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Ben Affleck Wins $1 Million on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ for Congo Charity

Ben Affleck won the top prize of $1 million on the ABC game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” during the two-part season finale that aired Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar-winning actor teamed up with “Jeopardy!” champion Jamie Ding to secure the grand prize for his nonprofit, the Eastern Congo Initiative. This marks the first time the organization—a U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making group focused on eastern Congo—has received such a windfall. Affleck’s victory comes one year after his close friend Matt Damon also won the show’s $1 million prize for his charity, Water.org. The episode, which concluded Season 5, featured Affleck and Ding working together to answer the final question correctly. The Eastern Congo Initiative, founded by Affleck in 2010, supports community-led development and advocacy in the region. Affleck’s win was celebrated by the charity, which posted on social media thanking viewers for their support. The show’s celebrity edition frequently raises funds for various causes, with previous winners including Damon, Tom Bergeron, and others. Affleck’s victory highlights ongoing efforts to draw attention to challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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