<P> With his win, Carpenter became the first contestant in the worldwide Millionaire franchise to win the show's top prize . He said that the only question that had flustered him was one which asked for the location of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral . Carpenter eventually remembered that the film Tombstone included the gunfight, and he replied correctly with the answer' Tombstone, Arizona' . While taking a vacation after his win, Carpenter considered quitting his job with the IRS, but eventually decided against it . He explained to Kiplinger's Personal Finance that "after the taxes, it's not change - your - life kind of money if you want to eat every day ." Carpenter also described the fame as having a bigger impact on his life than the money, later stating: "The money doesn't change your life . What happens afterwards might ." </P> <P> Shortly after winning on Millionaire, Carpenter played himself in a Saturday Night Live skit . Donald Trump, played by Darrell Hammond, announced that Carpenter would be his running - mate in the presidential election . Afterward, Carpenter pretended to call his father, then shouted, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Carpenter also appeared on Good Morning America, Oprah Winfrey Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and Late Show with David Letterman . </P> <P> Carpenter appeared as himself in the second half of the fourth season of Oz . He plays a contestant in a fictional TV game show called Up Your Ante that the prisoners in Em City are watching . The show within the show is hosted by Gordon Elliott, with Eartha Kitt and Didi Conn appearing as celebrity participants . </P> <P> With Rod L. Evans, Carpenter co-authored a trivia book titled Matching Wits With the Million - Dollar Mind: The World's Hardest Trivia Quizzes From America's First Quiz Show Millionaire . The book was published by Berkley Books in 2002 . </P>

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