Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 1

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Big Brother
Season 1
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Presented by Gretel Killeen
No. of days85
No. of housemates14
WinnerBen Williams
Runner-up Blair McDonough
Companion shows
No. of episodes95 (+ 4 specials)
Release
Original network Network Ten
Original release24 April (2001-04-24) 
16 July 2001 (2001-07-16)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2

Big Brother 2001, also known as Big Brother 1, was the first season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother . It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, it premiered on Network Ten on 24 April 2001 and lasted twelve weeks until the live finale on 16 July 2001. Big Brother 1 proved to be an early ratings success. In total, the season averaged 1.4 million viewers, thus making it the fourth highest rated season to date. This season aired for a total of 85 days, with evictions occurring once every week beginning with the second week. In total, fourteen Housemates competed in Big Brother 1. The original twelve entered on the first night, with two intruders entering at a later date. Ultimately, Housemate Ben Williams was later announced as the winner of the series, with Blair McDonough becoming the Runner-Up.

The premise of the show remained largely unchanged from other installments of the series. Big Brother revolves around ten strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world. They are filmed constantly during their time in the house, and can have no communication with those filming them. Each week, each contestant, referred to as "Housemates", choose two people to be up for nomination. The three (or more) people with the most votes will be nominated to leave the house. The viewers then decide which of the nominees should leave, with the selected person leaving during a live show. This process continued until only three Housemates remained, in which the viewers would decide which of the Housemates would win the grand prize. A Housemate can be ejected from the show for breaking rules, such as discussing nominations when not permitted.

The Finale was watched by 2.789 million Australian viewers. [1]

Production

Broadcast

Shortly before the premiere of the season, a special entitled Big Brother Revealed aired, featuring information on the casting process and the development of the house. [2] The series premiered on 24 April 2001 [3] , with the Housemates entering the day before. The contestants were recorded 24 hours a day [4] with cameras fixed around the house, and had to wear portable microphones. Each night, Network Ten broadcast a daily highlights show, and from the second week there was a live eviction show hosted by Gretel Killeen, where the evicted Housemate was interviewed. The nominations aired during the daily highlights show during this season, making it the only season to not feature a live nominations special. This season also aired alongside the Big Brother Saturday spin-off series. This was an hour-long special that aired on Saturday evenings, with Gretel Killeen presenting an overview of press discussions of the series that week. The series also featured interviews with fans, which were conducted by reporter Sami Lukis. News about the previously evicted Housemates was also featured on this special. Big Brother Saturday was not featured in any subsequent seasons. The season concluded on 16 July 2001, lasting for a total of 85 days. This ties Big Brother 1 and Big Brother 8 as being the shortest edition of the series until Big Brother 11.

Prizes

The fourteen Housemates in the game were competing for the grand prize of $250,000. Each week, the Housemates attempted to complete various tasks assigned by Big Brother in exchange for a weekly budget, which they used to buy food and luxuries; this included buying things such as alcohol. Big Brother 1, unlike other editions of the series, did not feature luxury competitions or prizes throughout the series.

House

The House used for Big Brother 1 was located inside of Dreamworld. [5] The House featured a total of 25 cameras and 32 microphones in the various rooms and backyard. The house for the first series was very basic, as part of the theme of the series. The House featured a living room, which had a fireplace for the Housemates to use, and a kitchen, which featured a stove and sink, along with the fridge. There was a large dining table in the kitchen, with room for all of the Housemates. Various two way mirrors are in the house, with a camera crew behind him. The House also featured two bedrooms, with each bedroom featuring six beds. The first bedroom had a double bed and featured blue walls and orange sheets. The bathroom featured blue tile flooring and a clear shower. Housemates could communicate with producers in the room known was the "Diary Room". The Diary Room in this season featured yellow walls and an orange chair, and had a simplistic design. This was where nominations took place, and where Housemates could reveal their thoughts. Housemates could be seen by a medical professional in the Diary Room if necessary. Furniture and homewares in the house were provided by Freedom Furniture. The outside of the House featured a chicken coop with various chickens inside, from which the Housemates collect eggs. The Housemates were also given a swimming pool in the backyard to use. There was also a garden in the backyard, which featured a vegetable patch which the Housemates could use.

Format

The format used for Big Brother in Australia remained largely unchanged from that featured in other editions of the series, though some differences were incorporated. Big Brother is a game show in which a group of contestants, called Housemates, live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built "house", which includes everyday facilities such as a fully equipped kitchen, garden, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. The house is also a television studio with cameras and microphones in most of the rooms to record the activities of the Housemates. The only place where Housemates can escape the company of the other contestants is the Diary Room, where they are encouraged to voice their true feelings. Not all Diary Room footage is broadcast due to the privacy of the contestants. Each week all Housemates nominate two of their fellow contestants for potential eviction. They award two points to one Housemate, and one point to another. Failure to do so may result in a punishment, such as a reduction in the prize fund. The three, or more, Housemates with the highest number of nominations face a public vote conducted by phone, with the contestant receiving the most votes being evicted from the house. The last contestant remaining in the house is declared the winner and is awarded a cash prize of $250,000. On eviction night, host Gretel Killeen would inform the nominees which of them had been evicted from the house. Following the announcement, the evicted Housemate had to gather their belongings and exit the house. Upon exiting through the house's front door, Killeen led the evictee into a studio where they met with their family and friends. While in the studio, Killeen had an interview with the evicted Housemate, and showed their best bits - a video compilation of their time in the house.

Over the duration of the series, the Housemates were given a series of tasks by Big Brother which tested them in many ways. They were also put to the test by their own ideals, prejudices and opinions against other people from different walks of life; something that has survived from the original "social experiment" of Big Brother 1. They lived in the communal House and shared cooking and cleaning chores amongst themselves. Housemates were forbidden to sleep during daylight hours (unless unwell) - Big Brother plays the wake-up call persistently in the morning if Housemates do not wake up and will play an alarm clock noise into the house if a Housemate falls asleep during the day. Housemates must also live by the fundamental rules of Big Brother; if the rules are broken it can result in formal warnings, various punishments or even a Housemate's removal from the game. They must wash their own clothes by hand, and they have to make their own bread from scratch. Each week Big Brother sets the Housemates a task in order to determine the shopping budget for the following week. They must work together to win the tasks in order to win a luxury shopping budget which changed based on the number of people remaining in the house. If all food runs out in the House, Big Brother provides emergency rations of chickpeas and rice. Housemates were responsible for their own shopping and decide which items the budget will allow them to have. Only a small percentage of the overall budget can be spent on alcohol.

Big Brother 1 featured some twists to the format throughout the course of the season. On Day 36, Housemates Anita and Rachel entered the house as intruders. Though they were official Housemates, they learned that they were automatically nominated for eviction. Their fellow Housemates then decided which of the two should be evicted from the house, and the Housemate with the most votes was then evicted. The survivor of the eviction was then given immunity from the following round of nominations. Yet another twist in the format occurred on Day 84, only a day before the season finale, when the Housemate who had come in third place was evicted from the house. The finale occurred on the final day, with only two of the three finalists remaining in the house.

Housemates

NameAge on entryHometownDay enteredDay exitedResult
Ben Williams21 Epping, New South Wales 185Winner
Blair McDonough 19 Melbourne, Victoria 185Runner-up
Sara-Marie Fedele 22 Western Australia 184Evicted
Christina Davis27 Sydney, New South Wales 177Evicted
Jemma Gawned26 Melbourne, Victoria 170Evicted
John "Johnnie" Cass30 Sydney, New South Wales 163Evicted
Anita Bloomfield22 Sydney, New South Wales 3756Evicted
Peter Timbs28 Sydney, New South Wales 149Evicted
Lisa Standing24 Melbourne, Victoria 142Evicted
Rachel Corbett 20 Sydney, New South Wales 3740Evicted
Gordon Sloan28 Melbourne, Victoria 135Evicted
Todd James27 Melbourne, Victoria 128Evicted
Sharna West34 Melbourne, Victoria 121Evicted
Andy Silva25 Glebe, New South Wales 114Evicted

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDay [a] Original release dateNetwork
Week 1
21Premiere (Daily Show 1)Day 2 [b] 24 April 2001 (2001-04-24) Ten
32Daily Show 2 [c] Day 325 April 2001 (2001-04-25) Ten
43Daily Show 3Day 426 April 2001 (2001-04-26) Ten
54Daily Show 4Day 527 April 2001 (2001-04-27) Ten
65NominationsDay 729 April 2001 (2001-04-29) Ten
Week 2
76Daily Show 5Day 830 April 2001 (2001-04-30) Ten
87Daily Show 6Day 91 May 2001 (2001-05-01) Ten
98Daily Show 7Day 102 May 2001 (2001-05-02) Ten
109Daily Show 8Day 113 May 2001 (2001-05-03) Ten
1110Uncut 1N/A3 May 2001 (2001-05-03) Ten
1211Daily Show 9Day 124 May 2001 (2001-05-04) Ten
1312Saturday Show 1Day 135 May 2001 (2001-05-05) Ten
1413Daily Show 10 [d] Day 146 May 2001 (2001-05-06) Ten
1514Live (Eviction 1)Day 146 May 2001 (2001-05-06) Ten
Week 3
1615Daily Show 11Day 157 May 2001 (2001-05-07) Ten
1716Daily Show 12Day 168 May 2001 (2001-05-08) Ten
1817Daily Show 13Day 179 May 2001 (2001-05-09) Ten
1918Daily Show 14Day 1810 May 2001 (2001-05-10) Ten
2019Uncut 2N/A10 May 2001 (2001-05-10) Ten
2120Daily Show 15Day 1911 May 2001 (2001-05-11) Ten
2221Saturday Show 2Day 2012 May 2001 (2001-05-12) Ten
2322Live (Eviction 2)Day 2113 May 2001 (2001-05-13) Ten
Week 4
2423Daily Show 16Day 2214 May 2001 (2001-05-14) Ten
2524Daily Show 17Day 2315 May 2001 (2001-05-15) Ten
2625Daily Show 18Day 2416 May 2001 (2001-05-16) Ten
2726Daily Show 19Day 2517 May 2001 (2001-05-17) Ten
2827Uncut 3N/A17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) Ten
2928Daily Show 20Day 2618 May 2001 (2001-05-18) Ten
3029Saturday Show 3Day 2719 May 2001 (2001-05-19) Ten
3130Live (Eviction 3)Day 2820 May 2001 (2001-05-20) Ten
Week 5
3231Daily Show 21Day 2921 May 2001 (2001-05-21) Ten
3332Daily Show 22Day 3022 May 2001 (2001-05-22) Ten
3433Daily Show 23Day 3123 May 2001 (2001-05-23) Ten
3534Daily Show 24Day 3224 May 2001 (2001-05-24) Ten
3635Uncut 4N/A24 May 2001 (2001-05-24) Ten
3736Daily Show 25Day 3325 May 2001 (2001-05-25) Ten
3837Saturday Show 4Day 3426 May 2001 (2001-05-26) Ten
3938Live (Eviction 4)Day 3527 May 2001 (2001-05-27) Ten
Week 6
4039Daily Show 26Day 3628 May 2001 (2001-05-28) Ten
4140Daily Show 27Day 3729 May 2001 (2001-05-29) Ten
4241Daily Show 28Day 3830 May 2001 (2001-05-30) Ten
4342Daily Show 29Day 3931 May 2001 (2001-05-31) Ten
4443Uncut 5N/A31 May 2001 (2001-05-31) Ten
4544Daily Show 30 / Special Intruder Eviction [e] Day 401 June 2001 (2001-06-01) Ten
4645Saturday Show 5Day 412 June 2001 (2001-06-02) Ten
4746Live (Eviction 5)Day 423 June 2001 (2001-06-03) Ten
Week 7
4847Daily Show 31Day 434 June 2001 (2001-06-04) Ten
4948Daily Show 32Day 445 June 2001 (2001-06-05) Ten
5049Daily Show 33Day 456 June 2001 (2001-06-06) Ten
5150Daily Show 34Day 467 June 2001 (2001-06-07) Ten
5251Uncut 6N/A7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) Ten
5352Daily Show 35Day 478 June 2001 (2001-06-08) Ten
5453Saturday Show 6Day 489 June 2001 (2001-06-09) Ten
5554Live (Eviction 6)Day 4910 June 2001 (2001-06-10) Ten
Week 8
5655Daily Show 36Day 5011 June 2001 (2001-06-11) Ten
5756Daily Show 37Day 5112 June 2001 (2001-06-12) Ten
5857Daily Show 38Day 5213 June 2001 (2001-06-13) Ten
5958Daily Show 39Day 5314 June 2001 (2001-06-14) Ten
6059Uncut 7N/A14 June 2001 (2001-06-14) Ten
6160Daily Show 40Day 5415 June 2001 (2001-06-15) Ten
6261Saturday Show 7Day 5516 June 2001 (2001-06-16) Ten
6362Live (Eviction 7)Day 5617 June 2001 (2001-06-17) Ten
Week 9
6463Daily Show 41Day 5718 June 2001 (2001-06-18) Ten
6564Daily Show 42Day 5819 June 2001 (2001-06-19) Ten
6665Daily Show 43Day 5920 June 2001 (2001-06-20) Ten
6766Daily Show 44Day 6021 June 2001 (2001-06-21) Ten
6867Uncut 8N/A21 June 2001 (2001-06-21) Ten
6968Daily Show 45Day 6122 June 2001 (2001-06-22) Ten
7069Saturday Show 8Day 6223 June 2001 (2001-06-23) Ten
7170Live (Eviction 8)Day 6324 June 2001 (2001-06-24) Ten
Week 10
7271Daily Show 46Day 6425 June 2001 (2001-06-25) Ten
7372Daily Show 47Day 6526 June 2001 (2001-06-26) Ten
7473Daily Show 48Day 6627 June 2001 (2001-06-27) Ten
7574Daily Show 49Day 6728 June 2001 (2001-06-28) Ten
7675Uncut 9N/A28 June 2001 (2001-06-28) Ten
7776Daily Show 50Day 6829 June 2001 (2001-06-29) Ten
7877Saturday Show 9Day 6930 June 2001 (2001-06-30) Ten
7978Live (Eviction 9)Day 701 July 2001 (2001-07-01) Ten
Week 11
8079Daily Show 51Day 712 July 2001 (2001-07-02) Ten
8180Daily Show 52Day 723 July 2001 (2001-07-03) Ten
8281Daily Show 53Day 734 July 2001 (2001-07-04) Ten
8382Mastercard $100,000 ChallengeDay 734 July 2001 (2001-07-04) Ten
8483Daily Show 54Day 745 July 2001 (2001-07-05) Ten
8584Uncut 10N/A5 July 2001 (2001-07-05) Ten
8685Daily Show 55Day 756 July 2001 (2001-07-06) Ten
8786Saturday Show 10Day 767 July 2001 (2001-07-07) Ten
8887Live (Eviction 10)Day 778 July 2001 (2001-07-08) Ten
Week 12
8988Daily Show 56Day 789 July 2001 (2001-07-09) Ten
9089Daily Show 57Day 7910 July 2001 (2001-07-10) Ten
9190Daily Show 58Day 8011 July 2001 (2001-07-11) Ten
9291Daily Show 59Day 8112 July 2001 (2001-07-12) Ten
9392Daily Show 60Day 8213 July 2001 (2001-07-13) Ten
9493Saturday Show 11Day 8314 July 2001 (2001-07-14) Ten
9594Live (Eviction 11)Day 8415 July 2001 (2001-07-15) Ten
Week 13
9695The Final Eviction (Live Finale)Day 8516 July 2001 (2001-07-16) Ten
  1. Denotes the real-time Day in the house at the time each episode aired. Note: In 2001, the first night was not considered Day 0 like it was in future seasons. See following note for additional information.
  2. It is typical for a Big Brother Launch episode to be pre-recorded 24-hours prior to broadcast. In 2001, this night was officially labelled Day 1 (despite it being considered Day 0 in every other season, except 2002). As a result, it was Day 2 (in real-time) by the time the series aired.
  3. A ’Daily Show’ episode typically recaps events from the preceding Day(s) in the house. For example, an episode that aired on Day 3 generally covers the events from Day 2.
  4. On the official YouTube channel, this ‘Daily Show’ has been spliced together with the first ‘Live Eviction’. As a result, it was not officially included in the overall ‘Daily Show’ count for 2001, however it originally aired as a separate episode with standalone opening/closing credits.
  5. On the official YouTube channel, the ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Special Intruder Eviction’ segments have been split into two videos. However, it was originally aired as a single episode.

Specials

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
1N/ABig Brother Revealed [6] [7] 11 April 2001 (2001-04-11)
A special that aired shortly before the first season, introducing Australia to the concept of Big Brother. The special featured information about the casting process, as well as details about the development of the house and auditorium at Dreamworld. It was narrated by Gretel Killeen.
97N/ABig Brother Wrap Party [8] 16 July 2001 (2001-07-16)
Following the broadcast of the 2001 finale, footage from the after-party at Conrad Jupiters was shown. The housemates were also interviewed by Sami Lukis.
98N/AEvicted: Life in the Real World [9] 22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)
The housemates share their experiences after being evicted from the show and discuss the impact Big Brother had on their lives. It was hosted by Gretel Killeen.
99N/ABig Brother Secrets29 July 2001 (2001-07-29)
A one-hour special (originally titled ‘Big Brother Revisited’ [10] ) that took viewers behind-the-scenes to unlock secrets from the house, the Housemates and featured unseen footage from the first season. It was hosted by Gretel Killeen.

Nominations table

The first housemate in each box was nominated for two points, and the second housemate was nominated for one point.

Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Nomination
points
received
NominationsIntruder EvictionDay 84Finale
BenGordon,
Sara-Marie
Peter,
Sharna
Gordon,
Christina
Gordon,
Peter
Lisa,
Sara-Marie
AnitaPeter,
Sara-Marie
Anita,
Sara-Marie
Sara-Marie,
Johnnie
Christina,
Sara-Marie
Sara-Marie,
Christina
No
nominations
Winner
(Day 85)
22
BlairAndy,
Gordon
Sharna,
Peter
Gordon,
Sara-Marie
Gordon,
Lisa
Christina,
Lisa
AnitaChristina,
Peter
Anita,
Christina
Christina,
Jemma
Jemma,
Christina
Christina,
Sara-Marie
No
nominations
Runner-up
(Day 85)
14
Sara-MarieSharna,
Gordon
Sharna,
Todd
Jemma,
Todd
Jemma,
Peter
Blair,
Ben
RachelJohnnie,
Peter
Jemma,
Ben
Johnnie,
Jemma
Blair,
Ben
Ben,
Blair
No
nominations
Evicted
(Day 84)
35
ChristinaBen,
Lisa
Todd,
Gordon
Lisa,
Jemma
Lisa,
Johnnie
Johnnie,
Jemma
AnitaBlair,
Ben
Johnnie,
Jemma
Ben,
Johnnie
Jemma,
Ben
Ben,
Blair
Evicted
(Day 77)
32
JemmaAndy,
Sara-Marie
Gordon,
Christina
Gordon,
Sara-Marie
Gordon,
Peter
Sara-Marie,
Blair
RachelSara-Marie,
Peter
Anita,
Sara-Marie
BannedChristina,
Blair
Evicted
(Day 70)
21
JohnnieJemma,
Andy
Sharna,
Christina
Gordon,
Todd
Sara-Marie,
Gordon
Jemma,
Ben
RachelChristina,
Sara-Marie
Christina,
Anita
Ben,
Sara-Marie
Evicted
(Day 63)
11
AnitaNot in
House
NominatedExemptBlair,
Ben
Evicted
(Day 56)
7
PeterGordon,
Andy
Todd,
Gordon
Todd,
Gordon
Lisa,
Gordon
Sara-Marie,
Lisa
RachelJemma,
Sara-Marie
Evicted
(Day 49)
16
LisaChristina,
Andy
Christina,
Peter
Gordon,
Peter
Christina,
Blair
Christina,
Blair
RachelEvicted
(Day 42)
16
RachelNot in
House
NominatedEvicted
(Day 40)
5
GordonSara-Marie,
Ben
Peter,
Ben
Ben,
Peter
Lisa,
Ben
Evicted
(Day 35)
29
ToddSara-Marie,
Andy
Sara-Marie,
Sharna
Sara-Marie,
Lisa
Evicted
(Day 28)
9
SharnaAndy,
Sara-Marie
Christina,
Sara-Marie
Evicted
(Day 21)
12
AndySharna,
Lisa
Evicted
(Day 14)
10
Notenone 1 2 none 3 none 4 5
Against
public vote
Andy,
Gordon,
Sara-Marie
Christina,
Peter,
Sharna
Gordon,
Sara-Marie,
Todd
Gordon,
Lisa,
Peter
Blair,
Christina,
Lisa,
Sara-Marie
Anita,
Rachel
Christina,
Peter,
Sara-Marie
Anita,
Christina,
Jemma
Ben,
Johnnie,
Sara-Marie
Blair,
Christina,
Jemma
Ben,
Christina,
Sara-Marie
Ben,
Blair,
Sara-Marie
Ben,
Blair
EvictedAndy
44%
to evict
Sharna
76%
to evict
Todd
38%
to evict
Gordon
41%
to evict
Lisa
50%
to evict
Rachel
5 of 8 votes
to evict
Peter
42%
to evict
Anita
79%
to evict
Johnnie
70%
to evict
Jemma
61%
to evict
Christina
41%
to evict
Sara-Marie
37%
to evict
Blair
62%
to evict
SavedSara-Marie
40%
Gordon
16%
Christina
14%
Peter
10%
Gordon
32%
Sara-Marie
30%
Lisa
39%
Peter
20%
Christina
21%
Sara-Marie
21%
Blair
8%
Anita
3 of 8 votes
Sara-Marie
30%
Christina
28%
Jemma
15%
Christina
6%
Ben
15%
Sara-Marie
15%
Christina
26%
Blair
13%
Ben
31%
Sara-Marie
28%
Ben
36%
Blair
27%
Ben
38%
to evict

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : On Day 36, intruders Anita and Rachel entered the house as intruders. The intruders faced a house eviction vote. As Rachel received the majority of the votes, she was evicted from the house.
  • ^Note 2 : Due to surviving the intruder eviction, Anita could not nominate or be nominated.
  • ^Note 3 : Jemma was banned from nominating this week.
  • ^Note 4 : There were no nominations in Week 12. The final three housemates automatically faced the public vote.
  • ^Note 5 : For the finale, the public voted to evict between the final two housemates. The winner of Big Brother Australia 2001 and the $250,000 grand prize would be the finalist with the fewest votes to evict.

Other specials

Due to the popularity and success of the series, the housemates also featured on a number of other television programmes in the months after the show concluded.

Big Brother's Beauties and the Beast

This is a special episode of the panel talk show Beauty and the Beast that aired on July 19 2001 [11] , featuring Housemates from the first season of Big Brother.

Sale of the Century: The Housemates Final Test

A special week of episodes of the game show Sale Of The Century aired from July 30 2001 on Nine Network, featuring contestants from the first season of Big Brother. [12] Contestants competed to amass the highest score by answering questions correctly. The winner from each episode returned at the end of the week as a carry-over champion in order to win the grand prize. Contestants included former Housemates: Sharna West, Todd James, Andy Silva, Rachel Corbett, Gordan Sloan, Lisa Standing, Johnnie Cass, Anita Bloomfield, Ben Williams, Jemma Gawned, Blair McDonough, Christina Davis and Peter Timbs, with a guest appearance by Sara-Marie Fedele.

The Weakest Link: Housemates' Revenge

On 27 August 2001, a special episode of the Seven Network game show The Weakest Link aired, also featuring contestants from the first season. [13] Contestants answered general knowledge questions and voted to eliminate each other as they competed for a cash prize. Contestants included former Housemates: Ben Williams, Rachel Corbett, Andy Silva, Todd James, Johnnie Cass, Jemma Gawned, Sharna West, Anita Bloomfield and Gordan Sloan. The results were as follows:

Main RoundsFinal Round
Round:12345678Final
Voted Out:Ben
7/9 Votes
Rachel
3/8 votes
Andy
4/7 Votes
Todd1
2/6 Votes
Johnnie2
2/5 Votes
Jemma
3/4 Votes
Sharna
2/3 Votes
Gordon (Winner)
Anita (Runner-up)
Money Banked:$10,000$3,000$7,000$2,500$3,000$3,000$2,500$200 x 3$31,600
TOTAL
ContestantVotes
GordonBenJemmaJohnnieJohnnieJohnnieJemmaSharnaWon
AnitaBenRachelAndySharnaSharnaJemmaSharnaLost
SharnaBenAndyAndyToddJohnnieJemmaAnita
JemmaSharnaRachelAndyJohnnieGordon
Johnnie2
Anita
JohnnieBenRachelAndyToddSharna
ToddBenJohnnieSharnaSharna
AndyBenSharnaJohnnie
RachelBenJohnnie
BenGordon
  Red indicates the contestant was the weakest link
  Lime indicates the contestant was the strongest link

1 Todd, Sharna and Anita tied with two votes each, but as Sharna was the strongest link, and could not vote herself off, she opted to vote Todd off.

2 Johnnie and Sharna tied with two votes each, but as Jemma was the strongest link, she opted to vote Johnnie off, though she originally voted for Gordon who was not part of the tie.

Ben was first eliminated for being too greedy. Rachel was next for not answering any questions correctly. Andy followed for not answering enough questions correctly. Todd was voted out on a countback also for not answering any questions correctly. Johnnie was eliminated on a countback for not banking any money nor answering enough questions correctly. Jemma was voted out for being too big a threat to the team. Sharna was voted out also for being too big of a threat to the team. In the end, Gordon defeated Anita in the head-to-head round.

The final total won was $31,600.

Big Brother's Starlight Challenge

A special fundraising telethon for the Starlight Children's Foundation aired on Ten on October 3 2001 [14] [15] . All Housemates from the first season returned to perform a spectacular pantomime, narrated by Tim Ferguson. Gretel Killeen also made a guest appearance during the special. It was filmed live at the Star City Casino in front of an audience, with many celebrities in attendance to help raise funds for the charity. It was hosted by Bert Newton and Rove McManus.

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