Ke Hotey Chay Kotipoti

Did You Know?

• People of Bangladesh had been watching the Hindi version Kaun Banega Crorepati since 2000.
• Desh TV arranged the show in response to public expectation for a similar game show.

Rules

Contestants first take part in a "Fastest Finger First" round, where the host introduces ten contestants and asks them all the same question. They must arrange the four options in the order described; the fastest correct answerer earns the hotseat. Eligibility requires being over 18, a Bangladeshi citizen, a resident of Bangladesh, and not a former contestant of the show. In the hotseat, the contestant faces general knowledge questions of rising difficulty, each with four options and one correct answer. Money won roughly doubles per correct answer, with no time limit. The contestant may quit at any point and keep the accumulated winnings, and the top prize is Tk. 1 crores/-.

Lifelines

Ask The Audience lets the host repeat the question to the studio audience, who have ten seconds to answer using touch pads. Results appear as percentages in bar-graph format on the host's, contestant's, and viewers' screens. Phone a Friend allows the contestant to call one of three pre-arranged friends; after the host introduces the friend, the contestant has 30 seconds to ask the question and receive a reply. Fifty-Fifty removes two wrong answers randomly, leaving one correct and one incorrect option, giving the contestant a 50% chance if guessing.