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Who won the third Britain’s Got Talent semi-final for 2026?
After eight more acts took to the stage and battled it out for their spot, two more acts made it through to the final.
While one got the golden buzzer, the other won on the night thanks to the public vote.
Comedian Ted Hill wins the third BGT semi-final for 2026
The third semi-final tonight (May 9) saw the following acts take part:
- Playground
- The Lux City Choir
- Mizuki Shinagawa
- Mega Unity
- Niamh Noade
- Ted Hill
- Liwei Yang
- Antigravity
Fire-juggler Liwei Yang was given the golden buzzer by KSI after what he described as a “phenomenal” performance.
Ted Hill won the semi-final and secured his spot in the final later this month after getting the most votes from the public.
Comedian Ted, who was Ant and Dec’s golden buzzer from the auditions, left the audience and judges in hysterics with his ‘PowerPoint comedy’ act.
It was harp player and singer Niamh Noade who finished as the runner-up.
Who is in the BGT 2026 final so far?
There have been three semi-finals now for BGT 2026, with six acts confirmed to be in this year’s live final on May 30.
- Matty Juniosa – singer – golden buzzer in semi-final one
- Anastasiia and Salsa – dog act – winner of semi-final one
- LMA – dance group – golden buzzer in semi-final two
- Fabian Fox – magician – winner in semi-final two
- Liwei Yang – fire-juggler – golden buzzer in semi-final three
- Ted Hill – comedian – winner in semi-final three
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What does the winner of BGT 2026 get?
There have been 18 winners of BGT since its first series in 2007, with magician Harry Moulding winning last year.
The winner of BGT will take home a prize of £250,000 and will also be given the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the royal family.
In the ITV show’s first three years, winners won a prize of £100,000, while the biggest winners were Ashleigh and Pudsey with a prize pot of £500,000 in 2012.
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