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\n\tSPOILER ALERT: This story accommodates spoilers for Season 5, Episode 2 of \u201cWho Desires to Be a Millionaire,\u201d which aired on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
\n\tBen Affleck has joined the pantheon of superstar winners of \u201cWho Desires to Be a Millionaire,\u201d taking residence the highest prize with a bit (or quite a bit) of assist from \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champion Jamie Ding.<\/p>\n
\n\tAffleck conquered the $1 million query nearly precisely one yr after his \u201cGood Will Looking\u201d co-star and finest bud Matt Damon did the identical. Damon was equally paired with a \u201cJeopardy!\u201d wiz \u2014 present host Ken Jennings \u2014 who helped him attain the highest prize for charity.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe cash from Affleck and Ding\u2019s victory will go towards Affleck\u2019s Japanese Congo Initiative, the primary U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making group devoted to supporting the folks residing within the African area.<\/p>\n
\n\tWithin the last query, Affleck and Ding needed to guess which turkeys weren’t pardoned by a U.S. president: A) Peanut Butter & Jelly; B) Tater & Tot; C) Mac & Cheese; D) Spaghetti & Meatball. Not realizing the reply, the contestants used their lifeline to ask host Jimmy Kimmel. Whereas Kimmel stated he was not 100% certain, he guessed the reply as Spaghetti & Meatball. Affleck and Ding then used one other lifeline to telephone a pal, which was Ding\u2019s longtime trivia associate Stephen Morrison. Morrison didn’t know the reply both and declined to guess, which led Affleck to recommend they need to go along with Kimmel\u2019s guess. \u201cI might wager on Jimmy,\u201d he stated. \u201cI might go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAs Ding locked within the reply, with $1 million for charity on the road, Kimmel stated, \u201cI’ve such a abdomen ache proper now.\u201d After an extended second of suspense, the present revealed Spaghetti & Meatball to be the right reply. As confetti rained down on the studio, Affleck and Ding jumped for pleasure and hugged, with genuinely shocked appears painted on their faces.<\/p>\n
\n\tAffleck and Ding are the fifth winners of \u201cWho Desires to Be a Millionaire\u201d throughout Kimmel\u2019s tenure, which started in April 2020. David Chang grew to become the primary winner of the present\u2019s new iteration in November 2020, adopted by superstar pairs Ike and Alan Barinholtz in August 2024, Damon and Jennings in July 2025 and \u201cThe Workplace\u201d stars Oscar Nu\u00f1ez and Kate Flannery in September 2025.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn July, Kimmel instructed Number of the Affleck-Ding duo, \u201cI\u2019m undecided Ben knew that he was paired with a champion when he agreed to do the present. However after I instructed him, he appeared stunned and delighted. I believe he was ready to do it on his personal. He\u2019s very sensible, that Ben Affleck.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tWatch the second Affleck and Ding gained the $1 million beneath.<\/p>\n \n