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The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 started with rollover contestant Sumit Yadav from Uttar Pradesh. The contestant shares with Big B how he couldn’t sleep the entire night. He reveals how when he woke up he actually realised that his dreams of being on the show for 14 years had come true and he got a chance to sit in front of megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Sumit sings ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain’ for Big B and dedicates it to him. The host reads the first question of the evening for Rs 20,000. What term describes a species with no living members? He selects Option A) Extinct.
For Rs 80,000 question, Sumit takes the help of ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline. A major portion of Nepal’s national flag has which colour? He selects Option A) Red. For the Rs 1,60,000 question, Sumit enables the ‘Dugnastraa’ super power and wins the bonus amount. Host Amitabh Bachchan asks how he plans to use the bonus amount. He shares that he wants to use the money to send his mother to Vaishnodevi as she has not been there. Sumit’s mother gets emotional and shares that she has never gone out of her hometown ever in life. Sumit shares hilarious incidents about his mother, how she has come to Mumbai for the first time and has been asking him to shoot videos of different tall buildings and locations.
Sumit’s mom says, “Sir hum jab plane mein pehli baar baithe aisa laga jaise hum hum neeche gir rahe hain, ghabra gaye aisa laga ghar nahi jaa paayenge. Kuch hojaayega humein. Sir humare kaan bhi band hogaye. Humein accha laga jab hum Mumbai baith gaye.” Everyone burst into laughter and Big B comforts her by sharing that most of the people who board the flight for the first time feel the same way.
Big B guides her that while returning home by flight she should ask cotton from the airhostess and put the in her eyes and she will feel better.
Sumit gears up to answer the question for Rs 3,20,000. In which state would you find Daimabad, among the southernmost sites where Harappan culture has been found? Sumit selects Option C) Maharashtra and wins the amount.
Sumit reveals he has been practicing Mr Bachchan’s autograph since 2013-14. Big B says. “Ye woh waala signature nahi hai joh bank mein jaata hai.” Sumit goes on to mimic Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue from Agneepath and introductory lines form KBC on the host’s request. Big B praises Sumit and applauds his efforts.
Sumit reveals he failed in class 12th and laminated his marksheet and made his weakness into his strength. He plays Super Sandook and manages to answer 6 questions correctly. He earns Rs 60,000 and decides to revive his ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline.
For Rs 6,40,000 question, Sumit takes the help of ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline. Salt Lake City in the US is hosting which of these sporting events in 2034? He selects Option A) Winter Olympics
He again gets stuck at the question for Rs 12,40,000. According to the Mahabharata, who among these provided Bhima with a drink that would give him the strength of a thousand elephants? He takes the help of ‘Video Call A Friend’ lifeline. After much thinking, he uses another lifeline ‘Double Dip’. He first selects Option B) Lord Varun and then selects Option A) Devi Ganga but both the answers turn out to be wrong. The correct answer was Option C) Vasuki.
He takes home Rs 3,20,000 and the bonus amount of Rs 1,60,000.
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