10 Ka Dum

Did You Know?

• The grand finale of Season 2 aired on 17 October 2009, with guests Ajay Devgn and Fardeen Khan promoting All The Best: Fun Begins.
• The final episode of Season 3 featured a special entry by actor-comedian Sunil Grover in his characters Rinku Bhabhi and Amitabh Bachchan.

Game rules

The game comprises two rounds. In the first round, two contestants compete in a best three-out-of-five format. They are asked a poll question and must provide a whole percentage number that most closely approximates the exact survey poll answer. The contestant whose answers are closest to the poll results for three out of five national survey questions wins the first round; the loser is eliminated. The winner then plays to win up to Rs. 100,000,000 by correctly approximating survey results within a narrowing percentage range for up to four poll questions. The contestant places a range on a scale from 0% to 100% that includes the correct answer. The range size decreases as the money values increase: Rs. 10,000 question has a 40% range; Rs. 100,000 question has a 30% range; Rs. 1,000,000 question has a 20% range; Rs. 10,000,000 question has a 10% range (the answer is not shown even if answered correctly); for the Rs. 100,000,000 question, the contestant must pick a number from the range selected in the previous correct answer. For the first three poll questions, the correct answer is revealed once the contestant locks in an answer by pulling a lever. For the fourth question of Rs. 1,00,00,000, the correct answer is revealed only if the contestant's range misses the question. If answered correctly, the contestant gets a chance to win Rs. 100,000,000 by picking the exact percentage (rounded to the nearest 1%) out of that 10% range (11 choices). The contestant may consult a designated supporter before locking in a response at the Rs. 100,000,000 prize level.

Season 1

Kailash Kher did not win any money because he appeared to promote Indian Idol 4. Rani Mukherji won Rs. 100,000, but Sony Television decided to give her Rs. 1,000,000. Aamir Khan appeared on the 4 July episode. He was asked what percentage of Indian men think they are more intelligent than women; he dialed a range between 51% and 61%, and the correct answer was in that range, winning him 1 Crore. He quit without gambling for 10 Crore, but dialed a guess of 57%, which was the exact percentage, so he would have won the jackpot had he played on.