Life Changed Forever! Bihar Youth Awarded Rs 1 Cr For His Dream11 Fantasy League Cricket Team
So many of us often wonder how great it would be to earn money by simply playing games on apps. Well, that's totally possible and this story proves that. In a life-changing incident, a boy from Bihar won Rs 1 crore after playing a game on his phone.??
Bihar youth awarded Rs 1 Cr for his Dream11 Fantasy League cricket team
We're not talking about winning the lottery here or dodging a scam either. It's apparently all pretty legit.
The boy won the prize money on a virtual gaming platform called Dream11 after forming a 'dream team' on it.
This platform allows people to create a virtual cricket team by choosing players from teams playing real-life matches. Folks on the app win points based on how well the 'real-life' players perform during a live match. Depending on the points accrued, the winners secure the prize money.?
In this case, Saurav Kumar won the award after trying his luck during the T20 match between India and Australia.?
Who is the winner?
The youth, identified as Saurav Kumar, is a resident of Thakuri village, Charpokhari block in Bojhpur, Bihar.?
An active user of the Dream11 fantasy gaming app, Kumar has often won and lost thousands of rupees. But this time, luck was on his side.?He created a team picking players from the T20match between India and Australia.?As per reports, he is presently pursuing his graduation and has a keen interest in playing cricket.?
Kumar revealed that he had been trying to win big since 2019, and, so, this time round he created the username 'Jai Kans Brahm Baba.' How he learnt he'd won was when a notification on his phone told him about the Rs 70 lakh that had been transferred?to his account. The remaining amount had been deducted in taxes, he told Live Hindustan.?
Barber from Bihar won Rs 1 crore last year
A?barber?from Bihar's Madhubani district became rich overnight after winning the top prize of Rs 1 crore in an?Indian Premier League (IPL)?'Dream Team' contest.
According to?Hindustan Times, Ashok Kumar selected players in the match between Chennai Super Kings?and Kolkata Knight Riders. After CSK won by two wickets, he realised his selection had been spot on. At the end of the engrossing contest, he was declared the winner.?
"I couldn't sleep that night," Ashok told The New Indian Express.?
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