Sanoj couldn’t get the right answer to the jackpot question worth Rs 7 crore, but he sure won hearts for the way he played the game with the host Amitabh Bachchan.
An IAS aspirant, Sanoj is currently based in Delhi, preparing for his UPSC exams. His interests lie in policy-making and implementation. He wants to make policies regarding health and environment.
When Sanoj faced the question that would win him Rs 1 crore rupees, the 25-year-old, despite knowing the answer, used the last remaining lifeline. The Rs 1 crore question was: “The father of which Chief Justice Of India was one of the first Chief Minister of an Indian state?” The correct answer being Ranjan Gogoi.
When Big B asked why he chose the lifeline when he knew the answer, Sanoj said that since he wouldn’t be able to use the lifeline for the Rs 7-crore question, he thought he might as well use it rather than let it go waste.
The 7 crore question was ‘Who was the Indian bowler off whom Australian legend Don Bradman got a single to reach his 100th first class century?’ The four options given to Sanoj were Baqa Jilani, Commandur Rangachari, Gogumal Kishenchand and Kanwar Rai Singh. The correct answer was Gogumal Kishenchand but the contestant bowed out of the game as he didn’t know the answer.
“I am feeling ecstatic on this win. It’s a landmark moment in my life and I only intend to move further hereon to achieve many more milestones. I believe hard work, passion and dedication towards your goals will make process of achieving them a lot more enjoyable,” Sanoj said.
“At present my joy is short-lived as I am focusing on my UPSC exams which as scheduled starting next week,” he added.
KBC winners: Where are they now?
First aired in 2000, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, modelled after a British show, ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, took the Indian television audience by storm. As the 10th season of the popular show started on September 3, let us take a look at all the contestants who walked home with the coveted amount and find out how they put the prize money to use.
Harshavardhan Nawathe
He was the first contestant to have won ₹1 crore in the year 2000.
Harshavardhan later pursued MBA with the money and is now working in an MNC.
Ravi Saini
He was just 14 when he won KBC Junior in 2001 and walked home with ₹1 crore.
Ravi Saini later went on to become an IPS officer.
Vijay Raul and Arundhati
The duo won ₹1 crore at the special KBC jodi in 2001.
Brijesh Dwivedi
He won the show in the 2nd season in 2005. His current whereabouts are not known.
Rahat Taslim
In 2010, on the 4th season of KBC she made history by winning a sum of ₹1 crore.The medical student who was married off at a young age entered the garment business with the winning prize.
Sushil Kumar
A BEd graduate from Motihari in Bihar, Sushil won ₹5 crore in 2011.
Sushil Kumar is now working as a teacher and lives in a modest house in Bihar.
Sunmeet Kaur Sawhnay
In the sixth season of KBC she won ₹1 crore. She used the money to establish herself by opening a fashion house.
Manoj Kumar Raina
He won the show in 2012. He works in the railways and what he did with the money is not known.
Taj Mohammed Rangrez
He created history by winning ₹1 crore in the seventh season of the game show.
After winning KBC, he treated visually impaired girls and also helped in the marriage of two orphaned girls.
Firoz Fatima
She is the first woman contestant of season seven to win ₹1 crore in 2013.
Firoz had to give up studies after the death of her father. She used the money to stabilise the situation of her family.
Achin and Sarthak Narula
The brothers won an exorbitant amount of ₹7 crore in 2014.
Achin and Sarthak used the money for cancer treatment of their mother and to set up a small business.
Megha Patil
The cancer survivor won ₹1 crore in the 8th season in 2014.
Apart from paying hospital bills, the money was set aside for her children’s education.
Anil Kumar Sinha
He made it to the 1 crore club in 2011.
Binita Jain
Kaun Banega Crorepati season 10, saw the first crorepati of the season in contestant Binita Jain from Guwahati, Assam. After winning ₹1 crore, Binita was unsure of the jackpot question worth ₹7 crore and decided to quit the game.
Anamika Mazumdar
Anamika Mazumdar, a resident of Jamshedpur had won ₹1 crore in season 9. Anamika, who belongs to Jamshedpur is reportedly a social worker and runs an NGO.
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