{"id":22259,"date":"2026-07-30T18:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22259"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:37:53","slug":"ben-affleck-won-1-million-on-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22259","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Won $1 Million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Who-Wants-to-Be-a-Millionaire.jpeg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1614829\" data-title=\"Ben Affleck Won $1 Million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/ben-affleck-wins-1-million-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/ben-affleck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Affleck<\/a> has two Academy Awards, two BAFTAs, and three Golden Globes to his name. And now, with the help of <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> super champion Jamie Ding, he has just become the fifth celebrity ever to win the $1 million top prize on <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em> \u2014 and the 18th winner overall in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Affleck and Ding teamed up on the latest episode of <em>Millionaire<\/em>, where they played on behalf of the Eastern Congo Initiative, which is in dire need of funds amid the current Ebola crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The duo breezed through early questions about the CDC\u2019s sleep recommendations, a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, Formula 1\u2019s red-carpet premiere, <em>Hot Ones<\/em>, and tango music. As the questions became more challenging, Affleck more than held his own, helping answer questions about the inspiration for the word \u201ccrater\u201d in ancient Greece, Pope Leo\u2019s Chicago White Sox fandom, and <em>The Great Gatsby<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, neither knew which McDonald\u2019s sandwich is served with half a slice of cheese, despite Affleck\u2019s well-documented fandom of the fast-food chain, and they relied on the audience lifeline for assistance. Meanwhile, Ding nailed a question about Billie Eilish\u2019s \u201cTherefore I Am,\u201d despite being unfamiliar with the song.<\/p>\n<p>Affleck single-handedly answered the $250,000 question about the Spanish festival El Colacho, while the two then put their heads together to deduce the correct answer to a $500,000 question asking what achievement occurred just two months after a <em>New York Times<\/em> article said it wouldn\u2019t happen \u201cfor one million to ten million years.\u201d Affleck hilariously credited his knowledge of the topic to a time when he looked up instances in which the press got things wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the million-dollar question, Affleck and Ding were asked, \u201cIn an annual Thanksgiving tradition, all but which of these have been the names of turkeys pardoned by a U.S. president?\u201d At first, the pair were dumbfounded, until they realized that host Jimmy Kimmel, who remained one of their available lifelines, might know the answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, you might know this,\u201d Affleck excitedly remarked. \u201cThis is the person who would actually be paying attention to every pardoned turkey. Probably the best person to ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re absolutely right. I do a bit about this on the show every year,\u201d Kimmel acknowledged. While he didn\u2019t know the answer for certain, he did lead them in the right direction, with Affleck and Ding correctly choosing Spaghetti &amp; Meatball and sealing their win.<\/p>\n<p>Full episodes of <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em> are streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmtrak.com\/F876M7\/3HWS9F7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Affleck joins friend and longtime collaborator Matt Damon as a million-dollar winner on <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em>. Thanks to Jon Hamm, Larry David <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/larry-david-jon-hamm-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\u2019t fare nearly as well during his recent appearance on the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Affleck has two Academy Awards, two BAFTAs, and three Golden Globes to his name. 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