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  1. 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.

  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?

  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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 first two...

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

  8. 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”.

  9. Apr 23, 2020 · John Carpenter appeared on the very first season on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' in 1999 and very famously in the 15th question he called his dad to inform him he's winning a million dollars. BY YASMIN TINWALA.

  10. John Carpenter (born December 24, 1967) is a game show contestant. He is most famous for being the first ever million dollar winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and five-round win on Grand Slam. On November 19, 1999, John went on Millionaire and managed to make it through all 15 questions...