Big Brother (German TV series) season 4

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Big Brother
Season 4
Presented by Aleksandra Bechtel
No. of days98
No. of housemates19
WinnerJan Geilhufe
Runner-upNadja Steininger
No. of episodes111
Release
Original network RTL Zwei
Original release31 March (2003-03-31) 
7 July 2003 (2003-07-07)
Season chronology
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Season 3
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Season 5

Season four of Big Brother Germany (Official title: Big Brother: the Battle) lasted from 31 March 2003 to 7 July 2003 and was shown on RTL 2.

Season summary

After a disappointing third season and a two-year absence, Big Brother returned in 2003 with lower expectations and Aleks Bechtel now as the only main host. Copying the "Battle"-format from the Netherlands, the season lasted for 98 Days, making it the shortest season on BB Germany back then. Eight housemates entered the house on Day 1 with 11 more contestants joining them throughout the season after these intruders lived together on a secret place called "the exile" on Majorca. There were two areas, one "poor" and one "rich" area. When one team won a match, they moved to the rich area and the other had to go to the poor area. The season was won by Jan Geilhufe. The title song of the season was performed by Olli P., who would eventually become the host in the next season, called Alles ändert sich (Everything changes).

The fact that a certain number of housemates lived together isolated before entering the real show proved to create some tension and relationships between the housemates. Sava Radovic for example was never too shy to flirt with the female contestants starting an on-and-off relationship with both Carla and Larissa in the Exile which became obvious when both entered the house together. After both of the girls got voted off very early blonde Hella made her entry into the main house to become Savas new object of desire and "serious" girlfriend on the show. Thanks to a reported bitchy behaviour in the exile, Lucie Daskiewitsch was the most hated housemate even before making her entrance into the house only to prove that she was not all that bad.

Just like in former years, the winner Jan Geilhufe came from the former GDR and got along with everyone in the house. One could say he would fly under the radar but since similar types of housemates have won before, he was tipped to win from the very first day. He won a prize of 90,000 Euros.

Due to the excitement of return and divide of the household the season proved to be a surprise rating hit and resulted in the decision to progress the twists that were introduced in this season which were eventually seen in the next year.

Housemates

NameAge on entryHometownOccupationDay enteredDay exitedResult
Jan Geilhufe23 Essen Pool supervisor199Winner
Nadja Steininger21 Frankfurt am Main Pole dancer199Runner-up
Holger Remme35 Hermsdorf Gastronomer22993rd Place
Gabriel28 Pfäffikon, Switzerland Financial advisor36994th Place
Nadine Miree30 Nottuln Stewardess192Evicted
Sava Radović28 Ludwigshafen Football coach892Evicted
Kai Hupe31 Algesdorf Foundry engineer885Evicted
Hella Hofer212978Evicted
Lucie Daskiewitsch24 Chemnitz Student3671Evicted
Clemens Fischer31 Vienna, Austria Music and video producer2264Evicted
Botho-Kay Kessels36 Montabaur Sales representative3657Evicted
Petra Gebhardt23 Schwandern Business economist2950Evicted
Khadra Sufi22 Bonn Medical technical assistant143Evicted
Ulf Franz38 Dormagen Glazier136Evicted
Larissa Spolan22 Berlin Beautician1529Evicted
Carla Marroquin21 Kiel Retail saleswoman1522Evicted
Gabriella Prokai30 Ditzingen Artist115Evicted
Marc Storz29 Mannheim Carpenter17Walked
Michel Wettstein38 Rieden, Switzerland Fashion agency owner15Walked

Nominations table

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14
Final
Day 85Day 92
JanNo
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
PetraLucieHolgerLucieKaiKaiHolgerGabrielWinner
(Day 98)
NadjaNo
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
PetraLucieHolgerHolgerHolgerKaiHolgerGabrielRunner-up
(Day 98)
HolgerNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
PetraLucieLucieLucieNadjaNadjaNadjaNadineThird place
(Day 98)
GabrielNot in
House
No
Nominations
SavaBothoClemensSavaHellaSavaSavaNadineFourth place
(Day 98)
NadineNo
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
ClemensBothoClemensHellaHellaSavaSavaJanEvicted
(Day 92)
SavaNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
ClemensBothoClemensGabrielNadineNadineGabrielEvicted
(Day 92)
KaiNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
PetraLucieLucieLucieNadjaNadjaEvicted
(Day 85)
HellaNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
BothoBothoClemensGabrielNadineEvicted
(Day 78)
LucieNot in
House
No
Nominations
PetraKaiNadjaKaiEvicted
(Day 71)
ClemensNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
NadineBothoSavaEvicted
(Day 64)
BothoNot in
House
No
Nominations
SavaSavaEvicted
(Day 57)
PetraNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
LucieEvicted
(Day 50)
KhadraNo
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 42)
UlfNo
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 36)
LarissaNot in
House
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 29)
CarlaNot in
House
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 22)
GabriellaNo
Nominations
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 15)
MarcNo
Nominations
Walked
(Day 7)
MichelNo
Nominations
Walked
(Day 5)
Notes 1 , 2 1 3 , 4 3 3 , 5 3 3 , 6 3 , 7 3 none 8
Up for
eviction
Gabriella,
Jan,
Khadra,
Marc,
Michel,
Nadine,
Nadja,
Ulf
Gabriella,
Jan,
Kai,
Khadra,
Nadine,
Nadja,
Sava,
Ulf
Carla,
Jan,
Kai,
Khadra,
Larissa,
Nadine,
Nadja,
Sava,
Ulf
Clemens,
Holger,
Jan,
Kai,
Khadra,
Larissa,
Nadine,
Nadja,
Sava,
Ulf
Clemens,
Hella,
Holger,
Jan,
Kai,
Khadra,
Nadine,
Nadja,
Petra,
Sava,
Ulf
Botho,
Clemens,
Gabriel,
Hella,
Holger,
Jan,
Kai,
Khadra,
Lucie,
Nadine,
Nadja,
Petra,
Sava
Clemens,
Petra
Botho,
Lucie
Clemens,
Holger
Gabriel,
Lucie
Hella,
Nadja
Kai,
Sava
Holger,
Sava
Gabriel,
Nadine
Gabriel,
Holger,
Jan,
Nadja
WalkedMichel,
Marc
none
EvictedEviction
Cancelled
Gabriella
25.9%
to evict
Carla
34.8%
to evict
Larissa
31.8%
to evict
Ulf
35.6%
to evict
Kadhra
31.2%
to evict
Petra
70.9%
to evict
Botho
66.5%
to evict
Clemens
52.9%
to evict
Lucie
72.2%
to evict
Hella
58.7%
to evict
Kai
75.5%
to evict
Sava
59.4%
to evict
Nadine
77.1%
to evict
Gabriel
14.6%
(out of 4)
Holger
21.5%
(out of 3)
Nadja
42.6%
(out of 2)
Jan
57.4%
to win

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : This week, there were no nominations and all Housemates automatically faced the public vote to evict.
  • ^Note 2 : Due to the departure of both Michel and Marc, Week 1's eviction was cancelled.
  • ^Note 3 : This week, Housemates were only allowed to nominate a member of their own team for eviction. The Housemate with the most nominations from each team would face the public vote.
  • ^Note 4 : Because Clemens and Sava tied with two nominations each, the Red Team was forced to break the tie.
  • ^Note 5 : Because Holger and Lucie tied with two nominations each, the Blue Team was forced to break the tie.
  • ^Note 6 : Because Hella and Nadine tied with two nominations each, the Red Team was forced to break the tie.
  • ^Note 7 : Because Kai and Nadja tied with two nominations each, the Blue Team was forced to break the tie.
  • ^Note 8 : This week, the public were voting for a winner, rather than to evict.

See also