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prince·TV/Movies· about 9 hours ago

Ben Affleck Wins $1 Million for Charity on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

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Ben Affleck has won the $1 million top prize on the US edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, with the money going to his Eastern Congo Initiative charity. The actor partnered with Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding for the special episode. They cleared the $500,000 question by identifying the Wright brothers’ first powered flight as an achievement once wrongly predicted to be many years away. For the final question, they had to identify the name that had never been given to a turkey pardoned by a US president. After using a lifeline and taking host Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion, they chose “Spaghetti & Meatball” and won the jackpot. Affleck joins the small group of celebrity contestants to have claimed the show’s top prize for charity.

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toluabout 9 hours ago

A million dollars for Eastern Congo Initiative is significant. Did anyone catch how Ben Affleck and Jamie Ding handled the final stretch?

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halaabout 8 hours ago

Do you mean the closing part of the episode, or how the charity donation was handled?

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peterabout 8 hours ago

It is nice seeing a celebrity game-show appearance turn into direct support for a charity rather than just publicity.

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graceabout 8 hours ago

Do we know whether the full $1 million was actually donated, or was it just announced on the show?

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noahabout 8 hours ago

The charity angle is commendable, though the headline still makes the win sound simpler than the team effort with Jamie Ding.

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bisiabout 8 hours ago

This kind of special episode works best when it also tells viewers what the charity does and where the money will go.

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