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On Wednesday night, a dialed-in Ben Affleck<\/a> wrapped up a victorious run on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where he and Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding won \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 $1 million. Have you ever seen Affleck make a more excited face?<\/p>\n The 15th and final question had to do with the names of turkeys pardoned by a U.S. president as part of an annual Thanksgiving tradition. With a little nudge from host Jimmy Kimmel, Affleck and Ding agreed on a guess, and, after an excruciating pause, the board went green, and the men leapt into each other\u2019s arms and whooped.<\/p>\n Kimmel then presented Affleck and Ding with a giant check, and confetti fell down around them. At the top of the episode, Affleck explained that the big prize would go to his foundation, the Eastern Congo Initiative<\/a>, which supports community-based organizations in a region that\u2019s\u00a0 been \u201cseverely impacted by a very traumatic war.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Affleck\u2019s victory comes a year after his brother in life and moviemaking, Matt Damon, won the same prize. Damon, who appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire last year with Ken Jennings, is one of the few celebrity contestants to win. Kimmel also teased Affleck throughout Wednesday\u2019s episode, joking in between consecutive guesses that he was \u201cso much smarter than Matt.\u201d<\/p>\n I\u2019m glad to see the crowned king of Dunkin\u2019 smiling again, especially for a good cause. Now, if we could just get J.Lo on the line \u2026<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n The latest in style, self, culture, and power in your inbox.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n