We Knew It Is A Big Business...Never Thought So Much!!
*We all know KBC is Good Business. ** But have you ever pondered... How Good....????* *Any guesses? Let's see...* *Airtel is charging Rs.6/- per SMS sent for this contest.* *Assuming there are only 100 entries from say 10 cities of some 20 districts and 20 states...* *6(Rs/SMS) x 100(entries) x 10(cities) x 20(districts) x 20(states) = 6** x 100 x 10 x 20 x 20 = Rs.24,00,000* *24 lakhs in 20 minutes.** (People trying for the 2 lakhs cash prize)* *Imagine what if 1000 entries try out from 100 cities?* *The figure simply grows by 2 more zeroes and yields a whopping 24 Crores!!!!* *And it does not stop there...* *In practice it could be another multiple of 100 or a multiple of 1000 on an average.* *In that case it is 24 x 100crores earnings in just 20 minutes on every episode!!!* *And the prize money: A mere 2 crore..** (and from whose pocket?)* *Smart Business By Siddharth Basu!* *And the best part of this calculation is just the SMS earning!!* *What about the Ad money?* *A rough annual profit calculation goes like this:* *2400 x 5 x 4) (episode/month) x 12 = 5,76,000 crores.* *Let even 50% get dissolved in taxes and other payments, still you will be left with (which includes even the meagre 480 crores of prize money i.e.if every episode bags 2 crore prize)!* *2,88,000-crores profit !!! (only from SMS)* *Simple Question:** "KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI" and your options are---* *A) SONY TV** B) AIRTEL C) AMITABH BACHAN D) SIDDHARTH BASU Computerji iska jawab bataiye....* *Ans: All FOUR..!!!!* * ** Now you know why AB gets all emotional when the episodes end...........* -- With best wishes S Chander
