Prasenjit Sarkar appeared as a contestant on the 2005 and 2007 series of Kaun Banega Crorepati on December 24, 2005 and January 22, 2007 as a rollover contestant from the previous series. He won Rs. 1,250,000 after walking away on his twelfth question.
Prasenjit is the second contestant worldwide (after Jana Filipová) who had different hosts during the same game (Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan). The time between his two appearances was 1 year and 30 days.
KBC Run[]
Prasenjit's Run to Rs. 20,000,000 (partial)[]
Prasenjit used his 50:50, Phone-a-Friend, and Switch the Question lifelines before starting in the 2007 season. Which question(s) he used these lifelines is currently unknown.
| Rs. 160,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is not the name of a bridge spanning the Hooghly near Kolkata? | |
| ⬥ A: Rabindra Setu | ⬥ B: Vivekananda Setu |
| ⬥ C: Vidyasagar Setu | ⬥ D: Subhash Setu |
| Rs. 320,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which Novel laureate is often referred to as 'Banker to the Poor'? | |
| ⬥ A: Shirin Ebadi | ⬥ B: Kofi Annan |
| ⬥ C: Wangari Maathai | ⬥ D: Muhammad Yunus |
| Rs. 640,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who captained the Indian cricket team in its first Twenty20 international match? | |
| ⬥ A: Rahul Dravid | ⬥ B: Yuvraj Singh |
| ⬥ C: Virender Sehwag | ⬥ D: Sourav Ganguly |
| Rs. 1,250,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In J P Gupta's 'Umrao Jaan', who played the same part originally portrayed by her own mother in Muzaffar Ali's version? | |
| ⬥ A: Ratna Pathak Shah | ⬥ B: Divya Dutta |
| ⬥ C: Shabana Azmi | ⬥ D: Himani Shivpuri |
| Rs. 2,500,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What form did Mahalakshmi take when Lord Vishnu meditated as Rishi Narayana? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Badri tree | ⬥ B: Alaknanda river |
| ⬥ C: Padma flower | ⬥ D: Kaumodaki mace |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 16% ⬥ B: 20% ⬥ C: 54% ⬥ D: 10% | |
| After Asking the Audience, Prasenjit took the money. Had he played, he would've gone for C, which 54% of the audience voted for, but the correct answer was A, which 16% voted for. TOTAL PRIZE: Rs. 12,50,000 |
| Preceded by Bandana Misro |
Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 2) Prasenjit Sarkar |
Succeeded by Final contestant |
| Preceded by First contestant |
Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 3) Prasenjit Sarkar |
Succeeded by Rama Guggila |