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  2. Jul 27, 2020 · As fans look back on the iconic show, the infamous clip of John Carpenter winning $1 million has resurfaced. So, what happened to Carpenter after winning all that cash? Regis Philbin, Debbie and...

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  3. 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.

  4. 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 agreeing to give half his winnings to...

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  5. Apr 23, 2024 · After John Carpenter won the first million-dollar prize on the game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' in November 1999, PEOPLE sat down with him to hear all about how how his life had...

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  6. 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.

  7. On November 18th 1999, a man made television history by becoming the first person to win the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”.

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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.