Archive · 11 Sep 2026
KBC 18 Contestant Quits at Rs 25 Lakh Question
Uddeshya Sachan appeared on the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
He runs a school in Kanpur where 400 children study for free.
He began the school with only Rs 250 borrowed from his mother.
As a child, Uddeshya was twice removed from school because his family could not pay the fees.
He wanted other poor children to have an easier path to education.
On the show, he reached a question worth Rs 25 lakh.
He was unsure of the answer and quit with Rs 12.5 lakh.
After quitting, he guessed Bindusara, which was the right answer.
Uddeshya Sachan, a rollover contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, runs a free school for 400 underprivileged children in Kanpur.
He started the school nearly eight years ago with Rs 250 borrowed from his mother and initially taught children under a tree.
Sachan was expelled from school twice as a child because his family could not pay his fees.
He quit after reaching the Rs 25 lakh question and took home Rs 12.5 lakh.
The question concerned the ruler known as Amritraghata; Sachan later guessed Bindusara, which was the correct answer.
- Who
- Uddeshya Sachan, a 27-year-old rollover contestant and founder of a free school, appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
- What
- Sachan quit the quiz at the Rs 25 lakh question and won Rs 12.5 lakh.
- When
- The episode aired on Thursday; Sachan started his school nearly eight years earlier.
- Where
- The school is in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and the episode was broadcast on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
- Why
- He quit because he was unsure whether the answer to the question about the title Amritraghata was Bimbisara or Bindusara.
- Contestant
- Uddeshya Sachan
- Quiz show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 18
- Prize won
- Rs 12.5 lakh
- Question value
- Rs 25 lakh
- School location
- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Children taught
- 400, free of cost
- School starting funds
- Rs 250 borrowed from his mother
- Correct answer
- Bindusara