Dan Blonsky, a lawyer from Miami, Florida, was a contestant on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on January 16-18, 2000. He became the second American contestant to win $1,000,000. In May 2000, he appeared on Champions Edition to play for his charity: Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, which he was the president of. However, he won only $1,000, bringing his total Millionaire winnings to $1,001,000.