Matt Damon clears up: he gets the million in the US quiz show

Matt Damon (54) has the quiz show “Who is getting a millionaire?” Grips proven. Together with TV presenter Ken Jennings (51), he won the million at the weekend after 15 correctly answered questions.

The “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?”-episode did not reach as many spectators as in five years. switched on 4.46 million viewers. Within the past five years, only one episode of the first season with Jimmy Kimmel (57) as a showmaster has exceeded these numbers. At that time, 6.52 million people followed the rate spectacle.

One reason for the great enthusiasm could have been the playful exchange of blows by Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel. Cabbage has always occurred for 20 years – including the council show. “Listen, Matt Damon has an IQ from – I think it was measured in the range of 70,” Kimmel stuck against the Oscar winner.

“Ken and something that looks like a yak sit on the hot chair,” he joked elsewhere, based on Damon’s Bart. Even when the actor together with “Jeopardy!” Moderator Jennings finally won the million, Kimmel remained in his role as a grumpy host: “I will reluctantly shake your hand,” he said to Damon.

But originally it was Kimmel’s idea to invite him to the show. As Jennings explained in an interview with “Variety”, Kimmel came up to him in a donation gala and asked him: “” It wouldn’t be fun if we had a real A-Promi at Millionaire if you were something like a joker? ‘” He agreed, however, secretly hoped that Kimmel would soon no longer remember it, because the pressure in the quiz show was enormous.

Incidentally, the prize money earned goes to the good cause: Damon and Jennings donate it to the organization “Water.org”, which wants to give people access to clean water.