Seven handy tips to help you identify a Big Brother winner

The UK’s most popular/despised reality TV show returns tonight

chickendinner are Big Brother fans but we find the launch show kind of overwhelming and are often forced to give up watching halfway through. Over the years we’ve gained the ability to bear Davina McCall’s false excitement over trivial things like there being pink wallpaper in the house but with so much going on, it’s a challenge to remember anybody’s name, let alone chose a favourite. This year we’re determined to survive the 1hr 35min extravaganza and to give ourselves something to focus on, we have examined previous winners and gained an idea of what to look out for tonight:

Age: The average age of Big Brother winner’s is around 24.5 but that is hiked up by 32-year-old Cameron’s win in Series 4, where he didn’t have much competition. Five of the nine victors have been aged between 22 and 24 and the last four have all been between 19 and 24 so look for someone young.

Posted: June 4th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Mini-Me is the favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother

Paddy Power price Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer at 3/1

Verne Troyer, who plays Mini-Me in Austin Powers, has been installed by Paddy Power as the 3/1 favourite to win the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother, which kicks off tonight.

Close behind him in the betting is former A1 singer Ben Adams, who looks a strong contender considering fellow former boyband hunk Mark Owen was victorious in series two. However, it often takes a few episodes to identify whether male popstars can challenge or whether they are going to be peripheral figures, in which case they usually avoid the first few evictions.

Troyer and Adams are a long way ahead of 1990s rapper Coolio and former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton, both of whom are 8/1. All of the other women are 12/1 or higher as men tend to be favoured by voters. The first three series were all won by men (Jack Dee, Mark Owen and Bez) before Chantelle won series four moreso because she wasn’t a celebrity than because she was a woman then Shilpa Shetty won the most recent series after all the controversy. Four of the five runners-up have also been men.

A full list of housemates, the reason you should be in awe of them and their Paddy Power odds can be found after the jump:

Posted: January 2nd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment