{"id":11008,"date":"2011-11-02T04:11:29","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T04:11:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-11-02T01:11:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T01:11:09","slug":"Indian-clerk-wins-game-show-with-history-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11008","title":{"rendered":"Indian clerk wins game show with history question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The question that made a poor clerk from eastern <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiancemagazine.com\/news\/2011\/10\/27\/real-life-slumdog-becomes-millionaire\">India the first person to win $1 million on an Indian game show<\/a> has been revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is: &#8220;Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights to the Nicobar Islands to the British on Oct. 16, 1868?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The answer:<\/strong> Denmark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week, it was announced that Sushil Kumar had won the top prize on the Indian version of &#8220;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8221;.<\/strong> But producers declined to reveal the question until the show aired Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>His wife closed her eyes and prayed as Kumar grappled with the question.<\/p>\n<p>When he won, the audience whooped and gave him a standing ovation. 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