<Li> Jump the Question (2010--2015): This lifeline allowed the contestant to skip the current question, but the money associated with it was removed from play . It could be used twice per game from 2010--2014, once from 2014--2015 . </Li> <Li> Crystal Ball (2012--2015): Used occasionally during the "shuffle" round, this lifeline allowed the contestant to see the value of the current question before either answering or jumping it (if Jump the Question had not yet been used). </Li> <P> Over the course of the programs history, 12 people have answered the final question correctly and walked away with the top prize . These include: </P> <Ul> <Li> John Carpenter--He became the first winner of the top prize on November 19, 1999 . </Li> <Li> Dan Blonsky--Second person to win the million on January 18, 2000 </Li> <Li> Joe Trela--Third person to win on March 23, 2000 </Li> <Li> Bob House--won on June 13, 2000 </Li> <Li> Kim Hunt--won on July 6, 2000 </Li> <Li> David Goodman--won July 11, 2000 </Li> <Li> Kevin Olmstead--He won the top prize on April 10, 2001 . However because of the jackpot having been set to increase by $10,000 each episode, he won $2,180,000--making him the biggest winner in television history at the time . The jackpot never accumulated like this again . </Li> <Li> Bernie Cullen--won the million just five days after Olmsteads win on April 15, 2001 . </Li> <Li> Ed Toutant--won on September 7, 2001 . He originally appeared on January 31, 2001 when the jackpot was at $1,860,000 when he was ruled out after answering his $16,000 question wrong . However it was determined that there was an error in the question, so he was invited back and won the jackpot as it was at the time . </Li> <Li> Kevin Smith--first syndicated millionaire, winning the top prize on February 18, 2003 </Li> <Li> Nancy Christy--won the million on May 8, 2003 . This makes her the only female top prize winner . </Li> <Li> Sam Murray--answered the last question correctly during the Million Dollar Tournament of Ten and remained the only contestant to answer his question correctly in November 2009 . </Li> </Ul>

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