John Carpenter
Male, Person
1968 –
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Who is John Carpenter?
John Carpenter became the first millionaire on the United States version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on November 19, 1999. 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.
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- Born
- 1968
Hamden - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Rutgers University
- Lived in
- Connecticut
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on July 23, 2013
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