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      • He is the twelfth highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. 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.
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  2. Jul 27, 2020 · One thing that Philbin was known for was his time on Who Wants to be a Millionnaire. As fans look back on the iconic show, the infamous clip of John Carpenter winning $1 million has resurfaced....

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  3. Known for. First top prize winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. John Carpenter (born December 24, 1967 [1]) is an American game show contestant and Internal Revenue Service agent. He is the twelfth highest-earning American game show contestant of all time.

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  4. Apr 23, 2024 · Celebrity. Nostalgia. 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! By. Alexandra Schonfeld....

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  5. 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.

  6. May 26, 2023 · John Carpenter made history during his episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Gregory Robinson. Updated 10:22 5 Jun 2023 GMT+1 Published 16:30 26 May 2023 GMT+1. An IRS tax agent who made Who...

  7. Apr 8, 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...

  8. Jun 8, 2011 · WWTBAMclassics. 21.7K subscribers. Subscribed. 34K. 7.9M views 12 years ago. Six months after becoming the first Millionaire in the show's history, John Carpenter returned for a special...

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