Howie Mandel revealed his favorite acts from episode 3 of America's Got Talent.

In Wednesday's edition of Mandel's weekly column for Parade magazine, he cited Sprice, Kenichi and Red Panda as his favorites from episode 3. Going forward, this could mean good things for all three since the judges narrow down the acts to only the best in the upcoming Vegas round.

Sprice's Rube Goldberg domino contraption act stunned Mandel and got him thinking about how the act could translate in future rounds.

"I kept thinking of all the possibilities, like, how could he set that up at Radio City Music Hall, or going up the Empire State Building, and how big can this thing go, these Rube Goldbergs?" Mandel wrote.

Mandel was also impressed by Kenichi Ebina, who he referred to as "my favorite dancer I've seen in four years on the show." Mandel added that he "would love to see dance go really far," explaining that dance acts haven't gotten far in the past but Kenichi has a unique style.

The judge called balancing act Red Panda "fascinating." He was particularly impressed by how will she was to put in more effort than she needed to. He used her as an example of how incredible the talent has been this year.

"People are just going farther, people are just pushing harder, and people are just that much more focused and talented and crazier than they have been in the past," he wrote.

It remains to be seen if Mandel's choices will move beyond the Vegas rounds, but the fact that he's singling them out means that chances are high.

In other AGT news, the show got another increase in the ratings for episode 3, getting 11.75 million viewers. The show has steadily increased from the 11.21-million-viewer premiere. Read Enstars' recap of the third episode here.

America's Got Talent 2013's fourth episode will air on Tuesday from 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. on NBC.

Watch a preview of episode 4 here:

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