The 37-year-old country man from Missouri has pulled it off!

Hes had a strong season of honest, consistent performances.

Tate thanked the man upstairs (Santa?

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Is he real?)

This was a well-deserved win.

That is also how much they spent on sets tonight.)

You guys ready for some crazy hats?!

Ill rank them in order of my preference: 1.

That bow, duh.

All were remarkable in their own ways, though, just like the members of Fifth Harmony!

I wanted them to win.

Theyll at least get to make a record.

Ive never heard her voice waver like that.

Few things infuriate me more than matching boots and pants.

The whole point of wearing boots is that they should be set apart and admired by all!

One Direction dropped by to perform their ritual duty of reminding everyone they were once associated withThe X Factor.

Once I imagined it, I could not stop seeing it!

Like, double-digit seconds.

Ill tell you what you were like a conductor!

Mario marveled after reliving some of L.A.s sweet moves.

Iama conductor, L.A. reminded him.

No sense of humor.

Literally and figuratively, right there!

continued Mario with some of his most impressive vocabulary to date.

Im glad they got all of that settled.

Ate up a solid two minutes.

Thats pretty much it!

Are you happy with the winner?

Were you surprised it wasnt Carly?

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