Big Brother (Hungary)

Big Brother is a reality show shown on TV2 in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. It is based on the international Big Brother format produced by Endemol.

The hosts of the show were Claudia Liptai & Attila Till (Liptai Claudia & Till Attila)

Contents

First season

12 housemates walked into the Big Brother house on September 1, 2002, but only 3 of them could participate in the final on December 21, 2002. Housemates had to pass weekly tasks. They also had to take care of pigs and a cat that was named "Jánoska" by Pongó.

Name Age Hometown Occupation Distinguishing feature
Andi (female) 28 Budapest banker virgin, she cooks very badly; Aussie relatives
Angéla (female) 29 Békéscsaba tour guide she suddenly establishes (sexual) relationships
Bálint (male) 21 Eger art student he always sleeps
Évi (female) 21 Kaposvár bartender addiction to sex, swearing
Iti (male) 26 Budapest body guard black toenails; bear
Judit (female) 24 Komárom financial intermediary bossy
Pongó (male) 37 Komló female knickers salesman; father the craziest man in the House
Popey (male) 24 Szeged confectioner handsome; he can't read well
Renato (male) 23 Budapest - temperamental; Italian relatives; swearing Italian
Szabi (male) 20 Bokros student girls' favourite
Tara (female) 30 Balatonfenyves business representative; mother mother
Zsanett (female) 22 Gellénháza business representative comical "t" accent

Nominations

Week 1 Week 3 Week 5 Week 7 Week 9 Week 11 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16
Évi Judit
Zsanett
Andi
Zsanett
Renato
Zsanett
Andi
Zsanett
Renato
Zsanett
Renato
Zsanett
Andi
Renato
Renato
Szabi
Bálint
Renato
No
Nominations
Winner
Bálint Pongó
Tara
Pongó
Tara
Pongó
Zsanett
Pongó
Zsanett
Pongó
Renato
Szabi
Zsanett
Renato
Szabi
Renato
Szabi
Évi
Popey
No
Nominations
Runner up
Renato Bálint
Judit
Bálint
Iti
Évi
Popey
Évi
Popey
Bálint
Popey
Évi
Popey
Évi
Popey
Évi
Popey
Évi
Popey
No
Nominations
Third place
Popey Évi
Pongó
Évi
Zsanett
Pongó
Zsanett
Andi
Pongó
Pongó
Renato
Andi
Zsanett
Andi
Renato
Renato
Szabi
Évi
Renato
Evicted
(Week 15)
Szabi Iti
Judit
Iti
Tara
Évi
Renato
Évi
Renato
Andi
Popey
Andi
Popey
Bálint
Popey
Évi
Renato
Evicted
(Week 14)
Andi Judit
Zsanett
Angéla
Évi
Évi
Iti
Évi
Pongó
Évi
Renato
Szabi
Zsanett
Évi
Renato
Evicted
(Week 13)
Zsanett Renato
Tara
Angéla
Tara
Andi
Angéla
Angéla
Popey
Pongó
Popey
Andi
Popey
Evicted
(Week 12)
Pongó Bálint
Renato
Iti
Tara
Angéla
Iti
Angéla
Bálint
Renato
Zsanett
Evicted
(Week 10)
Angéla Judit
Zsanett
Pongó
Zsanett
Andi
Zsanett
Andi
Zsanett
Evicted
(Week 8)
Iti Judit
Zsanett
Pongó
Zsanett
Andi
Pongó
Evicted
(Week 6)
Tara Judit
Zsanett
Andi
Zsanett
Evicted
(Week 4)
Judit Angéla
Tara
Evicted
(Week 2)
Audience Évi
Judit
Pongó
Zsanett
Angéla
Iti
Andi
Angéla
Pongó
Renato
Andi
Zsanett
Andi
Popey
Popey
Renato
Popey
Renato
No public nominations
Up for
eviction
Judit
Zsanett
Pongó
Tara
Zsanett
Andi
Angéla
Évi
Iti
Pongó
Zsanett
Andi
Angéla
Évi
Pongó
Zsanett
Pongó
Renato
Andi
Zsanett
Andi
Popey
Renato
Renato
Szabi
Évi
Popey
Renato
All housemates
Evicted Judit Tara Iti Angéla Pongó Zsanett Andi Szabi Popey Renato
?%
to win
Bálint
?%
to win
Évi
?%
to win

Évi won 16.000.000 Ft.

Nagy Testver VIP 1

The first season of Nagy Testver VIP consisted of eight celebrities competing for the title of the winner of Big Brother. The first season of Nagy Testver VIP aired from January 5, 2003 to January 10, 2003. Throughout the duration of the first season viewers were voting for a winner while the celebrities competed in a series of task while living in the house. Ultimately, Gabor Bochkor is believed to have won the season on day 6. The proceeds from all votes cast during this season went to charity.

Name Age Occupation
Elizabeth King (female) Pornstar
Enikő Détár (female) 38 Actress
Gabor Bochkor (male) 38 Radio DJ
Győző Gáspár (male) 28 Presenter
János Sebeők (male) 44 Author
Romeo Szentgyörgyi (male) Gymnast
Tünde Kiszel (female) 43 Actress
Tvrtko Vujity (male) 30 Journalist

Nagy Testver VIP 2

The first season of Nagy Testver VIP consisted of eight celebrities competing for the title of the winner of Big Brother. The second season of Nagy Testver VIP started just two days after the final of the first and aired from January 12, 2003 to January 17, 2003. Throughout the duration of the second season viewers were voting for a winner while the celebrities competed in a series of task while living in the house. The winner, who was decided on day 6 of this season, is currently the only unknown winner in Big Brother history.

Name Age Occupation
Árpi Zámbó (male) 32 Musician
Beáta "Bea" Karda (female) 52 Musician
Giselle (male) Famous Transexual
Ica Bíró (female) 45 Physical Trainer/Model
István Szebeni (male) 26 Presenter
Lajos Boros (male) 55 Presenter/Journalist
László Komár (male) 58 Singer
Gyöngyi Spitzer (female) 36 Singer

Nagy Testver VIP 3

The third and final season of Nagy Testver VIP consisted of eight celebrities competing for the title of the winner of Big Brother. The third season of Nagy Testver VIP started just two days after the final of the second and aired from January 19, 2003 to January 23, 2003. Throughout the duration of the third season viewers were voting for a winner while the celebrities competed in a series of task while living in the house. Ultimately, it was Zolee Ganxsta who was declared the winner of this season on day 5.

Name Age Occupation
Kata Janza (female) 30 Actress
Levente Harsányi (male) 32 Presenter/Singer
Lui Padre (male) Famous Magician
Norbert Növényi (male) 45 Boxer
Sarolta "Cini" Zalatnay (female) 55 Singer
Zolee Ganxsta (male) 37 Rapper
Zsoka Kapócs (female) 23 Model/Former Miss Hungary
Zsolt "Kozsó" Kocsor (male) 31 Musician/Songwriter

Second season

14 housemates walked into the Big Brother house on February 2, 2003, but only 4 could participate in the finale onMay 30, 2003. There are two major commercial television stations in Hungary. One is TV2, the other is RTL Klub. RTL Klub began airing its second season of their own reality show called ValóVilág earlier than TV2 its Big Brother 2. While most fans of BB1 started watching ValóVilág 2, its viewing ratings got better. Big Brother 2 suffered a popularity breakdown, TV2 decided to air the daily episodes at late night. After finishing this bad rated season, rumours stated that there would be a third season of Big Brother because TV2 made a contract for three seasons. However, Big Brother 3 never aired.

Name Age Hometown Occupation Distinguishing feature
Edina (female) 36 Budapest astrologer youthful; mother
Géza (male) 32 Szeged mason hard master; father
Gézu (male) 23 Veszprém student handsome
Kornélia (female) 24 Karcag - stripper
Lilla (female) 23 Budapest - Michael Jackson dancer
Linya (male) 27 Sátoraljaújhely folk-dance teacher; father he is the funniest person in the House
Mónika (female) 24 Kiskunmajsa jurist she said: "I cannot survive without sex."
Öcsi (male) 29 Szolnok entertainer hairy; bear
Roli (male) 24 Balatonföldvár student his height: 2 metres
Sanya (male) 28 Edelény entertainer peroxide blond; temptress
Szilvi (female) 29 Érd - pretty woman
Timi (female) 29 Pécel - the most outspoken woman in the House
Viola (female) 19 Budapest student rasta hair
Zoli (male) 25 Tatabánya entertainer the most outspoken man in the House
Zsófi (female) 22 Debrecen - she likes alcohol ...

Nominations

Week 1 Week 3 Week 5 Week 6 Week 8 Week 9 Week 11 Week 12 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16
Zsófi Edina
Szilvi
Zoli
Mónika
Zoli
Mónika
Not
eligible
Mónika
Kornélia
Not
eligible
Kornélia
Mónika
Mónika
Kornélia
Kornélia
Viola
Viola
Roli
No
nominations
Winner
Linya Timi
Szilvi
Mónika
Zoli
Zoli
Lilla
Not
eligible
Lilla
Sanya
Sanya
Öcsi
Sanya
Viola
Not
eligible
Viola
Kornélia
Viola
Roli
No
nominations
Runner up
Roli Géza
Roli
Kornélia
Zoli
Géza
Zoli
Not
eligible
Zsófi
Linya
Not
eligible
Mónika
Kornélia
Not
eligible
Kornélia
Zsófi
Zsófi
Gézu
No
nominations
Third place
Gézu Szilvi
Timi
Szilvi
Géza
Szilvi
Géza
Not
eligible
Lilla
Sanya
Not
eligible
Viola
Sanya
Not
eligible
Viola
Kornélia
Viola
Roli
No
nominations
Fourth place
Viola Not In House Linya
Kornélia
Not
eligible
Linya
Kornélia
Linya
Zsófi
Evicted
(Week 15)
Kornélia Edina
Zoli
Zoli
Edina
Zoli
Roli
Not
eligible
Roli
Öcsi
Not
eligible
Zsófi
Linya
Not
eligible
Viola
Roli
Evicted
(Week 14)
Mónika Edina
Kornélia
Edina
Gézu
Zsófi
Gézu
Not
eligible
Zsófi
Gézu
Not
eligible
Zsófi
Gézu
Not
eligible
Evicted
(Week 13)
Sanya Géza
Edina
Zoli
Edina
Zoli
Géza
Not
eligible
Linya
Öcsi
Not
eligible
Linya
Mónika
Evicted
(Week 12)
Öcsi Edina
Géza
Gézu
Zoli
Géza
Zoli
Linya
Zoli
Zsófi
Lilla
Not
eligible
Evicted
(Week 10)
Lilla Szilvi
Timi
Zoli
Géza
Géza
Kornélia
Not
eligible
Gézu
Linya
Evicted
(Week 9)
Szilvi Kornélia
Gézu
Gézu
Kornélia
Gézu
Sanya
Not
eligible
Ejected
(Week 8)
Zoli Timi
Roli
Gézu
Linya
Linya
Roli
Not
eligible
Evicted
(Week 7)
Géza Edina
Gézu
Zoli
Gézu
Zoli
Gézu
Evicted
(Week 6)
Edina Kornélia
Géza
Kornélia
Zoli
Evicted
(Week 4)
Timi Zoli
Lilla
Evicted
(Week 2)
Audience Sanya
Timi
Edina
Kornelia
Szilvi
Kornelia
 ? Gézu
Lilla
 ? Gézu
Sanya
No public nominations
Up for
eviction
Timi
Edina
Edina
Gézu
Zoli
Géza
Zoli
Zoli
Linya
Lilla
Gézu
Öcsi
Sanya
Sanya
Mónika
Linya
Kornélia
Mónika
Kornélia
Kornélia
Linya
Viola
Viola
Roli
All housemates
Evicted Timi
55.2%
Edina
46.7%
Géza
55.5%
Zoli
53.7%
Lilla
52.2%
Öcsi Sanya Mónika
50.7%
Kornélia Viola Gézu
?%
to win
Roli
?%
to win
Linya
?%
to win
Zsófi
?%
to win

Zsófi won 20.000.000 Ft.