Spice Telecom, the premier cellular service provider in the state of Punjab, today at a select gathering announced the mega prize-winner of the popular quiz based game show, Sawaal 1 Lakh Ka. The lucky participant to have won the mega prize of Rs.1 Lakh was Mr. Salil Chadha, from Chandigarh.

The weekly winners of the second half (last three weeks) of the contest were also felicitated at the ceremony, who took home with them attractive prizes ranging from LG microwaves, LG washing machines, 21" Colour TV and even cash vouchers worth Rs.33,000/-. The winners declared were from Chandigarh, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and even Amritsar.

Speaking at the announcement of the mega winner of Sawaal 1 Lakh Ka contest in the city, Mr. Mukul Khanna, DGM-Marketing, Spice Telecom, Punjab, stated, "We are indeed delighted that Sawaal 1 Lakh Ka contest has evoked an overwhelming response from all our subscribers. Infact we have received a record number of entries during the entire game show. By launching such contests, game shows, exciting value added services and other attractive incentives we hope to offer the best in technology and make mobile usage a pleasurable experience for all our subscribers."

The 6-week quiz-based game show, launched on November 23, 2004, was a simple question and answer game that could be played dialing 124. After correctly answering the questions, contestants entered a lucky draw to win exciting prizes. Calls made towards this were charged at a nominal rate of Rs.5/- per minute. There are three levels in the game and three questions at each level. To be eligible for the weekly draw subscribers had to score minimum 200 points in a week and for entering the Bumper Draw they had to score a minimum of 800 points. To make this contest more interesting, Spice subscribers had the option of sending multiple entries the Weekly and Bumper Draws, so as to increase their chance of winning the jackpot. The draw for the bumper prize of Rs.1 Lakh was conducted between all those who had qualified for the weekly prizes.

Mr. Salil Chadha, the winner of the bumper prize of Rs.1 Lakh and also the weekly prize of a LG Microwave said "I could not believe my luck when I was informed by Spice Telecom that I had bagged the bumper prize as well. Having now won two very attractive prizes at this game show, has given me the added incentive to become an active participant in all the mobile games launched by Spice."

Mr. Khanna further opined that "In Punjab Spice Telecom has always pioneered in introducing innovative and unique contests and mobile games ranging from the recent Khelo No.902, to Spice 7, the hugely popular Mobile Tambola, 1,2 ka 4 and now Sawal 1 Lakh Ka. The increasing participation of our subscribers in these games has been one of the important factors, which makes Spice - the first choice of the people of Punjab "

About Spice Telecom, Punjab:
Spice is Punjab's premier mobile phone service provider and is the first cellular operator in India to be ISO 9001-2000 certified for its entire operations. Spice has an extensive network across more than 205 cities and towns in the state, covering 95% of Punjab’s urban area. In addition, it also covers more than 3250 km of roads and highways in Punjab including connectivity on the National Highway and GT Road. Spice subscribers can roam on national and international networks. In fact, Spice has the highest International roaming coverage involving tie-ups with over 416 International operators across 199 countries.