Los Angeles, CA - Singing janitor Richard Goodall wins America’s Got Talent. After weeks of intense competition, Richard Goodall, the singing janitor from Terre Haute, Indiana, who earned one of judge Heidi Klum's Golden Buzzers, was declared the season 19 winner. Goodall, 55, walked away with the title and the grand prize of $1 million - as well as a new wife, which he revealed during AGT’s finale. Prior to the exciting moment, Goodall was already on cloud nine as he got to perform Don’t Stop Believin’ - the same song he originally auditioned with - alongside members of Journey. Things got better for the Indiana resident when he confirmed that he had recently gotten married to his partner, Ang. As the finale continued on, the 10 finalists - Goodall, Brent Street, Sky Elements, Learnmore Jonasi, Sebastian & Sonia, Dee Dee Simon, Solange Kardinaly, Hakuna Matata Acrobats, Rhythm and Roni and AIRFOOTWORKS - dwindled down, with host Terry Crews announcing the top five acts. Taking those places were Goodall, Jonasi, Kardinaly, Sky Elements and Rhythm and Roni. Then, Terry continued on, revealing comedian Jonasi had finished in fifth place, quick change artist Kardinaly was in fourth place and drone show specialists Sky Elements landed in third place. With the final two acts left standing, audiences were on the edge of the seat to find out who would win the ultimate title. Finally, Terry revealed Goodall was the winner. Supermodel Klum said: "I'm beyond excited for him. I know this will change his life. He got married and all of America has fallen in love with him, and also now he's going home as this amazing hero back to his town and his school. I'm sure he's still going to continue doing his job because I feel like that is just the man that he is, loving his job and loving the kids that he sees every day and the teachers." Despite having the AGT title under his belt, Goodall said he intends to go back to work as a janitor at Chauncey Rose Middle School -but only ‘for a little while’. Goodall added: "Then we'll see what opportunities come our way and then Angie and I will make those decisions together. We intend to invest some and then get a nice house and then just see what opportunities come our way."
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