SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” Season 5, Episode 2, which aired on ABC at 8 pm ET.

Ben Affleck has joined the pantheon of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” celebrity winners, taking home the top prize with a little (or a lot) of help from “Jeopardy!” champion Jamie Ding.

Affleck conquered the million-dollar question almost exactly a year after his “Good Will Hunting” co-star and best friend, Matt Damon, did the same. Damon was similarly paired with “Jeopardy!” wiz, current host Ken Jennings, who helped him achieve the first charity award.

Money from Affleck and Ding’s victory will go to Affleck’s Eastern Congo Initiative, the first US-based grant-making and advocacy organization dedicated to supporting people living in the African region.

In the final question, Affleck and Ding had to guess which turkeys were not pardoned by the president of the United States: A) peanut butter and jelly; B) Potatoes and Tot; C) Macaroni and cheese; D) Spaghetti and Meatballs. Not knowing the answer, the contestants used their lifeline to ask host Jimmy Kimmel. While Kimmel said he wasn’t 100% sure, he guessed the answer as Spaghetti & Meatball. Affleck and Ding then used another lifeline to call a friend, who was Stephen Morrison, Ding’s former trivia partner. Morrison also didn’t know the answer and refused to guess, leading Affleck to suggest that they should go with Kimmel’s guess. “I would bet on Jimmy,” he said. “I would.”

As Ding locked in the response, with $1 million for charity at stake, Kimmel said, “My stomach hurts so bad right now.” After a long cliffhanger, the show revealed that Spaghetti & Meatball was the correct answer. As confetti rained down on the studio, Affleck and Ding jumped for joy and hugged each other, genuinely surprised looks painted on their faces.

Affleck and Ding are the fifth winners of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” during Kimmel’s tenure, which began in April 2020. David Chang became the first winner of the show’s reboot in November 2020, followed by celebrity couples Ike and Alan Barinholtz in August 2024, Damon and Jennings in July 2025 and “The Office” stars Oscar Nuñez and Kate Flannery in September. 2025.

In July, Kimmel said Variety of the Affleck-Ding duo, “I’m not sure Ben knew he was going to be paired with a champion when he agreed to do the show. But when I told him, he seemed surprised and delighted. I think he was ready to do it on his own. He’s very smart, that Ben Affleck.”

Watch the moment Affleck and Ding won the million dollars below.