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"The X Factor USA field was narrowed to 24 contestants on Wednesday evening&amp;#039;s (October 10) broadcast, and the last two shows have seen all the remaining acts perform in front of their new mentors and some very special guests at Judges&amp;#039; Houses - the final stage of the competition before the live shows commence on November 1. On Wednesday, audiences saw Jennel Garcia, Nick Youngerman, Paige Thomas, Jillian Jensen, Willie Jones and CeCe Frey performing in front of Demi Lovato, who is mentoring the Young Adults category for contestants aged between 17 and 24. She was joined by guest judge and close friend Nick Jonas.   Simon Cowell, meanwhile, met with existing groups Dope Crisis, Emblem3 and Sister C, as well as three groups formed following Boot Camp - LYLAS, Lyric 145 and Playback. Marc Anthony was on hand to help him make his decision. Britney Spears is mentoring contestants aged between 13 and 16, and was joined by The Voice UK coach will.i.am as Beatrice Miller, Reed Deming, Carly Rose Sonenclar, James Tanner, Diamond White and Arin Ray vied for a place in the category on Thursday night&amp;#039;s (October 11) broadcast.  Finally, LA Reid joined forces with Justin Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun as Vino Alan, Tara Simon, Jason Brock, Daryl Black, Tate Stevens and David Correy hoped to convince them that they are worthy of a place in the live shows. The judges&amp;#039; final decisions will be revealed on The X Factor next Wednesday (October 17) from 8/7c on Fox. See The X Factor USA&amp;#039;s Top 24 contestants below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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