Kannadada Kotyadhipati (Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾಧಿಪತಿ, transliterated: Kannaḍada kōṭyādhipati), KK or KBC Kannada is the one of 9 Indian versions for Kannada language-speaking. Premiered March 12, 2012 on Asianet Suvarna channel. Hosted by Puneeth Rajkumar. In 2018 the show returned to the air with a new host - Ramesh Aravind.
The show has a clock format: every contestant has 45 (in seasons 1-2 - 30) seconds to answer questions 1-5 and 60 (in seasons 1-2 - 45) seconds for questions 6-10. Starting with the 11th question, the timer disappears, and the contestant can ponder over the question for an unlimited time.
Lifelines[]
- 50:50 (2012-2013, 2019)
- Phone-a-Friend
- Audience Poll
- Double Dip (2018-2019)
- Code Red (2018)
Seasons[]
- Season 1 (80 episodes, March 12 - July 26, 2012)
- Season 2 (80 episodes, March 11 - July 25, 2013)
- Season 3 (65 episodes, June 25 - September 21, 2018)
- Season 4 (41 episodes, June 22 - November 17, 2019) [1]
Money Tree[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rs. 10,000,000 | Rs. 5,000,000 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 4,680,000 |
| 14 | Rs. 5,000,000 | Rs. 2,500,000 | Rs. 2,180,000 | |
| 13 | Rs. 2,500,000 | Rs. 1,250,000 | Rs. 930,000 | |
| 12 | Rs. 1,250,000 | Rs. 640,000 | Rs. 320,000 | |
| 11 | Rs. 640,000 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 0 | |
| 10 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 160,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 150,000 |
| 9 | Rs. 160,000 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 70,000 | |
| 8 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 30,000 | |
| 7 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 10,000 | |
| 6 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 0 | |
| 5 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 5,000 |
| 4 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 3,000 | |
| 3 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 2,000 | |
| 2 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 1,000 | |
| 1 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 |
Winners[]
Top Prize Winners[]
- Hussain Basha (April 29, 2013)
Rs. 5,000,000 winners[]
- Pampanna (June 28, 2012)
Rs. 2,500,000 winners[]
- Lakshmikanth Narasegowda (May 16, 2012)
- Anil Kumble (June 14, 2012)
- Prabhu Deva (April 4, 2013)
- Ninge Gowda (April 8, 2013)
- Ramya (June 26, 2013)
- Shivaraj Kumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar (July 25, 2013)
- Sujata (July 12, 2018)
- Yash (July 16, 2018)
Rs. 0 winners (incomplete list)[]
- Shekar M C (March 14, 2012) (3rd question wrong)
- Srividhya (March 20, 2012) (2nd question wrong)
- Geetharam (March 28, 2012) (5th question wrong)
- Amit S Ammanagi (April 19, 2012) (3rd question wrong)
- Jyohti Mohan (April 23, 2012) (3rd question wrong)
- Vikram (May 8, 2012) (5th question wrong)
- Meera (May 16, 2012) (3rd question wrong)
- Raghavendra Shet (May 23, 2012) (4th question wrong)
- Akshatha Raghu (June 6, 2012) (5th question wrong)
- Annappa Prabhu (June 28, 2012) (5th question wrong)
- Vijaya Kumari (June 28, 2012) (5th question wrong)
- Shobha Havalkod (July 19, 2012) (2nd question wrong)
- Bharathi (April 18, 2013) (5th question wrong)
- Shubha (April 22, 2013) (3rd question wrong)
- Sandhya (April 30, 2013) (4th question wrong)
- Yashwanth Kumar (May 8, 2013) (5th question wrong)
- Sudha Mahadevappa (May 9, 2013) (4th question wrong)
- Varsha and Yashoda (May 16, 2013) (3rd question wrong)
- Shilpashree (June 3, 2013) (4th question wrong)
- Usha (June 18, 2013) (5th question wrong)
- Laxmi (June 25, 2018) (4th question wrong)
- Sundaresh (June 27, 2018) (3rd question wrong)
- Shridhar (July 31, 2018) (5th question wrong)
- Prathima (September 3, 2018) (5th question wrong)
- Ashwath (September 11, 2018) (1st question wrong)
- Manohar Ganapathi Naik (August 11, 2019) (4th question wrong)
- Vidyashree Upparagi G (October 27, 2019) (5th question wrong)
- Abhilash Srishail Alooru (November 16, 2019) (5th question wrong)
See also[]
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (for Hindi and English-speaking people)
- Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran (for Malayalam-speaking people)
- Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (for Tamil-speaking people)
- Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (for Telugu-speaking people)
- Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati (for Marathi-speaking people)
- Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti (for Bengali-speaking people)
- Ke Bani Crorepati (for Bhodjpuri-speaking people)
- Kus Bani Koshur Crorepati (for Kashmiri-speaking people)
References[]
Gallery[]
Logo (2012-2013)
Junior Special logo (2012)
Grand Finale logo (2012)
Grand Finale logo (2013)
First studio (2012)
Second studio (2013)
Logo (2018)
Third studio (2018)
Fourth studio (2019)
Sources[]
- Official website (2012-2013)
- Season 1 episodes (69 videos)
- Season 1 episodes (in Kannada)
- Season 2 episodes (75 videos)
- Season 3 episodes online (in English)
- About season 3 (in English)
- Season 4 episodes (available in India only)
- Website