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	Three Million People Play "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" Game On ABC.com. - Encyclopedia.com
		Capitalizing on the success of ABC-TV's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", ABC.com (http://abc.go.com), the official Web site of the ABC Television Network, has to date garnered three million players for its online version of the game, with almost 300,000 reaching the "Millionaire" winner's page since its launch on Sunday, Nov. 7.
		ABC'S "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" made history again last Friday when 31-year-old John Carpenter, an Internal Revenue Service employee from Hamden, Connecticut, won $1 million, the largest one-time cash prize in the history of American television (excluding lotteries).
		This is also a record for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" worldwide, as no contestant in any of the countries where "Millionaire" airs has ever won the top prize in their local currency.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-57757260.html (615 words)

	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plaskett is also a regular contributor on the 'Millionaire' discussion boards on Quizzing.co.uk being a site frequented by many past winners and aspirant contestants of the UK version of the show.
		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire first aired in the United States in 1999 and was hosted by Regis Philbin.
		ABC used Who Wants to be a Millionaire in so many prime time slots that when the show's popularity faded by 2001, it was left with a dearth of original programmes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire (7645 words)

	Money is the name of the game
		In the case of John Carpenter, he walked away with $550,000.Although it isn’t a million, it’s not a paltry sum.
		Unlike “Millionaire’s” “one-on-one setup”, “Greed,” which is hosted by Chuck Woolery, has a team of five contestants who go after the grand prize of two million dollars, which is divided amongst the team’s members.
		Unlike “Millionaire” and “Greed” for which the contestant has to know obscure facts and information, “Winning Lines” is a show that “doesn’t require its contestants to be a rocket scientist; but they have to be fast and alert” according to Clark.
	www.dedham.k12.ma.us /dhs/mirror/February2000/Money.htm (837 words)

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		ABC's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" has won over viewers in the November sweeps, but on Friday's episode of the hit gameshow, a contestant finally swept the competition and took home the top prize.
		This is also a record for "Millionaire" worldwide--no contestant in any of the countries where the gameshow airs has ever won the jackpot in their local currency.
		Though Carpenter didn't rely on his lifelines, he phoned his father on the $1 million question only to tell him he was about to win because he knew the answer to the final inquiry.
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	"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Trivia: John Carpenter, the first million-dollar winner, got all the way to the final question without using any "lifelines." The question was, "Who was the only U.S. President to appear on 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in'?"; When Regis Philbin asked him the question, John decided to call his father for the "phone-a-friend" lifeline.
		Don't bother with other networks trying to copy Millionaire's success....this is the one and only one to watch.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0211178 (404 words)

	TVgameshows.net: Network TV All-Time Quiz/Game $$$ Winners
		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire leads network television back into a serious, if short-lived, prime time game show race for the first time in 28 years.
		John Carpenter, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Nov. 19, 1999, and May 24-25, 2000, $1.125 million.
		Carpenter was network TV's first millionaire, only using a Lifeline on his last question to tell his father he was going to win the top prize.
	www.tvgameshows.net /winners.htm (3594 words)

	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Who wants to be a millionaire jumped the shark recently because it has been "overkilled" with so much publicity and too many re-runs.
		John Beresford Tipton was a wealthy recluse who had the unusual hobby of giving away a check for one million dollars to people he had never met.
		Who Wants to be a Millionaire jumped the shark after the one show where they had all of the guest stars on.It jumped the shark then because after that it wasnt any good because it was the same stuff over ans over.
	www.jumptheshark.com /w/whowantstobeamillionaire.htm (19940 words)

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		Carpenter, now 32, was also the first contestant who drew boos from the audience when he identified his employer -- the Internal Revenue Service, where he holds a mid-level job.
		Once he realized who John was, Chris starting talking about doing a financial plan and figuring out how to invest the after-tax, mid-six-figure sum for the long run.
		John and Debbie decided they wanted to invest the money for long-term growth and to use some of it to buy a house.
	www.suddenmoney.net /news9.shtml (1857 words)

	YouTube - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Who Wants to be a Millionaire in France - stupidity
		Lars Ulrich on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"
		Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Steve McClellan
	youtube.com /?v=HdWPxWLIRaM (255 words)

	On Wall Street
		Carpenter, now 32, was also the first contestant who drew boos from the audience when he identified his employer -- the Internal Revenue Service, where he holds a mid-level job.
		Once he realized who John was, Chris starting talking about doing a financial plan and figuring out how to invest the after-tax, mid-six-figure sum for the long run.
		John and Debbie decided they wanted to invest the money for long-term growth and to use some of it to buy a house.
	www.onwallstreet.com /article.cfm?articleId=1163&print=yes (1920 words)

	Amazon.com: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2nd Edition (Jewel Case) by Disney Interactive
		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire could have been a better game in other ways as well.
		As it stands, Who Wants to be a Millionaire is both a faithful and entertaining simulation of the TV show.
	www.amazon.com /Disney-Interactive-2026644-Wants-Millionaire/dp/B00002S6CC (2808 words)

	BBC News \| ENTERTAINMENT \| Taxman scoops a million
		John Carpenter, 31, became a millionaire by winning the hit television show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
		He is the first top prize winner of the quiz which is shown on television in 10 countries.
		Mr Carpenter from Connecticut says he plans to use his winnings to improve his home and go on holiday with his wife.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/529186.stm (312 words)

	"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		John Carpenter, the first million-dollar winner, got all the way to the final question without using any "lifelines." The question was, "Who was the only U.S. President to appear on 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in'?"; When Regis Philbin asked him the question, John decided to call his father for the "phone-a-friend" lifeline.
		When Chris Tarrant first came on and said the famous line "Lets play who wants to be a millionaire" I and a lot of other people knew this was going to be a great show.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0211178 (414 words)

	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on WCHS-TV8, On Your Side
		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Imported CD Single from the Original Show!
		Since its premiere in August, 1999, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has changed the landscape of network television, captivated millions of fans and made its place in broadcast history.
		"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" also has a best-selling CD-ROM game by Disney Interactive, with several editions available in stores, a Playstation game, a soundtrack available on Disney Records and a Hyperion paperback book of the same title, containing sample questions and answers.
	www.wchstv.com /abc/millionaire/index.html (964 words)

	Cable TV Talk - View Single Post - Regis' 'Millionaire' to GSN
		To play-along with WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, participants log onto http://www.gsn.com while the show is airing on the network.
		WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, based on the successful British program of the same name, burst onto the United States entertainment scene Aug. 16, 1999 and quickly rose to become the number-one prime time show on TV -- a feat that hadn't occurred since the 50's.
		The first ever Millionaire winner was on Thursday Night, it was Night 13, he was John Carpenter an IRS agent from CT who didn't use any lifelines, except on the $1 million question where he told his parents "I don't really need your help, just wanted to let you know I'm gonna win the million"!
	www.cabletvtalk.com /showpost.php?p=1494&postcount=2 (853 words)

	'Millionaire's' soaring ratings mean more airings, more Regis
		Lokay, a trivia buff who has loved game shows since he was a child, called the show's qualification telephone number twice a day, five days in a row before he even got a chance to take the first phone quiz.
		Thompson believes "Millionaire" is such a success because it has been on for consecutive nights, the show's structure eliminates any lulls and emphasizes the drama and because of the host, Philbin, himself.
		Of course, nothing lasts forever, and fans and experts alike doubt "Millionaire" could continue to be a ratings killer if it were on every night into perpetuity, or even if it spawned a daytime incarnation.
	www.post-gazette.com /TV/19991122millionaire1.asp (1477 words)

	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire PC Screenshots Gallery Page 1/1 - GamersHell.com
		Faster than you can say "cha-ching," Disney has released Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: a terrific realization of the wildly successful television game show.
		People looking to purchase this game for multiplayer action also won't be pleased, since players who have spent time with the game will be at an advantage to climb to higher dollar amounts.
		With great, simple graphics influenced by the show and the same violin-and-heartbeat soundtrack, Millionaire deserves to be a runaway success.
	www.gamershell.com /pc/who_wants_to_be_a_millionaire/screenshots.html (437 words)

	Who wants to be a contestant?
		We discussed contestants who have taken forever to answer (apparently the record for deliberation is close to an hour), and asked how the show is edited down to precisely one hour.
		Afterwards, we were led backstage to a special area for contestants who have made it out of the hotseat to watch the rest of the show on a monitor.
		As I was heading back, Regis, who was having his makeup touched up and going over his next lines on a miniature TelePrompTer, saw me and stopped me. He shook my hand and said he really wished Joe hadn't had to blow all of his lifelines on that one question.
	www.interbridge.com /wwtbamstory.html (6081 words)

	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
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		Who was the first woman contestant on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' (goto)
		I'm going to be on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and am looking for some trivia geniuses for my lifelines.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Television/Who-Wants-To-Be-A-Millionaire-2666.html (1367 words)

	Business Wire: Three Million People Play "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" Game On ABC.com
		Capitalizing on the success of ABC-TV's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", ABC.com (http://abc.go.com), the official Web site of the ABC Television Network, has to date garnered three million players for its online version of the game, with almost 300,000 reaching the "Millionaire" winner's page since its launch on Sunday, Nov. 7.
		ABC'S "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" made history again last Friday when 31-year-old John Carpenter, an Internal Revenue Service employee from Hamden, Connecticut, won $1 million, the largest one-time cash prize in the history of American television (excluding lotteries).
		This is also a record for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" worldwide, as no contestant in any of the countries where "Millionaire" airs has ever won the top prize in their local currency.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Nov_22/ai_57757260 (651 words)

	BBC News \| ENTERTAINMENT \| The Millionaires' club
		The USA can boast six jackpot winners - the greatest number of winners of any country showing the programme - but $1m is no match for £1m.
		The winner of the $1m reality game Survivor Richard Hatch has been swathed in notoriety since he collected his winnings, and the programme has been condemned as a fix by other contestants.
		Most of the jackpot winners have quit their jobs and some, such as Hatch, have gained more than just 15 minutes of fame.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/1035515.stm (439 words)

	Xbox 360 Store :: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
		Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2nd Edition (Jewel Case)
		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Third Edition
		Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Jewel Case)
	www.xboxtoday.ca /store/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire-B00002S6CC.html (989 words)

	A Salute to Game Shows - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - More Millionaires
		On June 13, Bob House became the fourth person in the United States to be a millionaire, as he correctly identified of his four choices, which he narrowed down to two, which person did not have an element named after him.
		This is where Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has improved since John Carpenter became a millionaire.
		When John Carpenter won a million dollars, they simply left, and Regis proceeded to introduce the contestants, and then do the fastest-finger question.
	game-shows.chris-place.com /shows/millionaire/more-millionaires.htm (380 words)

	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
		Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is a global pheonomenon.
		Results of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's March, 2001 Classic TV Edition.
		On August 16, 1999, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire debuts on ABC.
	wwtbam2001.tripod.com (530 words)

	ETonline.com: Meet Regis' 'Three Wise Men'! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The super-sized version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" retains the 15 multiple-choice question format, the fastest-finger element and the two lock-in levels just as featured on the original version of the show, which debuted in August 1999.
		But "Super Millionaire" does have one new feature: the addition of two new lifelines, "Three Wise Men" and "Double Dip." "Three Wise Men" gives the contestant access, via live video feed, to three experts who have been sequestered backstage, while "Double Dip" allows contestants two shots at answering a question.
		To which John, who as a former winner is not eligible to play again, replies, "It is a lot easier to walk away with $5 million.
	etonline.com /tv/33467/index.html (473 words)

	Artsandentertainment: These are our final answers
		Nancy Christy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $1-million.
		Kevin Olmstead, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $2.18-million during an escalating bonus contest (also first game show multimillionaire).
		John Carpenter, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $1.125-million.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/06/25/Artsandentertainment/These_are_our_final_a.shtml (462 words)

	YouTube - who want to be a millionaire winner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		John Carpenter the first person to win who want to be a millionaire.
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		Who wants to be a millionaire - guy loses using 3 lives
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	Quinnipiac University \| Chief justice tells law graduates that learning must continue after graduation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Among the graduates was John Carpenter, the first winner of the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" in 1999.
		Carpenter, of Hamden, is an adviser for the Internal Revenue Service in Hartford.
		John Carpenter, winner of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," is hooded by Prof.
	www.quinnipiac.edu /x15811.xml (761 words)

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