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Carpenter is best known for becoming the first top-prize winner on the United States version of this show.
John Carpenter (game show contestant)
Carpenter is best known for becoming the first top-prize winner on the United States version of 
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John Carpenter (game show contestant) [SEP] Introduction
John Carpenter (born c. 1968) is an American game show contestant and Internal Revenue Service agent. He is the tenth highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. Carpenter is best known for becoming the first top-prize winner on the United States version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". 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.