A source from the channel informs us, “According to the schedule, we will begin shooting on April 4 and right now there is no change in it. The first promos of questions go on air from March 4. The shooting will take place in the same studio, Film City, where KBC 3 was shot.”
Adds the source, “There will be a panel of 5 kids, which will be chosen through auditions. The kids have to download and fill up forms for the same. The procedure will end by this month.”
Format of the show
The contestants have to answers questions from Maths, Social Studies, General Science and Language. The questions will be in the range of 1st to 5th standard. The contestant will be offered a card of 10 subjects from which they have to select subjects as per their convenience. Every correct answer will help contestants earn prize money.
Further, the contestants can use three ‘cheat’ facilities provided to them. These cheats involve a group of children who will be the contestants’ classmates and can answers the questions. Every two correct answers will add one more kid in that group.
The three cheats are Copy, Peek and Save. In Copy, the contestant can copy the current teammate’s answer to the question. Peek means the contestant can review his teammate’s answer before submitting his. Save cheat is triggered automatically if the person gives a wrong answer and his partner has given correct answer. The contestant is then saved.
Finally, if the contestant decides to quit the show even after using his cheats he/she will have to say, “I am not smarter than a 5th grader.”
Synergy Adlabs and Bulldog Media are producing the show in India. The concept has been implemented successfully in 50 countries across the world.
