John Carpenter

John Carpenter, a resident of Hamden, Connecticut, was more known as the very first top prize winner in the worldwide history of WWTBAM. He was also famous for winning $250,000 for his charity during the Tournament of Champions episodes. His appearances were on November 18-19, 1999, and May 24-25, 2000. Here is how John made a grand total of $1,250,000.

Fastest Finger First
From the 8 contestants, 3 got the right order, which was C-A-D-B, but John, with a time of 5.42 seconds, got the fastest out of the contestants, making it into the Hot Seat.