{"id":2050893,"date":"2025-09-26T04:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2050893"},"modified":"2025-09-26T04:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:44:20","slug":"the-office-stars-win-top-prize-on-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-what-is-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-office-stars-win-top-prize-on-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-what-is-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Office \u201dStars Win Top Prize on \u201cWho Wants to Be a Millionaire\u201d: &#8216;What Is Happening!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Office stars Oscar Nu\u00f1ez and Kate Flannery appeared on the season finale of <em>Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The duo played for charity and donated their winnings to Planned Parenthood and Philabundance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nu\u00f1ez recently reprised his role as Oscar Martinez in <em>The Office <\/em>spinoff <em>The Paper<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meet-the-real-life-loves-the-paper-cast-11802118\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Office;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Office<\/em><\/a> stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/oscar-nunez-mentor-the-paper-set-alex-edelman-exclusive-11802081\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oscar Nu\u00f1ez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oscar Nu\u00f1ez<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brian-baumgartner-and-kate-flannery-reflect-on-the-office-20th-anniversary-exclusive-11702041\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kate Flannery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kate Flannery<\/a> won $1 million for charity during the season finale of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-is-john-carpenter-now-8747015\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair plan to donate their winnings to Planned Parenthood and Philabundance, a food bank serving the Philadelphia area. They successfully answered all the way to the final question \u2014 and even enlisted the help of fellow <em>Office<\/em> alum, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brian-baumgartner-and-kate-flannery-reflect-on-the-office-20th-anniversary-exclusive-11702041\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brian Baumgartner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brian Baumgartner<\/a>, as their Phone-A-Friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The final question was &#8220;The word &#8216;planet&#8217; comes from an ancient Greek word that literally means what?&#8221; The options were powerful, immortal, stranger or wanderer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I hate this game,&#8221; Nu\u00f1ez, 66, joked as he laid on the stage while Flannery, 61, answered the question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So much wandering. I could make a case for every one of these choices,&#8221; host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jimmy Kimmel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> said. &#8220;And you&#8217;re laying down looking up at the sky and stranger, immortal, powerful, all reasonable choices,&#8221; he said, dialing up the suspense.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/p>\n<p> Kate Flannery, Jimmy Kimmel, Oscar Nunez<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the crowd waited in silence, Kimmel, 57, then revealed, &#8220;And yet the choice you made by putting yourself in the body of an ancient Greek, perhaps even Galileo himself to choose the correct answer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nu\u00f1ez and Flannery then cheered as confetti exploded onstage. &#8220;What is happening?&#8221; a shocked Flannery said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nu\u00f1ez recently reprised his role as Oscar Martinez from <em>The Office<\/em> in the new spinoff, <em>The Paper. <\/em>Alex Edelman, who plays Adam Cooper in the new show, told PEOPLE exclusively of Nu\u00f1ez, &#8220;It was really amazing to be on set with him all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong>&#8220;Oscar did a really good job of being a mentor to us and a really great role model for everybody on set without ever being like, &#8216;Well, this is how we did it on\u00a0<em>The Office<\/em>,&#8217; &#8221; Edelman added<em>.<\/em> &#8220;He just sort of modeled the behavior really beautifully, and I think a lot of people sort of followed his lead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Paper<\/em>\u00a0is a spinoff of the beloved\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-is-the-cast-of-the-office-now-11702012\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Office;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Office<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and takes on the same mockumentary style. The new show follows a dying Midwestern newspaper,\u00a0<em>The Truth Teller<\/em>. It stars Nu\u00f1ez, Edelman,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/alex-edelman-tim-key-eric-rahill-gbemisola-ikumelo-join-the-office-spinoff-peacock-8726677\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gbemisola Ikumelo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gbemisola Ikumelo<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/domhnall-gleeson-shoots-down-the-office-the-paper-comparisons-11749527\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Domhnall Gleeson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Domhnall Gleeson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-office-sets-new-peacock-spinoff-series-starring-white-lotus-sabrina-impacciatore-8645494\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabrina Imappaciatore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sabrina Imappaciatore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is available to stream on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-office-stars-win-top-prize-on-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-11819179\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW The Office stars Oscar Nu\u00f1ez and Kate Flannery appeared on the season finale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 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