Who was the first person to win a million on who wants to be a millionaire?
John Carpenter (born c. 1968) is an American game show contestant and IRS agent. He is the tenth highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. Carpenter is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the United States version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer who won $1.12 million on another U.S. quiz show, "Twenty One". Carpenter was also the first top prize winner among all international versions of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" series.
Who was the first person to win a million on the American TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
John Carpenter
John Carpenter (game show contestant)
Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel (born 18 August 1942) is the first person to have won one million pounds on the British television game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". She has appeared on the BBC Two quiz show "Eggheads" since 2003.
Who was the first person to win a million on the British TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Judith Keppel Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel
Judith Keppel
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Who was the first person to win 10 million on the Nigerian TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Chimuanya Aroma Ufodike
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Who was the first person to win a million on the Australian TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Rob "Coach" Fulton
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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John Carpenter (game show contestant)
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)
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Judith Keppel
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show)
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (abbreviated WWTBAM and informally known as simply Millionaire) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television, contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes in a format that twists on many game show genre conventions – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before attempting an answer, and have no time limit to answer questions; and the amount offered increases as they tackle questions that become increasingly difficult.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Out of all contestants who have played the game, relatively few have been able to win the top prize on any international version of the show. The first was John Carpenter, who won the top prize on the American version on 19 November 1999. Carpenter did not use a lifeline until the final question, using his Phone-a-Friend not for help but to call his father to tell him he was about to win the million.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Other notable top-prize winners include Judith Keppel, the first winner of the original British version;[26] Kevin Olmstead from the US version, who won a progressive jackpot of $2.18 million;[27] Martin Flood from the Australian version, who was investigated by producers after suspicions that he had cheated, much like Charles Ingram, but was later cleared;[28] Mana Ashida from the Japanese version; and Sushil Kumar from the Indian version, who is often referred to in Western media as the "real-life Slumdog Millionaire".
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
To date there have only been 3 millionaires, two on the regular version and 1 on Millionaire Hot Seat:

Rob "Coach" Fulton: 17 October 2005[16]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)
Top prize winners
Chimuanya Aroma Ufodike - 10 million Naira (2009)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight where contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes in a format contestants are given the question before attempting an answer, and have no time limit to answer questions; and the amount offered increases as they tackle questions that become increasingly difficult. The first person to win a million on the show was John Carpenter, who won the prize on the American version in November 1999 and did not use a lifeline until the final question, using his Phone-a-Friend not for help but to call his father to tell him he was about to win the million. Chimuanya Aroma Ufodike was the first person to win 10 million on the Nigerian version of the show in 2009. Other notable top-prize winners include Judith Keppel, the first winner of the original British version, and Rob "Coach" Fulton who was the first person to win a million on the Australian version of the show on October 17, 2005.