I think I can say by now, Mat Franco is my favorite act of the season.

Ladies and gentleman, the winner of America's Got Talent.

lol you can still see the phone at 2:01, I know its all an allusion but the least they could do is get a better camera angle for that shot. Edit: if you look closely at when mel b took the picture and compare it to the picture on the supposedly same phone you can tell she is making a different face and its obviously a different picture and phone...

This is still one of my favorite act!

Somebody give this man 1 million dollars because that was a million dollar act!

"Heh u don't get one" I love Howie's childish behavior

how is the audience gonna seat back on the cut open seat lmao

I think out of all the magic tricks Mat has performed, this one is my favorite. The craziest trick I've ever seen him do. He deserved to win this show.

I'd be pissed if that was the seat I had to sit in for the rest of the show.

JUST THIS ONE ACT WAS WORTH ONE MILLION. HE COULD LITERLY SIT IN A CHAIR FOR HIS NEXT ACT BUT HE STILL DESERVES IT

Stupid people in comments: FAAAKE Smart people in comments: ITS AN ILLUSION DIPSHITS OF COURSE ITS FAKE Smartest people in comments: lol he said it got wet

Mat honestly AMAZED me from the start & I've always looked forward to all of his performances. He is incredibly talent & genius at what he does. His acts are always so original & he really knows how to fool everyone & pull off a superb show!

Ok let me explain the trick: 1) Mat used a deck of cards that had an all 6 section an all 4 section and an all 2 section with only the bottom 2 cards being an ace and a king. Then when he fanned out the cards he hid the ace and king at the bottom so they can't be picked. Look at 0:11 as Howard takes from the first section then at 0:19 when Hyde takes from the middle (he even says to) and at 0:28 as Howy takes from the end section because that's how Mat is holding the cards to him. 2)Before the show Mat prepared by putting an identical iphone in chair 642 because that's the only possible combination. (he can easily research her phone type and ringtone) 3) He takes 2 photos because the first is the actual photo and the second time he just sends it to the phone in the chair (that's why he only shows one photo at the end) 4) Look at: 0:35 how he holds his left arm completely still and 0:54 at the square shape in his sleeve. He has a fake phone in there. 5) At: 1:03 when we don't see him he switches the phones which is easy for a good magician and I can prove this because straight after he rolls up his sleeves and drops the fake phone in the water 6) Mat then makes the phone disappear because the folds the fabric in a special way so that it fits into a sleeve. Pause at: 2:02 and you will see the outline of the phone in the fabric (its in a small pocket and hidden you can also tell by the way he put the phone in at: 1:38 ). The hair dryer blows out the smoke. 7) Hyde calls the phone and Mels phone will not ring because Mat out it on silent while holding it before. And then Mat presses a button and makes the other phone ring and he then cuts open the chair, shows the sent pic and pre-set seat number that matches the cards and voila crown amazed (but not me) Mat has 3 phones in total: the fake sleeve phone that can drop in water, the seat phone and the real Mel's phone!

I love Mat Franco! He's my favorite act of the whole entire season along with Mike super and Smoothini.

Poor guy lost his chair

Mat Franco such an absolute pleasure..........so glad you won....haters will be haters,let them hate you are a joy!

Wonder if he has to pay for the seat?

The magicians this year are all so awesome! But this guy is the best so far.

People need to stop arguing on how he did it and accept the fact that he fooled you.

He is amazing, he keeps getting better and better, he will go on. I haven't watched smoothini performing yet, but the pressure is on!

Once again proof that the iPhone is the choice of the rich and famous

It gets more and more AAAAAMAAAAZING every time I watch this. He is the REAL DEAL!

Feel bad for the guy who has the sit there for the rest of the show.

Saw this guy live a few weeks ago. He's amazing.

Though this trick was pretty over the top, it was still pretty cool. At 0:55 he reaches his arm down, probably to retrieve a fake phone in his sleeve, and switches with the real one when he asked for a second photo (which he didn't show at the end) and the camera changes. There was probably a mic in the seat, and he might have concealed the real one with the knife in his hand, and dropped it in when he cut the hole. Plus, why would Mel have her ringtone on during a show?

LOL! I loved this performance. The look on Mel's face! Ha Ha! I think you're awesome Mat I hope you win.

how did he...what the...?....i need a minute....

"That's my phone!" Mel. Her reaction was classic!

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Pretty much the best magic trick I have ever seen in my life.

Now that I've finished that last rib, I'll give some hints: - From the start till 0:54 he had his left hand raised and his left sleeve all the way down. Why? Because there was an extra (probably fake) identical phone hiding there. You can even see the whole time that the sleeve has a strange bricky shape below. At that last second he pulled his hand down to get it and throw it in the cup, but the camera went off him, so I can't say exactly where he hide Mel's phone. - I don't have to explain how the fake phone 'disappeared', or where the smoke came from. Do I? - Mel is not the brightest human, but why would she have her phone on ringing during a live show? In addition, unless that iphone had a multi-channel cinematic surround stereo system (!) or was connected with the theater's speakers, it wouldn't sound like that. At all. - Either he was so fast and put the phone when he ripped off that seat, or the guy sitting there was an accomplice who had the same phone, received the photo (by one of many methods), and had plenty of time to put it there. And in this case the cards the judges draw where predetermined. He didn't show the full deck of cards, did he?

I enjoyed watching his trick. Great talent!!!

Another great performance. Matt has been the most consistently good magician in the competition, no bad performances, unlike the others. I hope both he and Smoothini make it to the top 12, so we can have a 4 magician shootout.

Mat, I love you! You are so awesome!! Congrats on the big win!!!!

I love how he smiles and holds the card up with pride after he laughs at how the other judge didn't get to pick a card

wow... great performance, Mat Franco! and I love your smile :-)

outrageous and the best magic trick i've ever seen in my life GJ

I love it ! Mat is my fav and i really hope he wins this season !

His past few acts were good, this is fucking incredible. At the moment, he needs to win.

Howie's face when he dropped the phone in the drink killed me!😂

I just love him! He is so cool! And his tricks are even better!

THAT WAS OUTSTANDING !

Haven't watched the video, but I've already liked it because i know he's the best

Very elaborate setup on this magic trick, I'm impressed :)

He has a great smile. Congratulations!

I know it's a trick, involving props and stuffs, but man, I'm genuinely impressed. Especially the part where 642 matches the seat number. He could use a more elegant and dramatic presentation, but man, this is amazing....

What about the person who sits on that seat? Their seat is ripped open, where will they sit 😂😂

Mat Franco is contagious XD

AGT has such insanely great magicians! Funny ones, too! This is got to be one of the best tricks I've ever seen! :D

Thats one of my favorite videos from agt!!!!☺😀😂😃

Well despite how he did the trick, he was awesome out there. It was like a universal magic trick. He escalated his tricks throughout the whole act. It went to 3 number cards matching the seat, to having a phone "vanished" into the seats as he cuts it open and prove it's her phone with the picture. His tricks are always entertaining and always getting better. Such a consistent magician. I believe none of the magic acts is comparable with Matt. Matt Franco for the winner of AGT 2014?? MAYBE???

wow! i really liked that one! he went somewhere other then the stage. :)

Howie "haha hey u don't get one." Lol

He's really amazing!

Tbh it scared the hell out of me when Howie came onto the screen at the end and started to talk 😂

Howie's reaction is hilarious

best act of the day

Great job. I believe Mels actual phone (which he had palmed earlier before dropping a decoy into the water) is in a contraption in his left sleeve, and after the first knife thrust the phone is ejected into his left hand and at 3:28 you can see him deftly slide the phone into the seat through a diagonal slit on top, which can clearly be seen. When MelB reaches in she goes right for that corner where the slit is and pulls out her actual phone.

Best magic trick I have ever seen !!

He amazing.

My goodness that's some good magic I love watching him

this is the most amazing thing I've ever seen

Matt Franco Rocks!!

All of magic tricks have a preparation. Magician just an actor.

Why do we still need to see the other performances? Just give this guy the 1m already

LOL Howie at 0:27 killed me XD

I LOVE THIS GUY SO MUCH

I know how he did one simple part of the trick. When taking the second picture, he really didn't take a picture. He was holding down the top button to turn it off, to make sure it looks absolutely broken - he was hoping she didn't hold down the button, and luckily she didn't. And that's how he made it seem that if the phone was actually broken.

He is the best magician I have ever seen perform.

AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME TRICK!!!! best trick I have ever ever EVER seen!!!! OMG

Send that man off to Vegas. Hes amazing!

unlucky for the person who was sitting there haha

OK OK OK!!! I've watched this over and over and I'm pretty sure I have it figured out. It's pretty simple, but VERY clever! The Deck: The whole deck is made up of 6's, 4's, and 2's, and the judges pick from the top stock, middle, or bottom. (he has two random cards on the bottom of the deck, but they stay on the bottom.) These cards equal the gimmicked seat number. Obviously he wouldn't cut up a real seat in the theatre. In this seat lies a replica phone. (We'll call it phone 1.) The Phone: Somehow BEFORE the show, he had to find out what kind of phone Mel had, what it looked like, what ringtone would play when Heidi called, but ALSO right before the trick he had to have someone (one of the judges likely Heidi) switch a replica phone with Mel's actual phone. So she just thinks it's her phone the whole time but the one from her purse is a replica. (We'll call the purse phone Phone 2.) The Picture: Mel holds the cards he forced on the judges. You can see her hand position is low, the 4 is slanted slightly and right at 0:53 her mouth opens. THIS IS THE ACTUAL PICTURE HE TAKES WITH THAT PHONE. He then tells her to hold the cards higher and he'll get one more picture. At this time he actually sends the first and ONLY pic to Phone 1 (the phone in the seat.) So now Phone 2, is useless to him. He can drop it in water, ACTUALLY destroy it, or make it vanish into a hidden pouch in a handkerchief. Accomplices: Now, the reason I said Heidi is likely in on it is because she calls Phone 1 (unless Mat somehow stole Heidi's phone too and changed Mel's number.) But the rest is simple. Mat cuts open the gimmicked seat filled with foam and fluff, and Mel reaches in to find Phone 1. The judges are there to judge him on his performance. They're not necessarily there to be fooled.

This guy is amazing

You are amazing mat. You are a real magican

Great banter.

That guy is amazing!

I hate magic tricks but this one was the best. I love how MelB was mad then hugging and kissing the magician

Now that what i call great performance

4:04 he had me dying when he said but wait!!!

Go online and look up the seating chart at Radio City Music Hall. There's no seat 642.

Great trick! He made me believe it was magic and that was a great illusion, his skill is so great, his showmanship amazing. He gotta make it to top 6 together with the other magicians :D

he won the season for a reason. this was a million dollar act

4:10 that guy staring and waving at the camera xD.

Oh my God!!! that's soooo impressive!!! Amazing!

Really good!

he is by far my favorite magician on this planet

The first pic the camera angle was from behind but if you look closely you can kind of see what type of face Mel is doing which looks exactly like the one in the pic at the end. I love this guy he is very good and would pay to see him in Vegas.

THAT WAS SO AWESOME

I hope that he wins the competition this year.

Melbes reaction is the best

Fantastic............Great Mat

This guy rocks!

Mat Franco all the way!

THIS IS AWESOME!

That Asian uncle waving at the back when they were at the seat 642. CUTE!

Wow that's awesome

that awkward moment when your watching this video, and when Heidi starts calling Mels phone your own iphone starts ringing! CREEPY! Very cool trick :)

He made it through! Yay! :D

excellent!!!