Based on our exclusive predictions, Benton Blount, Drew Lynch, Oz Pearlman and Siro-A will all advance to the “America’s Got Talent” finals tonight. Which other act is predicted to make the cut? Find out by reading our analysis below, then make your predictions and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It’s fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting the five that will get the go-ahead on Wednesday’s show.
Who will win ‘America’s Got Talent’? See exclusive predictions
According to exclusive Gold Derby odds that are derived from the predictions made by users like you, the following five acts lead our official odds as to who will advance to the finals on tonight’s live show:
Japanese dance crew Siro-A
17/10 odds to advance
Singer/guitarist Benton Blount
4/1 odds to advance
Mentalist Oz Pearlman
9/1 odds to advance
Singing duo The CraigLewis Band
12/1 odds to advance
Comedian Drew Lynch
16/1 odds to advance
And here are the six acts that Gold Derby predicts will be eliminated, based on their low odds from our users:
Young singer Samantha Johnson
25/1 odds to advance
Opera singer Arielle Baril
33/1 odds to advance
Magician Derek Hughes
50/1 odds to advance
Danger act Metal Mulisha Fitz Army
100/1 odds to advance
Puppet show Ira
100/1 odds to advance
Bluegrass band Mountain Faith Band
100/1 odds to advance
Making your predictions is fun and easy. Just log into your Gold Derby account, or you can register for a free account via Facebook, Twitter or Google. In our “America’s Got Talent” predictions center, you get to answer the following questions each week:
Which acts will advance to next round?
Will Howard Stern hit his X?
Will Heidi Klum hit her X?
Will Mel B hit her X?
Will Howie Mandel hit his X?
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Every week, the eligible user with the highest prediction accuracy and most points will win a $100 Amazon gift certificate, so it’s beneficial to keep coming back often and making/updating your predictions. The “AGT” performance shows air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on NBC, while the results shows are scheduled for Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
After logging in, click on the “Predictions” button found at the top-right of every page. That will bring you to a list of every event currently being predicted at Gold Derby — everything from the Emmys and Oscars to “Big Brother” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”
Click on any box and then scroll down to start making your predictions. For each TV show, cast your votes on several different questions relating to the upcoming episode. If you click on the “America’s Got Talent” button, you’ll see something like this:
To vote for who you think will advance to the next round, drag your chosen contestants over from the left to the right and arrange them in your predicted order. Every time someone logs their predictions, the racetrack odds of the contestants are automatically updated.
If the majority of users think Samantha will go through, that means she’ll have the best odds and will go to the front of the pack. Conversely, the contestants who don’t receive many predictions have the worst odds and will go to the bottom of the pile.
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Remember that coming out on top doesn’t just mean answering that week’s questions correctly. You also have to use your three big bets (500 points and two of 200 points) strategically to score the most game points. If you bet on a longshot who pulls off an upset, you can really rack up the points, so don’t take them for granted.
Average Gold Derby users just like YOU often turn out to be our smartest prognosticators, so it’s important that you give us your predictions. You can continue to update and change your predictions throughout the week, just click “Save Predictions” when you’ve settled on your choice.
Get started by making your prediction as to which acts will advance. And be sure to sound off on the current season of “America’s Got Talent” in Gold Derby’s reality TV forum.
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