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  1. 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. 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 ...

  2. 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. On the November 19, 1999 episode of Millionaire, Carpenter advanced to the million-dollar question ...

  3. Jul 27, 2020 · At least once per day i think about John Carpenter, the dude who first ran the table in 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' and used his lifeline to flex on national TV for 30 seconds pic.twitter.com ...

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    • Showbiz Senior Writer, Specialty Producer-TV
  4. Apr 23, 2024 · John Carpenter made history in 1999 as the first contestant to win the million-dollar jackpot on the game show. Read his 1999 PEOPLE interview and how his life changed after the win.

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  5. John Carpenter's original stint on WWTBAM winning $1 million. Original episode : November 19, 1999.Former “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings is featured as a ...

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  6. Jun 8, 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 agr...

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  8. Mar 5, 2024 · John Carpenter made Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? history almost 25 years ago when he used a lifeline on the final question to deliver one of the coldest moments in TV history.. The contestant ...

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