America's Got Talent Season 20 Finale: Who took home $1 million prize?

America's Got Talent Season 20 finale aired on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. From 10 talented finalists, singer Jessica Sanchez took home $1 million prize with her mesmerizing voice and extraordinary performances.

Throughout the season, viewers witnessed many Golden Buzzers, unexpected eliminations, standing ovations, and breathtaking moments. All of that came to an end as AGT host Terry Crews announced the results.

The top 10 finalists on AGT 2025 were:

1. Jourdan Blue,
2. Mama Duke,
3. Micah Palace,
4. Steve Ray Ladson,
5. Team Recycled,
6. Jessica Sanchez,
7. Chris Turner,
8. LightWire,
9. Sirca Marea,
10. Leo High School Choir.

Chris Turner was announced as the first runner-up while Jessica Sanchez was the America's Got Talent Season 20 winner. Along with the grand prize, she also won a residency in LA.

Read further to read more about the events that led up to Jessica's crowning moment on AGT 2025.

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America's Got Talent Season 20 Finale: Singer and mother-to-be Jessica Sanchez won the talent show

The top 3 finalists of AGT 2025 were Jourdan Blue (Singer), Chris Turner (Rapper), and Jessica Sanchez (Singer). While Jourdan finished in third place, show host Terry Crews praised how much he had "leveled up" in both his career and personal life.

Chris came in second, who later admitted to having taken the biggest risk of his career. And the winner was Jessica Sanchez, a singer and soon-to-be mother. Fans must remember how she was on AGT before, during the show's first season. Two decades later, she returned with her even more amazing singing skills and took home the grand prize.

In fourth place was the Leo High School Choir, while fifth place was Light Wire.

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America's Got Talent Season 20 Finale: Top 5 announcement, duet performances, and more

Throughout the finale, viewers witnessed many spectacular performances. One of them was Jourdan Blue and the Script's duet. Danny and Jourdan performed Breakeven from 2008.

For the AGT 2025 finale, magicians from past seasons also returned. This includes Matt Franco, Shin Lim, Piff the Magic Dragon, and more.

Before rapper Chris's final performance, he shared:

"It feels like at any moment someone’s gonna pinch me and I’ll just be rapping in my own bedroom. It really feels very, very special. I feel incredibly grateful to be performing in the Final. Sorry, Finale. Gotta make it sound as fancy as it is. Finale. Finals don’t have a million dollars at stake. Finales do," confessed Chris before his finale performance.

Fans also witnessed America's Got Talent Season 19 winner Richard Goodall returning to the show. He teamed up with Neal Schon from Journey!, and they performed Long Time Coming. Richard also revealed that he was still working as the Janitor.

Soon, the AGT host announced the top 5 finalists, which were:

1. LightWire,
2. Jessica Sanchez,
3. Jourdan Blue,
4. Chris Turner,
5. Leo High School Choir.

It meant that Mama Duke, Steve Ray Ladson, Micah Palace, Sirca Marea, and Team Recycled journeys came to an end on AGT 2025.

With the top 5 finalists, the show advanced further towards the finale. While announcing from the fifth place, Terry Crews revealed that Jessica Sanchez won the 20th season of America's Got Talent. Fans witnessed 30-year-old Jessica, who was 9 months pregnant, receive the trophy and the prize pot. Additionally, she won a trip to the newest Universal theme park, Epic Universe.

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Fans can now stream the America's Got Talent Season 20 finale on Peacock.