KBC 11 : Gautam Kumar Jha hails from Bihar and has been staying with his wife in West Bengal’s Adra
Amitabh Bachchan-hosted show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 11 got its third crorepati in Wednesday’s episode. Bihar’s Gautam Kumar Jha was a rollover contestant who won Rs 40,000 in Tuesday’s episode. In Wednesday’s episode, he continued his journey on the hot seat.
Gautam Kumar Jha hails from Bihar and has been staying with his wife in West Bengal’s Adra for two years due to job transfer. He is a senior section engineer in the Indian Railways.
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Gautam couldn’t manage to win the grand prize of Rs 7 crore. He quit the game as he was not sure about the answer of the last question.
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The question was – What was the name of all the three soccer clubs set up with the help of Mahatama Gandhi in the early 20th century at Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg? The options were – Truth Seekers, Non – Violents, Passive Resisters, Non co-operators. The correct answer was Passive Resisters.
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Gautam Kumar Jha walks away with Rs 1 crore on KBC 11.
Gautam locks HMS Minden and wins Rs 1 crore.
For the Rs 1 crore question, Gautam is asked - Aboard which made in India ship, did Francis Scott Key write the poem "Defence of Ford M'Henry' that became the US National Anthem? The options are - HMS Cornwallis, HMS Lindsay, HMS Clive, HMS Minden.
Gautam goes with the expert advice. He locks the answer Shringverpur and wins Rs 50 lakh.
In the 14th question, Gautam is asked - Which of these places in the Ramayana was ruled by Nishad Guha, who ferried Rama, Sita and Lakshamana across the Ganga? The options are - Pataliputra, Shringverpur, Kalhasti, Mahishmati. Gautam takes his last lifeline Ask the Expert.
The correct answer is Dalai Lama and Gautam wins Rs 25,00,000.
In the 13th question, Gautam is asked - Which of the following persons has been bestowed with an honourary Canadian citizenship? The options are - Dalai Lama, Akshay Kumar, Kailash Satyarthi, Mother Teresa.
Gautam has a government job and he is telling Amitabh Bachchan about his work structure.
Gautam has already used 'Audience Poll' and 'Flip the Question' lifelines. His lifelines 'Ask the Expert' and '50:50' are still left.
In the 12th question, Gautam was asked 'Which one of these planets has a solid surface?' The correct answer was Venus.
In the 11th question, Gautam was asked - During the tenure of which PM was Chhattisgarh created from Madhya Pradesh? The correct answer is Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Gautam knows the correct answer to the tenth question and wins Rs 3,20,000.
In the ninth question, Gautam was asked - According to the Shiv Purana, who died by jumping into the pyre of a Yagya Kunda? The options were - Sati, Anasuya, Aditi, Arundhati. The correct answer was Sati.
Gautam takes his second lifeline in the ninth question. He takes the lifeline 'Flip the Question'.
Gautam agrees with the audience poll. The correct answer is Writers' Building.
In the eighth question, Gautam has to identify the image of the secretariat building in Kolkata. He takes the audience poll.
Gautam Kumar Jha continues the game. All his lifelines are still left.