America's Got Talent crowns season 19 winner: See who won

There is a new America's Got Talent Winner in town!

After weeks of intense competition, Richard Goodall, the singing janitor from Terre Haute, Indiana who received one of the Golden Buzzers from judge Heidi Klum, was declared the winner of Season 19 on Tuesday, September 24.

Goodall, 55, went home with the title and the top prize of one million dollars – and with a new wife, as he announced at the finale on Tuesday.

“My brain is just mush at this point. Surreal isn't even what happened,” Goodall told PEOPLE after his win. “It was an absolute rollercoaster and now it's over and there's absolute gold dust flying everywhere.”

Before that exciting moment, Goodall was already on cloud nine when he got to perform “Don't Stop Believin'” alongside members of Journey – the same song he originally auditioned with. Things got even better for the Indiana resident when he confirmed that he had recently married his partner Ang.

“I went into the audition on a whim. I had never been on a plane, had never been west of Missouri, and I just wanted to fly there, sing a song, fly back home, and maybe tell somebody I was on the show and make a little YouTube video like everyone else,” Goodall told PEOPLE. “I never dreamed that [of this].”

“There are bucket lists and then there are bucket lists that are at the top of the shelf,” he added. “You didn't even know it was at the top of the shelf. This is absolutely a bucket list [item] that I don’t even [think] of or dreamed of.”

As the finale progressed, 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 – became fewer and fewer and presenter Terry Crews announced the five best acts.

Those spots were taken by Goodall, Jonasi, Kardinaly, Sky Elements and Rhythm and Roni. Terry then went on to announce that comedian Jonasi had taken fifth place, quick-change artist Kardinaly took fourth place and drone show specialists Sky Elements took third place.

With two acts left, the audience waited in anticipation to see who would win the ultimate title. Finally, Terry announced that Goodall was the winner.

“People say that all the time, but it means the world to Ang and me,” Goodall told PEOPLE after the exciting moment, referring to his now-wife. “It gives us a chance and an opportunity to do something different, get a nice house and give back to people.”

Klum added: “I'm so happy for him. I know this is going to change his life. He got married… and all of America fell in love with him, and now he's going back to his town and his school as this incredible hero. I'm sure he'll continue to do his job because I think that's just the man he is: He loves his job and the kids he sees every day and the teachers.”

When asked what Ang said to him first after his victory, Goodall joked: “She said, 'I'm getting my house… and a washer-dryer!'”

He added seriously, “She means everything to me. I couldn't have done it without her. I mean, it was hard enough going through the audition round without her, and then when we got to the quarterfinals, she was there with me every time.”

Despite the AGT Goodall said he plans to return to work as a janitor at Chauncey Rose Middle School after graduation, but only “for a short time.”

“Then we'll see what opportunities come our way and then Angie and I will make those decisions together,” he said, adding of the prize money: “We intend to invest some of it and then buy a nice house and then just see what opportunities come our way.”

At the moment, Goodall is simply enjoying every moment of his AGT Experience.

“The whole week has been a dream,” he said. “A dream that I don't want to wake up from.”

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