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The Group of Death

After Last Night's Epic Semifinal 2 in which 10 of the 11 Acts had their best performances....

And I strongly believe the Winner will come from this Brutal Semifinal!

3 of the acts in Semifinal 2 could very well win it all!

Semifinal 2 after Performances

Top Three (Advancing to the Finals)

1 Angelica Hale (5 Votes)

''Last night was in my opinion the best overall performance of the Season. She is my Golden Buzzer. She landed the Pimp Spot and Dominated the Group of Death, She is the Lock to make the Finals tonight! I just hope they do not Pair Angelica Hale and Celine Tam together though (Unless they both advance!), Hale is now my pick to beat Darci and take the Title!''

2 Celine Tam (5 Votes)

''Last night was her best performance as she was second best of the night, she is a near lock to advance UNLESS they pit her against Angelica Hale which I hope will be saved for the Final 3! Or Both Advance! The Opening Spot set the bar, a real high bar!''

3 Mandy Harvey

''Last night proved why she is one of the favorites and rightfully so, she gets stronger and stronger, there will not be a repeat of the Calysta Bevier/Jayna Brown debacle from last season's semifinals which cost both. Tonight, Simon's Baby will hear her name called and go to the Finals! I can even see Mandy taking home the Title in the Finals! She will make at least the Final 4 of the Finals!''

After those 3, it becomes a Toss-Up Pickem for spots 4 and 5 between 7 Acts that can finish 4-10! (Only one act has no shot!)

Middle Three (Dunkin' Save Round)

4 Kechi Okwuchi (Dunkin' Save Winner)

After that, it gets dicey and becomes a pick'em for spots 4-10, and where the rest will probably have to win the Dunkin' Save, I still think Kechi is the best Non-Golden Buzzer and the biggest potential to be a Golden Buzzer killer, she blew it away last night!

5 Merrick Hanna (Won Judge's Choice via the Fan Vote Tiebreaker) 2-2 Tie

Merrick just keeps on keeping on and last night was no different, his ceiling is 4th and the Dunkin' Save and we will see tonight if he gets there, but his overall body of work gives him a slight nod.

6 Colin Cloud (Lost Judge's Choice via the Fan Vote Tiebreaker) Eliminated

Last night, Colin rebounded and knocked it out of the Park on a level of the Clairvoyants who finished 2nd last year, he will definitely be in the mix for a spot, however, this will probably mean having to win The Dunkin' Save Vote again as his best chance to make the finals in this group of death known as Semifinal 2 but he is more than capable!

Bottom Five (Eliminated)

7 Light Balance

''These guys keep stepping it up every time, unfortunately, there are 4 other Golden Buzzers in this Semifinal (3 of which are far superior!), they will definitely have a say in one of the 5 Finals Spots, if they avoid those 3, they have a huge shot at making it. However since this proved to be the group of Death last night, Winning The Dunkin' Save is more likely than not Light Balance's Best Shot at making the Finals! (Provided they avoid the 3 Superior Golden Buzzers that are in this Semifinal!)''

8 Diavolo

''These guys just take it up a notch, they will definitely be in Contention for a finals spot and are on Par with Light Balance, I can definitely see one of them making the Finals, but not Both! Like Light Balance, Diavolo's best shot is to win the Dunkin' Save and be 4th!''

9 Christian Guardino

''He had his best performance last night and is definitely a contender to make the Finals, but considering he is the 5th and Weakest Golden Buzzer and he has still yet to have a Defining Moment, he faces a uphill battle in the group of Death, if he were in Semifinal 1, theres a chance he would be in and Chase out. But I think the weight of the Golden Buzzer may be finally coming back to bite Christian Guardino and cost him, but either way I have enjoyed his run.''

10 The Pompeyo Family Dogs (The Wild Card)

Last night proved that Pompeyo was the Right Choice for the Wild Card, I loved their Frozen Performance and it made their 3 others look like a Joke, unfortunately, no act that has ever recieved a Wild Card has ever made the finals, they too face an uphill Battle tonight, but they have a chance to snag a Spot!

After this tossup, there is only the Cellar Dweller(s)

11 In the Stairwell (X)

''Let's Face it, In the Stairwell is Done!, If they advance top the Finals, then America's Got Talent needs to be cancelled. It would be considered Treason to put them into the Finals. They are the only one that took a step back last night while the other 10 had their best performances, In the Stairwell had their worst performanceand showed further proof they did not belong in the Live Shows, or even in The Judge's Cuts even! They should be happy top be here and get this far and yes I "Buzzed" them last night! Tonight will finally be the end of the Stairwell!''

Projected Matchup Pairings (Winners in Bold, Judge's Choice in Italics)

1 Angelica Hale v In the Stairwell

2 Celine Tam v Christian Guardino v The Pompeyo Family Dogs

3 Mandy Harvey v Light Balance v Diavolo

4 Dunkin' Save Round: Kechi Okwuchi v Merrick Hanna v Colin Cloud

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Finals (*-Already in Final)

Top Final Five

1 Angelica Hale (4 Votes)

2 Celine Tam (3 Votes)

3 Darci Lynne Farmer* (3 Votes)

4 Mandy Harvey

5 Kechi Okwuchi

Bottom Five

6 Evie Clair*

7 Sara Carson and Hero*

8 Merrick Hanna

9 Preacher Lawson*

10 Chase Goehring*

Projected Finals Matchups Pairings (Winners in Bold)

1 Darci Lynne Farmer* (3 Votes) v Merrick Hanna

2 Evie Clair* v Celine Tam (3 Votes)

3 Sara Carson and Hero* v Mandy Harvey

4 Preacher Lawson* v Kechi Okwuchi

5 Chase Goehring* v Angelica Hale (4 Votes)