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Carpenter is best known for becoming the first top-prize winner on the American version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and the first ever top-prize winner in the entire Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise.
- The Iconic Scene
- What Is Carpenter Up to Now?
- What Happened to Regis Philbin?
Carpenter went on the show in 1999. At the time, he was a 31-year-old, working for the Internal Revenue Service. On his first day on the show, he answered his first two questions correctly, which allowed him to return the next day. On that day, Carpenter had to answer 13 questions correctly to win the grand prize of $1 million. Throughout the cours...
Now, Carpenter looks back on that moment and is so thankful that his attempt at a joke ended with him winning the money. “It was a spur of the moment thing,” he said in a recent interview, according to The Washington Post. “I’m a little bit of a smart*ss. I look back on it and — well, thank God I was right.” Ultimately, Carpenter only ended up with...
Philbin died on July 24, just one month away from his 88th birthday. “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him – for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about,” his family said in a statement to People. “We thank his fans and admir...
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10 lug 2024 · John Carpenter became the first "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" winner in a sensational way, but what happened to the IRS agent after his iconic win?
John Carpenter, a 31 year-old Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent from Hamden, Connecticut, is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and the first ever Top Prize Winner in the entire Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise.
23 apr 2024 · Remember John Carpenter, the First Winner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Look Back at His 1999 PEOPLE Interview. The iconic win was 25 years ago!
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8 giu 2011 · Six months after becoming the first Millionaire in the show's history, John Carpenter returned for a special "Champions Edition" of the show... this time agreeing to give half his winnings to...
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8 apr 2020 · John Carpenter, a 31-year-old Internal Revenue Service employee from Hamden, Conn., sat across from host Regis Philbin; on the previous night’s episode, Carpenter answered the first two...
