{"id":167701,"date":"2025-09-25T05:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/167701\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T05:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:12:10","slug":"who-took-home-the-1-million-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/167701\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Took Home the $1 Million Prize?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d\u00a0has crowned its Season 20 winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the 10 finalists took the stage of the NBC competition show for their final performances on Tuesday, Sept. 23, the two-part finale concluded on Wednesday, Sept. 24, when comeback contestant Jessica Sanchez was revealed as the Season 20 winner, taking home the $1 million prize to her family and daughter on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from TheWrap<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanchez was among the 10 finalists that competed in the finale, and went head-to-head against their fellow finalists, which included rappers\u00a0Mama Duke,\u00a0Micah Palace\u00a0and Chris Turner, the Leo High School a cappella choir, singers\u00a0Jourdan Blue, Steve Ray Ladson, aerial performers Sirca Marea and dancers Team Recycled and LightWire.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/thegrill2025.splashthat.com\/PRONewsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"247\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c749df9235ad8e514caa65588639d526.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The finale performances on Tuesday showcased the 10 finalists by bringing in some special guests, including singers\u00a0Ciara, who performed \u201cLevel Up\u201d with\u00a0Team Recycled,\u00a0Leona Lewis, who was joined by\u00a0Lightwire,\u00a0Aloe Blacc, who was accompanied by the\u00a0Leo High School Choir\u00a0for \u201cThe Man,\u201d\u00a0Manuel Turizo, who collaborated with Micah Palace and The Script\u2019s Danny O\u2019Donoghue\u00a0of\u00a0\u2018The Script\u2019 reprising Jourdan Blue\u2019s popular audition cover\u00a0of\u00a0\u201cBreakeven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanchez auditioned for the first season of America\u2019s Got Talent back in 2006. She returned to make a comeback for Season 20, but this time nine months pregnant with a daughter of her own. Watch the expectant mother\u2019s finale performance to \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, the NBC competition show welcomed back some fan-favorites for the finale, with Season 19\u00a0winner\u00a0Richard Goodall collaborating with Journey\u2019s Neal Schon\u00a0while trap choir\u00a0Sainted\u00a0shared the stage with Mama Duke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tuesday\u2019s performances were recapped in the first hour of the \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d by host Terry Crews before revealing the winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d has solidified its place as the No. 1 summer entertainment broadcast for 20 consecutive years, and has also seen gains on social media this season, with the show\u2019s social and YouTube accounts tallying up 1.7 billion video views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAmerica\u2019s\u00a0Got\u00a0Talent\u201d was created by Simon Cowell and is co-produced by Fremantle and Syco Entertainment, with Cowell, Sam\u00a0Donnelly\u00a0and Natasha Brugler serving as executive producers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/americas-got-talent-season-20-winner-revealed-jessica-sanchez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 Season 20 Winner Revealed: Who Took Home the $1 Million Prize?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 Season 20 Winner Revealed: Who Took Home the $1 Million Prize?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TheWrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d\u00a0has crowned its Season 20 winner. 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