Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa, a travel blogger from Tiền Giang, was the first contestant of Ai Là Triệu Phú in the year 2021 on January 5, 2021 and the first one to be in the Hot Seat under the new host Đinh Tiến Dũng. He was famous for being the first ever contestant in the history of the show to make the "final answer" for all 15 questions. However, he had the misfortune of having missed the final one, therefore becoming the first ever Top Prize Loser in the show and dropped back to his guaranteed ₫22,000,000.
In fairy tales, what is the primary means of transportation of witches?
⬥ A: Reindeers
⬥ B: Broomsticks
⬥ C: Carpets
⬥ D: Clouds
Đăng Khoa said that he would have chosen motorbikes had it appeared on the question.
600,000₫ (3 of 15) - Not timed
Which bird species has the ability of imitating human sounds?
⬥ A: Tailorbirds
⬥ B: Hwameis
⬥ C: Ravens
⬥ D: Parrots
After the episode was aired, some audiences made some researches about this question. Eventually, it was figured out to be a bad question. Even though not too many of them can do that as parrots, but some ravens still have the ability of imitating human sounds, therefore this question has 2 correct answers.
1,000,000₫ (4 of 15) - Not timed
Which of the given idioms means "Enduring hardship for big achivements"?
⬥ A: Lưỡi sắc hơn gươm
⬥ B: Tre non dễ uốn
⬥ C: Nằm gai nếm mật
⬥ D: Mật ngọt chết ruồi
2,000,000₫ (5 of 15) - Not timed
Which of the following is also the name of a Central Highlands musical instrument?
⬥ A: Sỏi
⬥ B: Đá
⬥ C: Cát
⬥ D: Đất
3,000,000₫ (6 of 15) - Not timed
As of now, which of these Vietnamese words has yet to be added to the English Oxford Dictionary?
⬥ A: Áo dài
⬥ B: Phở
⬥ C: Bánh mì
⬥ D: Nem
6,000,000₫ (7 of 15) - Not timed
The successful separation surgery on which of those conjoined twins was included in the Top 10 Science and Technology events in 2020?
⬥ A: Việt - Đức
⬥ B: Cu - Cò
⬥ C: Phi Long - Phi Phụng
⬥ D: Trúc Nhi - Diệu Nhi
10,000,000₫ (8 of 15) - Not timed
Which holiday is held annually on November 19? "50:50" and "Ask Two Experts" lifelines used
⬥ A: International Water Day
⬥ B: International Toilet Day
⬥ C: International Day of Happiness
⬥ D: World Environment Day
He recalled an international day that is related to water, but he was confused whether the International Day of Happiness is in March or November. So, he decided to use the "50:50, which eliminated A and D. He thought that International Toilet Day couldn't exist, but he wants to be 100% sure, so he decided to ask the experts. Right off the bat, expect Hà Việt Hoàng knew it was B, as he used to ask this for a contest in his old school. Confident with the experts' advice, he goes with B, which is correct. Expert Trần Thành Nam also shared that International Men's Day is also held on this day every year.
14,000,000₫ (9 of 15) - Not timed
The current logo of which English football club has the image of a lion in it?
⬥ A: Chelsea
⬥ B: Arsenal
⬥ C: Liverpool
⬥ D: Manchester United
22,000,000₫ (10 of 15) - Not timed
On the 2019 Russian Orthodox Epiphany celebration, president Vladimir Putin performed what ritual? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Walking on hot coal
⬥ B: Taking a dip in icy waters
⬥ C: Going hunting on a horse
⬥ D: Ice fishing
Phone-a-Friend partner: Hiền Trang
30,000,000₫ (11 of 15) - Not timed
In which South American nation can the ALMA observatory be found?
⬥ A: Brazil
⬥ B: Uruguay
⬥ C: Argentina
⬥ D: Chile
40,000,000₫ (12 of 15) - Not timed
Sazae-san is the longest running series belonging to which genre?
⬥ A: Animation
⬥ B: Crime
⬥ C: Thriller
⬥ D: Horror
60,000,000₫ (13 of 15) - Not timed
Which among the following former astronauts became the first and so far the only individual to have both travelled into space and reached the deepest point of the ocean belonging to the Mariana Trench?
⬥ A: Robert Louis Behnken
⬥ B: Kathleen Hallisey Rubins
⬥ C: Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan
⬥ D: Douglas Gerald Hurley
85,000,000₫ (14 of 15) - Not timed
The tenth day of the third month in the lunar calendar every year was chosen to commemorate the Hùng Kings' Temple Festival. During which dynasty in the history of Vietnam was this festival first held? "Plus One" lifeline used
⬥ A: Lý
⬥ B: Hậu Lê
⬥ C: Nguyễn
⬥ D: Trần
Plus One partner: Chu Việt Hà
150,000,000₫ (15 of 15) - Not timed
These verses "Trường Sơn chí lớn ông cha/Cửu Long lòng mẹ bao la sóng trào" are included in which poem written by Lê Anh Xuân?
⬥ A: Dạng đứng Việt Nam
⬥ B: Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
⬥ C: Gửi miền Bắc
⬥ D: Hành quân giữa rừng xuân
Host Đinh Tiến Dũng said to him "You have reached the milestone that, so far, only two people have done. You are faced with an opportunity to do something that no-one has ever been able to do in Ai Là Triệu Phú - to reach the 22,000,000₫ level, many have done. But B is the right answer." Total Prize Money: 22,000,000₫
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Đăng Khoa and his Plus One partner celebrating for successfully repeating the show's historical moment for the first time after 13 years.
Đăng Khoa's reaction when his final answer was deemed incorrect.
Trivia[]
He is well-known for his journey through 65 countries in 1,111 days with his motorbike.
After his 7th, 8th, 13th and 14th questions, a technical error occurred on the money tree where the first (5th question) and second (10th question) milestones disappeared. This was also happened several times on the next episode.
There are 2 more situations for the Top Prize Question of his run:
If he had decided to walk away on the Top Prize Question, he would have won 85,000,000₫, becoming the first person to win this amount of money since the money tree changed in 2012. He would also holding the record for winning the largest amount of money in the history of the show (also beating Nguyễn Lê Anh, Bùi Thị Hà Thanh and Đào Hồng Vũ, and Lê Văn Tuân in Hot Seat version).
If he had answered the Top Prize Question correctly, he would have won 150,000,000₫ and become the first Top Prize Winner in the history of the show after 16 years that no one become the winner of the show.
