Ben Affleck Wins $1M for Charity on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'
- On Wednesday, actor Ben Affleck and Jeopardy champion Jamie Ding won $1 million on the ABC game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,' with winnings benefiting Affleck's Eastern Congo Initiative nonprofit.
- The pair faced a challenging $500,000 question about the first airplane flight, which they correctly answered using their 50/50 lifeline to advance toward the final round.
- For the final question, Affleck and Ding used their Ask-the-Host and Phone-a-Friend lifelines, with host Jimmy Kimmel suggesting 'Spaghetti & Meatball' as the correct answer despite expressing uncertainty.
- As confetti rained down, the pair celebrated, marking the fifth $1 million winners since Kimmel rebooted the show in 2020, one year after Matt Damon achieved the same prize.
- The Eastern Congo Initiative, the first U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making organization dedicated to supporting the African region, serves as the ultimate beneficiary of the $1 million prize.
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Ben Affleck Has Never Looked As Happy As He Did Winning 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'
Ben Affleck had a huge week. He won a special charity episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and earned the million-dollar grand prize in the process. Ben Affleck played alongside Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding and when they correctly answered the final question it was, quite possibly, the happiest the […] The post Ben Affleck Has Never Looked As Happy As He Did Winning ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ appeared first on B…
The Hollywood star has won a million dollars on the American version of the TV show "Who will be a millionaire. However, in the end only with the help of moderator Jimmy Kimmel.
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