Kaun Banega Crorepati (2011 season)

Kaun Banega Crorepati
Host	Amitabh Bachchan
Start Date	August 15, 2011
End Date	November 17, 2011
Number of Episodes	56
Number of Contestants	107
Number of Couples	9
Prize Winnings
₹50,000,000 Winners	1
₹10,000,000 Winners	1
₹5,000,000 Winners	6
₹2,500,000 Winners	17
₹1,250,000 Winners	24
₹640,000 Winners	18
₹320,000 Winners	7
₹160,000 Winners	12
₹80,000 Winners	4
₹20,000 Winners	1
₹0 Winners	7
Total Winnings	Rs. 178,520,000
Average Winnings Per Contestant	Rs. 1,700,190.50 (on 105 contestants)

This is the fifth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It's hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. Top prize was ₹5,00,00,000.

Changes

• This season, the extra-high-risk format was introduced. Now the contestant must determine where to set the guarantee point for themselves.
• The clock was modified. Contestants have 45 seconds per question to think about each question. After reaching the set guarantee point, the clock disappeared.
• The question graphics were shown in both English (for English-speaking people as second language) and Hindi (for Hindi-speaking people only), instead of English only like the first four seasons of KBC.

Lifelines

• Phone-a-Friend
• Audience Poll
• Switch the Question
• Ask the Expert
• Double Dip

Episodes

• Episode 1 (15 August 2011)

Virender Pal Singh (Rs. 320,000)
Archana Goswami (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 320,000)

• Episode 2 (16 August 2011)

Dipakranjan Ray (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 160,000)
Meenakshi Gupta (Rs. 320,000)
Saroj Devi Mishra (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 3 (17 August 2011)

Saroj Devi Mishra (Rs. 160,000)
Navleen Kaur (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 4 (18 August 2011)

Rajalakshmi Kumar (Rs. 640,000)
Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan (Rs. -, out of game)
Pradeep Kumar Mishra (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 5 (22 August 2011)

Pradeep Kumar Mishra (Rs. 2,500,000)
Jyotsna Gandotra (Rs. 320,000, continued)

• Episode 6 (23 August 2011)

Jyotsna Gandotra (Rs. 640,000 - lost on Rs. 2,500,000)
Velani Dhaval Kumar (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 2,500,000)
Shagufta Kazi (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 7 (24 August 2011)

Shagufta Kazi (Rs. 640,000)
Priti Chandershekhar (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Atul Tankha (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 8 (25 August 2011)

Atul Tankha (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Ruksana Kosser (Rs. 640,000)
Stanzin Youtso (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 9 (29 August 2011)

Aman (Rs. 1,250,000)
Mitali Banerjee (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 10 (30 August 2011)

Mitali Banerjee (Rs. 2,500,000)
Amitava Mallick (Rs. 160,000)
Shivangi Soni (Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 11 (31 August 2011)

Vikram Bhadravathi Lakshmikant (Rs. 5,000,000)
Mahendra Kant Aadkane (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 12 (1 September 2011)

Mahendra Kant Aadkane (Rs. 1,250,000)
Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 13 (5 September 2011)

Amrita Singh (Rs. 640,000)
Jennifer Onie Lucien (Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 14 (6 September 2011)

Kamal Kishore Gehlot (Rs. 2,500,000)
Monica Mudgal (Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 15 (7 September 2011)

Pankaj Maheshchandra Sanval (Rs. 2,500,000)
Moumita Das (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 16 (8 September 2011)

Moumita Das (Rs. 2,500,000)
Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 17 (12 September 2011)

Reena U.P. (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 40,000)
Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary (Rs. 2,500,000)
Sagar Popat Borade (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs 10,000)

• Episode 18 (13 September 2011)

Mamta Kumari (Rs. 1,250,000)
Santosh V. Bangera (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 19 (14 September 2011)

Santosh V. Bangera (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
K.G. Sofi Dinesh (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 320,000)
Yusuf Mallu (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 20 (15 September 2011)

Yusuf Mallu (Rs. 1,250,000)
Tapan Maity (Rs. 1,250,000)
Ranbir Kapoor (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 21 (19 September 2011)

Vaibhav Yaswant Koyande (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Amita Singh Tomar (Rs. 5,000,000, continued)

• Episode 22 (20 September 2011)

Amita Singh Tomar (Rs. 5,000,000)
Sridhar Sharma (Rs. 1,250,000)
Anita Panwar (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 23 (21 September 2011)

Anita Panwar (Rs. 5,000,000)
Parmila Patel (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 320,000)
Nitin Sherawat (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 24 (22 September 2011)

Nitin Sherawat (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 80,000)
Shikha Pruthi (Rs. 640,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
Veena Jain (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 25 (26 September 2011)

Veena Jain (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 320,000)
Binayak Goswami (Rs. 1,250,000)
Shehazad Aziz Lakhani (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 26 (27 September 2011)

Shehazad Aziz Lakhani (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 320,000)
Lingaraj Gartia (Rs. 160,000)
Manju Singh (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 27 (28 September 2011)

Manju Singh (Rs. 1,250,000)
Richa Jain (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
Satish Kumar Arya (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 28 (29 September 2011)

Satish Kumar Arya (Rs. 1,250,000)
Aparna Malikar (Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 29 (3 October 2011)

Anamika Sharma (Rs. 80,000 - lost on Rs. 160,000)
Kamlesh Dang (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 30 (4 October 2011)

Prem Meena (Rs. 80,000 - lost on Rs. 160,000)
Indrajeet Singh (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 31 (5 October 2011)

Damodar Awate (Rs. 1,250,000)
Sukhnandan Kolhapure (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 32 (6 October 2011)

Sukhnandan Kolhapure (Rs. 1,250,000)
Rosalin Bardhan (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 33 (10 October 2011)

Yashpal Singh (Rs. 1,250,000)
Moumita Roy (Rs. 80,000 - lost on Rs. 160,000)

• Episode 34 (11 October 2011)

Garima Sharma (Rs. 1,250,000)
Sujata Wankhade (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 35 (12 October 2011)

Sujata Wankhade (Rs. 5,000,000)
Vishal Kumar Gupta (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 36 (13 October 2011)

Rajendra Latane (Rs. 1,250,000)
Dropadi Chandnani (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 37 (17 October 2011)

Dropadi Chandnani (Rs. 640,000)
Babar Khan (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 38 (18 October 2011)

Arbind Kumar Agrawal (Rs. 640,000)
Jalaj Tiwari (Rs. 320,000, continued)

• Episode 39 (19 October 2011)

Jalaj Tiwari (Rs. 1,250,000)
Atasi Burman (Rs. 640,000)
Manisha Singh (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 40 (20 October 2011)

Manisha Singh (Rs. 80,000 - lost on Rs. 160,000)
Shahrukh Khan (Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 41 (24 October 2011) - Jodi Special (1)

Vimal and Sneha Tiwari (Rs. 2,500,000)
Yogendra Singh and Ravi Bhan Singh (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 42 (25 October 2011) - Jodi Special (2)

Yogendra Singh and Ravi Bhan Singh  (Rs. 2,500,000)
Surekha and Shivaji Kshirsagar (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 43 (26 October 2011) - Diwali Special (1)

Venkatesh and Pranesh Mudgal (Rs. 1,250,000)
Sona Duggal and Jagdeep Ghai (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 44 (27 October 2011) - Diwali Special (2)

Sona Duggal and Jagdeep Ghai (Rs. 640,000)
Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 45 (31 October 2011)

Manish Singh (Rs. 2,500,000)
Shesh Nath Jha (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 46 (1 November 2011)

Shesh Nath Jha (Rs. 1,250,000)
Sushil Kumar (Rs. 1,250,000, continued)

• Episode 47 (2 November 2011)

Sushil Kumar (Rs. 50,000,000)
Mamta Rani (Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 48 (3 November 2011)

Mahendra Singh Rathor (Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 49 (7 November 2011)

Amita Gehlot (Rs. 160,000 - lost on Rs. 320,000)
Devendra Singh (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 50 (8 November 2011)

Devendra Singh (Rs. 20,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
Anil Kumar Sinha (Rs. 5,000,000, continued)

• Episode 51 (9 November 2011)

Anil Kumar Sinha (Rs. 10,000,000)
Bhushan Ramrao Chopade (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 52 (10 November 2011)

Vandana Singh (Rs. 640,000)
Vidya Balan (Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 53 (14 November 2011) - Junior Special

Anirudh Singhal (Rs. 2,500,000)
Nivedita Kundu (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 54 (15 November 2011) - Junior Special

Kashyap Silon Bagde (Rs. 320,000)
Bhupendra Kumar Harmukh (160,000, continued)

• Episode 55 (16 November 2011)

Bhupendra Kumar Harmukh (Rs. 2,500,000)
Gunjan Kumar (Rs. 320,000)

• Episode 56 (17 November 2011)

Sunita Majumdar (Rs. 640,000)
Pushpa Udeniya (Rs. 2,500,000)

Trivia

• Virender Pal Singh is very first contestant in this season to use Double Dip on the first question.
• On Priti Chandershekhar's Rs. 640,000 question (her minimum amount), 52% voted for wrong answer, but 12% were right. After she used Double Dip and answered incorrectly on both attempts. In total, she lost Rs. 320,000 and walked away with nothing.
• On October 12, 2011, the 500th episode aired.
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• In this season with 13-question money tree, the highest minimum amount was set by Anil Kumar Sinha (Rs. 1,250,000, 9th question), with the lowest minimum amount set by Devendra Singh (Rs. 20,000, 3rd question).
• Shivangi Soni is the first contestant in this season to use a lifeline on their first question.
• In this season, 160 contestants played Fastest Finger First and consisting of 41 male and 45 female contestants, who made it to the hot seat.
• Only seven contestants walked away with zero rupees.

Preceded by Season 4

Indian Series Season 5

Succeeded by Season 6