So we are coming back

stronger,

and we're ready to fight

for it.

- Oh, this is...

- Light Balance.

- Yeah.

["I Was Made For Lovin' You"

by Kiss]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Mm, yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I was made for loving you

baby ♪

♪ You were made for

loving me ♪

♪ And I can't get enough of

you, baby ♪

♪ Can you get enough of me ♪

♪ ♪

[drum solo]

♪ ♪

["Everybody"

by Backstreet Boys]

♪ Backstreet's back

all right ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Now ♪

♪ Am I everything you need ♪

♪ You better rock

your body now ♪

♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Rock your body ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Rock your body right ♪

♪ Backstreet's back

all right ♪

["Runaway (U and I)"

by Galantis]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Ah ah ah ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- That was really good.

♪ ♪

- I love this.

Start the party.

Come on!

♪ ♪

It was great.

It was great.

- That was--that's refreshing.

Heidi?

- Well, what you do

is so innovative,

and it is so fresh,

literally every time

when you come onto this stage.

You are so good at what you do,

and I love you guys.

- Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

- When we decided to make

this show,

we called it "champions"

because we thought

how exciting would it be

to put the best of the best

from all around the world

and put them into

the ultimate competition.

And you define

why we did this show

because this was sensational.

- Thank you.

- There is no question

of doubt, in my opinion,

that if you had done

that two years ago

this could have ended

differently.

♪ ♪

I mean, this is gonna be one

heck of a competition tonight.

- Remember, only two acts

from tonight can go through,

so congratulations and

thanks for being here.

- Thank you.

- Well done.

- Well done, guys.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- It's pretty spectacular.

If you look around the room,

the kids are all smiling...

- Yes, it is.

- The adults are screaming.

There's something there

for everyone.

♪ ♪

- How we doing?

Good?

- Do you get nervous?

- Always.

- Me, no,

I've never been nervous.

I'm cool.

I'm Taylor Williamson,

and I was runner-up

on season eight of

"America's Got Talent."

When I first auditioned

for AGT,

I'd been doing stand-up comedy

for ten years.

I was literally at like $0

in my bank account.

My grandma's really old.

Whenever I talk to her,

she tells me

how all her friends are dying,

yet she remains

in perfect health.

I figured it out, you guys.

She's the murderer.

[laughter]

- You're very funny, brother.

- Welcome to

"America's Got Talent."

- I was like, this is amazing.

- Taylor Williamson!

- As I went through

the competition,

after years of being rejected

in this crazy business...

The good thing about dating

a blind girl

is you don't have to worry

that she might

be seeing other people.

I can't tell you how special

it was to have all of America

saying over and over again,

"We believe in you."

- Taylor Williamson!

- I had a really special

connection with Heidi Klum,

you know her, supermodel.

Hi, Heidi.

["Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen]

- You're sharing this picture

with everybody.

- I forgot to tell you

also that you left

your leiderhausen

in my place again.

- ♪ Don't stop me

don't stop me ♪

♪ Don't stop me now ♪

- This show really launched you

into a whole new stratosphere.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

When I ended up in

the final two,

it was the craziest.

I'm like,

"I think I could win."

- Kenichi!

[music slows, stops]

- I lost to a dancer,

and I'm really happy for him.

- Runner-up on

"America's Got Talent."

- You guys, this isn't the life

I wanted.

When I got the invitation to

come back for "The Champions,"

I was so happy.

But I'm up against

the best of the best.

I'm a little nervous.

I want to prove that

I belong to be here, you know?

Those acts are amazing.

This competition's

a really big deal for me.

- ♪ Don't stop me now ♪

- I can't do second favorite

again.

- ♪ Having a good time ♪

- Oh, look, look, look, look.

♪ ♪

- Hi, handsome.

- Hi, Heidi.

- Hi.

- I asked almost

every contestant

who's been on the show

who hasn't won

what are you gonna do different

that will make you

hopefully win?

- I'm doing different jokes

than before.

I changed my jokes, I mean--

- And it's been five years.

- Yeah, it's been five years.

So I wrote, like,

four new jokes since then.

- [laughing]

- We all love you and we want

you to do well, so good luck.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- Have you seen Taylor before?

- I haven't.

- He's a funny guy.

- Is he?

- Very funny guy.

- That's his act, isn't it?

- Being funny. That's his act.

- Yeah.

- Being funny.

- I'm sorry,

before I start my act

I wanted to share with you guys

one of my favorite things

that happened to me from being

on "America's Got Talent."

[laughter]

- Is that Heidi?

- Oh, what in the world?

- Yeah,

and then there was that.

- Heidi,

if you're nice to me, maybe

we can do that again sometime.

We'll talk about it later.

- [kisses]

- Never give up on your dreams.

[laughter]

For real, though, you never

know what's coming at you

around the corner of life.

Take me, for example.

A few years ago,

nobody knew who I was, right?

Now, I make more money doing

comedy than Bill Cosby.

[laughter and groans]

Do you get it?

Laughter,

I love laughter so much.

It's my favorite thing in

the world

'cause it brings

all of us together, you know?

Like, we're way too divided

right now here in this country.

So many people are upset about,

like,

immigrants coming here

taking work away from people

who are born and raised here

in the USA, you know?

Oh, my God.

You know what I just realized?

The foreigners

we're all mad about

who are taking all the jobs

are the judges from

"America's Got Talent."

'Cause they're from

other countries--

all right, um.

I just got back from

performing in South Dakota.

And I was doing a show in this

little town,

no diversity at all.

And I went up to the promoter

of the event

before the show started,

I was like, "Hey, I talk about

"being Jewish in my routine.

"I was just want to make sure

the audience can

"relate to my material.

"So before I do my act,

I was wondering,

do you guys have

Jewish people here in town?"

And he was like,

"No, say whatever you want."

I was like, "That's not what

I meant, oh, my God."

I, um--I'm really cool now.

You know you're cool

if you have to announce it.

I'm really cool.

I was at a bar talking

to this girl,

things were growing great,

I'm really cool, you know.

I was like,

"We've been talking so long.

"I never got your name.

Oh, my God.

What was your name?"

And then she was like,

"Sharon."

And I was like,

"Oh, my God.

That's my mom's name."

No.

No.

Ew.

I was like, "Sharon,

we're both mature adults.

"We'll probably do some

cool stuff later

if you know what I mean."

You know what I mean?

"Just so you know,

when we do that, I can't

"call you that 'cause that's

gonna be weird for me.

So instead,

I have to call you Mom."

- [laughing]

- That joke hurts me more than

it hurts you.

I assure you.

My name is Taylor Williamson.

Thank you for laughing

at my jokes.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you so much, everybody.

["The Tears of a Clown" by

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles]

♪ ♪

- I mean, Taylor, Taylor,

Taylor, Taylor.

I'm gonna try to be really

professional and say that

you're very hilarious.

- Thank you so much, Heidi.

- Simon, what did you think?

- I have huge admiration

for anyone

who makes the final

on one of these shows

'cause I know how difficult

it is.

I think you're very talented,

but I felt the nerves

actually got to you tonight.

I'm gonna be honest

with you, you know.

Everyone's upped their game,

and I just didn't think it was

what I call the "wow factor."

[crowd booing]

- Personally I think that's

part of who Taylor is.

He has that awkward energy

about him

which is what makes him

so adorable.

- Thank you, Heidi.

Listen to the sweet, beautiful

supermodel next to you.

- Yeah, listen to this sweet--

- I do.

- Now, while I do actually

agree with Simon,

this is "The Champions"

and everybody here

is a champion,

and for me tonight

I wasn't laughing as much as

I know I can laugh with you.

- I love you, Taylor,

and you know that.

The toughest part of this show

is ten champions

are here tonight

and only two can go through,

but I thought you rose

to the occasion.

And, you know,

stand-up comedy is subjective.

And all those super fans

representing each state

have to make a decision,

and now it's up to them.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you, Howie.

- I wish you good luck.

Fingers and toes crossed.

- Thank you very much,

everybody.

Thanks, you guys.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Don't let my glad

expression ♪

- You're right.

I think he was nervous.

- But, you know, you can

feel how gutted he is.

[dramatic music]

- Who's next?

- Winner of "Spain's

Got Talent" two years ago.

- You have been chosen to be

among the best of the best.

How does that make you feel?

- I don't know.

I hope they like it.

[both laugh]

I hope.

- I love Spain.

Barcelona.

They say "Barth-alona,"

don't they?

"Barth-alona."

- [laughing]

- Are you from--I know

how to say it, "Barth-alona."

- "Barth-alona."

"Barth-alona," right?

"Barth-alona."

♪ ♪

- Welcome.

- Hello.

- Would you like

to introduce yourself

to the judges

and to the audience, please?

- My name is Cristina Ramos,

and I'm "Spain's Got Talent"

winner.

[cheering and applause]

And it's my first time

in America.

And what a first time for me.

[laughs]

It's amazing.

- How have things changed

since you won?

- It's changed a lot,

because suddenly

my dreams come true.

[cheering and applause]

- Describe to me

where you're from.

- I need to think in Spanish--

ah--

and translate in English, oh.

["The Barber of Seville"

by Gioachino Rossini]

I was born

on a small island in Spain.

My mother always said

I had talent,

but I'm very, very shy.

I didn't think I would be in

a talent show.

What a--eh--

[laughs]

So when I went to

"Spain's Got Talent,"

it was very, very,

uh, scared for me.

- [speaking Spanish]

- I never thought

I could do it.

- Cristina!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- The moment when I won,

it is the big remember for me,

how excited I was.

I spent my whole life in

my island.

America was so far dream.

So, so far.

[laughs]

But now I'm here.

Wow.

[laughs]

- Here we go, ten seconds.

[cheering and applause]

- I'm very nervous.

because I really want to win

"American's Got Talent:

The Champions."

[cheers and applause]

[orchestra playing Queen's

"Bohemian Rhapsody"]

♪ Mama ♪

♪ Just killed a man ♪

♪ Put a gun against his head ♪

♪ Pull my trigger

now he's dead ♪

♪ Mama ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Didn't mean

to make you cry ♪

♪ If I'm not home again

this time tomorrow ♪

♪ Carry on, carry on ♪

♪ As if nothing

really matters ♪

♪ ♪

[music stops]

[band playing

"Bohemian Rhapsody"]

- Oh-ho-ho!

- ♪ So you think you can

stone me and spit in my eye ♪

♪ So you think can love me

and leave me to die ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Can't do this to me baby ♪

♪ Just gotta get out ♪

♪ Just gonna get

right out of here ♪

♪ Here ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ Nothing really matters ♪

♪ Anyone can see ♪

♪ Nothing really matters ♪

♪ Nothing really matters ♪

♪ To me ♪

♪ Any way the wind ♪

♪ Blows ♪

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.

♪ ♪

- That's scary.

That is scary.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- That was brilliant!

- [laughing] Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

- I mean, this is what I love

about this show.

Just when you think there's

this beautiful, innocent girl

singing such

lovely melody opera,

boom!

Out comes a firecracker.

Boom, boom, boom!

- Thank you.

Thank you.

- I loved it.

You're a very beautiful woman.

My gosh.

Loved it.

- Howie?

- I loved it.

It's very original,

very different.

We always look to be surprised

on this show.

It makes sense

that you're a champion.

I think people are gonna be

talking about you tomorrow.

And I think that each of

the 50 states

are talking about you

right now.

I believe everybody

didn't expect that.

- Thank you very much.

- You're welcome.

- Heidi?

- I loved it because

it was so much fun.

You know, you start like kind

of like a Maria Callas

and then all of a sudden you

turn into like a Courtney Love

and you go completely bonkers.

- Oh.

- I loved it.

- Thank you, Heidi.

Thank you. Great.

[cheering]

- I mean, it was spectacular.

Your voice is off the charts.

This was unbelievable.

I mean, really, really

unbelievable.

I'm glad I'm not the one making

the decision tonight.

It's gonna be 50 states,

but that was amazing.

- Well done.

- Thank you. Thank you.

- We'll see you later.

♪ ♪

- Heidi,

Golden Buzzer.

Golden Buzzer.

- It's her Golden Buzzer today.

- Cristina, oh, my God!

- Oh, my God!

- That was amazing.

- Whoo!

- How do you feel?

- I'm so excited.

I'm not going to believe it.

I don't believe it.

- Do you see yourself

winning tonight?

- Oh, I hope it.

I hope it.

- Oh, I know, I know!

- Okay, here we go again.

Here we go.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Hi, guys.

- Hello.

- Welcome, welcome, welcome

to "America's Got Talent:

The Champions."

Are you excited?

- Of course.

- Now, tell us a little bit

about you guys.

- We won

"Holland's Got Talent,"

but we're actually

from Belgium.

- Oh.

- Oh.

- We are the DDF Crew,

and we are the winners of

"Holland's Got Talent"

season 5 in 2012.

♪ ♪

- DDF Crew started back

in 2003.

- In those days,

jump rope wasn't

really popular in our country,

but one day,

an American team of jump ropers

came to our school.

We were so blown away

that we had

to try it ourselves,

and we never stopped.

- We were addicted

to jump roping.

We just came home,

did our homework,

and practiced every moment.

Our parents didn't mind we

totally messed up the house.

They loved it.

[laughter]

We never thought we could

make a living

out of jumping rope.

- The DDF Crew!

[cheering]

- But winning

"Holland's Got Talent,"

of course, changed our lives.

- It was mind-blowing.

- We got to perform

in Las Vegas,

see the whole world, and

we got our own theater show.

♪ ♪

- It's a crazy thing for us

that we learned about jump

rope from an American team,

and now 25 years later

we are here

on "America's Got Talent:

The Champions."

- What does it feel like to be

here at "America's Got Talent"

amongst the best of the best?

- "Holland's Got Talent" was

already, like, top of the top,

but you can't compare

to this stage. Come on.

- We have been practicing a lot

for this performance.

We're up against

the best of the best.

It's really important

to be even better

than any performance.

- We might never get another

chance to make it in America.

So this performance has

to be perfect.

♪ ♪

- Well, look,

we've just seen the winner of

"Spain's Got Talent."

You're the winners of

"Holland's Got Talent."

This is why I'm fascinated

about this show,

so good luck.

- Thank you very much.

- Whoa!

["Pump It" by

The Black Eyed Peas]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Hah hah ah ♪

♪ Turn up the radio ♪

♪ Blast your stereo loud ♪

- ♪ Come on, baby

just pump it ♪

- ♪ Louder ♪

- ♪ Pump it ♪

- ♪ Louder ♪

- ♪ Pump it ♪

- ♪ Louder ♪

- ♪ Pump it ♪

- ♪ Louder ♪

- ♪ Pump it ♪

- ♪ Louder ♪

- ♪ Pump it ♪

- ♪ Louder ♪

- ♪ And say oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Say oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Turn up the radio

blast your stereo ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ This joint is fizzling ♪

♪ It's sizzling right ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ Apl.de.lap from

Philippines ♪

- Go faster!

Yes!

- ♪ The B-Boys and B-Girls

waiting to do their thing ♪

♪ Pump it

louder, come on ♪

♪ Move it

come on, baby, do it ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Howie,

what did you think of it?

- I'm just gonna be

totally honest,

you know, I sit here as a judge

in "America's Got Talent,"

and on "America's Got Talent"

that wouldn't have ranked.

- What?

- No, we've had--

[crowd booing]

I'm just saying I've seen

a lot better.

And I don't know if it's

because you were nervous.

There was a couple of mistakes.

But it didn't blow me away.

- Oh, come on, Howie.

- Well, you know what?

I really enjoyed it.

It was exciting.

You actually made that

look really easy,

and I do know how hard it is

because I can't stand like for

three seconds

in the Double Dutch thing.

Heidi, what did you think?

- I liked it because

it was perfectly timed,

there were a lot of tricks

in there that were awesome,

and I think what Howie doesn't

understand is you guys

make it look so much easier

than I think it really is.

You should try just do

a regular jump rope.

- Look, guys, I'm gonna

be honest with you.

Context tonight is everything.

We're seeing winners of

"America's Got Talent"

versus winners of

"Holland's Got Talent"

and various other countries.

I mean, this was really,

really, really, fun,

but it has to be, I believe,

more than that.

Let's see what the 50 states

think later.

Thank you very much.

- Thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you, America.

♪ ♪

- What do you think about

what Howie said?

He felt like it wasn't

championship quality,

but you are champions already.

- He has a right to have

his opinion.

- I know what

I'm talking about.

[crowd booing]

- [laughing]

- Thank you.

Good luck to you guys.

Let me tell you.

I'll see you a little bit later

on tonight.

♪ ♪

- Only two spots for ten acts.

- Yeah, so much pressure.

- How far did you get

on the show?

- I went all the way

to the final, and,

of course, I didn't win.

But, yeah, there was a chance

that is missed,

but there's always

another chance

and this is the one.

I'm Viktor Kee,

I was a finalist on season 11

of "America's Got Talent."

- Wow.

- Through the entire

competition

I was really, really nervous

during that time.

That's for sure.

That opportunity was

the world to me.

- I mean, there was a little

bit of a kerfuffle

dropping the ball

in the middle,

but can I just say,

I know,

but I'm just pointing it out.

- But then still with

the positive reactions

of the judges and an amazing

acceptance of the audience,

I got to the final.

Being a finalist,

it is an amazing feeling,

but inside I really wanted

to win,

especially now.

Performing tonight is about

much more than me.

Since "America's Got Talent,"

I met this beautiful woman.

[laughs]

I fell in love and

I became a father.

- We love you, my love.

- My little boy is

11 months old now.

Hello, beautiful.

His name is Leonardo.

He's the most precious thing.

I'm jealous of your hair,

I don't have any.

You're so lucky.

I grew up without a father,

so it is extremely important

for me

to be there for my child,

and to watch him grow,

and try to be an example.

It gives you that drive

to be better, work harder,

and I'm very grateful

for this opportunity

to come back and try again.

I want the title of champion.

Being on

"America's Got Talent,"

it changed my life a lot.

And coming back to "America's

Got Talent: Champions,"

it might change my life

forever.

[cheers and applause]

[thunder booms]

[dramatic piano music]

♪ ♪

[dramatic orchestral music]

♪ ♪

[laughs]

- Oh, that's amazing.

- Wow.

- Wow.

♪ ♪

- I love that.

[cheering and applause]

♪ ♪

- Bravo!

♪ ♪

- Thank you.

- It was so amazing.

There's so much elegance

to you and to your act.

It's so beautiful to watch it

and you just

don't want it to end.

Well done.

- Thank you.

- Howie.

- You're a juggler.

You're a dancer.

You're a contortionist.

You set a whole tableau,

I like to call it.

- Thank you, Howie.

- Everybody has been great

tonight including yourself

and only two can go through,

so now it's up

to those super fans

to allow you to go further.

- Thank you.

- You know what?

What you just did right there

and then was impossible

for anybody else to do.

- Yeah.

- I mean, the timing,

along with the music,

and how graceful you are,

you were great tonight.

- Thank you.

- It really was.

- Simon.

- I think you've got better,

if you want my honest opinion,.

On the show so far,

I'm seeing great talent.

Everyone's upped their game.

I feel this competitive spirit

from you

along with everyone else.

It could be a shock tonight.

We're not voting,

the 50 states are voting.

You have a shot.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

Simon, Heidi, Mel, Howie.

I'm glad to see you again.

- Mwah! Good luck to you.

♪ ♪

- All these acts seem better

on this show

than they were

on previous shows.

- I agree.

- 100%.

- 100%, it's not just

they're doing it again.

They're really better.

- Hopefully, we'll see you in

the finals tonight.

- Hope so too.

- All right, thank you.

Viktor Kee.

- Okay, go get 'em, Courtney.

It's all you.

You got it.

[cheering and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- She's back!

- Hi.

- Oh, my gosh.

- I'm Courtney Hadwin, and

I was a finalist on season 13

"America's Got Talent."

I've always been quite shy

and I do find it difficult

to talk to people.

- Welcome to

"America's Got Talent."

How are you?

- A little bit nervous.

But I feel like when I sing

I turn into

a different person.

["Hard to Handle"

by Otis Redding]

- ♪ Hey, well here I am ♪

I just get into the music

and I start moving.

[laughs]

♪ 'Cause mama, I'm sure

hard to handle now ♪

♪ ♪

When I got the Golden Buzzer,

I burst out crying.

It felt really good.

[laughs]

- You're like a trendsetter.

- ♪ I'm gonna prove

every word I say ♪

- Normally,

I give people advice,

but don't listen to

a single word I say.

- ♪ Boys will come

a dime by the dozen ♪

- Okay,

I have to go freak out now.

- My prediction is you are

gonna win

"America's Got Talent" 2018.

I felt like I could

take it all the way.

- Leaving the competition is...

Courtney Hadwin.

[somber music]

- Oh, boy,

that's heartbreaking.

- It's very difficult.

- And fan-favorite

Courtney Hadwin

only placed sixth last night

at the "America's Got Talent"

finale.

- It felt really bad.

Growing up, I've always wanted

to be a rock star.

"Champions" is a second chance

for my dream come true.

- You're just out there, man.

- On "America's Got Talent,"

I sung cover songs

and I didn't win.

So there wouldn't be any point

doing "Champions"

if I was gonna do

the same thing.

[cheering]

I really want to show people

something a bit different.

- Sound check.

Sound check here.

- Only two acts are going

on to finale.

I want to be one of them.

♪ ♪

- When you were on the show

last time and you didn't win,

my mouth literally dropped.

So many people

were disappointed,

hence the reason why

you're here today.

How do you feel now, taking on

the best in the world?

- I didn't expect to be getting

invited to "Champions,"

so just to be here is just

an honor.

Thank you.

- Maybe this time you do have

a chance of winning.

Anything can happen

on this show,

so good luck.

- Thank you.

[cheering]

- You guys are good?

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat rock music]

- ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Well, I know there's something

going on with your behavior ♪

♪ And you're telling me she

was nothing special to you ♪

♪ With those eyes ♪

♪ She couldn't even cover up

her makeup ♪

♪ Oh, no no ♪

♪ You can't hide the way

that you were looking from ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ You can see see see

I think I know know know ♪

♪ I'm think I'm right

you say I'm wrong ♪

♪ Lord, I'm not

so you should go ♪

♪ 'Cause pretty little things ♪

♪ Gotta hit other things

than you ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ I'm feeling good right now ♪

♪ I ain't got time for this ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ I won't cry no tears

for you ♪

♪ 'Cause if you like me

you can eat your heart out ♪

♪ And if you wanna go

and take that, you can go ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ I said pretty little things ♪

♪ Gotta hit other things

than you ♪

♪ All right

all right, all right ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Pretty little thing though ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Things gotta ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh

pretty little things gotta ♪

♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Pretty little things gotta ♪

♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪

♪ Pretty little things gotta

hit other things than you ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ I won't take this hit

for you ♪

♪ If you like me

you can eat your heart out ♪

♪ And if you wanna go

and take that, you can go ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ I said pretty little things ♪

♪ Gotta hit other things

than you ♪

Mwah.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Whoa.

♪ ♪

Wow.

- Good for you.

- Thank you.

- Courtney,

that was bloody fantastic.

- Thank you.

- Let me tell you something,

Courtney.

Something has changed in you,

trust me.

In the time you were on

the show last year to now,

your interaction with

the audience, the confidence.

I think this has been

my favorite performance

of you so far.

- Thank you.

- Mel B.

- You're only 14

and you've already figured out

what style to dress in,

what style of music you like,

you figured out

your performance.

Most people--

it takes somebody a lifetime

to figure out just

one of those things out.

And now you're amongst

the champions,

and you are a champion.

Hands down, you are.

- Thank you.

- Heidi.

- Courtney, I love when

you come onto the stage.

- Thank you.

- Then when you start singing,

you turn into this lioness,

and you just roar it out,

and you're just so cool.

- Thank you so much.

- You really are.

I always love watching you.

- Thank you.

- First of all, fantastic.

But I'll be honest with you,

I don't recognize that song.

What is--what is that--

who's?

- It's original.

- Oh!

[cheering and applause]

Amazing.

- Yeah.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you.

- Well done.

♪ ♪

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- Oh, my God.

How do you feel right now?

- I'm just overwhelmed.

- I think this is gonna be

a really tough vote tonight.

- Yeah.

- Oh, definitely.

♪ ♪

Are you guys ready to see

some more talent?

- All right,

30 seconds to go, guys.

- Give me a second.

- My name is Anna.

- My name is Alfredo.

We are Deadly Games

and we were semi-finalists on

"America's Got Talent"

season 11.

Anna and I,

we met 10 years ago,

and as soon I saw her,

I asked,

"Would you like to have knives

thrown at you?"

And she said yes.

- Why not?

- I come from a family of

danger performers.

It's been my dream since

I was a little boy.

Now, thanks to

"America's Got Talent,"

we're living the life

that we wanted.

But shortly after the show,

my mother text me,

"Your sister had an accident."

My sister was an aerialist.

One day, she fell.

30 feet high, head first,

without safety nets

or anything to hold her.

And she's been in

a wheelchair ever since.

It's a miracle

that she's alive.

What we do for a living

is very dangerous.

For judge scouts

on our dressed rehearsal

we had the accident.

The prop broke

with Anna on it

and the whole thing almost

crushed her.

Anna is the mother

of my daughter.

She's precious to me,

you know?

Sometimes I think,

what if I--

Knock on wood--

hurt her or kill her?

It could happen.

I wanted to give up,

but we know the risk,

you know.

I mean, we don't do this

for fun, you know?

We do this because

that's our life.

- It is so scary!

- To come out here and perform

after what happened yesterday

is beyond incredible.

- We stepped up our game

each round.

- This is a world-class act.

- Why would you want

to do that? My gosh.

- This is by far

the best danger act

I have ever seen in my life.

You are a winner.

- But we didn't win.

So, for "Champions,"

we knew we had to come back

with the most dangerous

routine

we ever performed in our lives.

For this act,

I have to be so precise.

If I make a mistake tonight,

I can kill her.

- Things can go wrong,

but we're here

to win this time.

[cheering and applause]

["Redemption" by Zayde Wolf]

- ♪ Standing on the edge

of a mountain ♪

♪ Watching the world

turn black ♪

♪ We could fade away ♪

♪ But we don't have to go with

the outcome ♪

♪ Something is calling

me back ♪

♪ Die another day ♪

♪ ♪

- Oh!

- Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Yeah, I can see

the fear coming ♪

♪ But you're never

catching me running ♪

♪ The moment ♪

♪ Is coming for someone ♪

♪ This is the day

of redemption ♪

♪ ♪

- Oh!

- What is he doing now?

♪ ♪

- Oh!

- [screaming]

- ♪ This is the

day of redemption ♪

- ♪ To see the fear coming ♪

♪ But you're never

catching me running ♪

♪ The moment is coming

for someone ♪

♪ ♪

[crossbow fires]

[glass shatters]

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah, I can see

the fear coming ♪

♪ But you're never

catching me running ♪

♪ The moment is coming

for someone ♪

- No.

No. No.

No. No.

- Heidi.

- Yes?

- Can I use your phone please?

- Now?

- Now.

- Oh.

- Thank you.

- Oh, my God.

You're not--no.

You're not

doing this backwards.

- Just trying to see

how he's shooting it,

from the phone!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Are you serious?

- Shh.

[heartbeat pounding]

[suspenseful music builds]

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[cheering and applause]

["Never Tear Us Apart"

by Paloma Faith]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Don't ask me ♪

♪ What you know is true ♪

♪ Don't have to tell you ♪

♪ I love your precious heart ♪

- Whoa.

Howie.

- You know, first of all,

when I see the emotion

in your face,

I realize what this means

to you.

And as Simon has said

many times,

this is now the Olympics

of talent,

and you rose to the occasion.

And it was not only dangerous,

it was sexy.

It was like

"50 Shades of Danger."

- Thank you, Howie.

- I feel like last time

was good.

This was unbelievable.

I almost don't want you

to go through,

because I'm not sure

my heart would stand it,

if I'm being honest with you.

In my opinion,

what you just showed us tonight

defines what a champion is.

- Thank you.

- Thank you so much.

- ♪ We could live ♪

♪ For a thousand years ♪

- I mean, you are really

pushing yourself to the limit.

I almost had a panic attack

over here.

You guys are absolutely insane.

Like, literally, my heart was

almost jumping out of my chest.

And something is happening

to me right now!

♪ ♪

- ♪ I was standing ♪

♪ You were there ♪

♪ Two worlds colliding ♪

♪ And they could never ♪

- Oh, my God!

- ♪ Tear us apart ♪

- Deadly Games!

♪ ♪

Wow, you are in the finals!

Yes!

- That's it.

One spot left.

- One spot left.

- One spot left.

- What is going through

your mind right now?

- I have somebody here today.

My sister, Carolina.

She's an aerialist.

Almost two years ago, she fell

head-first 30 feet high...

[crowd aww's]

Without any protection,

so I was thinking

about giving up,

and now thanks to Heidi,

we're here to win it.

Thank you so much.

- Give it up for one more time

for Deadly Games!

♪ ♪

All right, we'll see you

in the finals.

♪ ♪

- ♪ You were standing ♪

♪ I was there ♪

[laughter]

- Hey!

- Hi.

- I'm so proud of both of you.

- We love you so much.

Wait, little bit more.

Little bit more.

- ♪ Ever tear us apart ♪

[rousing music]

♪ ♪

- Here we go.

- Mel has invited you all to

her house tonight for barbecue.

- What are you talking about?

- Big round of applause for

Mel for her generosity.

- What are you talking about?

[cheering and applause]

- Oh.

Mr. Piffles.

- Hi, Piff.

- Hi, guys.

- So I want to know,

what have you been up to

since the finals?

- I wanna tell you something,

before the finals,

before the first audition,

Mr. Piffles and I,

in 2013, we left England,

and we moved to Las Vegas.

I spent a year

looking for work.

Nothing, a whole year.

I applied for

"America's Got Talent,"

didn't hear for a while.

I was about to give up,

and the day before

I went back to England,

I get the call.

I do the audition.

I get all the way to the finals

of "America's Got Talent."

I lost.

You know what happened

the next day?

I flew back to Las Vegas.

Mr. Piffles and I,

we got our own show.

- No way.

- Yeah, at the Flamingo

of Las Vegas.

Mr. Piffles and I have

been there to this day,

and they just renamed

that theater

the Piff the Magic Dragon

Theater.

[imitates whip cracking]

- No way!

- [imitates machine gunfire]

[imitates explosion]

Ever since I hatched

out of the egg,

I had one dream.

Get my very own show

in Las Vegas.

Ta-dah.

It happened, people.

It happened.

We've got billboards all over

Las Vegas.

We sold out shows across

the country.

It was the greatest.

- He wowed the judges on

"America's Got Talent."

- Piff The Magic Dragon.

- And this year we won gold

for the Best

in Las Vegas Awards.

You know what dragons love?

Gold, they love gold.

But you know what?

Even with all the fame,

the fortune,

I just can't seem

to make Mr. Piffles happy.

Look at him.

Miserable.

I don't know what's wrong

with him.

It's like something's changed

between us.

I mean, the way he just sits

there and looks at me.

Like he's thinking,

"What have you done

to us, Piff?

What have you done?"

♪ ♪

- Since we lost

"America's Got Talent,"

Mr. Piffles

has never been the same.

Look at me.

Just--just look at--

would you just look at me?

Come on--just talk it out.

If you just talk it out,

you'll feel a lot better.

♪ ♪

- I just don't know how

to make it up to him.

I mean, how could I possibly

go back in time

and somehow win

"America's Got Talent" again?

Unless there was some sort of

spin-off champions edition.

♪ ♪

- Let me tell you, this

competition means everything.

It's my chance to get back

in Mr. Piffles' good books.

This time,

I'm not here for the gold.

I'm not here for

the princesses.

I'm here to make it right

with little Mr. Piffles.

I love this little guy.

He's my champion.

Aren't you, buddy?

[dog whines]

God, he just hates me.

- Your dog.

He doesn't look like

he wants to be here.

- I can't cheer him up.

[toy squeaking]

- [laughing]

- He never got over the loss.

[laughter]

You know why?

Let me tell you why, guys.

'Cause this dog was born

a champion.

[laughter and applause]

- [grunting]

- Good luck.

Show us why you're a champion.

- Thanks, guys.

- A pretty amazing story,

isn't it?

- It's amazing.

- I like that.

I like that a lot.

- He was giving up.

He was heading home.

- I know.

[medieval fanfare]

♪ ♪

- Heidi!

- Yes!

- Join me on stage.

- Okay, yes!

- Ladies and gentlemen, Heidi.

Come over here, Heidi.

I've got a lovely little spot

for you to hang out in.

Stand there, face the front.

Perfect, Heidi.

Hold out your hands like this.

Hands like this.

Lovely, Heidi.

Does that ring come off?

- Yes.

- All right, great.

Heidi, you're gonna place

that ring

on this little spoon over here.

Where'd you get the ring from,

Heidi?

- You know, something

I picked up along the way.

- You bought it yourself.

- I did.

- [laughing]

- Heidi, Mr. Piffles would like

to offer you

a complimentary

ring cleaning service.

Would you like that?

- I would love it.

- It's very good.

He's been cleaning

his own ring for years.

- Oh, my gosh.

- We got his favorite little

treat over here.

Oh, look what we got for you,

buddy?

Yeah, prime steak.

Heidi,

we're gonna place the food

on top of your ring

just over there.

We're gonna mash it in,

mashy, mashy, mushy,

mushy, mushy.

This is for you, Heidi.

That's right.

You're gonna feed Mr. Piffles.

You're gonna take that.

Come on.

Now, Heidi, Mr. Piffles is

gonna lick all of the food

off of your ring,

leaving it as gleaming

as the day that you bought

it for yourself.

There we go. Now, Mr. Piffles

is a true professional at this,

ladies and gentlemen.

It's quite stunning...

[crowd gasps]

- He just ate--

No, he just ate the whole thing

just then.

He just swallowed the--

- What do you mean, swallowed?

- He took it all at once.

- He swallowed the ring?

- Oh, no.

- Okay, Heidi,

he's doing more of

a deep clean.

[playful music]

All right, Heidi,

you take this.

I'll take this.

Here's the deal.

We are gonna get your ring back

at all costs, Heidi.

Look what we got for you buddy.

Oh, yum, yum, yum, yum.

That's right.

Now, Heidi, we just fed

Mr. Piffles

a high-strength laxative.

So any minute now

he's gonna go off

like the Bellagio Fountains.

Okay, you're gonna hold

Mr. Piffles

out in front of you like this.

- Oh, my gosh.

- Hold--oh, perfect!

Perfect.

Come on, buddy.

Come on.

Squeeze it out.

Come on.

He's like a slot machine.

Cha-ching.

Here come the cherries.

Come on, buddy.

Ah, I think

he's a bit congested, Heidi.

On the count of three,

give him a squeeze.

One, two, three.

[loud squirt]

Oh!

- Ew!

- Oh, lovely.

Good job, buddy.

Good job.

Heidi, you're gonna--

there's no good way

to say this, Heidi.

You're gonna reach into

the bag, Heidi.

- No.

- You're gonna reach

into that bag, Heidi.

Come on, Heidi.

Reach into the bag, Heidi.

[crowd whinging]

- Ew.

♪ ♪

- It's an egg!

[laughter]

Let's walk, Heidi.

Let's walk.

We're gonna go and say hi

to Simon.

Now, in your hands, Heidi,

you have a genuine,

tiny dragon egg.

Is that correct?

- Yup.

- It looks like an egg,

it smells like an egg,

it even walks like an egg.

Stand here,

show the egg to Simon.

Don't move.

Don't.

Don't.

Don't ruin my life, Heidi.

[laughter]

Heidi, I'd like you to crack

the egg into the glass, please.

Crack the egg into the glass.

Crack, crack, crack, that's it.

Very good.

Lovely, Heidi.

I'm gonna take the shell

from you.

[blows]

And it vanishes.

Heidi, you're gonna--

into the yolk.

You feel that?

- Yes.

- Take it out.

- Oh, my God.

- Oh, Heidi's ring!

[cheering and applause]

- How did he do that?

["Daydream Believer"

by The Monkees]

- ♪ Thought of me ♪

♪ As a white knight

on his steed ♪

♪ Now you know how happy

I can be ♪

- Oh, thank you.

You're giving out gifts.

- Look it.

- Yeah, Piff swag.

- I love that.

What I love about you is you

are truly professional,

and you know what?

I even sense more of a--

[crunching]

Like a slickness than a--

You're truly brilliant.

And I'll tell you,

if you don't come in number

one tonight, no pun intended,

there's a good chance you might

be number two.

♪ ♪

Heidi, what did you think of

the act?

- I love you, Piff.

I really do.

What I love also about you

is that you have not

become all, like,

Hollywood on us.

- Sorry, I just,

just give me a second, Heidi.

Hang on.

- ♪ Cheer up sleepy Jean ♪

♪ Oh what can it mean ♪

- I mean this image right here

says down to earth.

Same old, same old.

- Humble, Howie.

Humble.

- Yes.

- [laughing]

♪ ♪

- Simon?

- Your story you told

beforehand

is everything we wanted

this show to do.

How can I talk with

all this carrying on?

I want to thank you

for something

because you have been one of

the best ambassadors

for this show to give people

trust to come on the show,

so I owe you a lot.

Thank you.

You're a good guy.

- No loser has ever been such

a winner.

♪ ♪

- Thanks, guys.

- Simon, look at the squire.

- ♪ Homecoming queen ♪

- That was funny.

- I wish I had one more with us.

- That would have been

a good one.

- I think you stepped it up.

Do you think you stepped it up?

- I hope we did step it up,

not for my sake,

for the dog's sake.

- Oh, for the dog.

Excellent job.

Absolutely amazing.

- Thanks, Terry.

- You got it.

Thank you.

And, sir.

Keep doing what you do.

You are amazing.

["You Say" by Lauren Daigle]

- We've seen 10 of the world's

top acts

battling it out tonight.

Deadly Games is already

through,

big thanks to Heidi

and the Golden Buzzer.

And now it gets serious.

A place in the finals is

at stake.

- ♪ The only thing that

matters now is everything ♪

♪ You think of me ♪

- This competition tonight is

just amazing

how many talents

put on one spot.

It is like Olympics.

- ♪ In you I find my worth ♪

- This is Sully's

first big performance,

and to get through

to the final would be,

yeah,

just an incredible moment

that I hope--

really hope happens.

- ♪ You say I am loved ♪

- That was brilliant!

- I am so happy

that you're back for

"America's Got Talent:

Champions."

You really are so special.

- You're truly brilliant.

You are the epitome of

a dream come true.

- You define why

we did this show.

I think you deserve to be

the world champion.

- I never thought to be

in America,

and I'm not ready to leave.

I want to be at the final.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

Sorry.

[dramatic music]

- This is it.

The votes are locked.

Now, first we need to know

who's made it into tonight's

top three.

The vote is in.

The first act is...

♪ ♪

Courtney Hadwin!

Yes!

Congratulations, Courtney.

Please, step over there.

- Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

- Okay, the next act going into

the top three is...

♪ ♪

Cristina Ramos!

[laughs]

♪ ♪

Whoo!

Oh, my goodness.

I don't know if my heart can

stand all this.

There's one spot left.

♪ ♪

The third act going into

the top three is...

♪ ♪

Darci Lynne!

[laughs]

Thank you, guys.

Let's hear it for all

our other acts!

♪ ♪

And, people, give it up

for the top three.

[cheering and applause]

♪ ♪

Now, only one of them is going

through to the finals.

- Wowzer.

- It's all down to how

our 50 states voted.

Courtney, the majority of your

votes came from people

in the 18 to 34 age range.

Cristina, I can tell you,

you won the Midwest.

Darci Lynne, you won the South.

First, we're gonna find out

who came in third.

- Oh, gosh.

- Oh, my God.

- The result is in.

- This is so like:

[whooshing]

- Yeah, roller coaster.

- Yes.

- The act finishing

in third place is...

["Light Me Up"

by Ingrid Michaelson]

- This is a tough one.

- Really is.

♪ ♪

Courtney Hadwin.

♪ ♪

- I'm shocked at that.

- Thank you, Courtney.

- I feel a bit gray.

- Please, let's give it up

for Courtney Hadwin.

She is a champion.

That leaves us with

Cristina Ramos and Darci Lynne.

Only one of them is going into

the finals,

and I can tell you, this vote

was incredibly close.

The act going through

to the finals is...

♪ ♪

- ♪ We are, we are

we are forever ♪

- Oh, I hate this wait.

- ♪ We are, we are

we are forever ♪

♪ And you don't hold back ♪

♪ So I won't hold back ♪

♪ And you don't look back ♪

♪ So I won't look back ♪

Cristina Ramos!

♪ ♪

- ♪ Light me up ♪

- Thank you being here, Darci.

You are a champion.

Thank you.

Cristina, tell me what you are

feeling right now?

- I'm absolutely in shock.

[laughs]

I can't believe it.

Thank you very much!

- ♪ Light me up ♪

- Thank you!

- One more time for

Cristina Ramos.

- ♪ Light me up ♪

- And please welcome back our

Golden Buzzer, Deadly Game!

♪ ♪

Simon, what do you have to say

about this amazing thing here?

- Genuin--

I'm actually speechless.

Look, to win tonight,

this is a big deal,

but you got there on talent,

Cristina,

and Deadly Games, same.

Congratulations.

This is amazing.

- ♪ Light me up ♪

- Make some noise for

Cristina Ramos and Deadly Game!

We're back next week

with ten more acts going

head-to-head

for a spot in the finals.

I'm Terry Crews.

Good night, America!

[cheering and applause]

♪ ♪