It’s actually not that easy to beat Shazam normally, but especially on Beat Shazam. Under all the lights and the pressure, the contestants have to be able to remember an entire catalog of songs off the top of their heads. Not only that, but they have to get the song title exactly right — they can’t have any little mistakes.
But several teams have actually beaten Shazam! The first team was Christina Porcelli and Steve Lester in Season 1. They really did win $1 million, but how? To win, they had to be the last remaining team in Beat Shazam and then also beat Shazam in a speed round.
In the speed round, they attempted to beat Shazam for five songs, adding $25,000 per song to their winnings. After those five songs, the team had the option to keep their winnings or try to beat Shazam on a sixth song.
For this, only one team member could compete, but if they won, they won $1 million. Christina and Steve aren’t the only ones who have won either. In Season 2, Donna Natosi and Ryan Walton won the grand prize. In Season 3, brothers Aaron and Martin Smith beat Shazam.
Who is going to win in Season 6? We’re crossing our fingers for the contestants (and for ourselves at home).
Tune into Beat Shazam Mondays at 9 p.m. EST on FOX.