Australian Big Brother 2006: The Winner Revealed - Page 2

Voting complete, the time had finally arrived for host, Gretel Kileen, to open the envelope and reveal the eagerly awaited name within.  The final results were extremely close with a split of three percent between winner and runner up.  Camilla Halliwell, a 22 year old student and nightclub host, became the last evictee of the series.  Left to spend several minutes alone in the house to contemplate his future as the ultimate winner of Australian Big Brother 2006, 22 year old fitness instructor, Jamie Brooksby, ran around the house repeating “Jamie’s goin’ nuts! Jamie’s goin’ nuts!” and “This is not a dream!”  Then he looked in the mirror and adjusted his hair.

The original prize pool up for grabs was a cool one million dollars.  However, after several fines during the series, and then winning a portion of the money back during the last Friday Night Games, the remaining prize totaled $511,000.  Jamie had racked up fines worth $85,000.  Continuing his reputation as a meaner and tougher Big Brother this year, the individual fines remained, and he received a total prize of $426,000.

This year the program has rated a mention in parliament with Prime Minister John Howard calling for an end to the show following an incident in which two housemates were removed from the house for breach of the rules.  An investigation was conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and Queensland police but found no breach by Network Ten or the show’s producer, Southern Star Endemol.  Head of production and development for Network Ten, Tim Clucas, said the show will “absolutely” return in the future.

Images courtesy Southern Star Endemol and Network Ten.

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