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The Golden Buzzer is a concept that was introduced in Season 9 of America's Got Talent. Each judge may press their Golden Buzzer only once during the season (However each judge was permitted to press it twice in Fantasy League, once in the Preliminaries and once in the Semi-Finals). In Season 9, the Golden Buzzer sent the act to the next round regardless of the other judges' votes; its main purpose was to break ties. In Season 10, the Golden Buzzer was upgraded to send an act straight to the live shows. This method continues on for the next several seasons. From Season 11 onwards, the host can use the Golden Buzzer to send an act straight to the live shows. In Season 16 onwards, the host and the judges can use it to send an act straight to the live shows. In Season 18, the audience also had the power to send an act to the live shows.

Season 9[]

Season 9 featured the debut of the golden buzzers. Unlike it's current format, the Golden Buzzer's original purpose was to send an act right to judgement week, regardless of what the other judge's votes were. Howard Stern used his on karate demonstration duo, Dustin's Dojo, and Howie Mandel used his on comedy rap duo, Emmanuel & Phillip Hudson. Heidi Klum used her golden buzzer for a Cyr wheel acrobatic duo called "The Birthday Boys," featuring Brad Henderson, who performed the act solo in the next round for Judgement Week. Neither of The Birthday Boys' performances were televised. All 3 acts were cut in Judgement Weeks. The act given Mel B's Golden Buzzer this season, is unknown.

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Dustin's Dojo
Howard Stern
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Emmanuel & Phillip Hudson
Howie Mandel
Season9
Brad Henderson
Heidi Klum
(Never televised)

Season 10[]

In Season 10, the Golden Buzzer format was changed. Now, acts who receive the buzzer automatically skip the Judge Cuts and go straight to the live shows. Howie was first shown pressing it for Drew Lynch, a comedian with a speech impediment. Howard used his for dance duo, Freckled Sky. Mel used hers for singer, Sharon Irving, and Heidi gave the buzzer to young Opera singer, Arielle Baril.

The guest judges for the Judge Cuts were also allowed to use the Golden Buzzer. Neil Patrick Harris was the first to use his, pressing it for comedy magician, Piff the Magic Dragon. Michael Bublé was the second, using his Golden Buzzer on vocal duo, The CraigLewis Band. Marlon Wayans was next, pressing his for ventriloquist Paul Zerdin. Piers Morgan was the last guest judge, and he used his Golden Buzzer, for dance group, Siro-A.

Freckled Sky was the only Golden Buzzer act this season eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Arielle, Siro-A, and Irving were all eliminated in the Semifinals. In the finals, Piff, missed out on the Top 5, while The CraigLewis Band and Drew finished in 5th and 2nd place respectively. Paul Zerdin was the season's winner.

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Drew Lynch
Howie Mandel
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Freckled Sky
Howard Stern
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Sharon Irving
Mel B
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Arielle Baril
Heidi Klum
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Piff the Magic Dragon
Neil Patrick Harris
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The CraigLewis Band
Michael Bublé
Paulzerdin
Paul Zerdin
Marlon Wayans
Siro-a
Siro-A
Piers Morgan

Season 11[]

Season 11's format was similar to Season 10, but now gave the host a chance to press the Golden Buzzer.

Mel B was the first to press the golden buzzer this season, for 13-year-old opera singer Laura Bretan. Howie was the second to use the Golden Buzzer, pressing it for 12-year-old singer/ukulelist, Grace VanderWaal. Heidi then pressed it for 20-year-old jazz singer Sal Valentinetti. Simon Cowell was the final judge to use it, to which he gave it to 16-year-old singer Calysta Bevier. For the first (and only) time on the show, host Nick Cannon had his own opportunity to press the golden buzzer; he did so for 90-year-old striptease dancer Dorothy Williams.

In the Judge Cuts, Ne-Yo was the first guest judge to use the Golden Buzzer, pressing it for magician Jon Dorenbos. Reba McEntire used her's on 14-year-old gymnast/contortionist Sofie Dossi. George Lopez used his on malambo group Malevo. Finally, Louis Tomlinson used the Golden Buzzer for 14-year-old singer Jayna Brown.

Dorothy was the only Golden Buzzer act this season eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Malevo, Calysta, and Jayna were eliminated in the Semifinals. Sofie and Laura missed out on the Top 5, while Sal and Jon finished in 5th and 3rd place respectively. Grace VanderWaal was the season's winner.

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Laura Bretan
Mel B
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Grace VanderWaal
Howie Mandel
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Sal Valentinetti
Heidi Klum
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Calysta Bevier
Simon Cowell
Dorothywilliams
Dorothy Williams
Nick Cannon
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Jon Dorenbos
Ne-Yo
Sofiedossi
Sofie Dossi
Reba McEntire
Malevo
Malevo
George Lopez
Jaynabrown
Jayna Brown
Louis Tomlinson

Season 12[]

Season 12's format is identical to that of Season 11.

Mel B was the first to press the Golden Buzzer this season, for 12-year-old singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne. Simon pressed his next, for 29-year-old deaf singer Mandy Harvey. Howie pressed the button for 16-year-old singer Christian Guardino. New host, Tyra Banks used her's, for Ukrainian light-up dance group, Light Balance, the only non-singing act among all the Golden Buzzers this season. Heidi pressed her button for 13-year-old singer Angelina Green.

In the Judge Cuts, Chris Hardwick was the first guest judge to use the Golden Buzzer, pressing it for 9-year-old singer Angelica Hale. Next, DJ Khaled pressed his for 21-year-old singer-songwriter/guitarist Chase Goehring. Laverne Cox pressed her button for 9-year-old singer Celine Tam. Lastly, Seal pressed his, for 32-year-old singer Johnny Manuel. Prior to using his Golden Buzzer on Goehring, Khaled had accidentally pressed the buzzer during the show's opening.

Angelina was the only Golden Buzzer act this season eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Johnny, Christian, and Celine were eliminated in the Semifinals. Chase missed out on the Top 5. Mandy finished in 4th place, Light Balance in 3rd, and Angelica came in 2nd. Darci Lynne was the season's winner.

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Darci Lynne
Mel B
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Mandy Harvey
Simon Cowell
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Christian Guardino
Howie Mandel
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Light Balance
Tyra Banks
Angelinagreen
Angelina Green
Heidi Klum
Angelicahale
Angelica Hale
Chris Hardwick
Chasegoehring
Chase Goehring
DJ Khaled
Celinetam
Celine Tam
Laverne Cox
Johnnymanuel
Johnny Manuel
Seal

Season 13[]

Season 13's format is identical to that of Season 11.

Tyra pressed the first Golden Buzzer of the season for acrobatic group Zurcaroh. Simon followed shortly after, using his for singer Michael Ketterer. Howie pressed his for 13-year-old singer Courtney Hadwin. Mel gave the honor to 15-year-old singer Amanda Mena. Heidi was the last judge to use the Golden Buzzer, giving it to 15-year-old singer, Makayla Phillips.

In the Judge Cuts, Ken Jeong pressed his Golden Buzzer for Voices of Hope Children's Choir. The following week, Olivia Munn pressed hers for Angel City Chorale. Martina McBride then pressed hers for ballroom dance duo Quin and Misha. Finally, Chris Hardwick pressed his for 14-year-old rapper Flau'jae.

Flau'jae and Quin and Misha were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Amanda, Makayla, Voices of Hope Children's Choir and Angel City Chorale were eliminated in the Semifinals. Courtney missed out on the Top 5 of the Finals, while Michael finished in 5th place and Zurcaroh finished as runner-up.

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Zurcaroh
Tyra Banks
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Michael Ketterer
Simon Cowell
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Courtney Hadwin
Howie Mandel
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Amanda Mena
Mel B
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Makayla Phillips
Heidi Klum
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Voices of Hope Children's Choir
Ken Jeong
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Angel City Chorale
Olivia Munn
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Quin and Misha
Martina McBride
Flau'jae
Flau'jae
Chris Hardwick

Season 14[]

Season 14's format is identical to that of Seasons 11-13.

Gabrielle Union pressed the first Golden Buzzer of the season for singer/pianist Kodi Lee. Howie pressed his for singer/rapper Joseph Allen. Simon followed, pressing his for 11-year-old violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa. Next, was new host Terry Crews, pressing his for Detroit Youth Choir. Julianne Hough was the last judge to use hers, giving it to, 12-year-old singer Luke Islam.

In the Judge Cuts, Brad Paisley pressed his Golden Buzzer for 15-year-old singer/guitarist Sophie Pecora. Dwyane Wade pressed his for dance group, V.Unbeatable. Ellie Kemper pressed hers for light-up dance crew, Light Balance Kids. Finally, Jay Leno pressed his for 10-year-old opera singer, Emanne Beasha.

Pecora and Allen were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Luke was the only act eliminated in the Semifinals. Emanne, Light Balance Kids and Tyler all missed out on the Top 5, while V.Unbeatable finished in 4th place and DYC finishing as the runner-up. Kodi Lee was the season's winner.

Additionally, dancer Ben Trigger pressed the Golden Buzzer for himself during his audition, and his performance in the Judge Cuts, but they both didn't count.

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Kodi Lee
Gabrielle Union
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Joseph Allen
Howie Mandel
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Tyler Butler-Figueroa
Simon Cowell
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Detroit Youth Choir
Terry Crews
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Luke Islam
Julianne Hough
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Sophie Pecora
Brad Paisley
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V.Unbeatable
Dwyane Wade
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Light Balance Kids
Ellie Kemper
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Emanne Beasha
Jay Leno

Season 15[]

Season 15's format is slightly identical to that of Seasons 11-14. However, with production being shut down for a period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Cuts were altered for this season, condensing it into a single episode and having there be no guest judges. The only guest judges this season were those who replaced the current judges, if they were absent. Eric Stonestreet, filled in for Heidi when she fell ill in the auditions, and Kelly Clarkson and Kenan Thompson, filled in for Simon in the Quarterfinals, whilst he was recovering from a back injury. Stonestreet was not given the oppertunity to use the Golden Buzzer, whilst Clarkson and Thompson, couldn't use it, due to it being past the Auditions and Judge Cuts.

Terry Crews pressed the first Golden Buzzer of the season for Voices of Our City Choir. Sofia Vergara was next, pressing her first-ever Golden Buzzer for 10-year-old singer Roberta Battaglia. Heidi came third, pressing her Golden Buzzer for singer Cristina Rae. Simon followed, pressing his for dance group W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew. Lastly, Howie gave his to spoken-word poet Brandon Leake.

None of the Golden Buzzer acts were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Voices of Our City Choir and W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew were eliminated in the Semifinals. Roberta and Cristina finished in 4th place and 3rd place respectively. Brandon Leake was the season's winner.

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Voices of Our City Choir
Terry Crews
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Roberta Battaglia
Sofia Vergara
Cristinarae
Cristina Rae
Heidi Klum
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W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew
Simon Cowell
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Brandon Leake
Howie Mandel

Season 16[]

Season 16's format is identical to that of Season 15, however this season introduced, the "group golden buzzer", in which all four judges and the host come together, to give one contestant a golden buzzer. Additionally, the Judge Cuts were also scrapped this season, meaning it, alongside guest judges, and their Golden Buzzers, were permanetly gone.

Howie pressed the first Golden Buzzer of the season for Northwell Health Nurse Choir. Simon followed, pressing his for singer Nightbirde. Terry pressed his for taekwondo group World Taekwondo Demonstration Team. Sofia pressed hers for singer Jimmie Herrod. Heidi pressed hers for French quick-change artist Léa Kyle. Finally, all five came together, to give the show's first ever group golden buzzer, to 9-year-old opera singer, Victory Brinker.

Nightbirde withdrew from the competition prior to the Quarterfinals. The remaining Golden Buzzer acts were not eliminated in the Quarterfinals or Semifinals. Northwell, World Taekwondo, Jimmie, and Victory all missed out on the Top 5, whilst Léa finished in 5th place.

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Northwell Health Nurse Choir
Howie Mandel
Nightbirde
Nightbirde
Simon Cowell
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World Taekwondo Demonstration Team
Terry Crews
Jimmieherrod
Jimmie Herrod
Sofia Vergara
Leakyle
Léa Kyle
Heidi Klum
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Victory Brinker
All Judges + Terry

Season 17[]

Season 17's format is identical to that of Season 16.

Terry pressed the first Golden Buzzer of the season for saxophonist Avery Dixon. Howie followed, pressing it for 11-year-old singer Maddie. Simon pressed it next for 13-year-old singer Sara James. Sofia pressed it for Lebanese dance group, Mayyas. Heidi pressed it for singer Lily Meola. Finally, all the judges and Terry gave the group Golden Buzzer to vocal country trio, Chapel Hart.

Maddie and Lily were eliminated in the Semifinals. Sara and Avery missed out on the Top 5, while Chapel Hart finished in 5th place. Mayyas were the season's winners.

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Avery Dixon
Terry Crews
Maddie
Maddie
Howie Mandel
Sarajames
Sara James
Simon Cowell
Mayyas
Mayyas
Sofia Vergara
Lilymeola
Lily Meola
Heidi Klum
Chapelhart
Chapel Hart
All Judges + Terry

Season 18[]

Season 18's format is identical to that of Season 17. However, this season, the Audience Golden Buzzer was introduced. The Audience Golden Buzzer works similar to the Group Golden Buzzer, in which the Judges and the Host press it together, however, the twist is that it's the audience who decides if the act should get it, hence the name.

The Audience Golden Buzzer was the first to be used this season, being pressed for South African group Mzansi Youth Choir. Simon pressed it the following week for 17-year-old blind Indonesian singer Putri Ariani. Terry followed, pressing it for Chioma & the Atlanta Drum Academy. Howie pressed it next for French dance group Murmuration. Heidi followed Howie, pressing it for 27-year-old blind/autistic singer Lavender Darcangelo. Sofia pressed it for Brazilian singer Gabriel Henrique. Finally, all the judges and Terry pressed it as a group for Japanese dance group Chibi Unity.

Chioma & the Atlanta Drum Academy and Gabriel were eliminated in the Semifinals. Lavender, Chibi Unity and Mzanzi Youth Choir all missed out on the top 5, while Putri and Murmuration finished in 4th place and 3rd place respectively.

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Mzansi Youth Choir
Audience
Putri Ariani
Putri Ariani
Simon Cowell
Atlantadrumacademy
Chioma & the Atlanta
Drum Academy

Terry Crews
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Murmuration
Howie Mandel
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Lavender Darcangelo
Heidi Klum
Gabrielhenrique
Gabriel Henrique
Sofia Vergara
Chibiunity
Chibi Unity
All Judges + Terry

The Champions[]

Champions 1[]

For The Champions, an act that receives a Golden Buzzer in the preliminary shows, directly advances to the finals, without the need of winning the superfan vote.

In Week 1, Mel B pressed her Golden Buzzer for, Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle. In Week 2, Heidi pressed hers for Season 11 semi-finalists, Deadly Games. In Week 3, history was made, as Howie pressed his for Season 12 runner-up, Angelica Hale, making her the first ever two-time recipient of the Golden Buzzer. In Week 4, Simon pressed his for Season 12 finalist, Kechi. Finally, in Week 5, Terry Crews pressed his for Ukraine's Got Talent winner, Kseniya Simonova.

Susan, Deadly Games, Angelica and Kechi all missed out on the top 5, while Kseniya finished in 3rd place.

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Susan Boyle
Mel B
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Deadly Games
Heidi Klum
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Angelica Hale
Howie Mandel

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Kechi
Simon Cowell

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Kseniya Simonova
Terry Crews

Champions 2[]

The format for Champions 2 is similar to Champions 1, but this time the Golden Buzzer act could now skip the newly-added Semifinal round and go straight to the Finals. Due to there being one less preliminary round than last time, host Terry Crews was not given a chance to use the Golden Buzzer.

In Week 1, Heidi pressed hers for Norway's Got Talent winner, Angelina Jordan. In Week 2, Howie said he would've given the honor to Britain's Got Talent Semifinalist, turned runner-up Marc Spelmann. However, Simon stole it prior to show his support for Britain's Got Talent finalists, Boogie Storm, making more history, as they became the first ever Got Talent act to receive a Golden Buzzer from the same person (Simon pressed it for them during their BGT run). Howie came back in Week 3 and pressed his for Season 14 finalists, V.Unbeatable. Finally, Alesha Dixon pressed hers for Season 6 runner-ups, Silhouettes, in Week 4.

Angelina, Boogie Storm and Silhouettes all missed out on the Top 5, while V.Unbeatable won the competition.

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Angelina Jordan
Heidi Klum
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Boogie Storm
Simon Cowell
(stolen from Howie Mandel)
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V.Unbeatable
Howie Mandel
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Silhouettes
Alesha Dixon

AGT: Extreme[]

Similar to The Champions, for Extreme, an act that received a Golden Buzzer in the audition round is sent directly to the Finals without having to face the Superfan vote.

On the season premiere, Simon Cowell was the first to press the coveted buzzer, doing so for drone engineering group Verge Aero. Nikki Bella later pressed hers for wheelchair motocross rider Aaron Wheelz. Terry Crews then pressed it for cage-riding/motorcyclist group Alfredo Silva's Cage Riders, led by Alfredo Silva, member of Deadly Games and brother of Alan Silva. Travis Pastrana pressed his for aerial performer Cyndel Flores. Finally, all four members as a group gave a Golden Buzzer to aerial performer Erika Lemay.

Verge Aero and Cyndel Flores were eliminated in the final, while Erika Lemay finished in the top 4 and Aaron Wheelz finished as runner-up. Alfredo Silva's Cage Riders were the winners of the competition.

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Verge Aero
Simon Cowell
Wheelz
Aaron Wheelz
Nikki Bella
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Alfredo Silva's Cage Riders
Terry Crews
Cyndelflores
Cyndel Flores
Travis Pastrana
Erikalemay
Erika Lemay
All Judges + Terry

All-Stars[]

Similar to The Champions, for All-Stars, an act that received a Golden Buzzer in the Preliminary round is sent directly to the Finals without having to face the Superfans vote.

Howie pressed it in Week 1 for Season 14 finalists, Light Balance Kids. In Week 2, Terry pressed it for Season 14 runner-up, Detroit Youth Choir, making them the 2nd act to receive a Golden Buzzer from the same person after Boogie Storm. Simon pressed it in Week 3 for Season 17 finalist, Mike E. Winfield. Heidi pressed it in Week 4 for Britain's Got Talent finalist Aidan McCann. Finally, all the judges and Terry gave Britain's Got Talent finalist, Tom Ball, the Group Golden Buzzer

DYC, Mike and Tom all missed out on the Top 5, while Aidan finished in 5th place, and Light Balance Kids finished 3rd.

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Light Balance Kids
Howie Mandel
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Detroit Youth Choir
Terry Crews
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Mike E. Winfield
Simon Cowell
Aidan McCan
Aidan McCann
Heidi Klum
Tom Ball
Tom Ball
All Judges + Terry

Fantasy League[]

For Fantasy League, the judges are each given two Golden Buzzers instead of one, now being able to to send two acts directly to the finals. If a judge was to hit the Golden Buzzer for an act that was not on their team, that act would be automatically transferred to their team. The judges were then permitted another Golden Buzzer each in the Semifinals with the same rule applying, however this time two Golden Buzzers were hit each night.

In the Preliminaries, Mel B pressed the Golden Buzzer in Week 1 to steal Season 12 semi-finalists Billy & Emily England from Simon Cowell's team. The following week, Howie Mandel pressed it to steal Season 18 finalists Ramadhani Brothers from Heidi Klum's team. Heidi bounced back in Week 3, pressing it for Season 11 finalist Sofie Dossi. Lastly, Simon used his for Season 18 semifinalists SAINTED Trap Choir. In the Semifinals, Mel B used her second Golden Buzzer in Week 1 to steal Season 16 runner-up/All-Stars winner Aidan Bryant from Heidi's team. In the same episode, Howie used his to steal Season 14 winner Kodi Lee from Simon's team. In Week 2, Simon used his second Golden Buzzer for Britain's Got Talent finalist Musa Motha. Finally, Heidi used hers to steal Season 14 grand-finalist/Champions 2 winner V.Unbeatable from Howie's team.

Kodi, Billy & Emily, Sofie and Aidan all missed out on the Top 5. Musa, SAINTED and V.Unbeatable finished in 5th, 4th and 3rd place respectively, while Ramadhani Brothers won the competition.

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Ramadhani Brothers
Howie Mandel
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Sofie Dossi
Heidi Klum
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Billy & Emily England
Mel B
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SAINTED Trap Choir
Simon Cowell
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Kodi Lee
Howie Mandel (2nd)
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V.Unbeatable
Heidi Klum (2nd)
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Aidan Bryant
Mel B (2nd)
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Musa Motha
Simon Cowell (2nd)

Trivia[]

  • Since the upgraded format was introduced in Season 10, six out of eight winners, Paul Zerdin, Grace VanderWaal, Darci Lynne, Kodi Lee, Brandon Leake and Mayyas had received golden buzzers, with Mayyas, Brandon, Kodi, Darci, and Grace receiving it in the Auditions, and Paul receiving it in the Judge Cuts.
    • Shin Lim from Season 13 is the first act to break this tradition, after not receiving the Golden Buzzer in either the auditions or Judge Cuts. He was followed by Dustin Tavella in Season 16, who didn't receive the Golden Buzzer in his audition. Both are coincidentally, magicians. Adrian Stoica and Hurricane broke the streak of magicians winning without a Golden Buzzer when they won Season 18.
    • Paul Zerdin is the only winning act to receive the Golden Buzzer from a guest judge from Judge Cuts (that being Marlon Wayans).
  • Seven out of the eight Season 10 golden buzzer acts reached the Semifinals. Four reached the Finals.
  • Eight out of the nine Season 11 golden buzzer acts reached the Semifinals. Five reached the Finals.
  • Eight out of the nine Season 12 golden buzzer acts reached the Semifinals. Five reached the Finals.
  • Seven out of the nine Season 13 golden buzzer acts reached the Semifinals. Three reached the Finals.
  • Seven out of the nine Season 14 golden buzzer acts reached the Semifinals. Six reached the Finals.
  • All five of the Season 15 golden buzzer acts reached the Semifinals. Three reached the Finals.
  • Only five out of the six Season 16 golden buzzer acts performed in the Quarterfinals. All five reached both the Semifinals and the Finals.
  • Four out of the six Season 17 golden buzzer acts reached the Finals.
  • Five out of the seven Season 18 golden buzzer acts reached the Finals.
  • Season 14 sets the record for the most Golden Buzzer acts advancing to the Finals (6), while Seasons 13 and 15 holds the record for the least advancing (3).
  • Angelica Hale is the first act to receive the Golden Buzzer twice on AGT.[1] She was followed by V.Unbeatable, Light Balance Kids, Detroit Youth Choir, Sofie Dossi, and Kodi Lee.
    • V.Unbeatable is the first act to receive two Golden Buzzers in back-to-back seasons (Season 14 and Champions 2).
    • V.Unbeatable is also the first act to receive the Golden Buzzer three times on AGT.
  • Detroit Youth Choir is the first act in AGT history to receive two Golden Buzzers from the same person (Terry Crews).
  • Chris Hardwick is the only guest judge to use the golden buzzer twice.
  • Seven of the ten acts that received the Golden Buzzer from the show's host (including spin-offs) have reached the finals (Zurcaroh and Detroit Youth Choir both finished 2nd, Light Balance and Kseniya Simonova both placed 3rd). Dorothy Williams from Season 11, Voices of Our City Choir from Season 15 and Chioma & The Atlanta Drum Academy from Season 18 were the only exceptions.
  • Among the judges, Howie Mandel has the most Golden Buzzer wins, with four (including spin-offs).
  • Howie is also the first judge to have his Golden Buzzer acts win in consecutive seasons (V.Unbeatable in Champions 2, Brandon Leake in Season 15).
  • Boogie Storm is the first and currently only act to receive the Golden Buzzer from a judge who stole that opportunity from another judge (in this case, Simon Cowell stole the opportunity from Howie Mandel). They are also the first act to receive the Golden Buzzer from the same judge in two different series (again, Simon Cowell, in BGT and Champions 2)
  • Howard Stern and Tyra Banks are the only regular judge and host respectively who have never pressed the Golden Buzzer for a singer or singing-related act.
  • Season 15 is the first season where all golden buzzers reach the Semifinals.
  • Season 16 is the first season where all golden buzzers (barring the withdrawn Nightbirde) reach the Finals.
  • Season 18 was the only time since its inception that the group Golden Buzzer did not go to a singing act.
  • As of Season 18, all of the group Golden Buzzer acts since its inception reached the finals.
  • Seasons 13, 15 and 17 were the only times that two Golden Buzzer acts were eliminated by the third act in their group. In the Season 13 Semifinals, Makayla Phillips and Amanda Mena were eliminated by another Golden Buzzer act (Michael Ketterer), while in the Season 15 Semifinals, W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew and Voices of Our City Choir were eliminated by a non-Golden Buzzer act (Daneliya Tuleshova). Chapel Hart were the first to achieve this in the Finals, eliminating both Sara James and Avery Dixon in Season 17.
  • Nightbirde is the first Golden Buzzer act to withdraw from the competition prior to the live shows.
  • Nightbirde is also the first Golden Buzzer solo act to pass away.
  • The CraigLewis Band is the first Golden Buzzer group act to have a member pass away (specifically, with Zuri Craig).
  • Season 16 was the first (and only) season that saw two Golden Buzzer acts fight for the Instant Save (Jimmie Herrod and World Taekwondo Demonstration Team in Episode 1616; and Léa Kyle and Victory Brinker in Episode 1618).
  • Light Balance is the first act in Got Talent history to receive the Golden Buzzer on both AGT and one of the international versions of the franchise. They were followed by Zurcaroh (France's Got Talent and Season 13 (Coincidentally, in both instances, it was the show's host that gave them the honor (Tyra Banks and David Ginola)), Celine Tam (Season 12 and World's Got Talent), Malevo (Season 11 and World's Got Talent) Emanne Beasha (Arabs Got Talent and Season 14), World Taekwondo Demonstration Team (Italy's Got Talent and Season 16), Light Balance Kids (Season 14 and Germany's Got Talent), Mayyas (Arabs Got Talent and Season 17), and Murmuration (France's Got Talent and Season 18). If you count Kseniya Simonova (AGT Champions 1 and BGT Champions) and Boogie Storm (Britain's Got Talent and AGT Champions 2) from The Champions and Ramadhani Brothers (Australia's Got Talent, Czechoslovakia's Got Talent, and Fantasy League) and Musa Motha (Britain's Got Talent and Fantasy League) from Fantasy League, they also fit this category.
  • Out of everyone who participated in America's Got Talent (or any of its spin-offs), there are 26 acts who received the Golden Buzzer on at least two different seasons or versions of Got Talent, those being:
  • With the exception of Deadly Games, Kseniya, and Angelina, all Golden Buzzers given out during The Champions, were to those who were either runner-ups or finalists.

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