Ben Affleck Wins $1 Million Prize on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,’ One Year After Matt Damon Did the Same
Ben Affleck has joined the pantheon of celebrity winners of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” taking home the top prize with a little (or a lot) of help...
Key points
- Ben Affleck has joined the pantheon of celebrity winners of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” taking home the top prize with a little (or a lot) of help from “Jeopardy!” champion Jamie Ding.
- Popular on Variety In the final question, Affleck and Ding had to guess which turkeys were not pardoned by a U.S.
- While Kimmel said he was not 100% sure, he guessed the answer as Spaghetti & Meatball.
- “I would go for it.” As Ding locked in the answer, with $1 million for charity on the line, Kimmel said, “I have such a stomach ache right now.” After a long moment of suspense, the show revealed Spaghetti & Meatball to be the correct answer.
What happened
Ben Affleck has joined the pantheon of celebrity winners of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” taking home the top prize with a little (or a lot) of help from “Jeopardy!” champion Jamie Ding. Popular on Variety In the final question, Affleck and Ding had to guess which turkeys were not pardoned by a U.S. While Kimmel said he was not 100% sure, he guessed the answer as Spaghetti & Meatball. “I would go for it.” As Ding locked in the answer, with $1 million for charity on the line, Kimmel said, “I have such a stomach ache right now.” After a long moment of suspense, the show revealed Spaghetti & Meatball to be the correct answer. Affleck and Ding are the fifth winners of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” during Kimmel’s tenure, which began in April 2020. He’s very smart, that Ben Affleck.” Watch the moment Affleck and Ding won the $1 million below.
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