Waltham Magician On America's Got Talent Wins $1 Million

WALTHAM, MA — Fans of Waltham Magician Shin Lim can breathe again. He won. Results for Season 13 on America's Got Talent came in hot tonight, and plenty of people were holding their breath near the end.

In true dramatic fashion, Host Tyra Banks announced who made the Top 5 after Tuesday night's final performance for the 10 who made it to the end. She then started announcing the order in which the acts placed. It came down to the magician Shin Lim and the acrobatic act Zurcaroh.

In the end the top prize - $1 million and the opportunity to be the headlining act of a show in Vegas- went to Shin Lim.

1st Place: Shin Lim

2nd Place: acrobatic act Zurcaroh

3rd Place: violinist Brian King Joseph

4th Place: Samuel J. Comroe, the comedian.

5th Place: Michael Ketterer. The crowd booed at the news.

Lim and nine other acts performed their last (judged) act Tuesday night (as 13 million people viewed) and America had the opportunity to vote for their favorite. Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST on NBC it was a drama infused live show as America crossed their fingers, heard the stories behind all the talent and watched a star-studded line up with the AGT acts teaming up with established groups like KISS, Garth Brooks and the Struts.

Who was left at the finals? Violinist Brian King Joseph, opera singer Daniel Emmet, Commedian Vicki Barbolak, singer Glennis Grace, the acrobatic group Zurcaroh, comedian Samuel J. Comroe, singer Courtney Hadwin, Lim, then husband/wife acrobatic act Duo Transcend and then Michael Ketterer.

All of them had the judges on their feet the night before: See the recap of how they did Tuesday>> How Finals Went On America's Got Talent

KISS opened the show Wednesday night and then one by one the musical AGT acts took the stage with headlining acts, proving they could hold their own. From Hadwin singing along side the Struts, to Michael Ketterer singing a song written just for him by Garth Brooks it was a show.

It was mostly performances until about 9:30 p.m. And then drama as Banks announced the first of the cuts, pulling up two acts and then cutting one of them to let America know who made it into the Top 5:

• The act that took the first spot in the Top 5: acrobatic group Zurcaroh. Duo Transcend did not make it.
• The act that took the second spot: violinist Brian King Joseph. Glennis Grace did not make it.
• The act that got the third spot: Magician Shin Lim. Daniel Emmet did not.
• The act that took the fourth spot: Comedian Samuel J. Comroe. Vicki Barbolak did not.
• And the last spot went to: singer Michael Ketterer. Courtney Hadwin did not make it.

Earlier Lim took the stage again with two actors and Banks to perform. He made them cry, sort of. "How'd you do that?!" one exclaimed after the trick.

"You are a card ninja warrior," said actor Matt Iseman.

See the recap of how they did Tuesday>> How Finals Went On America's Got Talent

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Catch Lim's last performance here:

Previously:

• Waltham's Magician On America's Got Talent: Will He Win?
• Waltham's Magician On America's Got Talent Heads To Finals
• Waltham Magician On America's Got Talent Heads To Semifinals
• Waltham's Magician On America's Got Talent Heads To Semifinals Round 2

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