Ben Affleck has become the latest celebrity to win the $1 million top prize on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", triumphing almost exactly a year after his close friend and "Good Will Hunting" co-star Matt Damon achieved the same feat. Affleck was paired with "Jeopardy!" champion Jamie Ding, mirroring Damon's win alongside "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings, and the prize money will go to Affleck's charity, the Eastern Congo Initiative, which supports people in the eastern Congo region.

The pair won on a question asking which turkey names had not been pardoned by a US president, ultimately trusting host Jimmy Kimmel's uncertain guess of "Spaghetti & Meatball" after a phone-a-friend lifeline to Ding's trivia partner also failed to yield an answer. The answer proved correct, prompting jubilant celebrations. Affleck and Ding are the fifth winners since Kimmel took over as host in April 2020, following David Chang, brothers Ike and Alan Barinholtz, Damon and Jennings, and "The Office" stars Oscar Nuñez and Kate Flannery.