Contestant Wins $1 Million on Indian Game Show

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">A computer operator from an impoverished region of eastern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> has become the first contestant to win the $1 million top prize on the Indian version of the television quiz show <b>Who Wants to be a Millionaire</b>? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Sushil Kamar accomplished the feat during a taping of the popular show Tuesday, which is set to air November 2.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">He earns $130 a month as a computer operator and tutor, and says he will use some of his winnings to prepare for <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s tough civil service exam.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, who hosts the show, said on his blog that Kamar's win was an “incredible feat” and that the excitement in the studio was “unimaginable.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Previous contestants have won the show's top prize, but when it was set at a lower amount. ---VOA News<o:p></o:p></span></i></div></div>

Contestant Wins $1 Million on Indian Game Show

A computer operator from an impoverished region of eastern India has become the first contestant to win the $1 million top prize on the In...

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