Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 3

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Big Brother
Season 3
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Presented by Gretel Killeen
No. of days86
No. of housemates16
Winner Regina Bird
Runner-up Chrissie Swan
Companion shows
No. of episodes122 (+ 55 UpLate + 2 specials)
Release
Original network Network Ten
Original release27 April (2003-04-27) –
21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
Season chronology
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Big Brother 2003, also known as Big Brother 3, was the third season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother . The season lasted 86 days, starting on 27 April 2003 and ending on 21 July 2003. The season was the most complicated to date with housemates starting in two separate houses - a "round house" and a "square house". Housemate Benjamin Archbold was sent in first and spent the entire first day by himself. Other housemates were progressively admitted. On Night 22, all Housemates were locked into their respective bedrooms and a construction crew spent the night merging the two houses and revealing the hidden swimming pool and kitchen that had been in between the two smaller houses. Housemates were released into their new combined house on the morning of Day 23. Later in the day, a bathroom linking the two bedrooms was revealed.

In the Square house (which was on the right of the compound) were Belinda, Jaime, Irena, Carlo and Claire with Vincent and Saxon joining later in the week. After Ben entered the Round house on Day 1, Joanne, Regina, Chrissie, Daniel, Patrick and Leah were progressively admitted over the first week. The cameras were completely hidden for the first time in this season. Previously some cameras were visible to housemates and at times housemates were aware of the camera tracking their movements. On Day 68, Anouska Golebiewski who was the first to be evicted from Big Brother UK 4 series showing at the time, was brought in for a little over a week. The winner of season 3 was Regina Bird. Regina earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm and work ethic. [1] Chrissie Swan was the runner-up for the season and has excelled as an entertainment and media personality since. Bird was the first female winner of the show.

New programs

Two new shows were introduced:

Opening sequence

The Tower of Terror is displayed, and the logos of Dreamworld , Big Brother Australia , Network Ten and a map of Australia turns into a housemate-selection machine. We go through the orange bedroom, through the blue bathroom for a shower, through to the blue control room, to the edit section where footage from the diary room is being edited to be shown on the show before progressing to the garden (or the Big Brother Australia yellow stage for Nominations and Evictions). We then go to the purple kitchen, and three housemates are up for nomination the red housemate gets the most votes. The pink dining room is broadcast to a person on the internet at home. After 85 days, a winner is selected.

Housemates

NameAgeOriginal
House		Day
entered		Day
exited		Result
Regina Bird 29Round House386Winner
Chrissie Swan 29Round House486Runner-up
Daniel McInnes28Round House485Evicted
Patrick Flanagan29Round House378Evicted
Vincent Amato29Square House271Evicted
Jamie O'Brien22Entered after merge3764Evicted
Daniel "Saxon" Small19Square House557Evicted
Kim Drury21Entered after merge3757Evicted
Joanne Ashton23Round House250Evicted
Claire Bellis24Square House143Evicted
Benjamin "Ben" Archbold28Round House136Evicted
Belinda Thorpe20Square House131Walked
Leah White18Round House529Evicted
Carlo Melino21Square House122Evicted
Jaime Cerda18Square House119Evicted
Irena Bukhshtaber29Square House115Evicted

Future appearances

Regina Bird returned to compete again on Big Brother 14, [2] and won, making Regina the first player of Big Brother Australia to win twice.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay [a] Original release dateNetwork
Week 1
2211In They Go [b] Day 127 April 2003 (2003-04-27) Ten
2222Daily Show 1Day 228 April 2003 (2003-04-28) Ten
2233Live - Day 2Day 228 April 2003 (2003-04-28) Ten
2244Daily Show 2Day 329 April 2003 (2003-04-29) Ten
2255Live - Day 3Day 329 April 2003 (2003-04-29) Ten
2266Daily Show 3Day 430 April 2003 (2003-04-30) Ten
2277Live - Day 4Day 430 April 2003 (2003-04-30) Ten
2288Daily Show 4Day 51 May 2003 (2003-05-01) Ten
2299Live - Day 5Day 51 May 2003 (2003-05-01) Ten
23010Daily Show 5Day 62 May 2003 (2003-05-02) Ten
23111The Insider 1Day 62 May 2003 (2003-05-02) Ten
23212The Party’s OverDay 84 May 2003 (2003-05-04) Ten
Week 2
23313Daily Show 6Day 95 May 2003 (2003-05-05) Ten
23414Live Nominations 1Day 95 May 2003 (2003-05-05) Ten
23515UpLate 1Day 95 May 2003 (2003-05-05) Ten
23616Daily Show 7Day 106 May 2003 (2003-05-06) Ten
23717UpLate 2Day 106 May 2003 (2003-05-06) Ten
23818Daily Show 8Day 117 May 2003 (2003-05-07) Ten
23919UpLate 3Day 117 May 2003 (2003-05-07) Ten
24020Daily Show 9Day 128 May 2003 (2003-05-08) Ten
24121Uncut 1N/A8 May 2003 (2003-05-08) Ten
24222UpLate 4Day 128 May 2003 (2003-05-08) Ten
24323Daily Show 10Day 139 May 2003 (2003-05-09) Ten
24424The Insider 2Day 139 May 2003 (2003-05-09) Ten
24525UpLate 5Day 139 May 2003 (2003-05-09) Ten
24626Daily Show 11Day 1511 May 2003 (2003-05-11) Ten
24727Live Eviction 1Day 1511 May 2003 (2003-05-11) Ten
Week 3
24828Daily Show 12Day 1612 May 2003 (2003-05-12) Ten
24929Live Nominations 2Day 1612 May 2003 (2003-05-12) Ten
25030UpLate 6Day 1612 May 2003 (2003-05-12) Ten
25131Daily Show 13Day 1713 May 2003 (2003-05-13) Ten
25232UpLate 7Day 1713 May 2003 (2003-05-13) Ten
25333Daily Show 14Day 1814 May 2003 (2003-05-14) Ten
25434UpLate 8Day 1814 May 2003 (2003-05-14) Ten
25535Daily Show 15Day 1915 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Ten
25636Uncut 2N/A15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Ten
25737UpLate 9Day 1915 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Ten
25838Daily Show 16 / Intruder EvictionDay 2016 May 2003 (2003-05-16) Ten
25939The Insider 3Day 2016 May 2003 (2003-05-16) Ten
26040UpLate 10Day 2016 May 2003 (2003-05-16) Ten
26141Daily Show 17Day 2218 May 2003 (2003-05-18) Ten
26242Live Eviction 2Day 2218 May 2003 (2003-05-18) Ten
Week 4
26343Daily Show 18Day 2319 May 2003 (2003-05-19) Ten
26444Live Nominations 3Day 2319 May 2003 (2003-05-19) Ten
26545UpLate 11Day 2319 May 2003 (2003-05-19) Ten
26646Daily Show 19Day 2420 May 2003 (2003-05-20) Ten
26747UpLate 12Day 2420 May 2003 (2003-05-20) Ten
26848Daily Show 20Day 2521 May 2003 (2003-05-21) Ten
26949UpLate 13Day 2521 May 2003 (2003-05-21) Ten
27050Daily Show 21Day 2622 May 2003 (2003-05-22) Ten
27151Uncut 3N/A22 May 2003 (2003-05-22) Ten
27252UpLate 14Day 2622 May 2003 (2003-05-22) Ten
27353Daily Show 22Day 2723 May 2003 (2003-05-23) Ten
27454The Insider 4Day 2723 May 2003 (2003-05-23) Ten
27555UpLate 15Day 2723 May 2003 (2003-05-23) Ten
27656Daily Show 23Day 2925 May 2003 (2003-05-25) Ten
27757Live Eviction 3Day 2925 May 2003 (2003-05-25) Ten
Week 5
27858Daily Show 24Day 3026 May 2003 (2003-05-26) Ten
27959Live Nominations 4Day 3026 May 2003 (2003-05-26) Ten
28060UpLate 16Day 3026 May 2003 (2003-05-26) Ten
28161Daily Show 25Day 3127 May 2003 (2003-05-27) Ten
28262UpLate 17Day 3127 May 2003 (2003-05-27) Ten
28363Daily Show 26Day 3228 May 2003 (2003-05-28) Ten
28464UpLate 18Day 3228 May 2003 (2003-05-28) Ten
28565Daily Show 27Day 3329 May 2003 (2003-05-29) Ten
28666Uncut 4N/A29 May 2003 (2003-05-29) Ten
28767UpLate 19Day 3329 May 2003 (2003-05-29) Ten
28868Daily Show 28Day 3430 May 2003 (2003-05-30) Ten
28969The Insider 5Day 3430 May 2003 (2003-05-30) Ten
29070UpLate 20Day 3430 May 2003 (2003-05-30) Ten
29171Daily Show 29Day 361 June 2003 (2003-06-01) Ten
29272Live Eviction 4Day 361 June 2003 (2003-06-01) Ten
Week 6
29373Daily Show 30Day 372 June 2003 (2003-06-02) Ten
29474Live Nominations 5Day 372 June 2003 (2003-06-02) Ten
29575UpLate 21Day 372 June 2003 (2003-06-02) Ten
29676Daily Show 31 (The New Housemates)Day 383 June 2003 (2003-06-03) Ten
29777UpLate 22Day 383 June 2003 (2003-06-03) Ten
29878Daily Show 32Day 394 June 2003 (2003-06-04) Ten
29979UpLate 23Day 394 June 2003 (2003-06-04) Ten
30080Daily Show 33Day 405 June 2003 (2003-06-05) Ten
30181Uncut 5N/A5 June 2003 (2003-06-05) Ten
30282UpLate 24Day 405 June 2003 (2003-06-05) Ten
30383Daily Show 34Day 416 June 2003 (2003-06-06) Ten
30484The Insider 6Day 416 June 2003 (2003-06-06) Ten
30585UpLate 25Day 416 June 2003 (2003-06-06) Ten
30686Daily Show 35Day 438 June 2003 (2003-06-08) Ten
30787Live Eviction 5Day 438 June 2003 (2003-06-08) Ten
Week 7
30888Daily Show 36Day 449 June 2003 (2003-06-09) Ten
30989Live Nominations 6Day 449 June 2003 (2003-06-09) Ten
31090UpLate 26Day 449 June 2003 (2003-06-09) Ten
31191Daily Show 37Day 4510 June 2003 (2003-06-10) Ten
31292UpLate 27Day 4510 June 2003 (2003-06-10) Ten
31393Daily Show 38Day 4611 June 2003 (2003-06-11) Ten
31494UpLate 28Day 4611 June 2003 (2003-06-11) Ten
31595Daily Show 39Day 4712 June 2003 (2003-06-12) Ten
31696Uncut 6N/A12 June 2003 (2003-06-12) Ten
31797UpLate 29Day 4712 June 2003 (2003-06-12) Ten
31898Daily Show 40Day 4813 June 2003 (2003-06-13) Ten
31999The Insider 7Day 4813 June 2003 (2003-06-13) Ten
320100UpLate 30Day 4813 June 2003 (2003-06-13) Ten
321101Daily Show 41Day 5015 June 2003 (2003-06-15) Ten
322102Live Eviction 6Day 5015 June 2003 (2003-06-15) Ten
Week 8
323103Daily Show 42Day 5116 June 2003 (2003-06-16) Ten
324104Live Nominations 7Day 5116 June 2003 (2003-06-16) Ten
325105UpLate 31Day 5116 June 2003 (2003-06-16) Ten
326106Daily Show 43Day 5217 June 2003 (2003-06-17) Ten
327107UpLate 32Day 5217 June 2003 (2003-06-17) Ten
328108Daily Show 44Day 5318 June 2003 (2003-06-18) Ten
329109UpLate 33Day 5318 June 2003 (2003-06-18) Ten
330110Daily Show 45Day 5419 June 2003 (2003-06-19) Ten
331111Uncut 7N/A19 June 2003 (2003-06-19) Ten
332112UpLate 34Day 5419 June 2003 (2003-06-19) Ten
333113Daily Show 46Day 5520 June 2003 (2003-06-20) Ten
334114The Insider 8Day 5520 June 2003 (2003-06-20) Ten
335115UpLate 35Day 5520 June 2003 (2003-06-20) Ten
336116Daily Show 47Day 5722 June 2003 (2003-06-22) Ten
337117Live Eviction 7Day 5722 June 2003 (2003-06-22) Ten
Week 9
338118Daily Show 48Day 5823 June 2003 (2003-06-23) Ten
339119Live Nominations 8Day 5823 June 2003 (2003-06-23) Ten
340120UpLate 36Day 5823 June 2003 (2003-06-23) Ten
341121Daily Show 49Day 5924 June 2003 (2003-06-24) Ten
342122UpLate 37Day 5924 June 2003 (2003-06-24) Ten
343123Daily Show 50Day 6025 June 2003 (2003-06-25) Ten
344124UpLate 38Day 6025 June 2003 (2003-06-25) Ten
345125Daily Show 51Day 6126 June 2003 (2003-06-26) Ten
346126Uncut 8N/A26 June 2003 (2003-06-26) Ten
347127UpLate 39Day 6126 June 2003 (2003-06-26) Ten
348128Daily Show 52Day 6227 June 2003 (2003-06-27) Ten
349129The Insider 9Day 6227 June 2003 (2003-06-27) Ten
350130UpLate 40Day 6227 June 2003 (2003-06-27) Ten
351131Daily Show 53Day 6429 June 2003 (2003-06-29) Ten
352132Live Eviction 8Day 6429 June 2003 (2003-06-29) Ten
Week 10
353133Daily Show 54Day 6530 June 2003 (2003-06-30) Ten
354134Live Nominations 9Day 6530 June 2003 (2003-06-30) Ten
355135UpLate 41Day 6530 June 2003 (2003-06-30) Ten
356136Daily Show 55Day 661 July 2003 (2003-07-01) Ten
357137UpLate 42Day 661 July 2003 (2003-07-01) Ten
358138Daily Show 56Day 672 July 2003 (2003-07-02) Ten
359139UpLate 43Day 672 July 2003 (2003-07-02) Ten
360140Daily Show 57Day 683 July 2003 (2003-07-03) Ten
361141Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?Day 683 July 2003 (2003-07-03) Ten
362142Uncut 9N/A3 July 2003 (2003-07-03) Ten
363143UpLate 44Day 683 July 2003 (2003-07-03) Ten
364144Daily Show 58Day 694 July 2003 (2003-07-04) Ten
365145The Insider 10Day 694 July 2003 (2003-07-04) Ten
366146UpLate 45Day 694 July 2003 (2003-07-04) Ten
367147Daily Show 59Day 716 July 2003 (2003-07-06) Ten
368148Live Eviction 9Day 716 July 2003 (2003-07-06) Ten
Week 11
369149Daily Show 60Day 727 July 2003 (2003-07-07) Ten
370150Live Nominations 10Day 727 July 2003 (2003-07-07) Ten
371151UpLate 46Day 727 July 2003 (2003-07-07) Ten
372152Daily Show 61Day 738 July 2003 (2003-07-08) Ten
373153UpLate 47Day 738 July 2003 (2003-07-08) Ten
374154Daily Show 62Day 749 July 2003 (2003-07-09) Ten
375155UpLate 48Day 749 July 2003 (2003-07-09) Ten
376156Daily Show 63Day 7510 July 2003 (2003-07-10) Ten
377157UpLate 49Day 7510 July 2003 (2003-07-10) Ten
378158Daily Show 64Day 7611 July 2003 (2003-07-11) Ten
379159The Insider 11Day 7611 July 2003 (2003-07-11) Ten
380160UpLate 50Day 7611 July 2003 (2003-07-11) Ten
381161Daily Show 65Day 7813 July 2003 (2003-07-13) Ten
382162Live Eviction 10Day 7813 July 2003 (2003-07-13) Ten
Week 12
383163Daily Show 66Day 7914 July 2003 (2003-07-14) Ten
384164The Final CountdownDay 7914 July 2003 (2003-07-14) Ten
385165UpLate 51Day 7914 July 2003 (2003-07-14) Ten
386166Daily Show 67Day 8015 July 2003 (2003-07-15) Ten
387167UpLate 52Day 8015 July 2003 (2003-07-15) Ten
388168Daily Show 68Day 8116 July 2003 (2003-07-16) Ten
389169UpLate 53Day 8116 July 2003 (2003-07-16) Ten
390170Daily Show 69Day 8217 July 2003 (2003-07-17) Ten
391171UpLate 54Day 8217 July 2003 (2003-07-17) Ten
392172Daily Show 70Day 8318 July 2003 (2003-07-18) Ten
393173The Insider 11Day 8318 July 2003 (2003-07-18) Ten
394174UpLate 55Day 8318 July 2003 (2003-07-18) Ten
395175Daily Show 71Day 8520 July 2003 (2003-07-20) Ten
396176Live Eviction 11Day 8520 July 2003 (2003-07-20) Ten
Week 13
397177The Final Eviction (Live Finale)Day 8621 July 2003 (2003-07-21) Ten
  1. ↑ Denotes the real-time Day in the house at the time each episode aired.
  2. ↑ In 2003, the Launch episode was broadcast live for the first (and so far only) time in Australia, as opposed to being pre-recorded 24-hours in advance.

Specials

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
398N/AReggie Rules [3] 28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
A post-season special celebrating third season winner Reggie, featuring footage from the days following her win, as well as its impact on her hometown. The special also featured exclusive interviews with Reggie, her family, friends and former Housemates. It was narrated by Mike Goldman.
399N/AWould You? Could You? Should You? [4] 4 December 2003 (2003-12-04)
A special that aired after the third season, featuring audition tips, advice and information about the casting process for the then-forthcoming fourth 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
To evictTo stayNominationsIntruder EvictionDay 85Finale
ReginaLeah
Joanne		Patrick
Daniel		Leah
Daniel		NominatedVincent
Leah		Vincent
Joanne		Joanne
Vincent		Joanne
Daniel		Saxon
Chrissie		Jamie
Patrick		Vincent
Patrick		Daniel
Patrick		No
nominations		Winner
(Day 86)		16
ChrissieLeah
Ben		Daniel
Regina		Leah
Ben		JaimeLeah
Patrick		Ben
Saxon		Claire
Saxon		Regina
Saxon		Vincent
Patrick		Vincent
Patrick		Vincent
Patrick		Patrick
Regina		No
nominations		Runner-Up
(Day 86)		21
DanielLeah
Patrick		Chrissie
Ben		Ben
Leah		JaimeLeah
Saxon		Ben
Vincent		Saxon
Vincent		Joanne
Patrick		Vincent
Saxon		Patrick
Vincent		Patrick
Vincent		Patrick
Regina		No
nominations		Evicted
(Day 85)		35
PatrickLeah
Chrissie		Joanne
Regina		Leah
Chrissie		ClaireLeah
Daniel		Ben
Belinda		Saxon
Chrissie		Saxon
Chrissie		Saxon
Chrissie		Chrissie
Jamie		Chrissie
Regina		Chrissie
Regina		Evicted
(Day 78)		26
VincentSaxon
Irena		Carlo
Belinda		Belinda
Carlo		ReginaBelinda
Daniel		Ben
Regina		Daniel
Saxon		Chrissie
Regina		Patrick
Kim		Jamie
Patrick		Regina
Chrissie		Evicted
(Day 71)		26
JamieNot in
House		ExemptKim
Vincent		Daniel
Vincent		Evicted
(Day 64)		9
SaxonVincent
Jaime		Carlo
Claire		Jaime
Belinda		JaimeBelinda
Daniel		Belinda
Chrissie		Patrick
Daniel		Daniel
Regina		Jamie
Kim		Evicted
(Day 57)		21
KimNot in
House		ExemptJamie
Vincent		Evicted
(Day 57)		4
JoanneLeah
Daniel		Patrick
Chrissie		Leah
Daniel		JaimeLeah
Daniel		Ben
Daniel		Daniel
Claire		Daniel
Regina		Evicted
(Day 50)		9
ClaireSaxon
Belinda		Carlo
Vincent		Belinda
Jaime		NominatedBelinda
Daniel		Belinda
Ben		Daniel
Saxon		Evicted
(Day 43)		9
BenLeah
Chrissie		Patrick
Regina		Daniel
Chrissie		NominatedDaniel
Belinda		Chrissie
Belinda		Evicted
(Day 36)		17
BelindaVincent
Carlo		Jaime
Claire		Carlo
Vincent		ClaireSaxon
Leah		Saxon
Ben		Walked
(Day 31)		22
LeahBen
Daniel		Patrick
Regina		Daniel
Ben		BenDaniel
Joanne		Evicted
(Day 29)		19
CarloVincent
Belinda		Claire
Irena		Belinda
Jaime		JaimeEvicted
(Day 22)		13
JaimeSaxon
Carlo		Vincent
Claire		Carlo
Belinda		NominatedEvicted
(Day 20)		6
IrenaBelinda
Vincent		Carlo
Claire		Evicted
(Day 15)		1
Notes [i] [ii] [iii] [iv] none
Against
public vote		Belinda,
Ben,
Irena,
Leah,
Saxon		Belinda,
Carlo,
Daniel,
Leah		Ben,
Claire,
Jaime,
Regina		Belinda,
Daniel,
Leah		Belinda,
Ben,
Chrissie,
Saxon,
Vincent		Claire,
Daniel,
Saxon		Daniel,
Joanne,
Regina		Chrissie,
Daniel,
Jamie,
Kim,
Patrick
Regina,
Saxon,
Vincent		Jamie,
Patrick,
Vincent		Chrissie,
Patrick,
Regina,
Vincent		Chrissie,
Daniel,
Patrick,
Regina		Chrissie,
Daniel,
Regina		Chrissie,
Regina
WalkednoneBelindanone
EvictedIrena
33%
to evict		Carlo
66%
to evict		Jaime
5 of 9 votes
to evict		Leah
41%
to evict		Ben
73%
to evict		Claire
60%
to evict		Joanne
86%
to evict		Kim
29.07%
to evict		Jamie
50%
to evict		Vincent
62%
to evict		Patrick
50%
to evict		Daniel
51%
to evict		Chrissie
72%
to evict
Saxon
18.83%
to evict
SavedBen
32%
Leah
22%
Belinda
8%
Saxon
5%		Leah
15%
Belinda
12%
Daniel
7%		Claire
2 votes
Ben
1 vote
Regina
1 vote		Belinda
35%
Daniel
24%		Vincent
8%
Chrissie
8%
Saxon
7%
Belinda
4%		Saxon
28%
Daniel
12%		Daniel
9%
Regina
5%		?
18.72%		Vincent
31%
Patrick
19%		?
20%
?
10%
?
8%		?
22%
?
20%
?
8%		Chrissie
Regina		Regina
28%
to evict

Notes

  1. ↑ Housemates could only nominate others from their respective house. This week, Housemates nominated to evict and to stay. Unknown to the Housemates, the nominations to evict had no value, and the Housemates nominated for eviction were the ones with the fewest points to stay.
  2. ↑ Housemates could only nominate others from their respective house.
  3. ↑ On Day 17, both houses were tasked with choosing a male and female Housemate who were not nominated to be intruders to the other house. Big Brother informed them that all four intruders would face eviction, but the survivors of the eviction would have immunity the following week. Ben and Regina were sent from the Round House to the Square House, while Claire and Jamie went from Square House to the Round House. After the swap, the swapped Housemates were secretly told that the Intruder Evicted would also receive a consolation prize of $10,000. On Day 19, the Housemates voted in the Intruder Eviction; the Housemates ranked the intruders in the order they wish to evict, resulting in Jamie's eviction on Day 20. As a consolation prize. J
  4. ↑ The Houses merged on Day 22. As a result of surviving the Intruder Eviction, Ben, Claire, and Regina were immune from eviction this week.

Incidents

An incident of Big Brother 2003 involved housemate Belinda Thorpe in what was later dubbed "Belindagate". After a night of drinking, an intoxicated Belinda confided in housemate Carlo that her younger sibling had been involved in the murder of a homosexual man. [5] The information was not immediately revealed by Belinda as she whispered it to Carlo and house microphones did not pick it up, however after she left the room Carlo passed the information on to the other housemates.[ citation needed ]

The incident sparked a legal crisis for Endemol Southern Star and Network Ten as the identification of a minor involved in a court trial is illegal in Queensland, where Big Brother is produced. [6] Within seconds of the information being revealed the live Internet feeds were cut and left blank for several hours. Users watching the feeds began discussing the incident on the official website discussion boards. Moderators began deleting these messages but could not keep up with the large amount being posted and eventually the messages boards were closed down. They were re-opened for a short period before being closed again permanently. As a result, there were no official message boards during the following 2004 series.[ citation needed ]

The information spread out to unofficial Big Brother websites and several days later the show producers acknowledged the incident. An edited version of the nights events was shown on Big Brother Uncut , except in Queensland where it was cut entirely.[ citation needed ] Brett Jensen, the 15th original housemate (a policeman) left lockdown before Big Brother 3 began. [7] Tamara, a travel agent and the 16th housemate, appeared on the Launch show but did not enter the house as she was a decoy for the public. Both were from Queensland.

Special episodes

In addition to the above post season specials, a number of special episodes also aired during the original run of the season. These included:

Live Surprise

The New Housemates

Round House Surprise

The Final Housemates

The Party's Over

Meet The Neighbours

Intruder Eviction

Intruder Alert

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

The Final Countdown

References

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  2. ↑ Christmass, Pip (25 April 2022). "Big Brother 2003 winner Reggie Bird set to rejoin the new season for 2022". 7 News. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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