Archive · 18 Sep 2026
KBC 18 Contestant Quits at Rs 12.5 Lakh
Shikhar Aggarwal, a 26-year-old lawyer, played on the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
He answered many questions correctly and used several special helps called lifelines.
He also answered nine questions in a fast round called Super Sandook.
This helped him continue to the higher-value questions.
He reached winnings of Rs 12.5 lakh.
The next question asked about Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India.
The correct ship was Sao Gabriel.
Shikhar was unsure and had no lifelines left, so he stopped and kept his Rs 12.5 lakh.
Twenty-six-year-old Supreme Court advocate Shikhar Aggarwal appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 on September 17.
Aggarwal used lifelines and answered nine Super Sandook questions correctly, earning Rs 90,000.
He reached the Rs 12.5 lakh milestone after correctly answering a question linked to the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
He quit at the Rs 25 lakh question after being asked which ship Vasco da Gama captained to India.
The correct answer was Sao Gabriel, but Aggarwal had no lifelines remaining and took home Rs 12.5 lakh.
- Who
- Shikhar Aggarwal, a 26-year-old advocate practising at the Supreme Court of India, appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
- What
- Aggarwal quit at the Rs 25 lakh question and took home Rs 12.5 lakh.
- When
- The episode aired on September 17; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The episode was broadcast on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18; the question concerned Vasco da Gama’s voyage to Calicut, present-day Kozhikode.
- Why
- Aggarwal stopped because he was unsure of the answer and had no lifelines remaining.
- Contestant
- Shikhar Aggarwal
- Age and profession
- 26-year-old advocate practising at the Supreme Court of India
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan
- Final winnings
- Rs 12.5 lakh
- Quit question
- Which flagship did Vasco da Gama captain on his first voyage to India?
- Correct answer
- Sao Gabriel
- Voyage arrival
- Vasco da Gama’s fleet reached Calicut in May 1498