Ben Affleck‘s nonprofit Eastern Congo Initiative was the real winner during the two-part conclusion of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
On Wednesday, the 2x Oscar winner teamed up with Jeopardy champ Jamie Ding to bring the ABC game show’s big prize home to his charity, the first U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making organization dedicated to supporting the people of eastern Congo.
The duo made it to the million-dollar question when they opted to use their Ask-the-Host lifeline on Jimmy Kimmel, as well as their Phone-a-Friend, neither of whom was sure of the answer. They ultimately went with Kimmel’s answer, which proved to be correct.
While dialing his friend and trivia teammate Steven Morrison, Ding mentioned Affleck’s best friend and Kimmel’s nemesis Matt Damon, to which the host asked, “Are you looking for trouble? … I’m not looking for any trouble, man. I just want you guys to win.”
The prize-winning question asked which of the multiple choice answers were not names of turkeys pardoned by the US president, with “Spaghetti & Meatball” being the correct answer.
Rebooted by Kimmel in 2020, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire returned for Season 5 last week along with Affleck and Ding, as well as Larry David and daughter Cazzie David. This week’s episode also featured Jason Alexander and Wayne Knight, along with Tig Notaro and Pete Holmes.
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