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Ben Affleck game show charity win

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In late July 2026, actor Ben Affleck appeared on the revived ABC game show *Who Wants to Be a ~~Millionaire*. On July 24 he and~~ Millionaire* with former *Jeopardy!* champion Jamie ~~Ding answered~~ Ding. After answering a McDonald’s‑sandwich ~~question,~~ question on July 24 and winning $32,000 for the Eastern Congo ~~Initiative. Six days later, on July 30,~~ Initiative, they ~~reached~~ progressed to the final two ~~questions. After correctly identifying the first airplane flight~~ questions on July 30. The $1 million top‑prize question asked which of four food‑themed names had never been used for a U.S. presidential Thanksgiving turkey pardon. Using the ~~$500,000 question, they used~~ “Ask the ~~Ask‑the‑Host lifeline;~~ Host” lifeline, host Jimmy Kimmel suggested “Spaghetti & ~~Meatball” as a possible name for a Thanksgiving‑pardon turkey, which proved correct.~~ Meatball.” A brief Phone‑a‑Friend call to Ding’s trivia partner ~~Stephen Morrison also helped confirm~~ yielded no definitive answer, but the ~~answer. Their~~ duo locked in the host’s suggestion, which proved correct. The full $1 million prize was ~~fully donated~~ pledged to Affleck’s Eastern Congo Initiative, reinforcing the blend of celebrity trivia and fundraising for communities in the ~~war‑affected~~ war‑torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The July 30 episode sealed the win and the complete $1 million donation, marking the second celebrity jackpot on the revived series. The win follows a similar victory by Affleck’s friend Matt Damon a year earlier.

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