Ben Affleck and "Jeopardy!" champion Jamie Ding won the million-dollar grand prize on ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," securing the top prize for Affleck's nonprofit, the Eastern Congo Initiative . The win comes nearly a year after Affleck's longtime friend Matt Damon also won the game show with "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings .

The Final Questions: From the Wright Brothers to Pardoned Turkeys

The duo entered the July 29 episode just two questions away from the million-dollar prize after carrying over from the previous week's installment .

The $500,000 Question

The $500,000 question asked: "What achievement occurred just two months after a New York Times article said it wouldn't happen for '1 million to 10 million years'?" The options were splitting the atom, cloning a mammal, the first airplane flight, or the polio vaccine .

Ding immediately leaned toward the first airplane flight, and Affleck recalled reading about the newspaper's famous misjudgment years earlier . The pair used their 50:50 lifeline, leaving splitting the atom and the first airplane flight as the remaining options . They trusted Ding's instinct and correctly selected the Wright brothers' flight .

The Million-Dollar Question

The final question asked: "In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, all but which of these have been the names of turkeys pardoned by a U.S. president?" The options were Peanut Butter & Jelly, Tater & Tot, Mac & Cheese, and Spaghetti & Meatball .

Affleck and Ding turned to host Jimmy Kimmel using the Ask-the-Host lifeline . Kimmel, who performs a bit about pardoned turkeys on his late-night show each year, suggested Spaghetti & Meatball was the correct answer .

The pair also attempted Phone-a-Friend, but Ding's friend didn't answer in time . Trusting Kimmel's hunch, they locked in Spaghetti & Meatball and won the $1 million prize . Confetti filled the studio as Affleck and Ding embraced in celebration .

The Charity: Eastern Congo Initiative

The winnings will benefit the Eastern Congo Initiative, the nonprofit Affleck co-founded in 2010 with Whitney Williams . It is the only U.S.-based organization focused solely on grant-making and advocacy in eastern Congo .

Affleck shared that the organization supports community-based organizations in a region "severely impacted by a very traumatic war" . He noted there is currently an Ebola crisis there, making the funds particularly timely .

Kimmel's Good-Natured Rivalry with Matt Damon

Throughout the episode, Kimmel kept up his long-running comedic feud with Affleck's friend Matt Damon . When Ding correctly identified 1903 as the Wright brothers' flight year, Kimmel joked, "So much smarter than Matt" . When Ding's friend failed to answer the phone, Kimmel quipped, "Oh, he is like Matt" .

The win mirrors Damon's appearance on the show in July 2025, when he and Ken Jennings also won $1 million for Water.org .