Who will become a crorepati in season 16: In the latest episode of the popular TV game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 16, e-rickshaw driver Paras Mani Singh from Muzaffarpur, Bihar got a chance to sit on the hot seat in front of Big B. The e-rickshaw driver played the game well on Amitabh Bachchan’s show and the contestant’s fortunes changed overnight.
The contestant was sweating on this question worth Rs 25 lakh
The latest episode of Indian Challenger Week of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 16’ started with rollover contestant Paras Mani Singh. Auto rickshaw driver Paras Mani Singh told on the show that his life has been full of difficulties but he never gave up in life. He was suffering from brain tumor and also underwent surgery. Host Amitabh Bachchan praised Paras Mani’s gameplay and told how he won Rs 80,000 in the last episode.
He started the show with Paras and presented the question worth Rs 1,60,000. Which was- Which of the following rivers flows mainly between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? The contestant takes the help of his ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline and goes with Option D Narmada. Paras Mani shares a funny story about his routine of parking his rickshaw every night at 9 pm to watch ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.
Correct answer given to the question worth Rs 12,50,000
After this, Paras played Super Sanduk and managed to win Rs 70,000. After answering the next few questions correctly, Paras Mani won Rs 6,40,000. The contestant has to face the next question worth Rs 12,50,000. Which was- The introduction of which creature from India to control rats in sugarcane fields in Jamaica resulted in the extinction of many local animal species?
Paras Mani was confused to answer this question, so he decided to use the ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline. However, as soon as the votes were equal, he took the help of another lifeline ‘Double Dip’. He first chose option D) Cobra but the answer was wrong, then he chose option A) Mongoose and this was the correct answer.
This was the question worth 25 lakhs
After this, Paras faces the question of Rs 25,00,000. Which was- Who among these authors wrote the book ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ in 1924 without meeting Gandhiji? After hearing the question, Paras Mani said that he had not heard of any option other than Mahatma Gandhi. He decided to use ‘Video Call a Friend’. However, he did not get any help and he decided to leave the show. Before leaving the show, Paras Mani chose option C) Thomas Mann but the correct answer was option D) Romain Rolland. With this, Paras Mani Singh from Bihar takes home Rs 12,50,000.