Local teachers bank big money after competing on hit show ‘Beat Shazam’

A pair of local teachers recently showed of their musical knowledge in an appearance on Jamie Foxx’s hit show “Beat Shazam.”

Carol Carney and Marlene Faulkingham, teachers at the Hurd Wyman Elementary School in Woburn, competed on an episode of the show that aired Monday night on Boston 25.

Carney and Faulkingham advanced to the finals as they chased after the $1 million top prize.

“We practiced a lot. We practiced every kind of music, trying to name it [the song] as quickly as we can,” Carney told Boston 25′s Gene Lavanchy.

Faulkingham added, “It was very intense...When those lights came up, it was game on.”

When their run was all said an done, they walked away from the show with $111,000.

Click here to watch the teachers’ full interview.

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