NBC is airing the America'southward Got Talent 2021 grand final on Wed, September 15, when the final 10 acts are battling it out to be the 16th winner of Simon Cowell's talent show.

At the terminate of the night, either Aidan Bryant, Brooke Simpson, Dustin Tavella, Gina Brillon, Jimmie Herrod, Josh Blue, Léa Kyle, Victory Brinker, the Northwell Nurse Choir or the World Taekwondo Demonstration Team will have home the 2021 grand prize.

At that place are a number of conditions to that prize, however, that are not mentioned on the prove.

What does the winner of America's Got Talent win?

The grand prize of AGT is a headline slot at the America's Got Talent Las Vegas testify, plus a cash prize of $1 million.

That Vegas show is at the Luxor casino, and is set to open on Nov 4, 2021. Season 14 winner Kodi Lee is also on the nib for the show, every bit are notable acts from quondam series that did not necessarily win like Preacher Lawson from Flavour 12, last year's tertiary place group Low-cal Residue and AGT and AGT: The Champions contestants Deadly Games.

Exactly when the Season 16 winner volition join the live show, still, is not known: Season fifteen winner Brandon Leake has notwithstanding to make his appearance on the show. Per NBC News, he is set to have a v-week stint at the kickoff of the show'south run.

Every bit for the $1 million, that is less unproblematic than it may announced. Later winning the prove, contestants go two options: They can either accept the $1 million in instalments, or accept a smaller lump sum.

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"America's Got Talent" 2021 is about to crown its winner. NBC

This is revealed in a disclaimer at the end of the AGT credits, which reads: "The prize, which totals $1,000,000, is payable in a financial annuity over forty years, or the contestant may choose to receive the nowadays cash value of such annuity."

That works out as $25,000 a year for 40 years. As for how much the smaller lump sum is, that has varied over fourth dimension based on taxation rates. In Flavor two, the lump sum was around $375,000.

In 2012, however, the Sun Herald reported that Season 5 winner Michael Grimm took home a lump sum of $200,000 from winning the bear witness.

Of class, there are other perks that are not technically function of the America's Got Talent prize package, just can be rewards of making a proper noun for oneself on the show. Season 2 winner Terry Fator, for example, was able to sign a $100 million five-year bargain to do his ventriloquist shows at the Mirage in Vegas. This deal has continued to exist re-upped, with the performer still working in Vegas in what is now called the Terry Fator Theatre.

America's Got Talent Flavour 16 concludes on Wednesday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET / vii p.chiliad. CT on NBC.