MUMBAI: OTT platform SonyLIV’s Quizzer Of The Year (QOTY), a nationwide challenge is all set to air from 15 April Monday-Sunday at 11 am. The platform will air its final rounds. Presented by quizmaster, Siddhartha Basu, the show is conceptualised by Anita Kaul Basu and the team at Tree of Knowledge Digital (Digitok).
Quizzer Of The Year aims to give a twist to traditional learning and explores the format of infotainment in India. In today’s world, students are not just focussed on academic excellence; they also crave new experiences and knowledge beyond their textbooks, from the world around them. QOTY provides students of class IX to XII with a platform to test their abilities and knowledge against peers from across the country. QOTY is divided into three phases, with phase 1 of daily quizzes already concluded. 64 teams, progressed to represent each zone, that emerged from a pool of over 2000 schools, spanning across more than 300 cities. Later, top teams from each zone will eventually move ahead and fight to win the National Championship, ‘Quizzer Of The Year’ title and stand a chance to win an educational scholarship of rupees 1 crore. The team that comes 2nd and 3rd will also stand a chance to win an educational scholarship of rupees 50 lakhs and 20 lakhs respectively.
QOTY will begin streaming exclusively on Sony LIV from 15 April, kick-starting with episodes from the Zonal rounds hosted by quizmasters Joy Bhattacharjya and Col, Vembu Shankar, an Indian Army veteran. Winning teams will advance to the quarterfinals, semi-finals, finals hosted by Siddhartha Basu, with the ultimate winner being crowned the Quizzer Of The Year.
