Samiksha Shrivastava

Samiksha Shrivastava, from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, appeared as a contestant on the eighth and ninth episodes of Series 13 of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the principal Indian version of the show, on 1 and 2 September 2021. She won ₹ 640,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Triple Test[]

Triple Test Question (1 of 3)
Which of these is the primary ingredient of the sweet dish "shrikhand"?
⬥ A: Suji	⬥ B: Dahi
⬥ C: Maida	⬥ D: Chawal

Out of the 7 contestants, 6 got it right but Rani was the fastest to correctly answer B in 1.16 seconds.

Triple Test Question (2 of 3)
In which of these capital cities in India will the sun set first?
⬥ A: Gandhinagar	⬥ B: Bhopal
⬥ C: Ranchi	⬥ D: Agartala

Out of the 7 contestants, 4 got it right but Samiksha was the fastest to correctly answer D in 2.21 seconds.

Leaderboard after Question 2
Rank	Name	Correct answers	Time
1	Samiksha	2	3.55
2	Rani	2	3.65
3	Rajendrasinh	2	5.59
4	Anil	2	9.46
5	Aaysha	1	1.34
6	Anjali	1	1.42
7	Nikesh	0	-

Triple Test Question (3 of 3)
Who, among these, served first as Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
⬥ A: Manohar Joshi	⬥ B: Balram Jakhar
⬥ C: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	⬥ D: Sumitra Mahajan

Out of the 7 contestants, 5 got it right but Rajendrasinh was the fastest to correctly answer C in 1.92 seconds.

Leaderboard after Question 3
Rank	Name	Correct answers	Time
1	Samiksha	3	6.22
2	Rajendrasinh	3	7.51
3	Anil	3	14.28
4	Rani	2	3.65
5	Anjali	2	6.43
6	Aaysha	1	1.34
7	Nikesh	1	8.47

Samiksha answered the most correct answers with 3 and in the fastest time, won the Triple Test and make it to the hot seat.

Samiksha Shrivastava's Run to ₹ 70,000,000[]

₹ 1,000 (1 of 16) - 0:45 time limit
Complete this popular movie dialogue, "Koi baat nahi ___, koi baat nahi. Bade bade deshon mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain."
⬥ A: Mademioselle	⬥ B: Senorita
⬥ C: Fraulein	⬥ D: Ma'am

₹ 2,000 (2 of 16) - 0:45 time limit
Palazzo, harem and culottes are all what type of clothing worn by women?
⬥ A: Skirts	⬥ B: T-shirts
⬥ C: Belts	⬥ D: Pants

₹ 3,000 (3 of 16) - 0:45 time limit
Which of these would you have, if you are suffering from "hypotension"?
⬥ A: Low blood pressure	⬥ B: High blood pressure
⬥ C: high blood sugar	⬥ D: Low platelet count

₹ 5,000 (4 of 16) - 0:45 time limit
In which city was this song shot? Video question
⬥ A: New York City	⬥ B: Paris
⬥ C: London	⬥ D: Dubal

₹ 10,000 (5 of 16) - 0:45 time limit
Stephen Hawking was an expert in which of these areas? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Dinosaurs	⬥ B: Genetics
⬥ C: Vaccines	⬥ D: Black holes

The klaxon called time and Samiksha returned to play for ₹ 20,000 with three lifelines remaining the next day.

₹ 20,000 (6 of 16) - 1:00 time limit Visual question
What is this Olympic sport known as?
⬥ A: Water polo	⬥ B: Wakeboarding
⬥ C: Synchronized swimming	⬥ D: Medley relay

₹ 40,000 (7 of 16) - 1:00 time limit
Which of these nations is entirely north of the equator? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Indonesia	⬥ B: Papua New Guinea
⬥ C: Sri Lanka	⬥ D: Argentina
Ask the Audience Results: A: 31% ⬥ B: 21% ⬥ C: 36% ⬥ D: 12%

₹ 80,000 (8 of 16) - 1:00 time limit Audio question
Who is this music composer talking about in this audio clip? 'Switch the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Salman Khan	⬥ B: Javed Akhtar
⬥ C: Shah Rukh Khan	⬥ D: Gulzar

Samiksha switched the question. Her guess would have been D, but the right answer was A. She then chooses Religion, Culture & Technology as the category for her switched question.

₹ 80,000 (8 of 16) - 1:00 time limit Switched question Category: Religion, Culture & Technology
According to Hindu scriptures, the veena of which rishi is called Mahati?
⬥ A: Narada	⬥ B: Parashurama
⬥ C: Agastya	⬥ D: Vishwamitra

₹ 1,60,000 (9 of 16) - 1:00 time limit
Which of these former chief ministers of Maharashtra studied aerospace engineering? 'Ask the Expert' lifeline used
⬥ A: Sushilkumar Shinde	⬥ B: Prithviraj Chavan
⬥ C: Abdul Rehman Antulay	⬥ D: Yashwantrao Chavan

₹ 3,20,000 (10 of 16) - 1:00 time limit
Who was the founder-president of the FICCI Ladies Organisation and also served as the chairperson of the Times Group from 1999 to 2021?
⬥ A: Savitri Jindal	⬥ B: Priyamvada Birla
⬥ C: Meera Sanval	⬥ D: Indu Jain

₹ 6,40,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Dr Sarvealli Radhakrishnan was the Indian ambassador to which country before becoming vice president in 1952?
⬥ A: USSR	⬥ B: USA
⬥ C: China	⬥ D: Japan

₹ 12,50,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
Who, among these, is India's first woman mining engineer?
⬥ A: Chandrani Prasad Verma	⬥ B: Mohana Singh
⬥ C: Rajeshwari Chatterjee	⬥ D: A Lalitha

Samiksha walked away with ₹ 6,40,000. Her guess would have been B, but the right answer was A.
Total Prize: ₹6,40,000

Sources[]

Samiksha Shrivastava's run to the million