{"id":22376,"date":"2026-07-30T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22376"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:00:14","slug":"ben-affleck-reacts-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-grand-prize-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22376","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Reacts to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Grand Prize Win"},"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<p> <!-- -->Jennifer Garner\u2019s Rare Throwback Photos of Ben Affleck, Their Kids Will Warm Your Heart<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/ben_affleck\"><strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> is celebrating his glory daze.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Indeed, the Academy Award winner is adding another achievement on his long list of accolades: <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The 53-year-old partnered with <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Jeopardy! <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">champ <\/span><strong>Jamie Ding<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to take home the $1 million grand prize in the ABC game show. Although the duo aren\u2019t taking home the check themselves, with their prize benefitting the actor\u2019s Eastern Congo Initiative, the first U.S.-based organization providing humanitarian aid to support communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As for the winning question that Affleck and Ding had to answer to receive the top prize, they were asked on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5qkeH_VY0Fk\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">July 29 episode<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> of the show, \u201cIn an annual Thanksgiving tradition, all but which of these have been the names of turkeys pardoned by a U.S. president?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">After guessing a pair of birds named Spaghetti and Meatballs, the duo were met with confetti and a giant check for Affleck\u2019s charity. 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