KBC 18: The latest episode of Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 saw a contestant from Mumbai, Ruchita Adhalrao, attempt the question worth Rs 1 crore. Ruchita was a rollover contestant from Thursday’s episode and had already won Rs 25 lakh. She had said that Rs 25 lakh was enough money for her to make a house as she did not have a permanent residence, and was living with her family in a chawl in Mumbai’s Dharavi area.

As she began her gameplay on Friday, she had two lifelines left. After successfully answering the Rs 50 lakh question using one lifeline, Ruchita was presented with the Rs 1 crore question. The question was: Which cricketer holds the unique distinction of being dismissed in both innings of a Test match as part of the same bowler’s hat-trick? The options given were: Sid Emery, Tommy Ward, Claude Jennings, Bill Whitty.

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Ruchita admitted that she had no idea about what the correct answer would be, and chose to opt for the Sanket Suchak lifeline. Even the clue given there did not help her in figuring out the answer, and so, she decided to quit. Ruchita walked away with Rs 50 lakh.

Upon quitting, she was asked to guess the correct answer and she chose Claude Jennings, which was wrong. The correct answer was Tommy Ward.

About the Rs 1 crore question presented to Ruchita Adhalrao

The question referred to a rare feat achieved by Australian bowler Jimmy Matthews, who took two hat-tricks in the same Test match , one in each innings, during Australia’s match against South Africa in the 1912 Triangular Tournament.

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During the first innings, South Africa’s Tommy Ward faced Matthews’ hat-trick ball. It was the very first ball Ward faced in Test cricket. He was dismissed by Matthews, becoming the third victim in the bowler’s hat-trick.

Matthews then took another hat-trick in the second innings of the same Test. Ward once again became his third victim, meaning he was dismissed in both innings as part of Matthews’ hat-tricks.

This remains the only instance of a bowler taking two hat-tricks in the same Test match, while Ward holds the unique distinction referred to in the KBC question.

About Ruchita Adhalrao

On Thursday’s episode, Ruchita had shared that she was a student and an SSC (Staff Selection Commission) aspirant. She lives in a 10-by-10-foot room with her family, parents and brother, in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. The family is facing severe financial difficulties as Ruchita’s father, who works as a patient caretaker, earns only Rs 600 per day.

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During the episode, when a video was played about Ruchita’s life, she shared that she has never slept on a bed as her family can’t afford one, and don’t even have the space for it. Her mother dreams of owning a refrigerator.

Ruchita also shared that for her SSC preparation, she can’t afford books or coaching classes, so she downloads YouTube videos from public Wi-Fi and studies through them. They also don’t celebrate birthdays or festivals as they can’t afford to buy new clothes, cake or anything luxurious.