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Mat Franco pulled off quite the trick on America’s Got Talent last night:

He became the first magician to ever take home to top prize on this reality show.

The impressive illusionist held off singer Emily West, winning $1 million in the process and earning the chance to headline his own show in Las Vegas.

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The Rhode Island native told NBC 10 News on the red carpet after winning: “It all still fells like a dream at this point. This is just unbelievable.”

“It’s outrageous. I can’t believe it was me,”

 

Franco wowed the judges with a pair of tricks for his final performance on Tuesday night.

One involved audience members holding giant cards; while the other was a sleight of hand move with a story and a rhyme he wrote for the judges. Pretty cool stuff.

“I walk through the streets. America loves you. I think they should vote for you. There’s only one magician in the finals. You deserve to be here. I hope America votes for you,” judge Howie Mandel said after that concluding act.

Added Heidi Klum: “You dazzled us with your rhymes, with your quick hands. Everything about you is magic.”

What do you think? Did Mat Franco deserve to win America’s Got Talent?

Here is a look at the final show standings:

  1. Mat Franco
  2. Emily West
  3. AcroArmy
  4. Sons of Serendip
  5. Quintavious Johnson
  6. Miguel Dakota