So after the obligatory recap and preview montages, the producers have once again been throwing darts at a map and so it's back to New York. Nick Cannon welcomes us BACK to the city that never sleeps, and Hasselhoff displays his short-term memory by expressing his hope for finding talent in New York. More partying people with flags, more celebrating the search for talent. It's basically a patriotism orgy. Nick introduces the judges like we did last week (and Piers actually takes high-fives this time!), David is sufficiently wacky, and we're ready to get started.

First up is Carol, the 62-year-old mother of three. She works in a supermarket in New Jersey, says that dancing is her passion, and frankly looks worn out just doing the video interview. We get some shots of her stretching and whatnot and she tells us she wears her dancing shoes to work to keep her dream alive. I guess dancing is in her sole! ZING! Seriously though, she seems very nice. She says she's been waiting for this performance her whole life and she enjoys the hope and promise that go with dancing, which is actually how most of America feels about the president.

So she's out on stage, and Hoff gets really excited when he hears her age. Piers wants to know if Carol can bring the smile back to America since we're going through a rough time, and woah, there's nothing like building a little pressure on the gal. "Right, so if you get any Xs, the economy is finished and we have to skip right from July 3 to 5. Go ahead, grocery lady." The music starts and she's either rocking out or having some kind of fit, but the judges love it. Sharon wins the Irony of the Night award by calling her "wonderfully bizarre," David tells her she has amazing talent, and Piers complements her but reminds her she still needs to do something about the recession. I'm not sure why Piers is entrusting the state of the nation with this grocer, but it really goes to show just why the British are where they are. Three yeses, she's on to Vegas and dances away into the sunset.

Time for Joseph Harris, the college student. He wants to be called Yo-Yo Joe, which prompts an embarrassingly dated reaction from the judges. He throws some yo-yos around and everyone freaks out, and a minor stir is caused when David fails to catch the yo-yo Joe tosses to him. Sharon thinks that both yo-yo fanatics in America should be represented by Joe and he's joining Carol in the short-term Winner's Circle. Next up is some drag queen variety act who do a well-choreographed dance number, and how great would it be if it were like this group up against the "God Bless America" kids in the finals? I think the results would be VERY telling of American values. Sharon jokes that the drag queens have made Piers happier, and they too are headed to Vegas (and I'm sure not for the first time).

So now we're ready for "Coney Island" Chris, who says he's going to eat a lightbulb for us. Sometimes I'm impressed by the level of talent in ordinary people this show highlights, and sometimes I'm struck by how much it resembles a ten-year-old's basement. Ol' Coney Island makes a joke about the dangerous part being the glass coming back out and then BITES INTO A LIGHTBULB. Chris shows us he's the man by having large amounts of fake blood ready to spit out his mouth as he chews and the audience loves him. Piers says he's a big fan of this kind of thing (?) and Sharon invokes poor, banished accordian lady from Night 1 by voting yes based on his "uniqueness." Chris is on to the next round and it's time for a break.

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