Rhode Island magician, Mat Franco, has won America's Got Talent!

The first magician to ever win America's Got Talent, Mat Franco is very thankful to all of his supports in Rhode Island who voted for him. Franco has been doing magic since he was 4 years old and was inspired by his grandmother to purse his dream. He is a graduate of Johnston High School and the University of Rhode Island.

Listen to Mat's message to Rhode Islanders here:

This is just unbelievable. It's outrageous. I can't believe it was me,

For his final performance, Franco has two routines, one was members of the audience holding giant cards and the other was a series of hand tricks that included a story for the judges.

"This is just unbelievable. It's outrageous. I can't believe it was me," Franco told NBC 10 News. Franco is originally from Johnson but now lives in Newport.  Mat will receive the $1 million cash prize and will now headline show in Las Vegas.

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