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Ventriloquist wins 'America's Got Talent'. Spoiler alert: This story contains details regarding Wednesday's winner of NBC's America's Got Talent. It would be hard to blame ventriloquist Paul Zerdin if he couldn't keep his mouth shut after winning America's Got Talent Wednesday. Zerdin gets a $1 million grand prize for claiming victory in the the 10th anniversary season of the NBC talent competition, which once again ranks as summer's most-watched series.
The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada 's Global on June 1, 2010. Soul singer Michael Grimm was named the winner on September 15, 2010, beating 10-year-old classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho.