‘America's Got Talent’ Contestant Catches Fire During Terrifying Act

America’s Got Talent contestant Jonathan Goodwin was on fire on Tuesday night — literally. As part of his AGT quarterfinals performance, Goodwin doused himself in oil and attempted to escape shackles in under 20 seconds, all while fire closed in on him. Unfortunately, the daredevil wasn’t able to unlock himself in time, and he went up in flames, prompting judge Howie Mandel to call for a medic. Eek!

Goodwin has spent the past few weeks of AGT wowing the judges with his stuntman abilities, but last night, he ratcheted up the pressure with an entirely new act. “Of all the stunts in my book, this is the one my mom didn’t want me to try,” he explained to the judges before his performance. With some help from Heidi Klum, the contestant covered himself in gasoline, locked his wrists into police-regulation handcuffs, and secured his head into a box meant to impair his vision.

“When my head is locked in the box, I cannot reach the red handle,” he told Klum, pointing to a lever above the lockbox. “And in order for me to survive tonight, I need to reach the red handle.”

The judges shifted nervously in their seats as the AGT team prepped Goodwin. “Do they have a medic here?” asked Sofia Vergara. “I don’t want to see this.” Same!

Producers lit the fuse coiled around Goodwin, but it began to ignite much faster than originally planned. “Oh, no!” yelled Mandel. “That’s going too fast! That’s going to be faster than 20 seconds.”

The fire quickly made its way to the contestant, and his lower body went up in flames. “Call somebody!” said Mandel as the fire raged. “No! He’s on fire! Somebody move in! Why is everybody just standing?”

His entire body soon became engulfed in flames, but Goodwin, ever the pro, eventually made his way out of the restraints and pulled the red handle. The exasperated stuntman concluded his performance with a bow, and later, what I can only imagine was a very long shower.

Watch Jonathan Goodwin’s death-defying AGT performance above.

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