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| Eighth Big Brother draws to close | Eighth Big Brother draws to close |
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| The UK's eighth series of Big Brother will hold its final later, with seven people vying for the £100,000 prize. | The UK's eighth series of Big Brother will hold its final later, with seven people vying for the £100,000 prize. |
| Twins Sam and Amanda Marchant, who have agreed to be counted as one contestant, are the favourites to win, with odds of 1/8 at bookmakers Ladbrokes. | Twins Sam and Amanda Marchant, who have agreed to be counted as one contestant, are the favourites to win, with odds of 1/8 at bookmakers Ladbrokes. |
| Behind is 20-year-old data entry clerk Brian Belo, on odds of 9/2. | |
| Viewing figures for the reality show are down from previous years, with the biggest audience coming during Charley Uchea's "fake" eviction in week seven. | Viewing figures for the reality show are down from previous years, with the biggest audience coming during Charley Uchea's "fake" eviction in week seven. |
| Just under six million people tuned in to see the 22-year-old leave the house and face the public, before she returned to the contest for a further week. | Just under six million people tuned in to see the 22-year-old leave the house and face the public, before she returned to the contest for a further week. |
| Race row | Race row |
| Besides Sam, Amanda and Brian, four other contestants are in the running to win. | Besides Sam, Amanda and Brian, four other contestants are in the running to win. |
| BB'S MEMORABLE MOMENTS Man-free zoneFor the first time ever, the show kicked off with an all-female house | |
| First ever twinsSam and Amanda Marchant, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, were the first twins to enter the house. The dizzy blondes were nicknamed Dumb and Dumber | |
| Emily booted outAfter the Celebrity Big Brother race row, Emily Parr (pictured) was thrown out for using a racially offensive word in the show's first week | |
| Most hated contestantCharley Uchea rated herself ten out of ten for attractiveness and ruthlessness, but viewers voted her out at the first opportunity | |
| Chanelle and ZiggyThe couple's on-off romance divided viewers, but Chanelle finally had enough of their blazing rows and quit the show | Chanelle and ZiggyThe couple's on-off romance divided viewers, but Chanelle finally had enough of their blazing rows and quit the show |
| They are activist Carole Vincent, 53, former boyband member Ziggy Lichman, 26, tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, and museum visitor assistant Jonty Stern, 36. | They are activist Carole Vincent, 53, former boyband member Ziggy Lichman, 26, tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, and museum visitor assistant Jonty Stern, 36. |
| Liam has already secured £100,000 from Big Brother after being selected as the most deserving recipient by three of his fellow housemates. | Liam has already secured £100,000 from Big Brother after being selected as the most deserving recipient by three of his fellow housemates. |
| The show started 13 weeks ago with an all-female house. | The show started 13 weeks ago with an all-female house. |
| Events took a turn for the worse early on, when 19-year-old Emily Parr used a racially offensive word during a conversation with Charley and Nicky Maxwell. | Events took a turn for the worse early on, when 19-year-old Emily Parr used a racially offensive word during a conversation with Charley and Nicky Maxwell. |
| Channel 4, wishing to avoid a similar controversy to the race row that engulfed Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, removed the Bristolian from the house hours later. | Channel 4, wishing to avoid a similar controversy to the race row that engulfed Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, removed the Bristolian from the house hours later. |
| The incident was broadcast, drawing 5.05m viewers. Channel 4 said it had been important to show Emily using the word to demonstrate its "unacceptability". | The incident was broadcast, drawing 5.05m viewers. Channel 4 said it had been important to show Emily using the word to demonstrate its "unacceptability". |
| In total, 23 contestants and one fake housemate, walked through doors of the Big Brother compound this year. | In total, 23 contestants and one fake housemate, walked through doors of the Big Brother compound this year. |
| But audiences fell as the twists and turns of the show's run played out, with last week's penultimate eviction show drawing just 3.8m viewers. | But audiences fell as the twists and turns of the show's run played out, with last week's penultimate eviction show drawing just 3.8m viewers. |
| Friday's live final will be the first in the programme's history to be broadcast with a time delay because contestants on last year's show broke rules on swearing before the watershed. | Friday's live final will be the first in the programme's history to be broadcast with a time delay because contestants on last year's show broke rules on swearing before the watershed. |