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Rahat Taslim of a small town of Giridih in Jharkhand has become first woman to win the prize money of Rs one crore in popular game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC). She is also the maiden contestant to win Rs one crore in the fourth season of the game hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Housewife Taslim, 37, utilised the options of 'phone a friend', 'double dip', 'expert advice' and 'audience poll' effectively during the show. She was confused initially and had to use the lifelines. "But, from the stage of Rs 3.20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, I knew my answers and did not require lifelines," PTI quoted her as saying.

When Big B asked her as to where she got her confidence from, she replied it stemmed from self-belief and the fact that she knew it all, she said.

Taslim won the crore sum by opting for 'double dip' to the question: Which state did the first woman president of an African nation belong?

She quit the game as she did not know the answer of the jackpot query of Rs 5 crore on the first heart transplant.

Lucky Taslim had only Rs. three in her mobile phone as balance when it began all, with a question on Hindu mythology on October 16. She decided to take a chance and sent the SMS. She said she was confident of being selected and got a call to give an audition in Mumbai on October 26.

All contestants were told that a bank account and PAN card were necessary for them to take part in the contest. When Taslim went back home, the first thing she did was to open a bank account and apply for PAN card. She was informed of being selected as a participant on November 1. The episode featuring her was shot on November 8 and telecast on November 18.

"I was confident of making it to the hot seat but winning Rs. one crore is unbelievable. The feeling is yet to sink in," she said.

Besides being a housewife Taslim runs a tailoring class. "Now, I will open a boutique and, after ensuring my other needs are taken care of, I plan to utilise my prize money for charity especially children's education," she said.

Taslim was married off at an early age but completed her degree course (BA Honours) in History after her children were born. Her husband is presently employed with a public sector company and stationed in Kochi.

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The final question was “which state did the first woman president of an African nation belong to?” After using two lifelines on the final question, she answered it correctly. She also had a choice to go for the jackpot question of five crores but since all her lifelines were exhausted, she decided against it. Going for the jackpot would have jeopardized the money she had already won.

“When Big B asked me where did I get my confidence from, I replied it stemmed from self-belief and the fact that I knew it all,” she said.

Rahat won the crore sum by opting for ‘double dip’ to a question about which state did the first woman president of an African nation belong.

“I was confused so I used my last lifeline (double dip),” she said, adding she quit the game as she did not know the answer of the jackpot query of Rs. 5 crore on the first heart transplant. “I did not have any lifelines left.”

The lucky housewife had only Rs. three in her mobile phone as balance when it began all, with a question on Hindu mythology on October 16. “I decided to take a chance and send the SMS,” Rahat said.

Rahat said she was confident of being selected and got a call to give an audition in Mumbai on October 26.

“We were told that a bank account and PAN card was necessary for all contestants. When I went back home, the first thing I did was to open a bank account and apply for PAN card,” she recalled.

Then she was informed of being selected as a participant on November 1. The episode featuring her was shot on November 8 and will be telecast on November 18.

“I was confident of making it to the hot seat but winning Rs. one crore is unbelievable. The feeling is yet to sink in,” she said.

Besides, being a housewife Rahat runs a tailoring class. “Now, I will open a boutique and, after ensuring my other needs are taken care of, I plan to utilise my prize money for charity especially children’s education,” she said.

Rahat was married off at an early age but completed her degree course (BA Honours) in History after her children were born. She said her husband is presently employed with a public sector company and stationed in Kochi.