Indian woman sleeps for 60 days, wins over Rs2.8m

An Indian woman has won more than Rs2. 8 million after emerging as the champion of a 60-day sleep competition organised by home products company Wakefit, 24NewsHD TV reported on Sunday. According to Indian media, more than 200, 000 people from across India reportedly applied for the two-month competition. However, after several selection rounds and interviews, only 10 contestants were shortlisted. Participants were required to maintain a regular sleep schedule, get adequate sleep and take part in a series of entertaining weekly challenges. Their daily performance was assessed through a scoring system, with contestants ranked according to their results. The challenges included recreating famous movie scenes while pretending to sleep, reviewing their sleep habits over a week and casually using the words “blanket” or “pillow” 10 times during conversations without others noticing. The best-performing contestant each week was named the ‘Sleeper of the Week’. In the final round, contestants faced two major challenges. During the last stage, all finalists spent a night in personalised sleeping environments, with the winner selected based on their sleep scores. Jeniya Chatterjee emerged as India’s sleep champion, winning a cash prize of 963, 400 Indian rupees (more than Rs2. 8 million in Pakistani currency), along with a travel voucher from the company. The competition was first launched in 2019. During its first four seasons, it received more than one million applications, while 65 participants had previously received cash prizes of 100, 000 Indian rupees each.

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