Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Dharavi SSC Aspirant Wins Rs 50 Lakh on KBC 18
Ruchita Adhalrao is a student from Dharavi in Mumbai who appeared on KBC 18.
Her family lives in a small room and has serious money problems.
She studies for the SSC exam using downloaded YouTube videos because she cannot afford books or coaching.
On the show, she won Rs 25 lakh and then increased her winnings to Rs 50 lakh.
She was then asked a very difficult cricket question for Rs 1 crore.
Ruchita did not know the answer and decided not to risk her winnings.
The right answer was Tommy Ward.
She guessed Claude Jennings after quitting, but that answer was incorrect.
Ruchita Adhalrao, an SSC aspirant from Mumbai’s Dharavi, won Rs 50 lakh on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
She had already won Rs 25 lakh and said the money could help her family build a permanent home.
Ruchita used a lifeline on the Rs 50 lakh question before facing the Rs 1 crore question.
She quit after being unable to identify the answer and walked away with Rs 50 lakh.
The correct answer was Tommy Ward, who was dismissed in both innings of a Test by Jimmy Matthews as part of hat-tricks.
- Who
- Ruchita Adhalrao, an SSC aspirant from Dharavi, appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
- What
- She won Rs 50 lakh and quit before attempting the Rs 1 crore question.
- When
- During the latest Friday episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, after appearing as a rollover contestant from Thursday’s episode.
- Where
- On Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 in Mumbai-based contestant coverage; Ruchita lives with her family in Dharavi, Mumbai.
- Why
- She chose to protect her Rs 50 lakh winnings because she did not know the answer to the Rs 1 crore question.
- Contestant
- Ruchita Adhalrao
- Winnings
- Rs 50 lakh
- Previous winnings
- Rs 25 lakh
- Occupation and goal
- Student and Staff Selection Commission aspirant
- Home
- A 10-by-10-foot room in a Dharavi chawl, shared with her parents and brother
- Rs 1 crore answer
- Tommy Ward
- Cricket feat
- Tommy Ward was dismissed in both innings of a Test match as part of Jimmy Matthews’ hat-tricks