John Carpenter

John Carpenter is a game show contestant. He is most famous for being the first ever million dollar winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and five round win on Grand Slam

Million Dollar Win
On November 19, 1999, Carpenter went on Millionaire and managed to make it through all 15 questions. When he got to the final question, he decided to use his phone-a-friend lifeline to call his Dad. Ironically, he did not ask his father for help, but instead telling him that he was going to win the million dollars. He picked the right answer and won the million. Carpenter was the first ever million dollar winner on Millionaire. A year later after his victory, he played in the Champions Edition episode of Millionaire. He managed to go home with $250,000 on that episode.

Grand Slam Run
After his Millionaire winnings, Carpenter went on to play Grand Slam. He managed to make it through four rounds but lost to Michelle Kitt in the fifth round.

Cumulative Total
Out of all the money that Carpenter won on Millionaire, he won a grand total of $1,250,000.