With Nikki Tamboli becoming the first housemate to reach the grand finale of Bigg Boss 14, guesswork started over who else would make the cut. Rubina Dilaik, Rakhi Sawant, Aly Goni, Rahul Vaidya and Devoleena Bhattacharjee have a ready fan base, too. But among them, Rakhi has managed to cement her position in the finale by sacrificing Rs 14 lakh from the winner's prize money. She has now become the 2nd finalist after Nikki Tamboli. Also Read - Bigg Boss 14: 'Devoleena Bhattacharjee has made winning the game difficult for Eijaz Khan,' says Mayur Verma
Contestants were given an option to sacrificing the prize money to reach the finale. In tonight's episode of Bigg Boss 14, Rahul Vaidya asks Rakhi if she is ready to give away Rs 14 lakhs. Rakhi replies, "Merko finale mein jaane hai. (I want to reach the finale). Aly Goni objects to it and says, "Chauda laakh bohot hota hai (Rs 14 Lakhs is too much). Winning amount hai, kisika haq hai wo. (It's the winning amount. It's somebody's right). Jo bhi jeet raha hai, 20 hafte mehnat karke yahan pohocha hai. (Whoever will win, he/she has worked hard for 20 weeks)." Also Read - Bigg Boss 14: Arshi Khan on her friendship with Aly Goni and Rahul Vaidya; says, 'The 3 of us will always will remain exemplary'
However, Rakhi remains adamant that she wants to go to the Bigg Boss 14 finale. Aly lashes out saying, "Aapko 14 lakh mazak lagta hai? (Do you think Rs 14 lakhs is a small amount?)" Aly tries to deposit the cheque but Rakhi stops him. Aly puts his foot down saying that he will not let anyone deposit the cheque. But Rakhi has succeeded in sacrificing Rs 14 lakh from the prize money and become the 2nd finalist of Bigg Boss 14. Also Read - Bigg Boss 14: Disha Parmar finally REACTS to her upcoming wedding with Rahul Vaidya
With Nikki and Rakhi being the first two finalists, they are safe from this week's elimination. Rahul, Aly, Rubina Dilaik and Devoleena Bhattacharjee are still nominated, according to the Khabri. It remains to be seen which contestant will bid adieu to the show one week before the finale. Let's wait and watch.
Nikki's reaching the final was quite an incident, too. Paras Chhabra, who is currently in the house as Devoleena Bhattacharjee's connection, declared Rubina the winner of a task following which she got the Ticket to Finale.
Rubina, being nominated for the rest of season 14 for throwing a bucket of water on Rakhi Sawant, of course cannot be in the final, but she earned special power to pick a housemate to give the Ticket to. Rubina chose Nikki for the Ticket, to whom she is closest in the house, what with her husband Abhinav Shukla gone in a surprise mid-week exit.
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