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“Who Want to Be a Millionaire” has ESPN personality Mina Kimes to thank for its first ever $1 million celebrity winner in 20 years on the air.

No, she didn’t win the top prize. But she did answer the final question correctly on the phone-a-friend even if she wasn’t quite sure it was right or not.

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ESPN’s Kimes help David Chang win $1 million

Celebrity chef David Chang competed on the celebrity version of the show that aired on Sunday night. He made it to the final round and had the option of answering with a chance at $1 million or walking away with $500,000. If he answered incorrectly, he’d drop down to $32,000.

On last night's @MillionaireTV, celebrity chef @DavidChang needed to answer one final question to become the first celebrity winner ever in 20 years. Stumped, he called upon who other than...@MinaKimes!!! For the win. $1M will be donated to hospitality workers in need 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/47RkK3IUoV

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 30, 2020

As host Jimmy Kimmel reminded him, no celebrity in the show’s history had ever won the $1 million prize. Celebrities compete to win money that’s donated to their charity of their choice. It’s the reason Chang said he wanted to answer and try for it.

But the last question was obviously a tough one and he called in Kimes, who he said on the show is “way smarter than I am.” She said it was Benjamin Harrison who was the first president with electricity in the White House.

Chang-Kimes millionaire teamwork gives back during COVID-19

The winnings will go to the Southern Smoke Foundation in Houston. The organization was founded by chef Chris Shepherd to raise funds for multiple sclerosis research. For the last few years it has provided emergency family assistant to those in the hospitality industry after life-changing events. That includes Hurricane Harvey and those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chang has worked with the organization before and was pleased with being able to help further on Twitter.

Since the government won’t help out restaurant workers...we have to do what we can to help out

— david chang (@davidchang) November 30, 2020

Kimes almost gave Chang different answer

Kimmel and Chang called Kimes to celebrate the win and share the news with her. Kimmel played it straight and asked how sure she was of the answer.

“I would not have trusted me, especially after that long preamble about how he shouldn’t have picked me,” Kimes said on the phone. “ ... Not sure at all. In fact, I was about to say, ‘Or Cleveland’ right before the phone cut me off.”

President Grover Cleveland was not one of the four provided answers, but if the phone hadn’t cut her off it might have sown doubt in Chang. To her credit, Cleveland served a presidential term directly before Harrison and directly afterward. He was the second president to have electricity.

Kimes was following along while the show aired live and noted her involvement with a SpongeBob SquarePants GIF.

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) November 30, 2020

Her mother also referenced the assist and Kimes’ remark about how they didn’t waste money on her college education.

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I think we didn’t waste money on your tuition

— Sun Min Kimes (@sunminkimes) November 30, 2020

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The general consensus heading into the 2021 NFL Draft is that Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance are the top four quarterback prospects in this year’s class. Clemson’s former gunslinger is headed to Jacksonville, and Fields and Wilson appear to be going to either New York (Jets) or San Francisco. That leaves the former North Dakota State Bison duel-threat quarterback as the odd man out by most accounts.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released his most recent mock draft 4.0 and has the Atlanta Falcons trading back from No. 4 to No. 6 and selecting Lance in the top 10. The move actually makes a lot of sense for a team that Matt Ryan under contract for this season, considering how Lance could benefit from a year (or more) of growth behind one of the league’s top veterans.

Mina Kimes agrees that Lance could fit well with the Dirty Birds and went so far as to say that he has the highest ceiling of any quarterback in the draft.

I think Trey Lance has the highest ceiling of any QB in the draft 🥱 pic.twitter.com/wrDtCNdEfo

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) April 13, 2021

It might be on the spicier end of the “hot take” realm, but she might be onto something here. On the literal sense, he has nowhere to go but up. Lance has played only one full season as the starter on the collegiate level and has a lot of mystery surrounding his raw athleticism and rocket arm. He’s considered a project and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. With that being said, Mac Jones started the same number of games at Alabama and there’s a lot of beauty to behold.

As a redshirt freshman, Lance completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns and added 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. His eye-popping numbers led him to be named the Walter Payton Award winner (FCS football’s Heisman Trophy) and saw him become the MVP of the FCS National Championship Game.

I’m far too excited for the Trey Lance showcase tomorrow pic.twitter.com/hZY7ItGJId

— Grayson Weir (@GsonJW) October 2, 2020

The 2020 season was supposed to be Lance’s opportunity to make a case for being the second quarterback off of the board until COVID-19 changed those plans and pushed 5 of the team’s six games to 2021. Lance chose to opt-out of the spring season, which left him with a one-game showcase in the fall. He completed only 50% of his passes for two touchdowns in a win over Central Arkansas, but he scampered for a game-high 143 yards on 15 carries and scored twice with his legs.

While his accuracy and reads struggled in the game, those are very coachable parts things for an NFL franchise and it’s hard to replicate his rocket arm. Lance put together a stellar Pro Day in March and his athleticism is hard to match at 6-foot-3, 226 pounds.

Trey Lance has a HOSE for an arm 🎯pic.twitter.com/IuYi3kHXyl

— BroBible (@BroBible) March 12, 2021

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There is a lot to learn for the 20-year-old and whoever drafts him at the end of the month should be prepared to be patient and work through some of the growing pains. But as Kimes says, if his skillset that he showed in Fargo can translate to the next level, he could sneakily become the best quarterback in the class and be a threat for years to come.