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'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?': Julie Bowen is sixth celeb to bag $500K for charity, fans call it 'big win'

Her million dollar question was on 'Tiger King' and the songs written by Joe Exotic

Julie Bowen's race to the million-dollar question was covered in two episodes. It was an interesting journey to watch how she reached the final question but not before fumbling a bit on the two questions leading to the last one. 

She used two of her lifelines on the third and second last questions — 50:50 and phone a friend, where she called her sister asking about a Venezuelan Christmas tradition. She told quiz master Jimmy Fallon that she had dropped a message to her sister mentioning that if she didn't know the answer then she can hang up.

The question was about Caracas and its Christmas tradition, where people go to mass on what? The options were: roller skates, water buffaloes, zip lines or ostriches. Julie bet hard on her sister to give the correct answer (and she did) because she was well-traveled and had lived in South America for a little while. However, there was an iota of doubt and a huge amount of cash on the line. 

However, Jimmy made her life easy by announcing that he was now a part of a special club. She is now the 6th celebrity to win $500,000. Julie was having a good run until the million-dollar question she gave up on. "Which of the following is not the title of a country song released by Netflix phenomenon Joe Exotic, aka the "Tiger King"? she was asked, with options: 'I Saw a Tiger', 'Big-Hearted Cat', 'Here Kitty Kitty', and 'King of the Beast'. 

Bowen had watched the 'Tiger King' four times over but had no idea about the country song and therefore thought it wise to go home with her half a million dollars. Jimmy was more than happy to close the session. He congratulated her on the achievement and said it was a huge win. 

Fans too have echoed the emotions. They are thrilled about her win and the way she played the game. 

"Rosie O’Donnell, Drew Carey, Chip Esten, Lauren Lapkus, Anderson Cooper - and now Julie Bowen. All have won $500K. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire," a fan commented, while another tweeted: "@MillionaireTV I honestly thought we were crowning our first celebrity millionaire, but congrats to Julie Bowen for winning $500K for her charity. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire."

"I'm sad Julie Bowen didn't get $1M but she played an amazing game #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire," a user expressed, another pointed: "Julie takes with her $500,000! BIG WIN!"

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