Velona Ayuko
The first champions of The Big Quiz Show received cash prizes yesterday, just days after the show debuted on KTN Home. Vierra Nyakundi, 33, is the first winner of Sh1 million, with Dennis Mutuma taking second place and receiving Sh300,000.
Nyakundi stated that she has always been interested in game shows and decided to participate in the most current one in town.
“I honestly did not think I would win. I just thought that the cost of registration was not high, and the game show was also a good way to wind down on a Sunday. I found the show entertaining, and the questions quite educative and interesting,” she said.
She added: “When the phone numbers were displayed on the screen at the end of the episode, I was not sure that I had won, but the next day, someone from the media house called and asked me to email some of my details and come today (yesterday) to pick my cheque.”
Nyakundi aims to assist her family, save money, and treat herself a little. She stated that she would carry on playing for fun and that she is prepared to compete with the many wonderful people who have joined the game show.
Mutuma, 36, who works in finance, said he learned about the show because he follows the hosts Betty Kyalo and Eric Omondi on social media.
“I thought the game would be easy, and it would be all about strategy. I played it together with my family on Sunday night, and we answered five questions before my airtime ran out. When I saw part of my number on the screen, I was sure that I had won. Certain enough, Standard Group called me the next day confirming the win,” he said.
The winner went ahead and mentioned that he would invest his winnings and still continue playing.
The first episode aired on KTN Home on Sunday at 8 p.m., and it is the first of 13 episodes that make up the first season. The hosts were overjoyed as they took selfies with the first winners and encouraged more people to participate in the upcoming shows.
“You have seen that there are actual winners who have come to the studio, and it is all very exciting. It is a fun show to take part in, a family-oriented show,” Betty said.
“We needed to deliver a game show that is live and interactive. After seeing that it was viable, we welcomed feedback from the public, which we will use to make the show better,” said Ojil.
According to the show’s director, Patrick Ojil, the purpose of the first episode was to provide proof of concept. What would follow in subsequent episodes would be a more refined and entertaining version.