document_title: Wembley Stadium

question_text: who paid for the building of wembley stadium

question_tokens: who paid for the building of wembley stadium

text: Wembley Stadium

text: Stadium[edit]

text: Wembley was designed by architects Foster + Partners and Populous (formerly HOK Sport) and with engineers Mott Stadium Consortium, who were a collection of three structural engineering consultants in the form of Mott MacDonald, Sinclair Knight Merz and Aurecon. The design of the building services was carried out by Mott MacDonald. The construction of the stadium was managed by Australian company Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is one of the most expensive stadia ever built at a cost of £798 million,[5][18] and has the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world. Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners was appointed to assist Wembley National Stadium Limited in preparing the scheme for a new stadium and to obtain planning and listed building permission for the development.[19]

text: The all-seater stadium is a bowl design with a capacity of 90,000, protected from the elements by a sliding roof that does not completely enclose it. It can also be adapted as an athletic stadium by erecting a temporary platform over the lowest tier of seating.[20] The stadium's signature feature is a circular section lattice arch of 7 m (23 ft) internal diameter with a 315 m (1,033 ft) span, erected some 22° off true, and rising to 133 m (436 ft).  It supports all the weight of the north roof and 60% of the weight of the retractable roof on the southern side.[21] The archway is the world's longest unsupported roof structure.[22]

text: A "platform system" has been designed to convert the stadium for athletics use, but its use would decrease the stadium's capacity to approximately 60,000.[23] No athletics events (track and field) have taken place at the stadium, and none are scheduled.[24] The conversion for athletics use was a condition of part of the lottery funding the stadium received, but to convert it would take weeks of work and cost millions of pounds.[25]

text: Construction[edit]

text: The initial plan for the reconstruction of Wembley was for demolition to begin before Christmas 2000, and for the new stadium to be completed some time during 2003, but this work was delayed by a succession of financial and legal difficulties. In 2004, London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Brent Council also announced wider plans for the regeneration of Wembley, taking in the arena and the surrounding areas as well as the stadium, to be implemented over two or three decades. Demolition officially began on 30 September 2002, with the Twin Towers being dismantled in December 2002.

text: Delays to the construction project started as far back as 2003. In December 2003, the constructors of the arch, subcontractors Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington, warned Multiplex about rising costs. Cleveland Bridge withdrew from the project and replaced by Dutch firm Hollandia with all the attendant problems of starting over. 2004 also saw errors, most notably a fatal accident involving carpenter Patrick O'Sullivan for which construction firm PC Harrington Contractors were fined £150,000 in relation to breaches of health and safety laws.[26]

text: In October 2005, Sports Minister Richard Caborn announced: "They say the Cup Final will be there, barring six feet of snow or something like that". By November 2005, WNSL were still hopeful of a handover date of 31 March, in time for the cup final on 13 May. However, in December 2005, the builders admitted that there was a "material risk" that the stadium might not be ready in time for the final.[27][28] In February 2006 these worries were confirmed, with the FA moving the game to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

text: On 20 March 2006, a steel rafter in the roof of the new development fell by 1 1⁄2 ft (46 cm), forcing 3,000 workers to evacuate the stadium and raising further doubts over the completion date which was already behind schedule.[29] On 23 March 2006, sewers beneath the stadium buckled due to ground movement.[30] GMB Union leader Steve Kelly said that the problem had been caused by the pipes not being properly laid, and that the repair would take months. Rumours circulated that the reason for the blockage was due to Multiplex failing to pay the contractors who laid the pipes who then filled in the pipes with concrete. A spokesman for developers Multiplex said that they did not believe this would "have any impact on the completion of the stadium", which was then scheduled to be completed on 31 March 2006.

text: On 30 March 2006, the developers announced that Wembley Stadium would not be ready until 2007.[31] All competitions and concerts planned were to be moved to suitable locations. On 19 June 2006 it was announced that the turf had been laid. On 19 October 2006 it was announced that the venue was now set to open in early 2007 after the dispute between the Football Association and Multiplex had finally been settled. WNSL was expected to pay around £36m to Multiplex, on top of the amount of the original fixed-price contract. The total cost of the project (including local transport infrastructure redevelopment and the cost of financing) was estimated to be £1 billion.

text: For the new stadium the level of the pitch was lowered. During excavation of the new playing field, mechanical diggers unearthed a buried obstruction: the concrete foundations of Watkin's Tower, a failed attempt to construct a rival to the Eiffel Tower in London. Only the base of the tower was ever built before being abandoned and demolished in 1907; the site was later used as the location for the first Wembley Stadium.[32]

text: Handover and opening[edit]

text: The new stadium was completed and handed over to the FA on 9 March 2007. The official Wembley Stadium website had announced that the stadium would be open for public viewing for local residents of Brent on 3 March 2007, however this was delayed by two weeks and instead happened on 17 March.

text: While the stadium had hosted football matches since the handover in March, the stadium was officially opened on Saturday 19 May, with the staging of the 2007 FA Cup Final. Eight days before that on Friday 11 May, the statue of Bobby Moore had been unveiled by Sir Bobby Charlton outside the stadium entrance, as the "finishing touch" to the completion of the stadium. The twice life-size bronze statue, sculpted by Philip Jackson, depicts England's 1966 World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore, looking down Wembley Way.[33][34][35]

text: Structure[edit]

text:
The stadium contains 2,618 toilets, more than any other venue in the world.[36]
The stadium has a circumference of 1 km (0.62 mi).[37]
The bowl volume is listed at 1,139,100 m3 (1,489,900 cu yd), somewhat smaller than the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, but with a greater seating capacity.[38]
At its peak, there were more than 3,500 construction workers on site.[39]
4,000 separate piles form the foundations of the new stadium,[37] the deepest of which is 35 m (115 ft).[37]
There are 56 km (35 mi) of heavy-duty power cables in the stadium.[37]
90,000 m3 (120,000 cu yd) of concrete and 23,000 tonnes (25,000 short tons) of steel were used in the construction of the new stadium.[37]
The total length of the escalators is 400 metres (1⁄4 mi).[37]
The arch has a cross-sectional diameter greater than that of a cross-channel Eurostar train.[40][41]

text: Pitch[edit]

text: The pitch size, as lined for association football, is 115 yd (105 m) long by 75 yd (69 m) wide, slightly narrower than the old Wembley, as required by the UEFA stadium categories for a category four stadium, the top category.

text: Since the completion of the new Wembley, the pitch has come into disrepute since it was described as being "no good" and "not in the condition that Wembley used to be known for" by Slaven Bilić before the game between England and the team he managed, Croatia.[42] It was confirmed when the pitch was terribly cut up during the game, which was blamed by some[43] as the reason England did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2008.[44] The Football Association admitted in April 2009 after the FA Cup semi-finals that improvements are needed to the Wembley pitch after criticism of the surface by Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and David Moyes. The grass has been relaid ten times since the stadium re-opened in 2007 and was relaid again in the summer of 2009, ahead of the 2009 Community Shield.[45][46]

text: In March 2010, the surface was relaid for the 10th time since 2007, when the stadium was built. In April 2010, the pitch was again criticised following the FA Cup semi-finals, during which the players found it difficult to keep their footing and the surface cut up despite the dry conditions. The then Tottenham Hotspur boss, Harry Redknapp labelled it a "disgrace" after his side's semi-final defeat to Portsmouth.[47] After the 2010 FA Cup Final, Chelsea captain John Terry said, "The pitch ruined the final. It's probably the worst pitch we've played on all year. It was not good enough for a Wembley pitch."[48] It was relaid with Desso semi-artificial pitch, ahead of the 2010 community shield game between Chelsea and Manchester United. Michael Owen, who previously criticised the pitch for causing him injury, said that it was much improved.[49]

text: Covering[edit]

text: The stadium roof has an area of 40,000 m2 (430,000 sq ft), of which 13,722 m2 (147,700 sq ft) is movable.[38] The primary reason for the sliding roof was to avoid shading the pitch, as grass demands direct sunlight to grow effectively.[50] The sliding roof design minimises the shadow by having the roof pulled back on the east, west and south.[51] Angus Campbell, chief architect, also said that an aim was for the pitch to be in sunlight during the match between the beginning of May and the end of June, between 3 pm and 5 pm, which is when the FA and World Cups would be played. However, it was mentioned during live commentary of the FA Cup Final in 2007 that the pitch was in partial shade at the start at 3 pm and also during the match.[52]

text: The stadium roof rises to 52 metres (171 ft) above the pitch and is supported by an arch rising 133 m (436 ft) above the level of the external concourse. With a span of 315 m (1,033 ft), the arch is the longest single-span roof structure in the world.[37]

text: Litigation[edit]

text: The Australian firm Multiplex, which was the main contractor on Wembley Stadium, made significant losses on the project.[53][54] In an attempt to recoup some of those losses, the firm has initiated a number of legal cases against its sub-contractors and consultants.[55] The largest of these – the largest construction claim in UK legal history – was a claim for £253 million against the structural engineering consultants Mott MacDonald.[56] In preliminary hearings the two architecture practices which worked for Multiplex on the project were ordered to allow Multiplex access to their records in order for them to build a case. The practices, Foster + Partners and Populous, estimated the costs of providing access and answering Multiplex's queries at £5 million.[57] The case was not due to be heard until January 2011.[58] Mott MacDonald has issued a counter-claim for unpaid fees of £250,000.[56] The dispute between Multiplex (now known as Brookfield) and Mott MacDonald was settled out of court in June 2010, the judge having warned that costs were likely to be more than £74 million.[59]

text: Multiplex also took the original steel contractor, Cleveland Bridge, to court to claim up to £38 million[60] compensation for costs resulting from Cleveland Bridge walking away from the job. Cleveland Bridge, in turn, claimed up to £15 million from Multiplex. The case was finally resolved in September 2008 with Cleveland Bridge ordered to pay £6.1 million in damages and 20% of Multiplex's costs after the court found Cleveland Bridge was in the wrong to walk off site. The judge criticised both sides for allowing the case to reach court, pointing out that total costs were £22 million, including £1 million for photocopying.[61] Multiplex's ultimate bill is estimated to be over £10 million. In 2007, Multiplex also contested a claim from its concrete contractor, PC Harrington, that Multiplex owes £13.4 million to PC Harrington.[62]

text: Bid to buy[edit]

text: In April 2018, Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham F.C. and the Jacksonville Jaguars, put forward an offer to purchase Wembley Stadium from the FA. The deal included not only the purchase of the stadium, but also providing the FA full rights to keep control of the Club Wembley business.[63] On 18 July 2018, a parliamentary select committee was held to discuss the possible sale, with evidence being given by former player, Gary Neville, and Katrina Law of the Football Supporters' Federation.[64][65] The offer was withdrawn on 17 October 2018.[66]

text: Tenants[edit]

text: Given the ownership of the stadium by the Football Association (the governing body of English football), the English national football team is a major user of Wembley. In 2007, the League Cup final moved back to Wembley from Cardiff following the FA Cup final and FA Community Shield.  Other showpiece football matches that were previously staged at Wembley, such as the Football League promotion play-offs and the Football League Trophy final, have returned to the stadium. In addition, the Conference National (now National League) play-off final is held at Wembley since 2007, and the FA Women's Cup final since 2015.

text: The new Wembley was a significant part of the plan for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; the stadium was the site of several games in both the men's and women's football tournaments, with the finals being held there.[67] The FA offices at Wembley Stadium, with social areas and boardroom, were designed by architects Gebler Tooth – who were also responsible for Team GB House at the London 2012 Olympics.

text: Additionally, the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final returned to Wembley Stadium in 2007, and the stadium also hosted both semi-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Wembley was one of the 13 venues for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

text: Wembley has had a long association with American football.  A United States Football League game was staged there in 1984,[68] and between 1986 and 1993 the old Wembley Stadium hosted eight National Football League exhibition games featuring 13 different NFL teams.[69] Since the new Wembley Stadium opened in 2007 Wembley has hosted games during the NFL regular season.  As a result of this, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated in October 2009 that "he expects the NFL will start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years, an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London."[70] On 20 January 2012, the league announced that the St. Louis Rams would become a temporary tenant of Wembley Stadium, playing an annual game at the stadium every year from 2012 to 2014; part of the reason the Rams were chosen was the fact that the team is owned by Stan Kroenke, who also is majority shareholder in a local Premier League team, Arsenal.[71] However, the Rams later cancelled their 2013–2014 games,[72] leading to the Jacksonville Jaguars becoming new temporary tenants and hosting games in London from 2013–2016.[73] This was later extended to 2020.[74]

text: The Race of Champions staged their 2007[75] and 2008 events at the stadium.[76]

text: Tottenham Hotspur agreed with the operators (Wembley National Stadium Ltd) to use the stadium for all of their European fixtures during the 2016–17 season, before using the stadium for the entire 2017–18 season. They will also play their first four home games of the 2018–19 season at Wembley: against Fulham, Liverpool, Cardiff City and Manchester City.

text: Music[edit]

text: Besides football, Wembley can be configured to hold many other events, particularly major concerts but also private events like weddings and conferences.[77] This is an economic necessity given that the stadium ended up costing the FA much more than was originally projected. The regular covering of the pitch for concerts has led to the pitch being relaid often (see elsewhere in this article). Regular changes to the pitch mean that it never matches the quality of its surroundings, or of the pitch of the old Wembley in its later years. The first concert at the new stadium was given by George Michael on 9 June 2007.[78] Bon Jovi, the last act to perform at the old Wembley, were scheduled to be the first artists to perform at the new Wembley but the late completion of the stadium saw the concerts relocated to the National Bowl and the KC Stadium.

text: Muse became the first band to sell out the new stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007, and released a live DVD of the performance.[79] Other acts to have performed at the stadium are Metallica, The Killers, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Madonna, Coldplay, Oasis, Take That and AC/DC.[80] Wembley hosted Take That Present: The Circus Live for four nights in summer 2009. The tour became the fastest selling tour in UK in history[81] before that record was broken by Take That two years later with their Progress Live tour.

text: In the first week of July 2007, two large charity concerts were held at the new Wembley stadium, the Concert for Diana, a memorial concert to commemorate ten years since the death of Princess Diana, and Live Earth, a concert hosted at Wembley as part of the Live Earth Foundation, committed to combating climate change.

text: 95.8 Capital FM's Summertime Ball, which was previously hosted with 55,000 spectators at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium and slightly less in Hyde Park (as Party in the Park), was hosted at Wembley Stadium on 6 June 2010, and was headlined by Rihanna and Usher. The move to Wembley allowed many more fans to watch the annual music event which has previously lasted over 5 hours with more than 15 performers. It has since returned to the Stadium every year since, usually in early June. Rock band Green Day continued their world tour, playing at Wembley on 19 June 2010. The gig was Green Day's biggest audience yet with over 90,000.[82] The Killers performed a song specially written for the Wembley Stadium: The Wembley Song. Brandon Flowers, lead singer for The Killers said "We've written a song for this joyous occasion." And proceeded to sing about some of Wembley's great moments, its history from the Twin Towers to present day arch.[83]

text: Muse returned to Wembley Stadium on 10 and 11 September 2010 as part of their Resistance Tour to a sell-out crowd, having previously played there in June 2007. Madonna played Wembley in 2008 during her Sticky and Sweet Tour, to a sold-out audience of 74,000.  The event has surpassed all gross revenue for a single concert at Wembley, grossing nearly US$12 million.[84] Take That played a record breaking 8 nights at Wembley Stadium in summer 2011 on their Progress Live tour, which has become the fastest and biggest selling tour in UK history.[85]

text: The Olympics meant that no concerts took place at Wembley in summer 2012, with other big shows taking place elsewhere. In summer 2013, there were seven big shows. The first act to perform at the venue was Bruce Springsteen, who played his first show at the new stadium on 15 June. One week later, rock band The Killers performed their biggest headline show at the venue on 22 June. Robbie Williams then performed four solo concerts at the stadium on 29 and 30 June, and on 2 and 5 July after previously performing with Take That at the stadium in 2011. The summer's final show saw former Pink Floyd bass guitarist Roger Waters play at the venue on 14 September as part of The Wall Live tour. On 10–12 July 2015, Ed Sheeran performed three sold-out shows at Wembley as part of his world tour. The concert was documented and aired on 16 August 2015 on NBC; the one-hour special Ed Sheeran – Live at Wembley Stadium also included behind-the-scenes footage.[86] Adele completed her world tour with two concerts, dubbed "The Finale", at Wembley on 28 and 29 June 2017.[87][88]Taylor Swift played two shows as the first time at the Wembley Stadium for her Reputation Stadium Tour on 22 and 23 June 2018, Camila Cabello and Charli XCX were the opening acts for the show.

text: Firsts at the new Wembley Stadium[edit]

text: Football[edit]

text: The first match at the stadium was a game played behind closed doors between Multiplex and Wembley Stadium staff.[89] The first game in front of spectators was between the Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI and the Wembley Sponsors Allstars on 17 March 2007. The Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI won 2–0 (scorers Mark Bright and Simon Jordan).[90] The first official match involving professional players was England U21s vs Italy U21s on 24 March 2007, which finished 3–3. Official attendance was 55,700 (although all of the 60,000 tickets that were made available were sold in advance).[91] The first player to score in a FIFA sanctioned match was Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini after 28 seconds of the same game; he also scored the first hat-trick at Wembley. The first English player to score in a full-scale match was David Bentley with a free kick in the same game.[91]

text: The first club game, competitive game, and cup final held at the new Wembley took place on 12 May 2007 when Kidderminster Harriers met Stevenage Borough in the FA Trophy final.[92] Kidderminster striker James Constable was the first player to score a goal in a final at the new Wembley. Kidderminster became the first team to play at both the old and new stadium.  Stevenage Borough were the first team to win a final at the new Wembley beating Kidderminster 3–2, despite trailing 2–0 at half time. The first players to play at both the old and new Wembley Stadiums were Steve Guppy (for Stevenage Borough) and Jeff Kenna (for Kidderminster Harriers).  Ex-England international Guppy was the first player to win a final at both stadia (with Leicester City, Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage). Ronnie Henry was the first ever player to lift a competitive club trophy at the new Wembley.[93]

text: The first penalty save and first red card came in the Conference National playoff final between Exeter City and Morecambe. The penalty was saved by Paul Jones of Exeter City from Morecambe striker Wayne Curtis. The red card was given to Matthew Gill of Exeter for a headbutt on Craig Stanley of Morecambe.[95]

text:
The first Football League teams to play at Wembley in a competitive fixture were Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town in the 2007 Football League Two play-off Final on 26 May 2007. Shrewsbury Town became the first league team to score at Wembley via a Stewart Drummond goal, they also the first league team to have a player sent off, in this case – Marc Tierney
Bristol Rovers won the game 3–1 in front of 61,589 which was a stadium record until the Championship play-off final two days later when Derby County beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 to become the first team at the new stadium to win promotion to the FA Premier League.

text: The first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley (between Manchester United and Chelsea) was on 19 May 2007, with a crowd attendance of 89,826.  Chelsea won 1–0 with a goal by Didier Drogba, making him the first player to score in the FA Cup Final at the new Wembley – the first (and as of 2018, the only) player to score in four separate FA Cup Finals, Drogba also holds the record for most goals scored at the new Wembley with eight.[94][96] Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech also became the first goalkeeper not to concede a goal in a competitive game at Wembley. Chelsea were the last winners of the cup final at the old Wembley and the first winners at the new.

text: The first game involving the full English national team was a friendly played on 1 June 2007, against Brazil. The match saw captain John Terry become the first England international goal scorer at the new stadium when he scored in the 68th minute. Diego became the first full international player to score for a visiting team when he scored in stoppage time, with the full-time result being a 1–1 draw.  The first competitive senior international was played on 8 September 2007 between England and Israel. This game ended 3–0.  The first player to score international goals at both the old and new stadia was Michael Owen when he scored for England against Israel.  On 22 August Germany beat England 2–1 to become the first team to beat them in the new Wembley Stadium. England's first competitive defeat at the new stadium was on 21 November 2007 when Croatia won 3–2. This match cost England qualification to Euro 2008 and head coach Steve McClaren his job.

text: On 17 May 2008, the 127th FA Cup Final was played (the second at the newly opened Wembley Stadium) between Cardiff City and Portsmouth.  The attendance of 89,874 fans is still a current record attendance for a competitive professional association football match in the current Wembley Stadium's history.[94] Portsmouth won the match 1-0 with a Nwankwo Kanu goal.

text: Wembley Stadium hosted the UEFA Champions League Final on 28 May 2011 between FC Barcelona and Manchester United.[97] Wembley also hosted the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, making it the second time in 3 years.[98] The event was held to mark the 150th anniversary of The Football Association.

text: During the 2012 Olympic Games Great Britain defeated Brazil in the first women's international to take place at the stadium.[99] On 23 November the England women's team played at the stadium for the first time when they lost 3–0 to Germany in a friendly.[100]

text: Tottenham Hotspur[edit]

text: In the 2016–17 season, Tottenham Hotspur staged four "home" European fixtures in both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions. Spurs set a new record attendance for a Champions League home game in England with over 85,000 fans.[101] In April 2017 Tottenham confirmed that they had chosen to use Wembley Stadium for all their home fixtures in the 2017-18 season, this being due to their existing White Hart Lane Stadium being demolished to make way for the club's new stadium for which construction work had already commenced.

text: Tottenham also used Wembley for their first nine home Premier League matches and all home matches from the group stage of the Champions League in 2018–19.[102]

text: Rugby league[edit]

text: The Rugby league Challenge Cup Final had been played annually at the old Wembley Stadium since 1929. In 2007, the cup final returned to its traditional home after the rebuilding of Wembley.[103] When Catalans Dragons played St. Helens in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final, they became the first non-English rugby league team to play in the final. The result saw St Helens retain the cup by a score of 30–8 before 84,241 fans.[104] The first rugby league team to win a game at the new Wembley Stadium, were Normanton Freeston. The West Yorkshire secondary school beat Castleford High School in the Year 7 boys Carnegie Champion Schools final, which was played immediately prior to the 2007 Challenge Cup Final.[105] The first official try at the renovated Wembley was scored by James Roby of St Helens, although Luke Metcalfe of Castleford High School scored the first try in the schools game that took place before the 2007 Challenge Cup final.[106]

text: In 2011, International rugby league returned to Wembley for the first time since 1997 when Wales lost to New Zealand 0–36[107] and Australia beat host nation England 36–20[108] in the 2011 Rugby League Four Nations. The semi-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup were played at Wembley Stadium where defending champions New Zealand beat England 20–18, and eventual tournament champions Australia defeated Fiji 64–0. The double header drew 67,575 fans to Wembley, the second highest crowd for an international rugby league game at either the original or the new stadium.

text:
Year

Date

Tournament

Match

Country

Score

Country

Attendance

2011

23 November

Four Nations

Round 2

Wales

0–36

New Zealand

42,344

Round 2

England

20–36

Australia

2013

5 November

World Cup

Semi-final

New Zealand

20–18

England

67,545

Semi-final

Australia

64–0

Fiji

text: Castleford Academy (formerly Castleford High School) currently hold the record for the most Rugby League appearances at the New Wembley Stadium. On 24 August 2013 their Year 7 Rugby team played RGS High Wycombe in the annual schools curtain-raiser to the Challenge Cup final.[109] This was Castleford Academy's 4th appearance at the stadium since 2007. This puts them joint with Leeds and one appearance ahead of Warrington.

text: Rugby union[edit]

text: The first top level rugby union match was a non-cap match between the Barbarians and Australia on 3 December 2008.[110]

text: Between 2009 and 2017. The stadium was used regularly by Saracens for some major Aviva Premiership, Heineken Cup and International matches. Their Aviva Premiership clash with Harlequins in 2012 was played before a crowd of 83,761, a world record for a rugby union club match. In 2014, the teams faced again in front of 83,889 spectators.[111] The 2015 match between Saracens and Harlequins had a new world record attendance for a club game of rugby union with 84,068.[112]

text: The stadium was also used during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, during which it hosted two pool matches:

text:
Year

Date

Match

Country

Score

Country

Attendance

2015

20 September

Pool C Match

New Zealand

26–16

Argentina

89,019[113]

27 September

Pool D Match

Ireland

44–10

Romania

89,267[114]

text: The 89,019 crowd for the New Zealand versus Argentina game set a new record attendance for a Rugby World Cup game.[113] The Ireland versus Romania match one week later improved this record again to 89,267.[114] Although the 90,000 seat Wembley was the largest stadium used during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the World Cup Final was held at the 82,000 seat Twickenham Stadium, the traditional home of the tournament's host, England's Rugby Football Union.

text: American football[edit]

text: On 28 October 2007, in front of 81,176 fans, the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 13–10 in the first regular season NFL game ever to be played in Europe, and the first outside of North America.[115] The first touchdown scored at Wembley was on a run by Giants' quarterback Eli Manning. The NFL have hosted at least one regular season game a year at Wembley since.

text: On 21 August 2012, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced a four-year deal to become temporary tenants of Wembley by playing one regular season game each year between 2013 and 2016 and becoming the first team to return to Wembley in consecutive years.[116]

text: On 16 October 2012, the NFL announced there were to be two NFL regular season games played at Wembley Stadium during the 2013 season. The Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings on 29 September 2013 and the San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars on 27 October 2013. This is an attempt by the NFL to strengthen the NFL fanbase in London and internationally. Future plans to have a permanent NFL team in London have been suggested.[117]

text: Another first was recorded in 2014 as three regular season NFL games were played at Wembley. The Oakland Raiders hosted the Miami Dolphins on 28 September at 6 pm BST, the Atlanta Falcons hosted the Detroit Lions on 26 October at 1:30 pm GMT and the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Dallas Cowboys on 9 November at 6 pm GMT.[118] At 9:30 am ET, the Detroit-Atlanta game was the earliest kick off in NFL history and gave fans a unique four game window on this day.[119] In 2015, another first occurred as the first ever divisional match took place at Wembley between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.

text: On 30 October 2016, for the first time in an NFL game played outside the US, the game carried into overtime and subsequently ended in a tie (another first for both Wembley and a London Game) in a week 8 match between the Washington Redskins and the Cincinnati Bengals. The final score was 27–27.

text: Boxing[edit]

text: On 31 May 2014, Wembley Stadium hosted its first boxing event, featuring the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves for the IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles.[120] The contest was held in front of a crowd of 80,000 spectators, a British post-war attendance record for a boxing event, surpassing the crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium when it hosted Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano in May 2008.[121]

text: The World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation heavyweight championship fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko broke the attendance record on 29 April 2017, with an attendance of approximately 90,000.[122]

text: Transport connections[edit]

text: The stadium is described as a "public transport destination"[123] for which parking is available on a very limited basis. To alleviate the impact of vehicular traffic on the local residents and businesses, Brent Council have introduced a number of measures in relation to on street parking and to access restrictions of roads that surround the stadium.

text: The "Wembley Stadium Protective Parking Scheme" sets a boundary in which parking on street is restricted to only those that hold an event day parking permit. Road closures are in force from 10:00 am on the event day until midnight and apply to Fulton Road, Engineers Way and South Way.[124]

text: Rail and Underground[edit]

text: The stadium is connected to two London Underground stations: Wembley Park Station (on the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines) via Olympic Way, and Wembley Central (Bakerloo line) via the White Horse Bridge. Rail links are provided at Wembley Central (London Overground, Southern and London Midland services) and Wembley Stadium railway station (Chiltern Railways services).

text: Stations near by:

text:
Service
Station
Lines

London Underground
Wembley Park
 Jubilee line Metropolitan line

Wembley Central
 Bakerloo line

London Overground
 Watford DC Line

National Rail
Southern RailwaysLondon Midland

Wembley Stadium
Chiltern Railways

text: Onsite parking[edit]

text: The onsite parking facility is shared with Wembley Arena, essentially being the open air surface parking surrounding the eastern flank of Wembley Stadium and the multi-storey car park. These are called Green Car Park and Red Car Park, respectively. There is disabled parking available onsite, at the Green Car Park, at a reduced rate but on a first come first served basis. On some football event dates, opposing team supporters have been separated into the two different car parks.

text: Bus[edit]

text: London Bus routes near by:[125][126]

text:
Route

Start

End

Operator

18

Euston

Sudbury

London United

83

Golders Green

Alperton

Metroline

92

St Raphael's North

Ealing Hospital

Metroline

182

Brent Cross

Harrow Weald

Metroline

206

Kilburn Park

Wembley Park

Metroline

223

Wembley

Harrow

Metroline

224

Wembley Stadium Station

St Raphael's Estate

Metroline

297

Willesden

Ealing Broadway

Metroline


document_title: America's Got Talent (season 12)

question_text: how many acts in america's got talent finals

question_tokens: how many acts in america 's got talent finals

root

text: America's Got Talent (season 12)

text: Season changes[edit]

text: On October 4, 2016, Simon Cowell signed a contract to remain as a judge through 2019.[10]

tag: p

text: Long-time host Nick Cannon announced, on February 13, 2017, that he would not return as host for season 12, soon after he made disparaging remarks about NBC in his 2017 Showtime comedy special, Stand Up, Don't Shoot.[11] Cannon was still under contract to host, and NBC executives did not initially accept his resignation, but they ultimately searched for a new host.[12][13]

text: On March 12, 2017, NBC announced supermodel Tyra Banks as the host for this season.[3]

text: Preliminary auditions[edit]

text: The season had preliminary open call auditions in Chicago, Austin, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, San Diego, New York City, Charleston, Memphis, and Los Angeles.[14] As in years past, prospective contestants could also submit online auditions.

text: Judges' auditions were taped in March at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The premiere aired May 30, 2017.[citation needed]

text: Golden Buzzer[edit]

text: The Golden Buzzer returned for its fourth consecutive season. Any act that received a golden buzzer during the preliminary auditions was sent directly to the live shows and did not compete in the Judge Cuts round. In the first episode of preliminary auditions, Mel B pressed the golden buzzer for 12-year-old singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer. In subsequent episodes, Simon Cowell pressed it for 29-year-old deaf singer-songwriter and ukeleleist, Mandy Harvey, Howie Mandel chose 16-year-old singer Christian Guardino, Tyra Banks pressed it for Light Balance dance crew, and Heidi Klum chose 13-year-old singer Angelina Green.[15]

text: Death of Brandon Rogers[edit]

text: On June 11, 2017, contestant Brandon Rogers died in an automobile accident. Rogers was an American physician who specialized in family medicine. Earlier in 2017, after seeing YouTube videos of Rogers singing, Boyz II Men invited him to sing with them as a guest in three of their Las Vegas shows. His successful AGT audition aired on July 11, 2017, in his memory.[16] He competed in the Judge Cuts round, but his performance in that round was not televised.[17]

text: Judge Cuts[edit]

text: The Judge Cuts round began on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Like the previous season, one guest judge joined the judges' panel each show and was given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts were shown each week and seven advanced, including the guest judge's golden buzzer choice. Guest judges were not given a red buzzer to use. Any act that received all four red buzzers was immediately eliminated from the competition. The four guest judges were Chris Hardwick, DJ Khaled, Laverne Cox, and Seal.

text: After the Judge Cuts, three wildcards were chosen from eliminated acts to perform in the live shows: Final Draft, Bello Nock and Oskar and Gaspar (who did not perform in the Judge Cuts round). All three of these acts were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

text: Golden Buzzer[edit]

text: Each Judge Cuts act that received a golden buzzer advanced to the live shows without any voting by the judges. During the Judge Cuts round, guest judges Chris Hardwick pressed his golden buzzer for 9-year old singer Angelica Hale, DJ Khaled pressed it for 21-year old singer-songwriter and guitarist Chase Goehring, Laverne Cox pressed it for 9-year old singer Celine Tam, and Seal pressed it for soul singer Johnny Manuel.[15]

text:
Key

 Buzzed

 Golden buzzer

  Advanced

  Quarterfinal Wildcard

  Eliminated

  Eliminated Immediately

  Advanced Immediately

tag: table

text: Week 1[edit]

text: Guest judge: Chris Hardwick

text: Date: July 18, 2017

text:
Act

Order

Performance type

Buzzes

Result

Cowell

Klum

Hardwick

Mel B

Mandel

Sara and Hero

1

Dog Act

Advanced

The Baker Family

2

Bluegrass Band

Eliminated

Mariachi Nuevo Santander

3

Mariachi Group

Eliminated

The Masqueraders

4

Vocal Group

Advanced

Eric Jennifer

5

Comedian

Eliminated

Harrison Greenbaum

6

Comedian

Eliminated

Dancing Pumpkin Man

7

Dancer

Eliminated

Tom London

8

Magician

Eliminated

Eric Jones

9

Close-Up Magician

Advanced

Angelica Hale

10

Singer

Advanced Immediately

Danylo and Oskar

11

Acrobat Duo

Eliminated

Lera and Nika Tomanova

12

Aerial Duo

Eliminated

Yoselin Chi

13

Hand Balancer

Eliminated

Darcy Callus

14

Singer And Keyboardist

Eliminated

Carlos De Antonis

15

Opera Singer

Eliminated

Canion Shijirbat

16

Multimedia Dancer

Eliminated

Just Jerk

17

Hip-Hop Dance Group

Advanced

Maw Kitty

18

Singer

Eliminated

The Singing Trump

19

Singing Trump Impersonator

Advanced

Demian Aditya

20

Escape Artist

Advanced

text: Week 2[edit]

text: Guest judge: DJ Khaled

text: Date: July 25, 2017

text:
This is the first Judge Cuts episode in the show's history in which an act with at least one "X" buzzer was nevertheless promoted to the live shows.
This was also the only Judge Cuts episode of the season in which an act received 4 red buzzers.

text:
Act

Order

Performance type

Buzzes

Result

Cowell

Klum

Khaled

Mel B

Mandel

Sammulous

1

Singer

Eliminated

Steven Scott

2

Comedian

Eliminated

The Quiddlers

3

Puppeteer Group

Eliminated

Str8jacket

4

Dance Group

Eliminated

Solto & T Dot

5

Dance Duo

Eliminated

Junior and Emily

6

Salsa Dance Duo

Advanced

Jokgu and Aichan

7

Piano-Playing Chickens

Eliminated Immediately

Dakota Striplin

8

Singer and Guitarist

Eliminated

Chase Goehring

9

Singer and Guitarist

Advanced Immediately

Azeri Brothers

10

Danger Duo

Eliminated

The Godfathers

11

Acrobat Group

Eliminated

Tulga

12

Strongman

Eliminated

Mirror Image

13

Vocal/Dance Duo

Advanced

Evie Clair

14

Singer

Advanced

Kyle Eschen

15

Magician

Eliminated

Xavier Mortimer

16

Magician

Eliminated

Colin Cloud

17

Mentalist

Advanced

Pelican212

18

Family Band

Eliminated

Puddles Pity Party

19

Singing Clown

Advanced

Yoli Mayor

20

Singer

Advanced

text: Week 3[edit]

text: Guest judge: Laverne Cox

text: Date: August 1, 2017

text: This was the first Judge Cuts episode in which no acts received a red buzzer from any of the judges.

text:
Act

Order

Performance type

Buzzes

Result

Cowell

Klum

Cox

Mel B

Mandel

Oscar Hernandez

1

Dancer

Advanced

Tony and Jordan

2

Digital Magicians

Eliminated

The Naked Magicians

3

Magicians

Eliminated

Jeki Yoo

4

Magician

Eliminated

Herbie Russ

5

Singer And Saxophonist

Eliminated

Mike Yung

6

Singer

Advanced

5 Alive

7

Boy Band

Eliminated

Final Draft

8

R&B Vocal Group

Quarterfinal Wild Card

Brobots & Mandroidz

9

Hip-Hop Dance Group

Advanced

Marisa McKaye

10

Singer

Eliminated

Celine Tam

11

Singer

Advanced Immediately

Aileen George

12

Pole Dancer

Eliminated

Shemika Charles

13

Limbo Dancer

Eliminated

Jay Jay Phillips

14

Keyboardist

Eliminated

Diavolo

15

Acrobatic Dance Group

Advanced

Jonathan Rinny

16

Balancing Acrobat

Eliminated

Bello Nock

17

Daredevil

Quarterfinal Wild Card

Daniel Ferguson

18

Singing Impressionist

Eliminated

Preacher Lawson

19

Comedian

Advanced

Billy & Emily England

20

Extreme Rollerskating Duo

Advanced

text: Week 4[edit]

text: Guest judge: Mat Franco

text: Date: August 8, 2017

text:
Act

Order

Performance type

Buzzes

Result

Cowell

Klum

Franco

Mel B

Mandel

Artyon & Paige

1

Dance Duo

Advanced

Britt Saasen

2

Singer

Eliminated

In The Stairwell

3

A Capella Group

Advanced

Will Tsai

4

Magician

Eliminated

Henry Richardson

5

Magician

Eliminated

Elena and Sasha

6

Acrobatic Duo

Eliminated

Lost Legends

7

Dance Group

Eliminated

Nick Uhas

8

Scientist

Eliminated

Veronica Gonzalez

9

Foot Puppeteer

Eliminated

Sirqus Alfon

10

Digital Comedy Trio

Eliminated

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works

11

Gospel Choir

Advanced

Pompeyo Family Dogs

12

Dog Act

Advanced

Johnny Manuel

13

Singer

Advanced Immediately

Maria Popazov

14

Hand Balancer / Contortionist

Eliminated

Maxim Popazov

15

Hand Balancer

Eliminated

German Cornejo Dance Company

16

Dance Group

Eliminated

The Honeybee-z Plus

17

Dance Group

Eliminated

Merrick Hanna

18

Dancer

Advanced

Kechi Okwuchi

19

Singer

Advanced

Brandon Rogers

N/A

Singer

Did Not Advance[note 1][17]

text: Jump up ^ Rogers competed in this round before he died, but his performance was omitted from the episode.

tag: ol

text: Quarterfinals[edit]

text: The quarterfinals were broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles starting on August 15, 2017. They featured the nine golden buzzer acts, the 24 other acts promoted during the Judge Cuts round, and three wildcard acts chosen by the producers and judges. Twelve acts performed each week, with results announced the on following nights; each week seven acts were sent through to the semifinals.[18] Puddles Pity Party and Mirror Image received an "X" from Cowell in the Quarterfinals. Demian Aditya received "X's" by Mel B and Cowell in the second Quarterfinals.

text:
Key

 Buzzed

  Advanced (Won Public Vote)

 Judges' Choice

  Won Judges' Choice

  Lost Judges' Choice

  Dunkin' Save

  Judges' Wildcard

text: Week 1 (August 15–16)[edit]

text: Guests: Grace VanderWaal, August 16[19]

text:
Act

Order

Performance Type

Buzzes and judges' choices

Result

Cowell

Klum

Mel B

Mandel

Christian Guardino

1

Singer

Dunkin' Save

Artyon & Paige

2

Dancing Duo

Eliminated

In The Stairwell

3

A Cappella Group

Advanced

The Singing Trump

4

Singing Donald Trump Impersonator

Eliminated

Angelica Hale

5

Singer

Advanced

Bello Nock

6

Danger Act/Daredevil

Eliminated

Just Jerk1

7

Hip-Hop Dance Group

Eliminated

Puddles Pity Party

8

Singing Clown

Eliminated

Preacher Lawson

9

Comedian

Advanced

Yoli Mayor1

10

Singer

Judges' Choice

Billy & Emily England

11

Extreme Rollerskating Duo

Advanced

Darci Lynne Farmer

12

Singing Ventriloquist

Advanced

text: ^1  After the judges split evenly in the Judges' Choice, Yoli Mayor was announced to have received more of America's votes than Just Jerk, and she advanced to the semi-finals.

text: Week 2 (August 22–23)[edit]

text: Guests: Circus 1903 [20]

text:
Act

Order

Performance type

Buzzes and judges' choices

Result

Cowell

Klum

Mel B

Mandel

Brobots & Mandroidz

1

Hip-Hop Dance Group

Eliminated

Celine Tam

2

Singer

Advanced

Mirror Image

3

Vocal Dance Duo

Eliminated

Johnny Manuel

4

Singer

Advanced

Merrick Hanna

5

Dancer

Advanced

Eric Jones1

6

Close-up Magician

Judges' Choice

The Masqueraders1

7

Vocal Group

Eliminated

Light Balance2

8

Light-Up Dance Group

Advanced

Evie Clair

9

Singer

Dunkin' Save

Demian Aditya3

10

Escape Artist

Eliminated

Pompeyo Family Dogs

11

Dog Act

Wild Card

Mandy Harvey

12

Singer-Songwriter/Ukulelist

Advanced

text: ^1  After the judges split evenly in the Judges' Choice, Eric Jones was announced to have received more of America's votes than The Masqueraders, and he advanced to the semi-finals.

text: ^2  Due to a technical issue, Light Balance's performance was based on their dress rehearsal.[21]

text: ^3  Another technical issue occurred when the sealed box Aditya was in didn't fall as planned.[22]

text: Week 3 (August 29–30)[edit]

text: Guests: Mat Franco, Piff the Magic Dragon, and Jon Dorenbos, August 30[23][24]

text:
Act

Order

Performance Type

Buzzes and judges' choices

Result

Cowell

Klum

Mel B

Mandel

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works

1

Gospel Choir

Judges' Choice

Junior and Emily Alabi

2

Salsa Dance Duo

Eliminated

Final Draft

3

Vocal Group

Eliminated

Oscar Hernandez

4

Dancer

Eliminated

Angelina Green

5

Singer

Eliminated

Colin Cloud

6

Mentalist

Dunkin' Save

Mike Yung

7

Singer

Advanced

Oskar and Gaspar

8

Videomapping Act

Eliminated

Sara and Hero1

9

Dog Act

Advanced

Chase Goehring

10

Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist

Advanced

Diavolo

11

Acrobatic Dance Group

Advanced

Kechi Okwuchi

12

Singer

Advanced

text: ^1  Sara added another dog named Loki in her act. Loki performed throughout the rest of the competition.

text: Semifinals[edit]

text: The live semifinals started on September 5, 2017. They featured the 21 acts voted to the semifinals, plus the judges' semifinal wildcard pick. Each week, eleven acts performed; five went through to the finals, and six were eliminated. No acts were buzzed.

text:
Key

  Advanced (Won Public Vote)

 Judges' Choice

  Won Judges' Choice

  Lost Judges' Choice

  Dunkin' Save

text: Week 1 (September 5–6)[edit]

text: Guests: The Clairvoyants[25]

text:
Act

Order

Performance description

Judges' choices

Result

Cowell

Klum

Mel B

Mandel

Yoli Mayor

1

Singer; performed "Say You Won't Let Go" by James Arthur

Eliminated

Eric Jones

2

Close-up magician: The judges are seated on the stage. A $2 bill in Eric's hand turns into 4 coins. Simon hands him a signed hundred-dollar bill in exchange for the 4 coins. He shakes the coins together between his palms, and one of the coins disappears. Eric gives Heidi the three coins, asks her to focus on one of them, and makes that coin disappear. Howie holds the two coins between his thumb and middle finger, and when he drops them, only one coin remains. Eric then places it onto Mel B's hand, teleports it to her shoulder, and that coin disappears as well. All four coins are found under Simon's 100-dollar bill, and Eric changes them into the $2 bill.

Eliminated

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works1

3

Gospel choir; performed "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith

Eliminated

Preacher Lawson

4

Comedian; laments being single, explains why he broke up with his ex-girlfriend, Tyra, and worries about passing his big lips on to his future offspring. He ends with a joke about his reaction to his 4-year-old cousin calling him ugly.

Advanced

Johnny Manuel

5

Singer; performed an original song called "Blind Faith"

Eliminated

Billy and Emily England

6

Extreme rollerblading duo: rollerblades on a high platform in which Emily hangs on to Billy in several positions while they spin around. Billy then flings Emily off the edge of the platform into the jaws of animated dragons.

Eliminated

Evie Clair

7

Singer; performed "Yours" by Ella Henderson

Dunkin' Save

Sara & Hero

8

Dog act: Hero pretended to perform CPR on Sara before she "revives" and they play volleyball together. Guest performer Loki, Sara's younger dog, circles backwards around a standing Hero, who then gets on a skateboard and catches frisbees. Sara and Loki get on a surfboard, and then Hero jumps through a hoop before Sara jumps through the hoop with Hero. The act ends with Loki in Sara's arms.

Advanced

Chase Goehring1

9

Singer-songwriter/Guitarist; performed an original song called "What Is Love".

Judges' Choice

Darci Lynne Farmer

10

Singing ventriloquist's puppet, Edna Doorknocker, complains about being stuck in the elevator with The Singing Trump, while gushing about Simon. She then sings "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin to him, eventually cuddling a blushing Simon.

Advanced

Mike Yung1

11

Singer; performed "Don't Give Up on Me" by Solomon Burke

Eliminated

text: ^1  Chase Goehring, DaNell Daymon & Greater Works, and Mike Yung were not initially announced as performing on week one of semifinals.

text: Week 2 (September 12–13)[edit]

text:
Act

Order

Performance description

Judges' choices

Result

Cowell

Klum

Mel B

Mandel

Celine Tam

1

Singer; performed "How Far I'll Go" from Moana.

Eliminated

Colin Cloud

2

Mentalist; printed thousands of tweets collected from the public, each listing a random celebrity, city and object, on cards (each containing a couple dozen of the tweets) distributed to the live audience members. Judges collected some of the cards from the audience at random. Mel B selected one card from these, and Heidi chose one tweet on the card at random, which contained a unique list: Ellen, Rome, cheese. Cloud demonstrated with prerecorded video snippets of himself and the judges that he had correctly predicted the list. A picture on stage, when flipped upside down, gave the same list in reverse order.

2

Eliminated

Christian Guardino

3

Singer; performed "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye.

Eliminated

In the Stairwell

4

A Cappella Group; performed "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran

Eliminated

Merrick Hanna1

5

Dancer; performed robot-themed urban dance routine that involved some flying.

Eliminated

Mandy Harvey1

6

Singer; performed an original song, "Release Me", while translating the song into American Sign Language.

Advanced

Pompeyo Family Dogs

7

Dog Act; dogs of varying sizes, dressed as Arctic/Antarctic animals such as a polar bear and penguins, performed agility and acrobatic tricks including walking and handstanding on two legs, sometimes in size order, leaping through hoops and over humans, jumping rope with a human and climbing a ladder.

Eliminated

Diavolo

8

Acrobatic Dance Group; dancers rose into the air hanging artfully, or climbing on, and leaping from, various moving, transforming apparatuses, with a post-apocalyptic or futuristic theme.

2

Judges' Choice

Kechi Okwuchi

9

Singer; performed "Don't Worry About Me" by Frances.

Dunkin' Save

Light Balance

10

Light-Up Dance Group; urban dance employing darkness and chromatic lights on set and costumes with a video game effect.

Advanced

Angelica Hale

11

Singer; performed "Without You" by David Guetta

Advanced

text: ^1  Merrick Hanna and Mandy Harvey were switched to perform on Week 2 although they were on the Week 1 promo.

text: ^2  Klum's voting intention was not revealed.

text: Finals[edit]

text: The final performances took place on September 19, followed by the final results show on September 20, 2017. No acts were buzzed.

text: The season finale took place on September 20, 2017. During the finale results, the top 5 acts were revealed first; then they were eliminated in reverse ranking from fifth place to third place.  Darci Lynne Farmer was announced the winner at the end of the finale. She won the million-dollar prize and was set to headline at the PH Showroom at the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2017.

text:
Key

  Advanced to the top 5

  Top 10

text:
Act

Order

Performance Description

Result

Angelica Hale

1

Singer; performed "Symphony" by Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson.

Advanced

Chase Goehring

2

Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist; performed an original song called "Mirror".

Top 10

Sara and Hero

3

Dog Act; Hero freed Sara from a glass cube by pressing a button. Hero danced around Sara's legs before Loki ran out and performed alongside Hero. Hero balanced on Sara's feet and put his front legs in the air. Loki jumped over obstacles and ran through a tube, then Loki jumped rope, with Sara and Hero holding the ends. Hero jumped on his hind legs with Sara, then Sara made hoops with her hands for Loki to jump through. The act ended with Hero running up a ramp and jumping high through the air over a ball pit to grab a dangling bone.

Advanced

Diavolo

4

Dance/Acrobat Crew; Two acrobats danced around a door before opening it up to reveal acrobats dancing, jumping and sliding on ramps. They then transferred to a large rocking apparatus, climbing on and leaping off of it, and catching each other, with themes of fire and thunder in the background.

Top 10

Evie Clair

5

Singer; performed "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.

Top 10

Preacher Lawson

6

Stand-Up Comedian; recalled an interaction on the street with a mostly naked man who proclaimed "Black Power" despite being white. He said the man asked to borrow $75, and noted that the man would definitely use it for drugs. He then performed an energetic physical bit, imitating the man by shaking and repeating the same phrase over and over. He ended by making a meta observation that while some audience members die laughing from this joke, others say, "How long is he gonna do this for?"

Top 10

Kechi Okwuchi

7

Singer; performed "Conqueror" by Estelle.

Top 10

Darci Lynne Farmer

8

Singing Ventriloquist; puppets Oscar and Petunia bickered over who should sing for the Finals. The two puppets then told Darci to keep her mouth closed while they both performed a version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles.

Advanced

Mandy Harvey

9

Singer-Songwriter/Ukeleleist; performed an original song called "This Time".

Advanced

Light Balance

10

Light-Up Dance Group; urban dance with chromatic lights. At the beginning, echoing the group's past performances, a dancer in a top hat sat on a chair (Preliminary auditions), followed by a werewolf (Quarterfinals) that seemingly tore one of the android dancers in half, although its top and bottom halves soon rejoined, and ended with a person resembling a video game character (Semifinals).

Advanced

text: Finale[edit]

text: Guest performers in the finale included Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, James Arthur, Derek Hough and Terry Fator.[8] Other celebrity appearances included Marlee Matlin.[26]

text: The following chart describes the acts, appearances and segments presented during the finale.

text:
Act(s)

Performance Description

Angelica Hale & Kechi Okwuchi

Singers; Guest performer Kelly Clarkson sang, with the two contestants, a trio of her song "Stronger".

Chase Goehring

Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist; Guest performer James Arthur sang a duet with Goehring of his song "Say You Won't Let Go".

Sara and Hero

Dog Act; Instead of performing an act, Sara worked to train the Judges' dogs to perform several tricks.

Diavolo

Dance/Acrobat Crew; performed in a space-like setting with asteroids crashing into each other in the background and the dancers jumping off of a moon-like structure.

Evie Clair

Singer; Guest performer James Arthur performed a duet with Clair of her song "Okay Day".

Preacher Lawson

Comedian; Clips were shown of Lawson performing at the Laugh Factory with Judge Howie Mandel and Kevin Nealon.

Darci Lynne Farmer

Singing Ventriloquist; Guest performer Terry Fator, with his turtle puppet, Winston, joked around with Farmer and her bunny, Petunia. The two puppets then performed the comic song "Anything You Can Do".

Mandy Harvey

Singer-Songwriter/Ukeleleist; Guest performer Shania Twain sang a duet with Harvey of Twain's song "You're Still The One".

Light Balance

Light-Up Dance Group; Guest performer Derek Hough led the group in a dance routine similar to the group's preliminary auditions routine.

text:
Key

  1st place (Winner)

  2nd place (Runner-up)

  3rd place

  4th place

  5th place

text:
Act

Result

Darci Lynne Farmer

Winner

Angelica Hale

Runner-Up

Light Balance

3rd place

Mandy Harvey

4th place

Sara and Hero

5th place

text: Top 36 acts[edit]

text:
Key

     Winner

     Runner-up

     Third Place

     Top 5

     Finalist

     Semifinalist (lost judges' vote)

     Semifinalist (lost audience vote)

     Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

     Quarterfinalist (lost audience vote)

 Golden buzzer (Auditions)

 Golden buzzer (Judge Cuts)

 Judges' wild card (quarterfinals)

 Judges' wild card (semifinals)

text:
Name of Act

Age(s)

Genre

Act

Hometown

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Result

Darci Lynne Farmer

12

Comedy & Singing

Singing Ventriloquist

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1

1

Winner

Angelica Hale

9

Singing

Singer

Atlanta, Georgia

1

2

Runner-Up

Light Balance

22-36

Dance

Light-Up Dance Group

 Dnipro, Ukraine

2

2

3rd Place

Mandy Harvey

29

Singing

Singer-Songwriter/Ukulelist

St. Cloud, Florida

2

2

4th Place

Sara and Hero

22 & 5

Animal

Dog Act

 North Bay, Ontario, Canada

3

1

5th Place

Chase Goehring

21

Singing

Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist

Nolensville, Tennessee

3

1

Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Diavolo

21-39

Acrobatics

Acrobatic Dance Group

Los Angeles, California

3

2

Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Evie Clair

13

Singing

Singer

Florence, Arizona

2

1

Finalist (Won Dunkin' Save Vote)

Kechi Okwuchi

27

Singing

Singer

Houston, Texas

3

2

Finalist (Won Dunkin' Save Vote)

Preacher Lawson

25

Comedy

Stand-up Comedian

Memphis, Tennessee

1

1

Finalist (Won Public Vote)

Colin Cloud

30

Magic

Mentalist

 Edinburgh, Scotland

3

2

Semifinalist (Lost Judges' Vote)

Eric Jones

36

Magic

Close-up Magician

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2

1

Semifinalist (Lost Judges' Vote)

Billy & Emily England

30, 27

Danger

Extreme Rollerskating Duo

Las Vegas, Nevada

1

1

Eliminated

Celine Tam

9

Singing

Singer

 Hong Kong

2

2

Eliminated

Christian Guardino

16

Singing

Singer

Patchogue, New York

1

2

Eliminated

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works

24-59

Singing

Gospel Choir

Various

3

1

Eliminated

In The Stairwell

18-22

Singing

A Cappella Group

Colorado Springs, Colorado

1

2

Eliminated

Johnny Manuel

32

Singing

Singer

Flint, Michigan

2

1

Eliminated

Merrick Hanna

12

Dance

Dancer

Encinitas, California

2

2

Eliminated

Mike Yung

56

Singing

Singer

New York, New York

3

1

Eliminated

Pompeyo Family Dogs

7-35

Animal

Dog Act

Sarasota, Florida

2

2

Eliminated

Yoli Mayor

21

Singing

Singer

Miami, Florida

1

1

Eliminated

Angelina Green

13

Singing

Singer

Miami, Florida

3

N/A

Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

Just Jerk

18-27

Dance

Hip-Hop Dance Group

 Seoul, South Korea

1

N/A

Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

The Masqueraders

72-74

Singing

Vocal Group

Nashville, Tennessee

2

N/A

Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

Artyon & Paige

9 & 8

Dance

Dancing Duo

Murrieta, California

1

N/A

Eliminated

Bello Nock

47

Danger

Comedic Daredevil

Sarasota, Florida

1

N/A

Eliminated

Brobots & Mandroidz

16-24

Dance

Hip-Hop Dance Group

Torrance, California

2

N/A

Eliminated

Demian Aditya

36

Magic

Escape Artist

 Jakarta, Indonesia

2

N/A

Eliminated

Final Draft

22-26

Singing

Vocal Group

Atlanta, Georgia

3

N/A

Eliminated

Junior and Emily

31 & 27

Dance

Salsa Dance Duo

Los Angeles, California

3

N/A

Eliminated

Mirror Image

16

Singing & Dance

Vocal Dance Duo

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2

N/A

Eliminated

Oscar Hernandez

34

Dance

Dancer

Orange County, California

3

N/A

Eliminated

Oskar and Gaspar

Unknown

Variety

Videomapping Act

 Lisbon, Portugal

3

N/A

Eliminated

Puddles Pity Party

52

Singing

Singing Clown

Atlanta, Georgia

1

N/A

Eliminated

The Singing Trump

56

Comedy & Singing

Singing Trump Impersonator

Palm Springs, California[27]

1

N/A

Eliminated

text: Ratings[edit]

text: U.S. Nielsen ratings[edit]

text:
Show

Episode title

First air date

Timeslot (EDT)

Rating(18–49)

Share(18–49)

Viewers(millions)

NightlyRank

WeeklyRank

1

Auditions Week 1

May 30, 2017

Tuesday  8:00 p.m.

2.7

11

12.32[28]

1

3[29]

2

Auditions Week 2

June 6, 2017

2.7

11

12.53[30]

3[31]

3

Auditions Week 3

June 13, 2017

2.6

11

12.70[32]

2[33]

4

Auditions Week 4

June 20, 2017

2.6

11

12.74[34]

1[35]

5

Auditions Week 5

June 27, 2017

2.5

10

12.36[36]

1[37]

6

Auditions Week 6

July 11, 2017

2.5

10

12.59[38]

1[39]

7

Judge Cuts 1

July 18, 2017

2.5

11

12.57[40]

1[41]

8

Judge Cuts 2

July 25, 2017

2.6

11

13.08[42]

1[43]

9

Judge Cuts 3

August 1, 2017

2.8

12

13.33[44]

1[45]

10

Judge Cuts 4

August 8, 2017

2.7

11

13.32[46]

1[47]

11

Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Performances)

August 15, 2017

2.8

11

13.44[48]

1[49]

12

Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Results)

August 16, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

2.1

9

10.89[50]

2[49]

13

Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Performances)

August 22, 2017

Tuesday 8:00 p.m.

2.6

10

12.76[51]

1[52]

14

Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Results)

August 23, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

2.0

9

10.84[53]

2[52]

15

Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Performances)

August 29, 2017

Tuesday 8:00 p.m.

2.6

11

13.13[54]

2[55]

16

Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Results)

August 30, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

1.9

8

11.07[56]

3[55]

17

Semifinals, Week 1 (Performances)

September 5, 2017

Tuesday 8:00 p.m.

2.6

10

13.29[57]

3[58]

18

Semifinals, Week 1 (Results)

September 6, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

2.1

8

11.99[59]

6[58]

19

Semifinals, Week 2 (Performances)

September 12, 2017

Tuesday 9:00 p.m.[note 1]

2.3

9

11.57[60]

3[61]

20

Semifinals, Week 2 (Results)

September 13, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

2.1

8

11.59[62]

2[61]

21

The Finals

September 19, 2017

Tuesday 8:00 p.m.

3.0

12

14.70[63]

4[64]

22

Season Finale

September 20, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

3.0

11

15.64[65]

2[64]

text: Jump up ^ This episode was delayed by one hour to follow Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief.

text: Specials[edit]

text:
Show

Episode title

First air date

Timeslot (EDT)

Rating(18–49)

Share(18–49)

Viewers(millions)

NightlyRank

WeeklyRank

S1

Best of Season 12 Auditions

July 13, 2017

Thursday 8:00 p.m.

1.3

6

7.10[66]

2

10[39]

S2

Road to Finals[67]

August 9, 2017

Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

1.3

6

7.01[68]

2

8[47]

text: Contestants who appeared on other seasons or competition shows[edit]

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text:
Demian Aditya appeared as a guest performer on Indonesia's Got Talent.
German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi ("German Cornejo Dance Company") were the tango dancer winners of ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen in 2012.
Ezequiel Lopez ("German Cornejo Dance Company") was one of the malambo dancer winners of ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen in 2012.
Canion Shijirbat was the runner-up of Mongolia's Got Talent in 2016. He appeared on Asia's Got Talent a few months after America’s Got Talent and was given a Golden Buzzer by the hosts.
Nick Uhas was the second houseguest evicted on Big Brother 15.
Merrick Hanna auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. He made it into the top 40 at Dance Academy, but was eliminated before reaching the top 30.[69] He has also appeared as a lip sync battler on Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties.[70]
Artyon, half of the dancing duo Artyon and Paige, appeared as a lip sync battler on Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties.
Darci Lynne Farmer appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016 and on Little Big Shots (UK TV series) in 2017.
Billy and Emily England reached the Semifinalson Britain's Got Talent (series 9). In 2008, Emily was the runner-up on Big Brother UK: Celebrity Hijack, competing under the name "Emilia."
Tony and Jordan ("The French Twins") appeared on series 11 of La France a un incroyable talent (the French version of Got Talent) in 2016.
Chase Goehring appeared on The X Factor (U.S. season 3).
Christian Guardino appeared on Showtime at the Apollo in 2016.
Light Balance reached the Semifinalson Britain's Got Talent (series 8).
Junior and Emily appeared on Season 3 of America's Got Talent, and were eliminated before the live shows.
Shemika Charles appeared on Season 6 of America's Got Talent, and was eliminated during Vegas week.
Celine Tam appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016 and Britain's Got Talent (series 10) but dropped out due to a visa issue.
Vinny Grosso ("The Naked Magician") appeared on Penn and Teller: Fool Us, performing the same routine as his AGT Audition, successfully fooling the magic duo.
The Quiddlers participated in the third season and appeared on I Can Do That, performing with Ciara and Nicole Scherzinger during their time on the show.
Eric Jones appeared on Penn and Teller: Fool Us, and he fooled them. Kyle Eschen & Xavier Mortimer also appeared on Fool Us (Mortimer twice), failing to fool Penn & Teller.
Xavier Mortimer auditioned in Season 10 and was eliminated at the judge cuts after receiving four buzzers.
Pelican 212 appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016.
Kyle Eschen appeared on Season 3, episode 2 of Penn and Teller: Fool Us and Masters of Illusion.
Colin Cloud appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2012, but he did not make it to the live semifinals. He also appeared on Season 1 of Penn and Teller: Fool Us but did not fool Penn and Teller. At both BGT and Penn and Teller: Fool Us, he performed under his real name, Colin McLeod.
Jeki Yoo and his wife later appeared on Britain's Got Talent (series 12).

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document_title: List of Boston Red Sox seasons

question_text: when was the last time the red sox won a hundred games in a season

text: List of Boston Red Sox seasons

text: Regular season results[edit]

text:
World Series Champions(1903–present) †

AL Champions(1901–present)[a] *

Division Champions(1969–present) ^

Wild Card Berth(1994–present) ¤

text:
Season

Level

League

Division

Finish

Wins

Losses

Pct.

GB

Postseason

Awards

Ref.

Boston Americans

1901

MLB

AL

2nd

79

57

.580

4

Cy Young (TC)
[7]

1902

MLB

AL

3rd

77

60

.562

6½

[8]

1903

MLB †

AL *

1st

91

47

.659

 —

Won World Series (Pirates) 5–3 †

[8]

1904

MLB

AL *

1st

95

59

.616

 —

World Series canceled[b] *

[9]

1905

MLB

AL

4th

78

74

.513

16

[10]

1906

MLB

AL

8th

49

105

.318

45½

[11]

1907

MLB

AL

7th

59

90

.395

32½

[12]

Boston Red Sox

1908

MLB

AL

5th

75

79

.487

15½

[13]

1909

MLB

AL

3rd

88

63

.582

9½

[14]

1910

MLB

AL

4th

81

72

.529

22½

[15]

1911

MLB

AL

4th

78

75

.509

24

[16]

1912

MLB †

AL *

1st

105

47

.690

 —

Won World Series (Giants) 4–3 †

Tris Speaker (MVP)

[17]

1913

MLB

AL

4th

79

71

.526

15½

[18]

1914

MLB

AL

2nd

91

62

.594

8½

[19]

1915

MLB †

AL *

1st

101

50

.668

 —

Won World Series (Phillies) 4–1 †

[20]

1916

MLB †

AL *

1st

91

63

.590

 —

Won World Series (Robins) 4–1 †

[21]

1917

MLB

AL

2nd

90

62

.592

9

[22]

1918

MLB †

AL *

1st

75

51

.595

 —

Won World Series (Cubs) 4–2 †

[23]

1919

MLB

AL

6th

66

71

.481

20½

[24]

1920

MLB

AL

5th

72

81

.470

25½

[25]

1921

MLB

AL

5th

75

79

.487

23½

[26]

1922

MLB

AL

8th

61

93

.396

33

[27]

1923

MLB

AL

8th

61

91

.401

37

[28]

1924

MLB

AL

7th

67

87

.435

25

[29]

1925

MLB

AL

8th

47

105

.309

49½

[30]

1926

MLB

AL

8th

46

107

.300

44½

[31]

1927

MLB

AL

8th

51

103

.331

59

[32]

1928

MLB

AL

8th

57

96

.372

43½

[33]

1929

MLB

AL

8th

58

96

.376

48

[34]

1930

MLB

AL

8th

52

102

.337

50

[35]

1931

MLB

AL

6th

62

90

.407

45

[36]

1932

MLB

AL

8th

43

111

.279

64

[37]

1933

MLB

AL

7th

63

86

.423

34½

[38]

1934

MLB

AL

4th

76

76

.500

24

[39]

1935

MLB

AL

4th

78

75

.510

16

[40]

1936

MLB

AL

6th

74

80

.481

28½

[41]

1937

MLB

AL

5th

80

72

.526

21

[42]

1938

MLB

AL

2nd

88

61

.591

9½

Jimmie Foxx (MVP)

[43]

1939

MLB

AL

2nd

89

62

.589

17

[44]

1940

MLB

AL

4th

82

72

.532

8

[45]

1941

MLB

AL

2nd

84

70

.545

17

[46]

1942

MLB

AL

2nd

93

59

.611

9

Ted Williams (TC)
[47]

1943

MLB

AL

7th

68

84

.447

29

[48]

1944

MLB

AL

4th

77

77

.500

12

[49]

1945

MLB

AL

7th

71

83

.461

17½

[50]

1946

MLB

AL *

1st

104

50

.675

 —

Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 *

Ted Williams (MVP)

[51]

1947

MLB

AL

3rd

83

71

.538

14

Ted Williams (TC)

[52]

1948

MLB

AL

2nd

96

59

.619

1

[53]

1949

MLB

AL

2nd

96

58

.623

1

Ted Williams (MVP)

[54]

1950

MLB

AL

3rd

94

60

.610

4

Walt Dropo (ROY)

[55]

1951

MLB

AL

3rd

87

67

.564

11

[56]

1952

MLB

AL

6th

76

78

.493

19

[57]

1953

MLB

AL

4th

84

69

.549

16

[58]

1954

MLB

AL

4th

69

85

.448

42

[59]

1955

MLB

AL

4th

84

70

.545

12

[60]

1956

MLB

AL

4th

84

70

.545

13

[61]

1957

MLB

AL

3rd

82

72

.532

16

[55]

1958

MLB

AL

3rd

79

75

.512

13

Jackie Jensen (MVP)

[62]

1959

MLB

AL

5th

75

79

.487

19

[63]

1960

MLB

AL

7th

65

89

.422

32

[64]

1961

MLB

AL

6th

76

86

.469

33

Don Schwall (ROY)

[65]

1962

MLB

AL

8th

76

84

.475

19

[66]

1963

MLB

AL

7th

76

85

.472

28

[67]

1964

MLB

AL

7th

72

90

.444

27

[68]

1965

MLB

AL

9th

62

100

.382

40

[69]

1966

MLB

AL

9th

72

90

.444

26

[70]

1967

MLB

AL *

1st

92

70

.567

—

Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 *

Carl Yastrzemski (MVP, TC) Jim Lonborg (CYA)

[71]

1968

MLB

AL

3rd

86

76

.530

17

[72]

1969

MLB

AL

East

3rd

87

75

.537

22

[73]

1970

MLB

AL

East

3rd

87

75

.537

21

[74]

1971

MLB

AL

East

3rd

85

77

.524

18

[75]

1972

MLB

AL

East

2nd

85

70

.548

½

Carlton Fisk (ROY)

[76]

1973

MLB

AL

East

2nd

89

73

.549

8

[77]

1974

MLB

AL

East

3rd

84

78

.518

7

[78]

1975

MLB

AL *

East ^

1st

95

65

.593

 —

Won ALCS (Athletics) 3–0 Lost World Series (Reds) 4–3 *

Fred Lynn (MVP, ROY)
[79]

1976

MLB

AL

East

3rd

83

79

.512

15½

[80]

1977

MLB

AL

East

2nd

97

64

.602

2½

[81]

1978

MLB

AL

East

2nd

99

64

.607

1

Jim Rice (MVP)

[82]

1979

MLB

AL

East

3rd

91

69

.568

11½

[83]

1980

MLB

AL

East

5th

83

77

.518

19

[84]

1981[c]

MLB

AL

East

5th

59

49

.535

2½

[85]

1982

MLB

AL

East

3rd

89

73

.549

6

[86]

1983

MLB

AL

East

6th

78

84

.481

20

[87]

1984

MLB

AL

East

4th

86

76

.530

18

[88]

1985

MLB

AL

East

6th

81

81

.500

18½

[89]

1986

MLB

AL *

East ^

1st

95

66

.590

 —

Won ALCS (Angels) 4–3Lost World Series (Mets) 4–3 *

Roger Clemens (MVP, CYA)John McNamara (MOY)

[90]

1987

MLB

AL

East

5th

78

84

.481

20

Roger Clemens (CYA)

[91]

1988

MLB

AL

East ^

1st

89

73

.549

 —

Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0

[92]

1989

MLB

AL

East

3rd

83

79

.512

6

[93]

1990

MLB

AL

East ^

1st

88

74

.543

 —

Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0

[94]

1991

MLB

AL

East

2nd

84

78

.518

7

Roger Clemens (CYA)

[95]

1992

MLB

AL

East

7th

73

89

.450

23

[96]

1993

MLB

AL

East

5th

80

82

.493

15

[97]

1994[d]

MLB

AL

East

5th

54

61

.469

17

Playoffs cancelled

[98]

1995

MLB

AL

East ^

1st

86

58

.597

 —

Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0

Mo Vaughn (MVP)

[99]

1996

MLB

AL

East

3rd

85

77

.524

7

[100]

1997

MLB

AL

East

4th

78

84

.481

20

Nomar Garciaparra (ROY)

[101]

1998

MLB

AL

East

2nd ¤

92

70

.567

22

Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–1

[102]

1999

MLB

AL

East

2nd ¤

94

68

.580

4

Won ALDS (Indians) 3–2Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1

Pedro Martínez (CYA, TC)Jimy Williams (MOY)

[103]

2000

MLB

AL

East

2nd

85

77

.524

2½

Pedro Martínez (CYA)

[104]

2001

MLB

AL

East

2nd

82

79

.509

13½

[105]

2002

MLB

AL

East

2nd

93

69

.574

10½

[106]

2003

MLB

AL

East

2nd ¤

95

67

.586

6

Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–3

[107]

2004

MLB †

AL *

East

2nd ¤

98

64

.605

3

Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–3Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–0 †

Manny Ramirez (WS MVP)

[108]

2005

MLB

AL

East

2nd ¤

95

67

.586

—[e]

Lost ALDS (White Sox) 3–0

[109]

2006

MLB

AL

East

3rd

86

76

.530

11

[110]

2007

MLB †

AL *

East ^

1st

96

66

.592

—

Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0Won ALCS (Indians) 4–3 Won World Series (Rockies) 4–0 †

Dustin Pedroia (ROY)Mike Lowell (WS MVP)

[111]

2008

MLB

AL

East

2nd ¤

95

67

.586

2

Won ALDS (Angels) 3–1Lost ALCS (Rays) 4–3

Dustin Pedroia (MVP)

[112]

2009

MLB

AL

East

2nd ¤

95

67

.586

8

Lost ALDS (Angels) 3–0

[113]

2010

MLB

AL

East

3rd

89

73

.549

7

[114]

2011

MLB

AL

East

3rd

90

72

.556

7

[115]

2012

MLB

AL

East

5th

69

93

.426

26

[116]

2013

MLB †

AL *

East ^

1st

97

65

.599

—

Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–2 †

David Ortiz (WS MVP)

[117]

2014

MLB

AL

East

5th

71

91

.438

25

[118]

2015

MLB

AL

East

5th

78

84

.481

15

2016

MLB

AL

East ^

1st

93

69

.574

—

Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0

Rick Porcello (CYA)

2017

MLB

AL

East ^

1st

93

69

.574

—

Lost  ALDS (Astros) 3–1

text: Regular season record by decade[edit]

text: The following table describes the Red Sox's MLB win–loss record by decade.

text:
Decade
Wins
Losses
Pct

1900s
691
634
.522

1910s
857
624
.579

1920s
595
938
.388

1930s
705
815
.464

1940s
854
683
.556

1950s
814
725
.529

1960s
764
845
.475

1970s
895
714
.556

1980s
821
742
.525

1990s
814
741
.523

2000s
920
699
.568

2010s
680
616
.525

All-time
9317
8707
.517

text: These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Boston Red Sox History & Encyclopedia,[119] and are current as of the end of the 2017 regular season.

text: All-time records[edit]

text:
Total Games

Wins

Losses

Win %

Boston Americans regular season record (1901–1907)

1,020

528

492

.518

Boston Red Sox regular season record (1907–present)

17,166

8,882

8,284

.517

All-time regular season record

18,186

9,410

8,776

.517

All-time post-season record[120]

174

91

83

.523

All-time regular and post-season record

18,360

9,501

8,859

.517

text: Note: These statistics are current as of the conclusion of the 2017 season.

text: Footnotes[edit]

text:
a For all American League pennant winners see List of American League pennant winners
b The World Series was canceled after the New York Giants refused to play.
c The season was partially canceled due to a player's strike that closed the MLB for 50 days.
d The season was partially canceled due to a player's strike that closed the MLB for 223 days.
e The Red Sox finished 95–67 and with the same record as the New York Yankees, but since the Yankees had won the season series between the two teams, they won the American League East and the Red Sox had to settle for the American League Wild Card.


document_title: Exploration of North America

question_text: who was the first explorer in north america

text: Exploration of North America

text: Pre-Columbian exploration[edit]

text: According to the Sagas of Icelanders, Norse sailors (often called Vikings) from Iceland first settled Greenland in the 980s. Erik the Red explored and settled southwestern Greenland, which he named to Garrett Spears potential Icelandic settlers, eventually establishing the Eastern and Western Settlements, which were abandoned around 1350.

text: L'Anse aux Meadows, an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of Newfoundland, and a second site in southwestern Newfoundland, are the only known sites of a Norse village in North America outside of Greenland. These sites are notable for their possible connections with the attempted colony of Vinland established by Leif Erikson in 1003.

text: Age of Discovery and the search for the Northwest Passage[edit]

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text: The Viking voyages did not become common knowledge in the Old World, and Europeans remained ignorant of the existence of the Americas as a whole, until the first decades following the year 1492. Many expeditions were launched from European nations in search of a Northwest Passage to East Asia (or "the Indies" as the region was called) in order to establish a shorter trade route to China than the Silk Road, a trade route which had become desperately needed and yet exacerbated by the Fall of Constantinople. Also, the Castilian crown needed an alternative to the Portuguese controlled eastern maritime trade route around Africa to India and East Asia.

text: On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from the Port of Palos de la Frontera in the Province of Huelva, from the newly los Reyes Católicos coordinated Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, in present-day Spain, financed by Queen Isabella I of Castille. Columbus's Letter on the First Voyage of his discovery of the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola spread the news across Europe quickly. Columbus rediscovered and explored much of the Lesser Antilles in his second voyage then discovered both Trinidad and Tobago on his third voyage whilst skirting the northern South American coast. His fourth voyage was spent scanning the Central American coast, searching for a strait to the Pacific Ocean. The Voyages of Christopher Columbus opened the New World.

text: Italian navigator and explorer Giovanni Caboto (known in English as John Cabot) is credited with the discovery of continental North America on June 24, 1497, under the commission of Henry VII of England. Though the exact location of his discovery remains disputed, the Canadian and United Kingdom governments' official position is that he landed on the island of Newfoundland. The English presence through Giovanni Caboto was signaled in Juan de la Cosa's map of 1500.

text: In 1499 João Fernandes Lavrador was licensed by the King of Manuel I of Portugal and together with Pêro de Barcelos they reached Greenland and sighted Labrador for the first time since Leif Erikson, which was granted and named after Lavrador. After returning he possibly went to Bristol to sail in the name of England.[1] Nearly at the same time, between 1499 and 1502 the brothers Gaspar and Miguel Corte Real explored and named the coasts of Greenland, Labrador and also Newfoundland, naming "Terra Verde" the explored North American coasts.[2] Both explorations were signaled in 1502 Cantino planisphere.

text: It was soon understood that Columbus had not reached Asia, but rather found what was to Europeans a New World, which in 1507 was named "America", probably after Amerigo Vespucci, on the Waldseemüller map.

text: Further nautical explorations[edit]

text: In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral was sent by Portugal to explore South America. He is considered to be the discoverer of Brazil.

text: Aragon King Ferdinand II sent Juan Ponce de León from the fledgling colony on Hispaniola to verify rumors of undiscovered land to the northwest. On April 2, 1513, Ponce de León disembarked on the northeast coast of what he named Florida for the crown. The exact location is disputed, but historians have offered the possibilities of St. Augustine, Ponce de León Inlet, and Melbourne Beach. He encountered the powerful Gulf Stream and found a passage through the Florida Keys to land on the southwestern Gulf Coast of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. Again, the exact location is disputed.[3] He was the first known European to reach the present-day United States.[4]

text: On September 25, 1513, Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean once he crossed the Isthmus of Panama. He claimed all the territory touching it for the Crown, later to affect colonization of Las Californias.

text: Around 1519-1521, Portuguese explorer João Álvares Fagundes explored the coasts of Newfoundland, Labrador and Nova Scotia, with a mission to create colonies.

text: In 1524, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed for King Francis I of France and is known as the first European since the Norse to explore the Atlantic coast of North America. Arriving near the Cape Fear River delta, he explored the coastlines of present-day states of South Carolina and North Carolina, entering the Pamlico Sound, and bypassing entrances to the Chesapeake Bay. Believing the New York Harbor to be a lake, he sailed past Long Island, exploring Narragansett Bay and Newfoundland.

text: In 1524-1525, Portuguese explorer Estevão Gomes, on behalf of Charles I of Spain, explored present-day Nova Scotia sailing South along the Maine coast. Gomes entered New York Harbor and saw the Hudson River(which he named the "San Antonio River"). Because of his expedition, the 1529 Diogo Ribeiro world map outlines the East coast of North America almost perfectly.

text: In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula, on the Gulf Gulf of Saint Lawrence and claimed the land in the name of Francis I. In 1535 Cartier explored the St. Lawrence river and also claimed the region for France.

text: After two failed attempts to reach East Asia by circumnavigating Siberia, Henry Hudson sailed west in 1609 under the Dutch East India Company. He, too, passed Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware Bay, instead sailing up the Hudson River on September 11, 1609 in search of a fabled connection to the Pacific via what was actually the Great Lakes. In Hudson's fourth and final voyage, he discovered, mapped, and explored the Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay and James Bay.

text: Other major sea-based explorers were Captain James Cook, George Vancouver, and Charles Wilkes.

text: Overland exploration of the West[edit]

text: 16th to 17th centuries[edit]

text: There were numerous Spanish explorers and conquistadors who explored the Southwest of North America (including present-day west and central United States) and cross the continent (east to west) in its southern regions, mainly from the second quarter to the middle of the 16th century, such as Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, but also the North American Southeast and south-central regions, s Soto]].

text: In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded what is now Quebec City, which would become the first permanent settlement and the capital of New France. He took personal administration over the city and its affairs, and sent out expeditions to explore the interior. Champlain himself discovered Lake Champlain in 1609. By 1615, he had travelled by canoe up the Ottawa River through Lake Nipissing and Georgian Bay to the centre of Huron country near Lake Simcoe. During these voyages, Champlain aided the Wendat (aka 'Hurons') in their battles against the Iroquois Confederacy. As a result, the Iroquois would become enemies of the French and be involved in multiple conflicts.

text: From 1679 to 1682 René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the entire course of Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

text: From 1697 to 1702 Eusebio Kino explored the Sonoran Desert and on his journey to the Colorado River Delta discovered an overland route to Baja California that was then commonly believed to be an island. In 1683 Kino lead the first European overland crossing of Baja California.

text: European exploration of western Canada was largely motivated by the fur trade and the search for the elusive Northwest Passage. Hudson's Bay Company explorer Henry Kelsey has the distinction of being the first European to see the northern Great Plains in 1690.

text: 18th century[edit]

text: Anthony Henday was the first to have seen the Rocky Mountains, in 1754, but curiously did not mention it in his journals. From his westernmost geographic position (roughly near the town of Olds, Alberta, halfway between Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta) the Rockies should have been quite conspicuous, but he was likely trying to disguise the disappointing fact that an unknown range of seemingly impassible mountains now stood between the HBC and the Pacific. Samuel Hearne found the Coppermine River in 1769-71 in his failed search for copper ore deposits. Burned by these shortfalls, the HBC largely quit exploration.

text: The North West Company, on the other hand, used a business model that required constant expansion into untapped areas. Under the auspices of the NWC, Alexander Mackenzie discovered the Mackenzie River in 1789 and was the first European to reach the North-American Pacific overland, via the Bella Coola River, in 1793. Simon Fraser reached the Pacific in 1808 via the Fraser River.

text: David Thompson, widely regarded as the greatest land geographer that ever lived, traveled over 90,000 km during his lifetime. In 1797, Thompson was sent south by his employers to survey part of the Canada-U.S. boundary along the water routes from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods to satisfy unresolved questions of territory arising from the Jay Treaty between Great Britain and the United States. By 1798 Thompson had completed a survey of 6,750 km (4,190 mi) from Grand Portage, through Lake Winnipeg, to the headwaters of the Assiniboine and Mississippi Rivers, as well as two sides of Lake Superior.[5] In 1798, the company sent him to Red Deer Lake (in present-day Alberta) to establish a trading post. The English translation of Lac La Biche-Red Deer Lake-first appeared on the Mackenzie map of 1793.[6] Thompson spent the next few seasons trading based in Fort George (now in Alberta), and during this time led several expeditions into the Rocky Mountains. In 1811/1812 he followed the Columbia River to the Pacific, and in 1814 used his notes and measurements to draft the first European-style map of western Canada, covering 3.9 million square kilometres.

text: 19th century to present[edit]

text: Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to venture into the newly acquired territory of the Louisiana Purchase, at the order of President Thomas Jefferson. They discovered many new geographical features, Indian tribes, and animal and plant species. John Colter was a member of the expedition who subsequently became a guide for others in the 'Old West,' and did some explorations of his own.

text: John C. Frémont led many important explorations in the Great Plains, Great Basin, Oregon territory, and Mexican Alta California.

text: Joseph Reddeford Walker was one of the most prominent of the explorers, and charted many new paths through the West, which often were then utilized by emigrants crossing to settle in Western towns and communities. In 1833, his exploring party discovered a route along the Humboldt River across present-day Nevada, ascending the Sierra Nevada following the Carson River and descending via Stanislaus River drainages to Monterey. His return route across the southern Sierra was via Walker Pass, named after Walker by John Charles Fremont. The approach of the Sierra via the Carson River route later became known as the California Trail, the primary route for the emigrants to the gold fields during the California gold rush.

text: As the American population of the West increased, the US government launched ongoing official explorations mainly through the US Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. One of the main officers and explorers in this unit was George Wheeler. In 1872, the US Congress authorized an ambitious plan to map the portion of the United States west of the 100th meridian at a scale of 8 miles to the inch. This plan necessitated what became known as the Wheeler Survey, along with the Clarence King and John Wesley Powell Surveys, and expeditions by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. In 1879, all such efforts were reorganized as the United States Geological Survey.

text: Gallery[edit]

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Maps of the New World

Universalis Cosmographia, the Waldseemüller map dated 1507, depicts the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Ocean separating Asia from the Americas.

The Vinland map surfaced in 1965 and is claimed, though widely discredited, to be a 15th-century map depicting the Norse colony of Vinland.