Rise & Fall 2: Gautam Gulati becomes Ultimate Ruler, renames Tower Gautam City

Gautam Gulati has become the latest Ultimate Ruler on Rise & Fall Season 2 after winning a hockey challenge that tested strategy, timing and decision-making. He competed against Manish Goel and Rishabh Jaiswal in the final round.The contest began with tense negotiations in the Red Room before moving to the hockey challenge, where a series of goalpost and score swaps changed the standings. Gautam made the decisive move moments before the final buzzer and, after winning the crown, renamed the Tower Gautam City.The race for Ultimate Ruler began with Jashwanth and Manish entering the Red Room. The Lift instructed the Rulers to rely on intelligence rather than physical strength.Manish and Jashwanth agreed that Rishabh could go up against Niharika Tiwari. Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Gautam were then asked to choose between Manish and Jashwanth. They decided to eliminate Jashwanth from the race. The decision upset Jashwanth, who confronted Priyanka over their earlier understanding. Meanwhile, Rishabh refused to support Gautam's elimination, even as Niharika pushed for his name to be put forward.After further discussions, Rishabh and Niharika reached an agreement that resulted in Priyanka's elimination. Gautam, Manish and Rishabh then advanced as the final three contenders.Hockey challenge decides the winner The final challenge involved a hockey match, with every Worker selected costing Rs 1 lakh from the prize pot. Gautam picked Irina Rudakova, Manish chose Shehzad Poonawalla, and Rishabh selected Karan. Swara Bhasker took charge of keeping score.The contestants had to defend their goalposts while trying to score against their opponents. The two players who conceded the most goals would lose. A buzzer introduced another twist by allowing the Rulers to swap their goalposts and scores. Each contestant had to complete two swaps.Gautam and Irina took an early lead, but Manish altered the scoreboard with his first swap. Shehzad later suffered an injury, following which Sara Gurpal stepped in and Jashwanth took over as scorekeeper.Gautam's first swap did little to change the contest as the scores remained level. He then exchanged places with Manish. Rishabh followed by swapping with Manish and briefly moved ahead.With time running out, Gautam used his final swap to exchange places with Rishabh just before the buzzer. The move changed the outcome and helped Gautam secure the win with Irina's support.Gautam renames the TowerAfter becoming the new Ultimate Ruler, Gautam renamed the Tower Gautam City. The announcement drew mixed reactions from the contestants.Niharika was particularly upset with Rishabh. She felt that her sacrifice had gone to waste after he failed to capitalise on his opportunity to win the crown.Produced by Banijay Asia and hosted by Virender Sehwag, Rise & Fall Season 2 streams on Prime Video. New episodes release daily at 12 noon.- Ends