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A supermodel, a Spice Girl, a comic cut-up, and the self-proclaimed King of all Media criss-cross the country in search of million-dollar talent.

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Host Nick Cannon
Judges Melanie "Mel B" Brown
Heidi Klum
Howie Mandel
Howard Stern
Announcer Joe Cipriano
Creator Simon Cowell
EP Simon Cowell
Trish Kinane
Sam Donnelly
Jason Raff
Richard Wallace
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Auditions 2 Season Premiere
June 3

(C-Note: some of the acts that you are about to read involve real danger in front of a live television audience. They were designed, practiced, and supervised by professionals, taking the contestants' safety into full account. They are extremely dangerous and should NEVER be attempted anywhere, by anyone, at any time.)

Last time, we introduced several good acts and one new twist, a Golden Buzzer. At any point during the audition phase, a judge can hit the Golden Buzzer and save one act, advancing them to Live Shows. But they can only do this ONCE. Howard has already used his to save karate crazies Dustin's Dojo. Will someone hit it tonight? The journey begins again in...

LOS ANGELES
Dolby Theatre

We begin with a 12-piece family band called The Willis Clan (siblings). As the background music will attest, they're reminiscent of the Partridge Family. The oldest is 21, the youngest is 3. They sing "My Favorite Things"... and they're pretty much far and away the von Trapps if they were in West Virginia somewhere. Everyone's got a part and everyone plays it well. The judges loved the blend, and they want to hear more of them. Four yeses.

David & Leeman (Los Angeles) are comic magicians that say their dreams are bigger than their backyards. They have day jobs, but they'd love to trade it in for $1 million and a headline show in Las Vegas. Their act: touching Howie's head and preventing him from doing things. The big one... his ability to read. He can't pronounce "comedian", "germaphobe", and "Howie Mandel". Howard likes the presentation and the youthful exuberance and just making Howie look like a jackass. The ladies concur. The judges give them a pass.

Julia Goodwin (15, student) is going to sing. Her father introduced her to music by way of her piano. This could be her ticket out of the pizza places and into the next round. She performs Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind", reminiscent of the jazz greats, like Ella or Lady Day. Of course it's not up to that league YET, but she's got a good voice to her. A standing O from the judges says it all. She's through.

Next up Sean & Luke (dancers), "brothers from another mother". They've been dancing for a long time and getting grief for it. They want to get a little more than just grief. They want to get paid tapdancing. I would've buzzed them for taking too long to get to the point. But they have impressive skills, incorporating some b-boy moves into their tap routine. Howard was the only one to dissent, saying it felt "ordinary". The ladies say yes. Howard says no. Howie says YES. That's three. That's enough.

A martial arts montage means only one thing... the return of Dustin's Dojo. No, it's Master Qi Feilong (kung fu master & energy healer). His parents sent him to a Shaolin temple. So I'm guessing this will involve kung fu somehow. He will chop chopsticks with a $10 bill and then stop the second-hand of a clock. Nick wanted it stopped on a 6... He got it to stop on the 7. Howard.. .not impressed. First buzz of the night. He ends up chopping the sticks, but it was a $20. Then he gets Rochambeau'ed. The panel is deadlocked, and that means that Master Qi is out of energy.

Real Encounter (Springfield, MO) are action sports athletes with bike stunts... and a calling. They're actually also a ministry. They incorporate BMX and motocross into their messages. Obviously they have to take this act outside to Universal Studios. Most of the act is jumping over ramps while the bikes go into streetstyle. It's very ... thrilling. Very high energy, and the judges are beating their hearts like crazy. Mel B goes so far as to say that this takes danger to a whole new level. They sweep the panel... and they're not the only ones, with SLAM, Flight Crew Jump Rope, and XPogo all advance.

Lyric, Dominic & Phoenix are triplets. Together, they are Dom the Bom's Triple Threat, pint sized card throwers. They got into throwing two years ago by seeing someone on this show do the same thing. His act has three acts...

1) Set up deck of cards.
2) Set up stalks of celery.
3) (^_^) celery.

Then he goes into throwing cards into the balcony... and then at Nick. The judges are impressed. The judges are going to give this one a pass.

Magicians have a hard time at it on AGT. This is a fact. And yet, no one buzzes the obviously bad ones. Spoke too soon. Next up, Mad Jack (magician) says that he likes to give his audience a visual experience that no one has ever seen before. We've seen a deck of cards before. Howard picks a card. It's put back in the deck. The deck is put in the box. The box is put in a rubber band. Then down his pants. I wish I had my X. Howard finds his card... in his butt cheek. Naturally Howard wants Howie to touch it. Mel B wants none of it. The Fifth Judge wants none of this. Heidi would've said yes...and she would've been the only one.

Miguel Dakota (21, Monument, CO) is a construction worker, but what he really wants to do is sing. He dropped out of college to take care of his family, including his single mom and siblings. He says that he loves his mom, he can cook, and he doesn't have a girlfriend. Well, Heidi's sold. Let's see what he can do with "Too Close" by Eric Prydz. And before he sings one note, the audience comes down with HGWG, meaning of course, that he and Jaycob are going to fight for the right to lose to the other one. But that's down the line. Right now, what say the judges? The ladies love the voice and the look. Howie says that he's got the total package. And now he has four yeses.

Abigail Baird (33, aerialist) teaches by day, and in her spare time hangs on cloth. She wants to have all the stories in her head come to life. Let's see what story she has to tell. Her act is literally... Aerial Animation. Aside from hanging on a rope while video is playing in the background, it's nothing we haven't seen before. But the judges are loving this. Howie thinks that it was innovative and imaginative. The judges sweep, but I think she does not get past the first round.

We're wrapping up our auditions tonight with John & Andrew (salsa dancers). The one question they always get... are you a couple? John is "very straight". Andrew is "very gay". So yeah, they're not a couple. They're just dancers. And pretty darn good ones. After an impromptu dance lesson for Howie and Howard... it's a yes.

And it's a good night from us. Next time... more stuff.

To see tonight's episode in its entirety, or to apply to be a contestant on the next season, go to www.nbc.com/gottalent.