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The 25-year-old Bergen County native appeared again on the "America's Got Talent" finals on Tuesday, Sept. 26, saving her biggest card trick for last. On Tuesday's episode, DeGuzman decided to involve everyone with her card trick: the judges, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara, the host, Terry Crews and even the audience.
DeGuzman, a Bergenfield native, gave each audience member and the judges envelopes with cards. She tasked them with taking one card and putting it in an envelope while Crews shuffled a deck of cards.
Crews took a group of cards and after some impressive shuffling, DeGuzman had a group of cards. DeGuzman revealed that both her and Crews had the same set of cards to the amazement of the judges and audience.
Crews had one card left, the queen of hearts. The judges and the audience ripped open their envelopes and found they all had the queen of hearts. To take her trick to the next level, the cards that her and Crews both had, read out: 26/9/23, the date of her appearance and 10:10, the exact time it was.
"That was amazing!" Vergara exclaimed. "I am so proud that you are here. You deserve to be here. I love you, you're the best."
Cowell was incredulous, wondering how she pulled off the trick.
"That was unbelievable," Cowell said.
Growing up with a single mother, DeGuzman shuttled from home to home but she found comfort in magic tricks and cardistry, rewatching the tricks of magicians like David Blaine and teaching herself how to do magic.
Before going on "America's Got Talent," DeGuzman had achieved an impressive following, appearing on "Penn and Teller: Fool Us" and wowing people on TikTok.
DeGuzman said if she wins the $1 million grand prize, she hopes to buy her mother a house.
"She's never had her own place," DeGuzman said. "She's so proud of me and I want to make sure she's taken care of. She's my #1 fan. When she saw her daughter with Simon and Terry Crews, it's starting to become real. Her daughter is now becoming a star."
The winner of "America's Got Talent" will be revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 27 starting at 8 p.m. on NBC.
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