{"id":21723,"date":"2026-07-30T06:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21723"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:13:33","slug":"ben-affleck-wins-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-for-his-congo-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21723","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Wins &#8216;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8217; For His Congo Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ben-affleck\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ben-affleck\" data-tag=\"ben-affleck\">Ben Affleck<\/a>\u2018s nonprofit Eastern Congo Initiative was the real winner during the two-part conclusion of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\/\" id=\"auto-tag_who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\" data-tag=\"who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn Wednesday, the 2x Oscar winner teamed up with <em>Jeopardy<\/em> champ <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jamie-ding\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jamie-ding\" data-tag=\"jamie-ding\">Jamie Ding<\/a> to bring the ABC game show\u2019s big prize home to his charity, the first U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making organization dedicated to supporting the people of eastern Congo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe duo made it to the million-dollar question when they opted to use their Ask-the-Host lifeline on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jimmy-kimmel\" data-tag=\"jimmy-kimmel\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>, as well as their Phone-a-Friend, neither of whom was sure of the answer. They ultimately went with Kimmel\u2019s answer, which proved to be correct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWhile dialing his friend and trivia teammate Steven Morrison, Ding mentioned Affleck\u2019s best friend and Kimmel\u2019s nemesis Matt Damon, to which the host asked, \u201cAre you looking for trouble? \u2026 <em>I\u2019m<\/em> not looking for any trouble, man. I just want you guys to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe prize-winning question asked which of the multiple choice answers were not names of turkeys pardoned by the US president, with \u201cSpaghetti &amp; Meatball\u201d being the correct answer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Affleck and Jamie Ding&amp;apos;s Winning Moment | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qkeH_VY0Fk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRebooted by Kimmel in 2020, <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em> returned for Season 5 last week along with Affleck and Ding, as well as Larry David and daughter Cazzie David. 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