This week on The Masked Singer, season 14 kicked off with a brand-new format that instantly raised the stakes. Ten contestants competed in 5 head-to-head battles, with the viewers voting on which performers had been protected. The 5 singers who misplaced their matchups had been pressured right into a second spherical of voting—and by the tip of the night time, two contestants confronted unmasking and elimination.
Or at the very least, they had been presupposed to.
SPOILER ALERT: Try our elimination recap from the season 14 premiere under to search out out who was unmasked—and which reveal led to a cliffhanger.
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Who acquired unmasked on The Masked Singer tonight?
The 5 singers who misplaced their preliminary head-to-head battles had been Queen Corgi, Snow Cone, Handyman, The Croissants and Googly Eyes. After a second spherical of viewers voting, the underside two performers had been despatched to unmask—with Googly Eyes revealed first.
Googly Eyes went out on a high-energy observe, performing “Flip Down for What” by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, leaning into confidence and crowd-pumping chaos relatively than conventional vocals.
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Who’s Googly Eyes on The Masked Singer?
After his elimination, Googly Eyes was unmasked and revealed to be David Ortiz, higher identified to baseball followers because the legendary Massive Papi of the Boston Pink Sox.
Earlier than the reveal, the panel locked of their ultimate guesses:
- Ken Jeong confidently caught with Ortiz from earlier when Googly Eyes carried out.
- Robin Thicke guessed fellow Pink Sox icon Pedro Martinez.
- Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg went with Yankees all-star Derek Jeter.
- Rita Ora guessed one more Pink Sox star in Manny Ramirez.
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Jeong’s appropriate guess marked a uncommon victory for the panelist. It’s solely the third time he’s been appropriate proper out of the gate in Masked Singer historical past, following Barry Zito as Rhino in season 3 and Howie Mandel as Rock Lobster in season 9.
Ortiz’s reveal drew cheers from the group because the Pink Sox legend lastly stepped out from contained in the googly-eyed monster, which was the tallest costume the present has ever made.
What occurred with The Croissants?
The second unmasking of the night time belonged to The Croissants—however viewers had been left hanging.
The panel locked of their ultimate guesses:
- Jeong guessed nation royalty Tim McGraw and Religion Hill.
- Thicke caught with Jersey Shore stars Snooki and Mike Sorrentino.
- McCarthy Wahlberg remained assured in ex-cons and ex-reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley.
- Ora guessed actuality TV couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.
Nevertheless, in a shock twist, the episode ended earlier than The Croissants had been revealed, pushing their unmasking to subsequent week and shutting the premiere on a cliffhanger.
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Who’s performing subsequent week on The Masked Singer?
With the premiere now within the books, FOX has already revealed which contestants can be taking the stage subsequent week—signaling a shift away from the head-to-head format used within the opener.
The performers set to compete in Week 2 are:
- Le Who Who
- Excessive Voltage
- Calla Lily
- Owl
- Eggplant
That announcement leaves 14 Karat Carrot, Crane and Pangolin ready within the wings for week 3, as season 14 continues to roll out its full slate of costumes and contestants.
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Who’s nonetheless on this season of The Masked Singer Season 14?
14 Karat Carrot
Calla Lily
Cat Witch
Crane
The Croissants
Eggplant
Galaxy Woman
Handyman
Excessive Voltage
Le Who Who
Owl
Pangolin
Pugcasso
Queen Corgi
Scarab
Snow Cone
Stingray
The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. Episodes will even be out there to stream the subsequent day on Hulu.
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