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Ben Affleck wins elusive $1M prize on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ - would you have gotten the winning question?
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Key Points:
- Ben Affleck and "Jeopardy!" champion Jamie Ding won the $1 million prize on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," with the winnings going to Affleck's Eastern Congo Initiative.
- The duo correctly answered the final question about which turkey name has not been pardoned by a US president, choosing "Spaghetti & Meatball."
- They used strategic lifelines, including the 50:50 and Phone-A-Friend, to navigate the final questions, with host Jimmy Kimmel praising Affleck's intelligence.
- The $500,000 question involved identifying an achievement that occurred sooner than a New York Times article predicted, which they correctly answered as the first airplane flight.
- The episode aired on ABC and featured celebratory moments as Affleck and Ding secured the grand prize.
