Ayan Ali Wins the Debut Season of ‘KFC PLAYGROUND’ on Amazon miniTV

Ayan Ali from team Dare Dragons led by CarryMinati is the ‘Ultimate Winner’ of ‘KFC PLAYGROUND’, world’s first ever gaming entertainment show. Ayan Ali aka 8Bit_Rebel walked away with a whopping INR 20 lakh cash prize after defeating 15 contestants in a four week long live gaming entertainment show. He also emerged as the Most Valued Player of the show topping the leader board. First Runner Up, Vanshaj Singh took home a cash prize of INR 15 lakhs.

OP Unicorns mentored by Scout clinched the Top Team Title scoring the highest points across 28 games played through the entire duration of the show. The team consistently played well leading them to victory and winning a cash prize of INR 15 lakhs.

Hosted by RJ Mahvash, Actor & VJ Benafsha Soonawalla and RJ Rohit Varghese, this four-week long competition culminated with the grand finale on June 19th. The finale was action packed with an e-gaming match between Asia’s leading Youtubers and team mentors- CarryMinati, Triggered Insaan, Scout and Mortal. The four teams played the final game and the team led by Scout emerged as the winning team. The participants who are digital influencers and entertainers also performed at the final. The finale also saw a high energy hip-hop performance by rapper group 7Bantai’Z. The finale episode can be viewed on Amazon miniTV.

8bit_rebel aka Ayan Ali is a 26 year old Delhi based Indian YouTuber, gamer, entertainer and a member of S8UL, an Indian Esport team. He runs a gaming YouTube channel, 8bit_rebel where he uploads gameplay videos and also does live streams.

Speaking about his win, Ayan Ali, Ultimate Winner, said, “I am really thrilled to win the debut season of KFC PLAYGROUND. My stay in the arcade was nothing less than a roller-coaster ride where I went through various ups and downs and felt a myriad of emotions ranging from excitement, fun, camaraderie and more. Unlike most, I joined the show half way through, single-handedly supported my team and pulled Dare Dragons’ score while also winning hearts of my fellow contestants and viewers alike.”

Elaborating on his gameplan, Ayan said, “Right from the start my strategy was to understand other participants’ approach and stay away from elimination. I am lucky that I could perform when it mattered the most. I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this show especially my mentor CarryMinati for having faith in me and for the tremendous support and love I have received from the viewers”.

Talking about his winning team, Tanmay Singh (better known as Scout), Mentor- OP Unicorns team, said, “When I was approached for KFC PLAYGROUND, it was hard for me to envisage the structure and flow of this unique concept. But when we started engaging I realized the potential and the seriousness of this format. My brief to the team was to maintain the highest cumulative score from the very beginning and that's what worked for us. My all-rounder team with its sheer perseverance and never say die attitude won a neck-to-neck match against AA Werewolves. A shout out to the Unicorns for their dedication, discipline and for putting ’WE’ before ‘ME’. I hope there is a next season and we are a part of it.”

The gaming community has grown to over 400m in India with Gen-Z spending over 8.5 hours per week watching gaming content.

Mayank Yadav, CEO, Rusk Media, said, “KFC PLAYGROUND is built on the current Gen-Z pop culture of gaming and entertainment. We are super thrilled with the execution of our team in developing and delivering a Made in India IP that is scalable globally. We are extremely grateful to our partners across the community – our mentors – Carry, Triggered, Scout, and Mortal, our sponsors, miniTV, our investors and ofcourse the players and contestants. We’ll be doing a second edition from December to February.”

The show garnered title sponsorship from KFC and was powered by MAAC and Sunfeast Dark Fantasy. Other sponsors include Biryani by Kilo, Wings Lifestyle, Lifelong Online, Gigabyte, Asus & Probo.