This man from Odisha wins Rs 50 lakh in KBC on Diwali episode

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Oct 20, 2017 at 11:01 AM Updated On : Oct 21, 2017 at 10:37 PM

Bhubaneswar: Deepavali certainly brought prosperity for Sunil Kumar Tandi of Odisha’s Balangir as he won Rs 50 lakh in popular TV quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati’s Diwali special episode aired on Sony Entertainment Television yesterday.

Sunil, a District Welfare Officer in Sundargarh district, made it to the hot seat of the superstar Amitabh Bachchan-hosted show by surpassing nine other contestants in ‘fastest finger first’ round.

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Accompanied by his friend Jayakrushna Sahu as ‘jodidaar’ in the show, Tandi grabbed the whopping amount of Rs 50 lakh. He also used phone-a-friend lifeline to call his friend Madanjeet Hota to assist him in answering a question. His wife was also present among the audience when he achieved the feat.

After clearing 14 rounds out of the total 16 rounds, Sunil opted to quit the game with the amount as he ran out of lifelines.

He was praised by Bachchan for the way he analysed questions before selecting correct answer options.