Kaun Banega Crorepati (2020-2021 season)

Kaun Banega Crorepati (2020-2021 season)
Host	Amitabh Bachchan
Start Date	September 28, 2020
End Date	January 22, 2021
Number of Episodes	85
Number of Contestants	140
Number of Couples	21
Prize Winnings
₹10,000,000 Winners	4
₹5,000,000 Winners	10
₹2,500,000 Winners	29
₹1,250,000 Winners	25
₹640,000 Winners	15
₹320,000 Winners	14
₹160,000 Winners	12
₹80,000 Winners	2
₹40,000 Winners	2
₹10,000 Winners	2
₹0 Winners	3
Total Winnings	Rs. 210,010,000
Average Winnings Per Contestant	Rs. 1,555,629 (on 135 contestants)

This is the twelfth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. The top prize was 70,000,000 rupees.

In this season the Ask the Audience lifeline was replaced by the returning Phone-a-Friend lifeline.

Lifelines

• 50:50
• Phone-a-Friend (use video calls, 45 seconds)
• Switch the Question
• Ask the Expert

Episodes

• Episode 1 (28 September 2020)

Aarti Jagtap (Rs. 640,000) 
Sonu Kumar Gupta (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 2 (29 September 2020)

Sonu Kumar Gupta (Rs. 1,250,000) 
Jay Kulshrestha (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 3 (30 September 2020)

Jay Kulshrestha (Rs. 1,250,000) 
Jasvinder Singh Cheema (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 4 (1 October 2020)

Jasvinder Singh Cheema (Rs. 1,250,000) 
Abanti Mohanty Das (Rs. 10,000 - lost on Rs. 320,000) 
Tanisha Aggarwal (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 5 (2 October 2020) - Karamveer Special

Tanisha Aggarwal (Rs. 1,250,000) 
Krishnavtar Sharma and Rajiv Khandelwal (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 6 (5 October 2020)

Pardeep Kumar Sood (Rs. 1,250,000) 
Sabitha Reddy (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 7 (6 October 2020)

Sabitha Reddy (Rs. 160,000)
Rugnath Ram Suthar (Rs. 640,000)
Asmita Madhav Gore (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 8 (7 October 2020)

Asmita Madhav Gore (Rs. 1,250,000)
Kapil Gurung (Rs. 10,000 - lost on Rs. 80,000)
Seema Kumari (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 9 (8 October 2020)

Seema Kumari (Rs. 640,000)
Mrinalika Dubey (Rs. 80,000, continued)

• Episode 10 (9 October 2020) - Karamveer Special

Mrinalika Dubey (Rs. 2,500,000)
Dr. Sunil Shroff and Riteish Deshmukh (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 11 (12 October 2020)

Komal Tukadiya (Rs. 1,250,000)
Kumar Krishna Mohan (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 3,000)

• Episode 12 (13 October 2020)

Raj Laxmi (Rs. 1,250,000)
Swapnil Ramesh Chavhan (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 13 (14 October 2020)

Swapnil Ramesh Chavhan (Rs. 2,500,000)
Ashish Sharma (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 14 (15 October 2020)

Ashish Sharma (Rs. 160,000)
Akansha Pandey (Rs. 160,000)
Runa Saha (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 15 (16 October 2020) - Karamveer Special

Runa Saha (Rs. 2,500,000)
Gyanendra and Monika Purohit (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 16 (19 October 2020)

Subash Bishnoi (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 5,000)
Swarupa Despande (Rs. 160,000)
Ankita Singh (Rs. 3,000, continued)

• Episode 17 (20 October 2020)

Ankita Singh (Rs. 1,250,000)
Farhat Naz (Rs. 80,000, continued)

• Episode 18 (21 October 2020)

Farhat Naz (Rs. 2,500,000)
Daxaben Ranabhai Parmar (Rs. 80,000)
Jai Dhonde (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 19 (22 October 2020)

Jai Dhonde (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Dr. Ramkisan Kabra (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)

• Episode 20 (23 October 2020) - Karamveer Special

Renuka Shahane and Phoolbasan Yadav (Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 21 (26 October 2020)

Koshlendra Singh Tomar (Rs. 40,000)
Dr. Shruti Singh (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 22 (27 October 2020)

Dr. Shruti Singh (Rs. 1,250,000)
Chandraswar Satenkar (Rs. 160,000)
Gautam Kumar (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 23 (28 October 2020)

Gautam Kumar (Rs. 80,000)
Chhavi Kumar (Rs. 2,500,000, continued)

• Episode 24 (29 October 2020)

Chhavi Kumar (Rs. 5,000,000)
Maulik Vyas (Rs. 160,000)
Shivani Sankpal (Rs. 5,000, continued)

• Episode 25 (30 October 2020) - Karamveer Special

Shivani Sankpal (Rs. 640,000)
Bezwada Wilson and Anup Soni (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 26 (2 November 2020)

Saurabh Kumar Sahu (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 5,000,000)
Arpana Vyas (Rs. 3,000, continued)

• Episode 27 (3 November 2020)

Arpana Vyas (Rs. 1,250,000)
Rekha Rani (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 28 (4 November 2020)

Rekha Rani (Rs. 640,000)
Hardik Patil (Rs. 1,250,000, continued)

• Episode 29 (5 November 2020)

Hardik Patil (Rs. 1,250,000)
Gunjan Lata (Rs. 640,000)
Ruby Singh (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 30 (6 November 2020) - Karamveer Special

Ruby Singh (Rs. 2,500,000)
Anuradha Kapoor and Ratna Pathak Shah (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 31 (9 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 1 (1)

Sanny Khalas (Rs. 160,000)
Ravikant Sahu (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 32 (10 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 1 (2)

Ravikant Sahu (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Pulkit Singal (Rs. 160,000)
Nazia Nasim (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 33 (11 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 1 (3)

Nazia Nasim (Rs. 10,000,000)
Jatin Khatri (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 34 (12 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 1 (4)

Jatin Khatri (Rs. 640,000)
Devi Meena (Rs. 160,000)
Sharmila Gargayan (Rs. 3,000, continued)

• Episode 35 (13 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 1 (5) - Karamveer Special

Sharmila Gargayan (Rs. 1,250,000)
Leander Paes and Dipa Karmakar (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 36 (16 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 2 (1)

Mohit Kumar Jayaswal (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Mohita Sharma Garg (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 37 (17 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 2 (2)

Mohita Sharma Garg (Rs. 10,000,000)
Jwala Jit Singh (Rs. 320,000, continued)

• Episode 38 (18 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 2 (3)

Jwala Jit Singh (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
Yogesh Pandey (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
Laxmi Ankushrao Kawade (Rs. 0, continued) 

• Episode 39 (19 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 2 (4)

Laxmi Ankushrao Kawade (Rs. 1,250,000)
Nisha Ram (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 40 (20 November 2020) - Diwali Special Week 2 (5) - Karamveer Special

Nisha Ram (Rs. 640,000)
Nagraj Manjule and Anuradha Bhosale (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 41 (23 November 2020)

Saurabh Kumar (Rs. 2,500,000)
Oshin Johari (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 42 (24 November 2020)

Oshin Johari (Rs. 2,500,000)
Anupa Das (Rs. 80,000, continued)

• Episode 43 (25 November 2020)

Anupa Das (Rs. 10,000,000)
Abhishek Sharma (Rs. 0 - lost on Rs. 10,000)
Ankush Sharma (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 44 (26 November 2020)

Ankush Sharma (Rs. 2,500,000)
Hemlata Nagindas Pawagadhi (Rs. 3,000, continued)

• Episode 45 (27 November 2020) - Karamveer Special

Hemlata Nagindas Pawagadhi (Rs. 2,500,000)
Dr. Suman Agarwal and Dr. Jitendra Agarwal (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 46 (30 November 2020)

Ruchika Tripathi (Rs. 1,250,000)
Abhilasha Rao Kalwa (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 47 (1 December 2020)

Abhilasha Rao Kalwa (Rs. 1,250,000)
Sheetal Rathore (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 48 (2 December 2020)

Sheetal Rathore (Rs. 640,000)
Tej Bahadur Singh (Rs. 5,000,000, continued)

• Episode 49 (3 December 2020)

Tej Bahadur Singh (Rs. 5,000,000)
Mantosh Kashyap (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Arun Kumar Jha (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 50 (4 December 2020) - Karamveer Special

Arun Kumar Jha (Rs. 40,000)
Dr. Ravindra Devrao Kolhe and Dr Smitha Ravindra Kolhe (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 51 (7 December 2020)

Anil Kumar (Rs. 640,000)
Rachana Trivedi (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 52 (8 December 2020)

Rachana Trivedi (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Udayabhanu Natrajan (Rs. 320,000, continued)

• Episode 53 (9 December 2020)

Udayabhanu Natrajan (Rs. 1,250,000)
Vijay Pal Singh Rathore (Rs. 2,500,000, continued)

• Episode 54 (10 December 2020)

Vijay Pal Singh Rathore (Rs. 5,000,000)
Anu Chauhan (Rs. 2,500,000)
Dr Sasmita Kar (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 55 (11 December 2020) - Karamveer Special

Dr Sasmita Kar (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Dr. Arunima Sinha and Gaurav Singh Masand (Rs. 1,250,000)

• Episode 56 (14 December 2020) - Students Special (1)

Anmol Shastri (Rs.2,500,000)
Alinah Patel (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 57 (15 December 2020) - Students Special (2)

Alinah Patel (Rs. 1,250,000)
Anamaya Yogesh Diwakar (Rs. 2,000, continued)

• Episode 58 (16 December 2020) - Students Special (3)

Anamaya Yogesh Diwakar (Rs. 5,000,000)
Diksha Kumari (Rs. 3,000, continued)

• Episode 59 (17 December 2020) - Students Special (4)

Diksha Kumari (Rs. 640,000)
Priya Kaur (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 60 (18 December 2020) - Karamveer Special

Priya Kaur (Rs. 2,500,000)
Dr Usha Khare and Boman Irani (Rs. 40,000, Usha replaced by Ranjitsinh)
Ranjitsinh Disale and Boman Irani (Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 61 (21 December 2020)

Lipi Rawat (Rs. 1,250,000)
Shah Faisal (Rs. 2,000, continued)

• Episode 62 (22 December 2020)

Shah Faisal (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Shivam Rajput (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 63 (23 December 2020)

Shivam Rajput (Rs. 5,000,000)
Preet Mohan Singh (Rs. 40,000, continued)

• Episode 64 (24 December 2020)

Preet Mohan Singh (Rs. 1,250,000)
Anju Rani (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Nandini Laxman Mandawale (Rs. 0, continued)

• Episode 65 (25 December 2020) - Karamveer Special

Nandini Laxman Mandawale (Rs. 640,000)
Dr Anil Prakash Joshi and Anurag Basu (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 66 (28 December 2020)

Aishwary Dubey (Rs. 160,000)
Jugal Bhatt (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 67 (29 December 2020)

Jugal Bhatt (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 640,000)
Neha Rathi (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 68 (30 December 2020)

Neha Rathi (Rs. 640,000)
Bhavana Waghela (Rs. 5,000,000, continued)

• Episode 69 (31 December 2020)

Bhavana Waghela (Rs. 5,000,000)
Ajay Anand (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 70 (1 January 2021) - Karamveer Special

Karimul Hak and Sonu Sood (Rs. 20,000, Karimul replaced by Prashant)
Prashant Gade and Sonu Sood (Rs. 2,500,000) 

• Episode 71 (4 January 2021)

Binod Kumar (Rs. 320,000 - lost on Rs. 1,250,000)
Amrita Trivedi (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 72 (5 January 2021)

Amrita Trivedi (Rs. 1,250,000)
Vivek Kumar (Rs. 160,000, continued)

• Episode 73 (6 January 2021)

Vivek Kumar (Rs. 2,500,000)
Dr. Neha Shah (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 74 (7 January 2021)

Dr. Neha Shah (Rs. 10,000,000)
Rahul Yadav (Rs. 160,000)

• Episode 75 (8 January 2021) - Karamveer Special

Raveena Tandon and Anup Khanna (Rs. 40,000, Anup replaced by Sylvester)
Sylvester Peter and Raveena Tandon (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 76 (11 January 2021)

Aman Kumar (Rs. 640,000)
Afseen Naaz (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 77 (12 January 2021)

Afseen Naaz (Rs. 2,500,000)
Alok Kumar Sharma (Rs. 20,000, continued)

• Episode 78 (13 January 2021)

Alok Kumar Sharma (Rs. 2,500,000)
Anuj Kumar Mahato (Rs. 20,000, continued) 

• Episode 79 (14 January 2021)

Anuj Kumar Mahato (Rs. 2,500,000)
Kiran Bajpai (Rs. 5,000,000)

• Episode 80 (15 January 2021) - Karamveer Special

Ravi Katpadi and Anupam Kher (Rs. 40,000, Ravi replaced by Pabiben)
Pabiben Rabari and Anupam Kher (Rs. 2,500,000)

• Episode 81 (18 January 2021)

Rahul Rawal (Rs. 640,000)
Priyanka Bagdi Samdani (Rs. 10,000, continued)

• Episode 82 (19 January 2021)

Priyanka Bagdi Samdani (Rs. 160,000)
Manglam Kumar (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 83 (20 January 2021)

Manglam Kumar (Rs. 5,000,000)
Nilesh Girkar (Rs. 640,000, continued)

• Episode 84 (21 January 2021)

Nilesh Girkar (Rs. 2,500,000)
Kehkesha Amrin (Rs. 1,250,000) 

• Episode 85 (22 January 2021) - Karamveer Special, Grand Finale

Yogender Singh Yadav and Sanjay Kumar (Rs. 2,500,000)

Trivia

• Nazia Nasim, Mohita Sharma Garg, Anupa Das and Dr. Neha Shah were the crore winners this season. This tied the previous season for the most crorepatis in history of the show. They were the seventh to tenth in Indian and worldwide WWTBAM history to reach the 16th question. All four contestants took home Rs. 1 Crore.
• After Swapnil Ramesh Chavhan's 1st question, Amitabh Bachan's computer stopped working for 10 seconds before he read 2nd question.^[1]
• Runa Saha was the only contestant who sat on the hot seat without FFF as she was the only FFF contestant who weren't qualified in any FFF but others did.
• In 40th, Karamveer Special episode, celebrity Nagraj Manjule, the Marathi version host, with Anuradha Bhosale as couple appeared.
• In 70th, Karamveer Special episode, Sudha Murty appeared as an expert.

Sources

Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 12 on Sony TV's official YouTube Channel (Full Episodes)

Preceded by Season 11

Indian Series Season 12

Succeeded by Season 13