{"id":263611,"date":"2026-01-29T11:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/263611\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:58:08","slug":"masked-singer-tmnt-night-ends-with-shocking-self-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/263611\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked Singer TMNT Night ends with shocking self-elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night&#8221; brought shell-shocking surprises to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/the-masked-singer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-masked-singer\" data-tag=\"the-masked-singer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Masked Singer<\/a>, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/fox\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fox\" data-tag=\"fox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fox<\/a> competition celebrated 40 years of the iconic franchise with nostalgic performances and a twist the series has truly never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>Host Nick Cannon welcomed viewers back alongside judges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/robin-thicke\/\" id=\"auto-tag_robin-thicke\" data-tag=\"robin-thicke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Thicke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/jenny-mccarthy-wahlberg\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jenny-mccarthy-wahlberg\" data-tag=\"jenny-mccarthy-wahlberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/rita-ora\/\" id=\"auto-tag_rita-ora\" data-tag=\"rita-ora\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rita Ora<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/ken-jeong\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ken-jeong\" data-tag=\"ken-jeong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Jeong<\/a> for a night packed with turtle-powered fun, all-new performances, and a major shake-up to the competition.<\/p>\n<p>While one new mask entered the race for the Golden Mask, another would make a stunning decision that changed the course of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the wildcard: 14 Karat Carrot<\/p>\n<p>The second wildcard of Season 14 made his flashy debut as the 14 Karat Carrot.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/reality-tv\/2026\/next-level-chef-season-5-judges-interview\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-card-index=\"0\" data-post-id=\"1206430139\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NLC-S5_501-Judges_0129_f.jpg\" alt=\"'Next Level Chef' Season 5 judges Nyesha Arrington, Gordon Ramsay, and Richard Blais\" height=\"168\" width=\"300\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-attachment-id=\"1206430169\" data-wp-size=\"nova_size__sixteenbynine_small_cropped\"\/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/tv\/2026\/memory-of-a-killer-patrick-dempsey-premiere-postmortem\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-post-id=\"1206427084\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MOAK_101_JT_00959_f_fPatrick.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Dempsey\" height=\"168\" width=\"300\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-attachment-id=\"1206427086\" data-wp-size=\"nova_size__sixteenbynine_small_cropped\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In his clue package, the masked singer reflected on a troubled past, hinting at hitting rock bottom and being \u201clocked away\u201d before turning his life around for the sake of his family. Framing his journey around growth and accountability, he declared, \u201cJustice really is the balance between the carrot and the stick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his performance, 14 Karat Carrot delivered a soulful rendition of \u201cHold On, I\u2019m Comin\u2019\u201d by Sam &amp; Dave, bringing classic Stax\/Motown-style energy and confident swagger to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>When it came time for guesses, Robin Thicke leaned into the clues and suggested Otis Williams of The Temptations, while Rita Ora tossed out Verdine White of Earth, Wind &amp; Fire. Ken Jeong, meanwhile, drew laughs and boos alike after dramatically (and tearfully) guessing Morgan Freeman.<\/p>\n<p>Elimination<\/p>\n<p>As Nick prepared to reveal which contestant had received the fewest votes, the night took an unexpected turn when Queen Corgi interrupted the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am officially withdrawing from the competition,\u201d she announced, leaving both the host and the panel visibly stunned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has never happened before,\u201d Nick responded. \u201cIs everything okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Queen Corgi assured him that it was, explaining that her decision came from personal reflection rather than defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel my time has come,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve learned so much about myself, but my time is up. There are so many amazing contestants. I want them to have the best experience, so I am bowing out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that emotional announcement, Cat Witch, Stingray, Galaxy Girl, and 14 Karat Carrot were declared safe.<\/p>\n<p>Without allowing the panelists to offer a final round of guesses, Queen Corgi removed her mask on her own terms \u2014 revealing herself as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/claudia-oshry\/\" id=\"auto-tag_claudia-oshry\" data-tag=\"claudia-oshry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claudia Oshry<\/a> and closing out &#8220;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night&#8221; with one of the most shocking moments in Masked Singer history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night&#8221; brought shell-shocking surprises to The Masked Singer, as the Fox competition celebrated 40&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[138037,146,17680,85,46,138279,138280,6953,57794,80595,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-263611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-claudia-oshry","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-fox","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-jenny-mccarthy-wahlberg","14":"tag-ken-jeong","15":"tag-rita-ora","16":"tag-robin-thicke","17":"tag-the-masked-singer","18":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}