AGT fans stunned after judge Howie Mandel predicts contestant Mitch Rossell's major milestone
Andrew Hansen
Published Sep 06, 2026
AMERICA'S Got Talent judge, Howie Mandel, correctly predicted a milestone for a contestant on last Tuesday's show.
Country singer, Mitch Rossell has had his song go number one on iTunes, just days after his heartbreaking performance on the June 6 episode.
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Mitch told the touching story about how he lost his grandfather, dad, and grandmother-in-law all in one night to a drunk driver.
After telling his story, he got on stage to perform his original song called Son.
It was about how seeing his son for the first time after so much loss, brought light back to his life.
Mitch made everyone emotional after delivering the performance.
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All four judges- Howie, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell- gave him an astounding yes.
Before sending him through, the judges gave their feedback.
Howie called it song "a beautiful sentiment" and made a prediction about it.
"I predict that tomorrow, when the people are watching this on TV tonight, I bet you that's the number one downloaded country song," he told Mitch.
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"Wow," the contestant smiled. "That'd be nice."
IT CAME TRUE
Howie must be a clairvoyant because it actually happened.
An AGT fan took to Reddit to post Mitch's accomplishment.
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"Howie was right, Mitch Rossell’s song Son is actually the number 1 most purchased song today on iTunes. ALL GENRES. That’s quite impressive," they posted on Wednesday.
The song beat out Luke Combs' Fast Car, Miley Cyrus' Flowers, and many others.
"Well deserved," commented one Reddit user.
"Crazy!" said another.
"Wow. Howie was right," said a third.
OUCH!
A few days after predicting Mitch's song success, Howie had fans worrying after his eye was swollen shut in a video.
The 67-year-old posted the video on his Instagram with the caption "#fail."
In the post, the AGT judge was shown with an eye that is swollen shut and a swollen lip.
He's wore a black sweatshirt, and his clear-frame glasses were on top of his head.
In the video, the television host said: "When you use a filter without an EpiPen, this is what happens."
Thankfully, the swollen eye and lip were caused by a filter and not a medical emergency, but some fans weren't convinced.
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One asked: "Is that Covid related?"
Another blamed it on a bee sting while a third called him an adrenaline junkie.
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