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Greg Chavez created the Guardian Angel automatic Christmas tree fire extinguisher kit and was rewarded for it by winning American Inventor’s second-season last night on the ABC reality competition series.

The firefighter and father from Camarillo, CA was awarded American Inventor 2’s $1,000,000 cash prize as the show’s winner based on viewer votes cast after last week’s penultimate episode.

“It’s amazing… It’s amazing,” said Greg when he was revealed to be American Inventor 2’s champ. “A year ago, I was sitting at the house and I was watching the show, and I said to my wife, ‘I’m going to win next year.’ She said, ‘I know you are.’”

In addition to the cash prize and title of “American Inventor,” Greg also received an offer from First Alert president and CEO Tom Russo to further develop the Guardian Angel.

“We have been providing life-safety devices for families for 50 years,” Tom told Greg. “We would like to help you realize your dream of making Guardian Angel a household product… a product that could save many lives.”

“I was hoping for First Alert,” said Greg, which drew laughter from the live studio audience. “I can’t believe it… I was in my garage for a lot of years, and now this. It’s just great.”

Greg’s American Inventor 2 victory marked the second time in two seasons that the show’s winning product was a safety device.