John Carpenter (Game Show Contestant)

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John Carpenter (born December 24, 1967 in Hamden ) is an American employee of the Internal Revenue Service , who in 1999 was the first winner of the US format of the originally British quiz program Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was. With a profit of $ 1 million, Carpenter held the record for the highest total gaming total on US television. He is also the first millionaire winner of a Who-Wants-to-Be-a-Millionaire? -Formats. His victory made him internationally known and later appeared on several talk shows and quiz shows.

biography

John Carpenter was born in 1967 to Tom and Gail Carpenter and grew up in Northampton . From 1986 to 1990 he studied at Rutgers University . Since 1991 he has been working for the Federal Tax Authority (IRS). He has been married since 1998.

Carpenter took part in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? On November 19, 1999 . part. Until the $ 1 million question, he hadn't used any of his available jokers. The million dollar question was: "Which of these US presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'? A) Lyndon Johnson , B) Richard Nixon , C) Jimmy Carter , D) Gerald Ford . “He knew the correct answer this time (Richard Nixon), but used the telephone wildcard to inform his father that he was his I don't really need help and I'll win the million dollars.

After participating in the game show, Carpenter made numerous appearances on American television, including Saturday Night Live , The Oprah Winfrey Show , Good Morning America and Late Show with David Letterman . Carpenter also made a guest appearance on Oz - Hell Behind Bars .

Carpenter co-authored Matching Wits With the Million-Dollar Mind: The World's Hardest Trivia Quizzes From America's First Quiz Show Millionaire , published in 2002 .

In 2000 and 2004, John Carpenter participated in special editions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? part. He also played at the game shows 1 vs. 100 and Grand Slam with.

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Individual evidence

  1. Donna Petrozello: Million-plu $ reply an educated guess . In: New York Daily News , Feb. 3, 2000, p. 101. 
  2. Frank Hornig et al .: "It is allowed to splurge" . In: Der Spiegel from February 7, 2000.
  3. Jim Jerome: Many Happy Returns . In: People , Time Inc., December 6, 1999. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2018. 
  4. Arlene Vigoda: Million-dollar winner untaxed by celebrity . In: USA Today , Gannett Company , Nov. 22, 1999, p. 1D. 
  5. Oliver Kuhn: Everything a man needs to have in mind: useless knowledge for all situations . 2013. p. 219.
  6. Lauren Duca: The Final Answer On 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ?,' 15 Years After It Premiered . In: Huffington Post , August 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2018. 
  7. ^ Matching Wits with the Million-Dollar Mind: The Worlds Hardest Trivia Quizzes from America's First Quiz Show Millionaire . The Book Depository . Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2018.