It has taken seven seasons but "American Ninja Warrior" finally found its champion in Isaac Caldiero, busboy and professional rock climber.

NBC had been relentless in generating buzz for the show leading up to the season finale on Sept. 14. The show's ads promised that history would be made in this year and lo and behold, "American Ninja Warrior" did make history when two contestants reached the summit of the vaunted Mount Midoriyama – Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero.

"American Ninja Warrior" is a spin-off of the Japanese TV series "Sasuke" where competitors try to complete a series of obstacle courses, each one more difficult than the last. The obstacle course has been deemed so difficult that no American has ever made it past stage three, much less conquer Mount Midoriyama.

The live crowd, TV viewers and the announcers were already beside themselves when the 33-year-old Caldiero, who had competed twice before but lost, finished stage three. But the crowd absolutely went wild when Britten, a Baltimore Orioles cameraman, also made it past stage three.

The two then proceeded to the final stage and task, which was to climb a 75-foot rope in 30 seconds. The 36-year-old Britten was the first to ascend and he made it to the top in just 29.65 seconds, making him the first one to ever gain the title of "American Ninja Warrior."

But Caldiero quickly decimated Britten's record, using his seasoned rock-climbing arms to reach the summit at 26.14 seconds and win the grand prize of $1 million.

Both appeared to be dazed after their victory. Unfortunately for Britten, he missed out on the money. According to the show's executive producer Kent Weed, the rules stated that the money goes to the fastest person and that in the event that "there's more than one finisher, the one with the fastest time gets it."

But Britten said he's just happy that he's technically the first ever "American Ninja Warrior" in the show's history.

As for Caldiero, he admitted that he was initially overwhelmed when he saw Britten's performance. But with meditation, some breathing exercises and positive affirmation, he was able to regain his focus and concentrate on the task at hand.

The "American Ninja Warrior" champion says he plans to invest some of his winnings and use the rest of it to travel to rock-climbing sites. He also said he wants to try and compete in Japan.