The NBC franchise made history with its finale on Monday.
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League has crowned its first winner!
On Monday's finale, the Ramadhani Brothers came out victorious for Howie Mandel's team on NBC's new America's Got Talent spinoff. The show, which premiered in January, was modeled after a sports fantasy league with Mandel, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Spice Girls' Melanie Brown each drafting their own all-star team of performers from AGT seasons past. It marked the first time in the AGT universe that the judges also served as mentors, overseeing their respective dream teams' rehearsals and offering suggestions and guidance.
The Ramadhani Brothers -- the acrobatic head and hand balancing duo, Fadhili Ramadhani and Ibrahim Jobu -- previously came in fifth place on season 18 of AGT. Now, they've won the Fantasy League grand prize of $250,000, while Mandel scored bragging rights after stealing them from Klum's team with his golden buzzer earlier in the season.
"Our motto is that hard work pays off if you put your mind and your body into what you love," Ibrahim said after the big win. "Work hard so that one day you'll reap the rewards."
Fadhili acknowledged their roots in his remarks.
"Winning AGT: Fantasy League is so important because this is an accolade that will live with us forever," he said. "We're the first Tanzanians to win any AGT competition, so this is history-making."
"We plan to upgrade our acrobatic training place in Tanzania and buy more equipment," Ibrahim told People of the duo's post-show plans. "We also want to help other acrobats from our community improve their lives. We’d also like to buy land and build our own homes."
They also hope to move forward with a residency in Sin City alongside their acrobatic coach.
"Our dream all along has been to headline a show in Las Vegas," Ibrahim told the outlet. "We hope to one day see our faces on billboards."
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