Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2

Pinoy Big Brother
 
Celebrity Edition 2 (2007-08)
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Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 was the second celebrity edition of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum. It was supposed to end on December 22, 2007, but it was announced on November 19, 2007 to be extended for two more weeks.

Toni Gonzaga reprised her role as the primetime host, while ex-Update host Bianca Gonzalez helmed a brand new show, Pinoy Big Brother Über. UpLate host Mariel Rodriguez also hosted Über for seven days with Bianca; but for rest of the program's duration, she was also the House's first and longest-staying houseguest. This new season also marked the hosting debut of second season winner, Beatriz Saw as she hosted the Updates.

The theme song, Sikat ang Pinoy originally sung by host Toni Gonzaga and PBB 1 alum Sam Milby, was rehashed and was performed by Pinoy Dream Academy Grand Star Dreamer Yeng Constantino and PDA finalist Eman Abatayo.

There are several changes or twists for this season:

Unlike past editions, Studio 23 did not air a companion program for the show. But it still continued to present delayed feed from inside the House during noontime.

Contents

House theme

For this Celebrity Edition, the House is the refurbished one used in the second regular season. But unlike the previous Celebrity Edition wherein the housemates entered into an almost empty House, this edition's housemates entered into a royalty-themed house, now containing murals, chandeliers, posh furniture, and lighting fixtures. The gym equipment is now found in the garden. The room previously used by the men in the second regular season is now used by the women, and vice versa. The original bathroom is now the special shower room to be used exclusively by the Head of Household and his/her chosen companion. One of the two original "his-her" restrooms is now the general shower/bath room while the other has become the general restroom.

Also added is a jail cell-like Punishment Room found along the way towards the confession and storage rooms. This is where the housemates who committed violations would stay and perform an assigned punishment until Big Brother's further instructions.

Later, to accommodate Baron and Donald while making their decision on which brother should return to the House area after the fake eviction, the secret room used in the second regular season was again used. It now appears larger and has been repainted white with pink streaks.

Housemates

"Thirteen" (including the 2-in-1 housemates) is the official count of housemates who entered the House. The first "eight" housemates (including the 2-in-1 housemates for both genders) entered the House on Day 1, October 14. The first seven were introduced each, in silhouette before revelation. The eighth housemate was introduced through in a Deal or No Deal-esque style, since one of the 26K ladies was about to enter. The surprise housemates were also introduced with one hiding inside a giant travel bag while the other being acknowledged to the live audience before proceeding into the House's activity area. The last five housemates entered on Days 2 to 4. They are listed here in order of entrance.

Each housemate is assigned a housemate number depending on their entry to the House; the Geisler brothers and the 26K models are assigned the numbers 7 and 8 respectively. These numbers are used in voting a particular housemate by SMS. This is a deviation from past editions wherein voting is done by name. After the Geisler brothers' split as a 2-in-1 housemate on Day 39, Baron's is assigned the old number 7 while Donald was given the number 14. But after Donald's exit, the voting was reverted to the by-name format.

Will

William "Will" Devaughn Stumpf (born: February 27, 1982) is a commercial model and endorser. He has notably appeared in several commercials shown in the Philippines. He is profiled as a "German with Filipino blood" whose Filipino-American biological father left him with his German mother.[1] He is playing for the Brave Kids Foundation. On Day 84, he was proclaimed the fourth placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.

Megan

Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is an actress and former GMA Network talent. She is the first StarStruck star to transfer to rival station, ABS-CBN, in a bid to change her image from a villain to a "nice girl." She played one of the supporting characters in the sci-fi series Kokey along with first Celebrity Edition Housemate, Zanjoe Marudo. She played for the P.R.E.D.A. Foundation.

Riza

Riza Raquel Santos (born August 30, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian beauty queen and soldier trainee. She mentioned that her military career is influenced by her grandparents. She competed under the Canadian flag in the Miss Earth 2006 pageant. She is playing for Bantay Bata, ABS-CBN Foundation's charitable institution. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the second placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.

Ruben

Ruben Gonzaga (born March 16, 1982) is a comedian in Davao. He is most noted there for his "Budotz Dance" (set to the music of Papi chulo (Te traigo el mmmm) by Panamanian group Lorna & La Factoria). He is not related to host Toni Gonzaga due obviously to their home bases. He is playing for Cosugian, a Home for The Aged in Davao City. On Day 84, he was proclaimed the big winner of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.

Victor

Victor Basa (born June 6, 1985) is a model, TV host, actor and teen idol. He was introduced as an illegitimate son who never saw his father until after the latter's death. He played for the Ahon sa Kalye Ministries.

Yayo

Maria Rosario "Yayo" Aguila (born September 16, 1967) is an actress and former teen idol introduced in the movie Bagets. After her marriage with William Martinez, she left showbiz to migrate to United States, only to return after finding no luck there. She is currently restarting her showbiz career. She is the eldest among the housemates. She is playing for the Bagets Foundation.

Baron

Baron Geisler (born June 5, 1982) is an actor and former teen idol with half-German blood. He was introduced as being previously addicted to alcohol and was involved in numerous brawls. One of those brawls, in fact, left him with two visible scars on his left cheek. Now sober, he aims to try his best to be good son and brother.

He and his brother Donnie were dubbed as a "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit.

Marylaine

Marylaine Viernes (born September 29, 1986) is a member of the 26K models who appear in the game show Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal. She also writes a column for the Manila Times. She was accused of being "bipolar" because, according to her, she was at one time nerdy, but also took part at activities such as the cheerleading squad. To make her introduction a bit of a surprise, she entered along with the rest of the 26K while that show's Banker took her supposed place.

She and Jen were dubbed as a "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit.

Jen

Jennifer "Jen" Da Silva (born December 4, 1989) is former member of the 26K models. She was in the same show as Marylaine, but soon left because of personal differences with the other models. Because of their Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal connection, she and Marylaine were dubbed as the "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit. [2] The two played for the Advocates For Youth Foundation.

Donald

Donald David Geisler III (born October 6, 1979) or "Donnie" is a retired Olympic taekwondo-jin and older brother of Baron Geisler. While he confesses as being a bit of a "wild child" like his brother, he tries to make his best for his son and for Baron. From Day 1 until Day 38, he and his brother, Baron, were considered as a "2-in-1 Housemate". They were separated as individual and independent housemates on Day 38. [2] The two played for the KIDS Foundation.

Gaby

Gabrielle Chanel "Gaby" Baltao dela Merced (born June 10, 1982) is a female Formula Three driver. She is an extreme sports nut who has also appeared in the local FHM. She mentioned that even though she came from a broken family, she doesn't show any signs of it, because she believes "life exists to make people happy." After her initial exit on Day 28, she returned to the house on Day 44 after the PBB staff surprised her at the airport during her arrival from US and asked her if she wants to come back to the PBB house, which she agreed. She is playing for the I Can Serve Foundation. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the third placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.

Mcoy

Marco "Mcoy" Fundales (born November 3, 1977) is the former frontman of the band Orange and Lemons, the band who sang the franchise's main theme, Pinoy Ako. He recounted how he lost both his first-born daughter and his father and how he went on with life. Prior to his entry to the House, the band had already announced their break-up due to differences between band members and their managers. He played for the Emmaus Home for the Aged in Malolos, Bulacan.

Zara

Zephorah "Zara" Aldana Mayon or Zara Aldana (born April 17, 1989) is a former Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific, winning the title in 2007. She gave up her crown in less than two months of her reign after controversies hounded her due to poverty. She played for the St. Camillus Medhaven in Marikina City.

Jon

Jon Mullaly Avila (born September 1, 1985) is a commercial model and promotional model. He is half-British and half-Filipino. He faced racial discrimination back in the United Kingdom because of his Asian looks. He has stayed in the Philippines where his European complexion becomes noticeable to many. He is playing for the Tahanang Sta. Luisa in Quezon City.

Ethel

Ethel Gabison a.k.a. Ethel Booba (born December 17, 1976) is a famous recording artist and comedienne, most known as a pasaway (rebellious or annoying person). Like Megan, she was a talent from GMA, but later transferred to ABS-CBN. She was noted for her controversial relationship with basketball player Alex Crisano. Although she initially wanted to back out from the show, she eventually made the decision to enter on Day 4. She played for the C.R.I.B.S. Foundation. She returned to the house on Day 59, but as a houseguest.

Replacement Housemate

As a result of Mcoy Fundales and Ethel Booba's voluntary exit on Day 40 (November 22, 2007), replacement housemates were introduced in the house. Ex-housemate Gaby dela Merced re-entered the house on Day 44 (November 26, 2007) while new replacement housemate Gladys Guevarra entered the house on Day 46 (November 28, 2007).

Gladys

Gladys Guevarra (born February 22, 1977) is a comedienne and voice impersonator who previously worked in GMA 7. She was also the former lead vocalist of the band Gladys and the Boxers with K in which they were noted for their hit song Sasakyan Kita ("I'm gonna ride on with you"). She rose to prominence during her stint in noontime GMA show Eat Bulaga! Internal rifts and scandals, especially involving Janno Gibbs forced her to leave the show and eventually switch networks. To add further confusion and mystery to her identity before her entrance, she imitated the voices of Annabelle Rama and midget actress Mahal. She left the house on Day 58 due to depression and boredom.

Houseguests

Like the second regular season, there are also houseguests who stayed in the House for no more than a specific amount of time without undergoing the nomination and eviction process.

Host Mariel Rodriguez is the first houseguest. She was "trapped" in the House by Big Brother on Day 4 after she brought Jon into the confession room and then the main House area. Contrary to what was presented when she came in, Mariel was in the House with a special mission and she did so with the consents of herself and her manager Boy Abunda. That mission was to be Big Brother's extra eyes and ears and to report which of the celebrity housemates were being true to themselves, as well as learning things about them. She was supposed to leave on Day 42, but because of recent events, Big Brother decided to further extend her stay until "the appointed time." That appointed time was Day 49. A week later, having missed the housemates, she accepted Big Brother's invitation to stay until the finale. Of course, she would have a series of tasks upon her return, her first one happened to be taking over Big Brother's place on Day 57 as the latter would be gone on an "official business." She left the House for the second time on the Day 77.

Host Toni Gonzaga was the second houseguest, after Mariel. She was called by Big Brother on Day 15 to go to the confession room and later he said that she was the newest houseguest because she was the only host of Pinoy Big Brother that he hadn't bond with, unlike Bianca Gonzalez, a housemate during the first Celebrity Edition, and Mariel, who was currently playing out her houseguest role. She was also told to perform certain tasks in order for her to leave, among them hosting a slumber party for the housemates and accompanying Riza to her rite of closure on the murder of Riza's nephew. She left the House on Day 19, having performed the said tasks. During Toni's time in the House, Bianca took over hosting duties for the primetime edition of the show.

TV show host Kris Aquino was the third houseguest. She entered the House on Day 23 to help the housemates cook spaghetti carbonara and brought them gifts and letters from their loved ones. Her stay lasted until the afternoon, after saying "No Deal" to Big Brother. The meaning of that response as well as those of Big Brother's prior question "Deal or No Deal" and an already-prepared luggage bag in the confession room is open to interpretation.

Actress Angel Locsin was the fourth houseguest. She entered the House on Day 43 disguised as a sniper. She also had a task of becoming an "Angel of Love" to Ruben and help him on his marriage proposal to his wife to be aired on national television. She left the next night.

Ethel returned to House on Day 59 as a houseguest (see above). Like all houseguests, she was given tasks that, when accomplished, would benefit three children from the Payatas Dump Site in Quezon City and their families. One of her first tasks as houseguest was to become the House's chambermaid, with two assistants Jan and Vier (named after her ex-boyfriend Janvier Daily), in tow. The two aides would come to her aid when needed. Like Mariel, Ethel stayed until Day 77.

On Day 82, Big Brother turned host Bianca Gonzalez into the House's last houseguest for the second Celebrity Edition. He wanted her to accompany the "Big Four" on the final nights in the House. It should be noted that Bianca was also one of the previous Celebrity Edition's "Big Four." She left the next day.

Chronology of notable events

Below is a chronology of events, not including nomination and eviction nights. This section also lists voluntary and temporary exits, entrances of houseguests, visitors, new housemates, HOH competitions, and other events that affected the housemates' lives inside the House. This case, October 14, 2007 is considered Day 1.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Weekly tasks

Task No. Date given Description Result
1 October 15, 2007
(Day 02)
Celebrity Choo Choo
Build a small toy railroad on the floor of the House. Task is successful if the toy train runs along the tracks without stopping. (50% bet of weekly allowance)
Passed
2 October 22, 2007
(Day 09)
Shadow Play
Perform a Japanese pantomime comedy skit wherein actors appear as if they are "performing" stunts in front of a black background. (50% bet of weekly allowance)
PassedT1
3 October 29, 2007
(Day 16)
Gising na Gising!
Must not exceed 25 hours of sleep as alloted by Big Brother for this week. The clock starts ticking as soon as one housmate closes his/her eyes and stops when everyone has their eyes open. (100% bet of weekly allowance)T2
PassedT3
4 November 5, 2007
(Day 23)
Celebrity Concert for a Cause
Organize a themed concert to be held on Day 28 in front of a live audience. Proceeds of the concert would go to the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center. (100% bet of weekly allowance)
Passed
5 November 12, 2007
(Day 30)
Lipad Chopper Lipad
Learn how to fly a radio-controlled toy chopper and land it on a specific location. At the end of the week, seven housemates should successfully maneuver the toy chopper to the right direction. (75% bet of weekly allowance)
FailedT4
6 November 19, 2007
(Day 37)
Lights, Camera, Action!
Work on a 10-15 minute independently produced movie. They should work on the concept, story, props, and costumes, and were encouraged to improvise and maximize the use of all the things in the House. (75% bet of weekly allowance)
PassedT5
7 November 27, 2007
(Day 45)
Wheelchair Basketball
Learn how to play wheelchair basketball and play against the Philippine national wheelchair basketball team in a 3-on-3 game. (75% bet of weekly allowance)
PassedT6
8 December 4, 2007
(Day 52)
Karakter Ka
The housemates separate into two "families" of "anime" characters and compete in a series of tasks. Central to this is creating a short dubbing skit based on an episode of Naruto. (100% bet of weekly allowance)
Passed
9 December 10, 2007
(Day 58)
Parol!
Create a giant eight-foot parol, complete with blinking lights of various colors. If successful, the lantern would have a special spot in Pampanga's lantern parade. (100% bet of weekly allowance)
Passed
10 December 17, 2007
(Day 65)
Walk to Bethlehem
Walk on the treadmill for 145 kilometers, the approximate distance Mary and Joseph said to have traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem.[8] Two housemates, dressed as Mary and Joseph, should do the task at a time, one walking on the treadmill and the other sitting or standing beside the treadmill. (100% bet of weekly allowance)
Passed
11 December 22, 2007
(Day 70)
Make their own 2008 calendar with a theme for each month. They will model on the pictures and will be provided costumes for the month theme pictures. (100% bet of weekly allowance) Passed

Aside from the Weekly Tasks, the Housemates were also engaged in a Season-Long Task. This task involved monitoring, nursing, and taking care of a pregnant sow who is about give birth to piglets. It also involved taking care of the piglets themselves after they were born.

Nomination history

The housemate first mentioned in each nomination gets two points, while the second gets one point. In the case of the two pairs known as "2-in-1 Housemates," the Housemate actually nominated is named first, with the color of the text denoting the pair: blue text for the Geisler brothers and pink text for Jen and Marylaine.

As stated earlier, the HoH gives an automatic nomination to any other housemate. The HoH is given an immunity from nominations.

Houseguests are also allowed to nominate fellow housemates, just to give them a feel of being in the House. However, nominations made by and nomination points bestowed upon a houseguest are not counted towards the vote count.

#1 #2 #3 #4 Mock Special 1 #5 #6 HoH #7 Special 2 #8 #9 FINALE Nominations received
Eviction Day and Date Day 14
October 27
Day 21
November 3
Day 28
November 10
Day 35
November 17
Day 38
November 20
Day 40
November 22
Day 49
December 1
Day 56
December 8
None Day 70
December 22
Day 71
December 23
Day 77
December 29
Day 81
January 2
Day 84
January 5
Nomination Day and Date Day 7
October 20
Day 15
October 28
Day 22
November 4
Day 29
November 11
Day 36
November 18
Day 39
November 21
Day 43
November 25
Day 50
December 2
Day 51
December 3
Day 63
December 15
Day 70
December 22
Day 71
December 23
Ruben Marylaine
Baron
Baron
Victor
Baron
Yayo
Ethel
?
? No
nominations
Baron
Victor
Jon
Will
Jon Baron
Riza
No
nominations
No
nominations
Winner 11 (+ 1)
Riza Megan
Jon
Megan
Zara
Gaby Ethel
Megan
? No
nominations
Baron
Donald
Donald
Jon
Jon Gaby
Yayo
No
nominations
No
nominations
Runner-Up 14
Gaby Marylaine
Jon
Megan
Baron
Ethel
Victor
Voluntary Exit
(Day 28)
Re-entered
Day 44
Exempt Donald Baron
Riza
No
nominations
No
nominations
Third Place 3 (+ 2)
Will Victor
Baron
Zara
Baron
Baron
Jon
Ethel
Megan
? No
nominations
Victor Jon
Donald
Jon Baron
Yayo
No
nominations
No
nominations
Fourth Place 7 (+ 1)
Jon Riza
Jen
Baron
Zara
Baron
Ruben
Ethel
?
? No
nominations
Ruben
Baron
Will
Riza
Exempt Gaby No
nominations
No
nominations
Forced Eviction
(Day 81)
8
Baron 2-in-1 connection with Donald
(Days 1 - 38)
Re-entered
Day 40
Victor
Yayo
Will Donald Yayo
Ruben
No
nominations
No
nominations
Forced Eviction
(Day 75)
12
Yayo Marylaine
Megan
Megan
Zara
Megan
Victor
Ethel
Megan
 ? No
nominations
Riza
Baron
Jon
Will
Jon Riza
Gaby
Voluntary Exit
(Day 66)
Re-entered
Day 70
Re-evicted
(Day 71)
9
Gladys Not in the house
(Entered, Day 46)
Exempt Donald Voluntary Exit
(Day 58)
N/A
Donald 2-in-1 connection with Baron
(Days 1 - 38)
Re-entered
Day 39
Riza
Victor
Will
Jon
Exempt Evicted
(Day 56)
3
Victor Marylaine
Ethel
Riza
Zara
Yayo
Mcoy
Ethel
?
? No
nominations
Donald
Yayo
Evicted
(Day 49)
12 (+ 1)
Ethel Marylaine
Zara
Megan Victor
Jon
Megan
?
? No
nominations
Voluntary Exit
(Day 40)
Houseguest
(Days 59-77)
Not in the House
(Exited, Day 77)
18
Mcoy Megan
Marylaine
Zara
Victor
Ethel
Baron & Donald
?
Ethel
Baron & Donald
Victor
No
nominations
Voluntary Exit
(Day 40)
2
Baron & Donald Ruben
Zara
Zara
Victor
Ruben
Mcoy
Ruben  ? 2-in-1 Connection split by Big Brother
(Day 38)
22
Megan Baron
Marylaine
Ruben
Baron
Baron
Will
?
Ethel
Evicted
(Day 35)
19 (+ 1)
Zara Marylaine
Baron
Baron
Riza
Evicted
(Day 21)
12
Jen & Marylaine Megan
Ruben
Evicted
(Day 14)
15
Notes See
note 1
See
note 2
See
note 3
See
note 4
See
note 5
See
note 6
See
note 7
See
note 8
See
Day 51 above
See
note 9
See
Day 70 above
See
note 10
Head of Household No
HoH
Ethel Riza Baron & Donald Will Baron Jon No
HoH
Up for eviction Megan
Jen & Marylaine
Megan
Zara
Baron & Donald
Baron & Donald
Victor
Ethel
Gaby
Ruben
Megan
Ethel
Baron & Donald
Jon
Riza
Baron Baron
Riza
Victor
Will
Jon
Donald
None Baron
Gaby
Riza
Yayo
Gaby
Yayo
Open Voting
Saved from eviction Megan
87.89%
Megan
50.00%
Baron & Donald
31.94%
Baron & Donald
Ethel
Victor
Ruben
54.76%
Ethel
23.72%
Jon
Riza
Baron
91.69%
Riza
60.66%
Baron
24.12%
Will
39.42%
Jon
33.15%
None Baron
Gaby
Riza
Gaby
74.30%
Gaby
Jon
Riza
Ruben
Will
Gaby
Riza
Ruben
Will
Ruben
32.17%
Evicted
(% to save)
Jen & Marylaine
12.11%
Zara
18.06%
No
Eviction
Megan
21.52%
Baron & Donald No
Eviction
Victor
15.22%
Donald
27.43%
No
Eviction
No
Eviction
Yayo
25.70%
No
Eviction
No
Eviction
Riza
27.33%
Gaby
25.85%

Will
14.65%
Forced Eviction
or
Voluntary Exit
none Gaby none Ethel
Mcoy
none Gladys Yayo Baron Jon

^Note 1 : Baron and Jen, who were the only ones who had yet to know about the "2-in-1 Housemates" twist, were unknowingly the ones who nominated for their respective partners, Donald and Marylaine respectively. Of course, Donald and Marylaine, who along with most of the other housemates knew of the twist by the end of the week, did not nominate anyone.
^Note 2 : Donald made the nominations in the behalf of himself and his brother. Meanwhile, Ethel, being the HOH, named Megan for automatic nomination.
^Note 3 : Although nominations were already announced on Day 22, Big Brother informed Gaby about a seminar in the state of Arizona in the United States that she told Big Brother she would attend. Since the said seminar would last three days, more than the 24 hours allowed by Big Brother, she was asked to decide whether to attend the seminar or not. The next day, Gaby ultimately decided to make a voluntary exit, nulling the nomination result. She would make her exit on Day 28. As a side note for the nomination round, Baron made the nominations for himself and his brother.
^Note 4 : Because of time constraints, only reasons for Ethel and Megan's nomination and Donald's reason for imposing the automatic nomination to Ruben were seen by primetime viewers. The coronation night for Miss Earth 2007 was aired by ABS-CBN that night. The full tally was never published.
^Note 5 : A nomination round occurred on Day 36 wherein the Geisler brothers, Riza, and Jon were "nominated." Unknown to the housemates, however, it was a just mock nomination because of Mariel's impending departure on Day 42. Baron & Donald's eviction from the House was just a Mock Eviction. They literally left the main House area but went into the secret room soon afterwards.
^Note 6 : On Day 38, Big Brother decided to split Baron & Donald's 2-in-1 connection. On Day 39, Baron opted to let Donnie enter the house once again. On Day 40, the public decided to let Baron enter the house again, this time as a separate housemate from his brother. But on the wee hours of Day 40, after each having a rift with Big Brother, Mcoy and Ethel decided to leave the House altogether.
^Note 7 : Will was still given the power of automatic nomination, although no one knew about this. Because Will gave Victor two points, Victor was automatically nominated even though he would be nominated anyway.
^Note 8 : Gladys could neither nominate nor be nominated because she had just entered the House. The same could be said for Gaby, who had just returned to the House.
^Note 9 : Gladys left the House on Day 58 due to depression and boredom. The next day, Ethel re-entered the House, this time as a Houseguest. On the nomination night itself, nominations were done face to face. Three days after the nomination night, however, Yayo opted to quit because of her mother's death, nulling all voting and saving Baron, Gaby, and Riza from eviction.
^Note 10 : It was mentioned in the program that the seventh nomination night would be the last one. It can be deduced that starting on Day 71, open voting would occur to determine the "Big Four." On Day 75, Baron was given the forced eviction because of the grave violations he caused due of his second intoxication. Because of this development, Day 77 was just a normal night rather than the penultimate eviction night. Four days later, Jon was automatically shut out of the "Big Four" because of grave violations involving nominations.

Special Voting

Big 5

Gaby Jon Riza Ruben Will
Ruben Riza
Gaby
Jon Will Gaby
Riza Riza

Notes:
Note A: On Ruben and Gaby's votes: The first name refers to the person whom they mentioned during the Live nominations. The second name refers to the person whom they actually wanted to nominate (later revealed to Big Brother).
Note B: On Jon's votes. Jon was asked to give two automatic nominations. He voted for Riza in the first round of nominations.

2-in-1 Housemates Breakdown of Votes

Baron & Donald Jen & Marylaine
Baron Donald Baron &
Donald
Jen Marylaine Jen &
Marylaine
22 0 0 1 14 0

Notes:
Note C: Mock Nomination is not included.
Note D: Nomination 4 wasn't completely shown to the public. Hence, nomination totals is incomplete.
Note E: Head of Household (HoH) Voting is not included in the counting as it does not affect nominations.
Note F: Big 5 "voting" is not included in the counting.

Special Voting: Head of Household

Donald Jon
3 4

Head of Household

A new twist introduced in this edition is the Head of Household (HoH). The housemate who holds this title has privileges and roles that are distinctly different from HouseGuests who hold the same title in the US version. The privileges and roles bestowed on the HoH are:

Every week, an HoH competition is held to determine the housemate who would hold the title. In case one-half of a 2-in-1 Housemate wins the title, the other half earns the title as well. But only one of the two partners can compete and they can decide who should compete. Nominees for eviction are usually exempted to compete.

In the third competition onwards, however, the nominees for eviction were allowed to compete, but in the case the winner gets evicted at the end of the week, the runner-up of the game takes over as HOH.

The Big Night

The finale in this edition, held on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum was dubbed "The Big Night at the Big Dome." It had a Hollywood awards night theme with a cabaret-style opening number with Mcoy, Toni Gonzaga, Nikki Gil, and Vina Morales leading. All housemates were present, except for Gladys, who was in the United States.

Like the finale for the second regular season, the only other highlights of the show were the chronology of season and a spoof number, with Ethel and four impersonators as the "Big Four." There was also a special number by Yeng Constantino, Ryan Cayabyab, the Ryan Cayabyab Singers, and the Teen housemates of the first Teen Edition.

After an estimated total of 1.6 million text votes gathered since December 23, the start of the open voting, Ruben Gonzaga was declared the winner with 506,402 votes or 32.17%. Riza Santos was second with 430,135 votes or 27.33% of the vote. Gaby Dela Merced ended up third with 406,892 votes or 25.85% while Will Devaughn came in last at 230,509 votes or 14.65%.

Ruben was the first male housemate who become the Big Winner in the entire history of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise.[12]

External links

References

  1. ^ Will Devaughn is latest hotshot product endorser Manila Standard, November 13, 2006
  2. ^ a b 10 celebrities are now in the house!. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  3. ^ Akon meets the housemates! Pinoy Big Brother website
  4. ^ Gaby spends the night with the piglets, Pinoy Big Brother website
  5. ^ Gladys makes her exit tonight!, Pinoy Big Brother website
  6. ^ PBB Update: Yayo's mother passes away Pinoy Big Brother website
  7. ^ PBB Advisory: Yayo quits! Pinoy Big Brother website
  8. ^ According to this site, the distance between Bethlehem and Nazareth is 113km, if a straight line is drawn between the two cities. The above number of 145km takes account the winding mountain trails along Mary and Joseph's path.
  9. ^ Housemates Learn Some Flight Tricks, Pinoy Big Brother website.
  10. ^ Kuya wishes his ex-housemates the best, Pinoy Big Brother website.
  11. ^ Housemates Outmatch The Philippine Team!, Pinoy Big Brother website.
  12. ^ PBB's first male grand winner, 7 January 2008
Preceded by
Season 2
(2007)
Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2
October 14, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Succeeded by
Teen Edition Plus
(2008)