Sushmita Sahay

Sushmita Sahay was the first contestant of the 2023 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati and she won Rs. 1,250,000.

Sahay was the first contestant to play the revived version of the 16-question-format, since the end of the 13th season and the 14th season had a 17-question-format, because of the 75th anniversary of India (at the time).

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange these Nobel laureates in the chronological order of their winning the Novel Prize.
⬥ A: Amartya Sen	⬥ B: Kailash Satyarthi
⬥ C: Rabindranath Tagore	⬥ D: CV Raman

The correct order is C-D-A-B. Out of 10 starting contestants, four got it right, but Sushmita was the fastest in 6.57 seconds.

Sushmita's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 1)[]

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
In English, which of these words has a silent 'b'?
⬥ A: Image Option A	⬥ B: Image Option B
⬥ C: Image Option C	⬥ D: Image Option D

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these pieces of jewellery is not worn around the wrist?
⬥ A: Choodi	⬥ B: Kangan
⬥ C: Paayal	⬥ D: Bracelet

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of the following terms is used for this phenomenon?
⬥ A: Hail storm	⬥ B: Furious Fifties
⬥ C: Coriolis Effect	⬥ D: Northern Lights

Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a medal in which sport at the Olympics?
⬥ A: Archery	⬥ B: Athletics
⬥ C: Shooting	⬥ D: Water polo

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
What was the name of the Kauravas' only sister?
⬥ A: Dharini	⬥ B: Manthara
⬥ C: Dussala	⬥ D: Tara

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
As of July 2023, VR Chaudhari holds which rank in the Indian Armed Forces?
⬥ A: Admiral	⬥ B: Air Chief Marshal
⬥ C: General	⬥ D: Field Marshal

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which location is shown in this video?
⬥ A: Sanchi	⬥ B: Sarnath
⬥ C: Lumbini	⬥ D: Bodh Gaya

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
What does the 'R' stand for in the PRAN generated under the National Pension Scheme? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Registration	⬥ B: Revenue
⬥ C: Retirement	⬥ D: Regulation
Ask the Audience Results: A: 22% ⬥ B: 14% ⬥ C: 53% ⬥ D: 11%

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these writers was known affectionally as 'Aini Papa'? "Double Dip" lifeline used
⬥ A: Krishna Sobti	⬥ B: Qurratulain Hyder
⬥ C: Ismat Chughtai	⬥ D: Kamila Shamsie

The "Double Dip" lifeline was activated at 25 seconds (for the first guess). Sushmita was the first contestant to use the lifeline since 2014.

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
What has the INS Kurusura, a decommissioned submarine located in Visakhapatnam, been turned into?
⬥ A: Aquarium	⬥ B: Museum
⬥ C: Scuba diving site	⬥ D: School

Sushmita's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Which of these cities lies between the rivers Beas and Sutlej?
⬥ A: Amritsar	⬥ B: Ludhiana
⬥ C: Jalandhar	⬥ D: Patiala

Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
Which community was the newspaper Rast Goftar for?
⬥ A: Hindus	⬥ B: Sikhs
⬥ C: Jains	⬥ D: Parsis

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
Which ministry operates the National Gallery of Modern Art?
⬥ A: Finance	⬥ B: Culture
⬥ C: Power	⬥ D: Tourism

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
What did the 'M' stand for in ISM Dhanbad?
⬥ A: Maths	⬥ B: Mines
⬥ C: Marketing	⬥ D: Music

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
Whose autobiography is titled 'Justice for the Judge'?
⬥ A: Adil Hussain	⬥ B: TN Seshan
⬥ C: Ranjan Gogoi	⬥ D: Papon

Sushmita "passed" the question for a new one. The correct answer was C.

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10) - 2nd Question
Which organ is examined through bronchoscopy?
⬥ A: Lungs	⬥ B: Heart
⬥ C: Small intestine	⬥ D: Large intestine

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
Which of these words can also mean 'sweet'?
⬥ A: Sudhir	⬥ B: Pramod
⬥ C: Madhur	⬥ D: Anil

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
In which of these cases can a batter get out on a no ball?
⬥ A: Clean bowled	⬥ B: Catch
⬥ C: LBW	⬥ D: Run out

Sushmita "passed" the question for a new one. The correct answer was D.

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10) - 2nd Question
Which of these actors' real name is Ashwini?
⬥ A: Bipasha	⬥ B: Shilpa Shetty
⬥ C: Shraddha Kapoor	⬥ D: Disha Patani

Sushmita "passed" the question for a new one. The correct answer was B.

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10) - 3rd Question
Lollipop and Marshmallow are the versions of which operating system?
⬥ A: Mac	⬥ B: Windows
⬥ C: Android	⬥ D: Linux

Before the host could read out the 3rd question for the 7th question of Super Sandook, timer ran out, so Sushmita won Rs. 60,000. Sushmita used her Rs. 60,000 prize to renew her Ask the Audience lifeline.

Sushmita's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 2)[]

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
In 2023, who became the first Indian woman to be named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Harmanpreet Kaur	⬥ B: Mithali Raj
⬥ C: Jemimah Rodrigues	⬥ D: Shafali Verma
Ask the Audience Results: A: 49% ⬥ B: 32% ⬥ C: 8% ⬥ D: 11%

Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
In the name of the city Rio de Janeiro, what does 'Janeiro' refer to? "Video-Call-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: A country	⬥ B: A month
⬥ C: An animal	⬥ D: A queen

Sushmita's choices were Rajeev Nair, Kumar Deshpande and Raju Vasudevan. Sushmita decided to call Deshpande (from Thane, Maharashtra).

Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
What nickname did Mark Rutte, the longest serving Prime Minister of the Netherlands, get because no scandal would affect him?
⬥ A: Glossy	⬥ B: Smooth
⬥ C: Oily	⬥ D: Teflon

Sushmita walked away with Rs. 1,250,000, she guessed D and that would have been the correct answer.
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹12,50,000

Preceded by Riyanka Sharma (Season 14)	Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15) Sushmita Sahay	Succeeded by Anshu Kumar Shahi