The Odyssey actor performed for charity alongside Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, who’ve been publicly sparring since 2005, introduced their ongoing feud to Who Needs to Be a Millionaire final night time.
Kimmel presently hosts and government produces the ABC sport present, which premiered its fourth season final week. Damon appeared on the newest episode as a contestant, taking part in alongside a secret weapon, Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings. The duo made it via all the rounds to the ultimate million-dollar question: “Which of those phrases is used to explain probably the most lovely auditory results on Earth: the sound made by the leaves of timber when wind blows via them?”
Jennings prompt the pair play it secure by eradicating two solutions, which irritated Kimmel. “ you can have gained this personal your individual?” Kimmel advised Jennings. Damon acknowledged, “It’s so superior having Ken Jennings as your accomplice in a trivia sport. I can’t even let you know.”
Jennings then mentioned to the viewers, “All people however Jimmy Kimmel, can we love Matt Damon or what?” Kimmel responded by boo-ing, main Damon to quip, “Thanks a lot! You’re making him so depressing proper now.”
“You’re turning this into an rebellion,” Kimmel advised Jennings. “I’m coming onto Jeopardy! with somebody you hate!”
Damon and Jennings finally gained $1 million for Damon’s nonprofit Water.org, which helps deliver clear water to communities in want. “That is the least dramatic million-dollar second in Who Needs to Be a Millionaire historical past,” Kimmel famous after they claimed victory. As he handed the duo their large verify, Kimmel reached out to Damon and mentioned, “I’m begrudgingly going to shake your hand.”
Kimmel and Damon have been taking part in together with their faux rivalry since 2005 when Kimmel launched a bit on Jimmy Kimmel Reside the place he feigned slicing Damon from air. “I need to apologize to Matt Damon, we ran out of time,” the late-night host joked. Since then, the pair have continued the bit, even involving individuals like Ben Affleck within the feud.
