Big Brother 3

Big Brother 3
Series Information
Presenter:	Davina McCall
Broadcaster:	Channel 4
Series Run:	24 May, 2002 – 26 July, 2002
No. of Days:	64
No. of Housemates:	14
Winner:	Kate Lawler
Series Chronology
Previous:	Big Brother 2
Next:	Big Brother 4

Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, and ended on 26 July 2002. The final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million.

Production

Broadcasts

The series premiered on 24 May 2001, on Channel 4. The contestants were recorded 24 hours a day with cameras fixed around the House, and had to wear portable microphones. Big Brother 3 was the first of the main series to feature a live launch. Previously, Celebrity Big Brother 1 had featured a live launch. The launch night saw Davina McCall give a house tour, as well as discuss rumours that had been going on about the series. She then introduced the new housemates, and they entered the house live. Channel 4 broadcasted a daily highlights show, and from the first week there was a live eviction show hosted by Davina McCall, where the evicted housemate was interviewed. In the nightly highlight episodes, viewers are shown various highlights of a specific day in the house. Big Brother 3 saw the return of the psychiatrists providing commentary on events in the game, with the episodes featuring them being the highlights show after the most recent eviction. The live eviction episode was held on Friday, with a pre-eviction episode and an official eviction episode being held with a 60 minute gap between them. The season ended on July 26, 2001, lasting for a total of 64 days. Big Brother 3 saw numerous spin-off series' occur while it was on air. The Saturday Night Live spin-off began this series, and saw housemates competing in live tasks. It would last until midway through Big Brother 5, when it was axed due to poor ratings. Though not introduced this series, the Big Brother's Little Brother spin-off continued throughout this series, giving the show it's second series. Following this series, the special What the Housemates Did Next aired, and would later air after every season until Big Brother 9.

Prizes

The fourteen housemates in the game are competing for the grand prize of £70,000. Each week, the housemates attempted to complete various tasks assigned by Big Brother in exchange for a weekly budget, which they used to buy food and luxuries; this included buying things such as alcohol and cigarettes. Big Brother 3, much like the previous series, did not feature luxury competitions or prizes throughout the series. Big Brother 3 did offer prizes to the housemates such as phone calls and video messages from home.

House

Living area of the Big Brother 3 House

Big Brother 3 saw the series move to a different location, as Newham London Borough Council ordered the complex to be returned to a natural habitat after planning permissions expired in 2002 for the former House. The Big Brother House has been located at Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire since Big Brother 3 onward. The house this season featured a completely different layout and look when compared to the two previous seasons. The house featured vibrant colours such as reds and oranges for both the walls and the furniture. This house was the first to feature stairs going from the front door to the house. On the launch night, host Davina McCall stated that there were numerous arguments over the sofa in the House, and that the one selected was the third to be placed in the House. The kitchen remained simple, with only necessities such as an oven, fridge, and sink. In the "Diary Room", in which housemates may speak privately and reveal their true feelings to the public, there is a more interesting look to it. The background of the room has the features the Big Brother logo of an eye in the background, with the chair this season big a bright red. Like the previous editions, there are two bedrooms this season, with Davina referring to one of them as the "uncomfortable bedroom." Like the last series, the men and women chose to sleep in separate bedrooms, though this was not required by the rules. Big Brother 3 saw the return of chickens in the backyard, which was also a feature used in the first two seasons. The chickens are used as a source to get eggs, thus housemates are not required to buy eggs as part of their shopping list. The house also features a garden, which the housemates use to grow plants and vegetables to eat. This season had a pool in the backyard, making it the first season in which one was provided. Before the season began, there were rumors that a twist this season would see two houses being former, however, Endemol confirmed that this was just a rumour. During the third to sixth week in the House, there was a large plastic gate separating the Poor and Rich sides of the House.

Housemates

12 housemates entered the House on Day 1, more than in previous series. On Day 7, Sunita walked. She was later replaced with Sophie on Day 10. On Day 20, Sandy escaped by climbing over the roof. Tim replaced him on Day 24.

Housemate		Entered House/Left House
	Sunita Sharma Trainee Barrister 25, London	Day 1	Walked Day 7
	Lynne Moncrieff Art Student 36, Aberdeen	Day 1	1st Person Evicted Day 8
	Alison Hammond Cinema Team Leader 27, Birmingham	Day 1	2nd Person Evicted Day 15
	Sandy Cumming Personal Shopper 43, Fife	Day 1	Walked Day 20
	Lee Davey Fitness Instructor 21, Leicester	Day 1	3rd Person Evicted Day 22
	Spencer Smith Ski Shop Assistant 22, Cambridge	Day 1	4th Person Evicted Day 29
	Sophie Pritchard Recruitment Consultant 24, Marlow	Day 10	5th Person Evicted Day 36
	Adele Roberts DJ 23, Southport	Day 1	6th Person Evicted Day 43
	PJ Ellis Student 22, Birmingham	Day 1	7th Person Evicted Day 50
	Tim Culley Tennis Coach 23, Worcester	Day 24	8th Person Evicted Day 57
	Jade Goody Dental Nurse 20, Bermondsey	Day 1	Fourth Place Day 64
	Alex Sibley Model 23, Essex	Day 1	Third Place Day 64
	Jonny Regan Firefighter 29, Trimdon	Day 1	Runner-Up Day 64
	Kate Lawler IT Desk Administrator 22, Beckenham	Day 1	Winner Day 64

Tasks

Week	Days Lasted	Task	Reward	Result
Week 1	Day 5	The housemates were told to each paint one of the dining room chairs however they wanted.		Passed
Week 2	Day 9	The housemates had to take a general knowledge quiz to win their shopping budget for the week. To succeed, they were required to answer seven out of ten questions correctly.	Shopping Budget	Passed
Week 3	Day 16	The housemates had to take turns in trying to shoot a basketball through a hoop. The first five housemates to score would live on the rich side.	Living on the Rich Side	Jonny, Kate, Lee, Sophie, Sandy
Week 4	Day 23	The housemates had to take turns throwing darts at a dartboard. The housemate with the best score at the end of the task would choose three housemates to join them on the Rich side of the House.		Alex, Adele, Jade, Sophie
Week 5	Day 30	The housemates played a game of musical chairs in the Rich bedroom, with one housemate being eliminated each round. The last housemate remaining would select three housemates to join them on the Rich side of the house.		Alex, Adele, Jade, PJ
	Day 32 – Day 33	The housemates were given a new task in which they must learn two dances by the following night.	Garden Party	Passed
Week 6	Day 37	The housemates were given a "Memory Quiz" where they were each asked questions about the House in the Diary Room. They were told that if they all got their questions right, the divide would be taken down.	Living on the Rich Side	Kate, Tim
			Taking the Divide Down	Failed
		Kate entered the Diary Room and was told that if she could name all of the housemates in alphabetical order then the divide would be taken down; failure would result in Kate being moved to the Poor side as well.		Failed
	Day 39	The housemates were given a task of making sock puppets to represent the fourteen housemates that have appeared on Big Brother 3.		Passed
Week 7	Day 47 – Day 48	The housemates were given a new task, known was "Master and Slave," in which one housemate would be the master and the other would be the slave; the following day, the roles were reversed. Masters could demand slaves to do anything for them, with the slaves having to comply. Following this task, the housemates had to select the one housemate who they felt best played the role of the slave.	30 Minutes of Music	Kate
Week 8	Day 51	The housemates were given a quiz about one another as part of their weekly task. Each housemate was separately called to the Diary Room to answer three questions about their fellow housemates. All of the questions were based on answers given in their application form. For each correct answer, the housemates earned £25 for their shopping budget and five seconds added on to a phone call with a loved one, which one housemate would receive.	Shopping Budget	£200
	Day 53	The housemates took part in a task in which had a roller disco theme. The second bedroom had been converted into a roller disco, and housemates had three minutes to put on their roller blades and pads and get on the floor each time a buzzer sounded. If a housemate failed to achieve this, it would count as a "no-show," and three strikes would mean that the housemates had failed the task.	70's Themed Party	Passed
Week 9	Day 57	The first part of the task was an obstacle course which they had to complete blindfolded. For the second part of the task, the housemates had to bet a proportion of the their money, on an egg and spoon race, and would bid on one of their former fellow housemates to win the race. They were shown a video of Spencer, PJ, Lee and Sophie racing, and had to bet on which of these housemates they felt would win; they chose to bet on Sophie.	Shopping Budget	Passed

Rich or Poor

Housemates	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Kate	Rich	Poor	Poor	Poor
Jonny	Rich	Poor	Poor	Poor
Alex	Poor	Rich	Rich	Poor
Jade	Poor	Rich	Rich	Poor
Tim		Rich	Poor	Rich
PJ	Poor	Poor	Rich	Poor
Adele	Poor	Rich	Rich	Poor
Sophie	Rich	Rich	Poor
Spencer	Poor	Poor
Lee	Rich
Sandy	Rich

Nominations table

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Final Week 9
Kate	Lynne	Alex, Sandy	Alex, Sandy	Alex, Jade	Alex, Jade	Jade, Alex	No nominations	Tim, Alex	Winner (Day 64)
Jonny	Lynne	Sandy, Alex	Sandy, Alex	Alex, Spencer	Alex, Tim	Adele, Jade	No nominations	Tim, Alex	Runner-Up (Day 64)
Alex	Lynne	Jonny, Alison	Jonny, Lee	Spencer, PJ	Jonny, Kate	Jade, Jonny	No nominations	Jade, Jonny	Third place (Day 64)
Jade	Nominated	Jonny, Alex	Lee, Sophie	Banned	Sophie, Jonny	Kate, Tim	No nominations	Tim, Alex	Fourth place (Day 64)
Tim	Not in house			Exempt	Sophie, Jonny	Jade, Kate	No nominations	Jade, Jonny	Evicted (Day 57)
PJ	Lynne	Alex, Sandy	Lee, Sophie	Alex, Sophie	Sophie, Adele	Adele, Jade	No nominations	Evicted (Day 50)
Adele	Lynne	Alison, Kate	Jonny, Lee	PJ, Spencer	Jonny, PJ	Jade, Jonny	Evicted (Day 43)
Sophie	Not in house	Exempt	Alex, Sandy	Spencer, Jade	Jade, Tim	Evicted (Day 36)
Spencer	Lynne	Alex, Alison	Jonny, Lee	Sophie, Alex	Evicted (Day 29)
Lee	Lynne	Jade, Kate	Jade, Jonny	Evicted (Day 22)
Sandy	Lynne	Jonny, Alison	Jonny, Kate	Walked (Day 20)
Alison	Lynne	Alex, Sandy	Evicted (Day 15)
Lynne	Nominated	Evicted (Day 8)
Sunita	Walked (Day 7)
Nomination note	See Note 1	No notes	No notes	See Note 2	No notes	No notes	See Note 3	No notes	See Note 4
Against public vote	Adele, Alex, Alison, Jade, Jonny, Kate, Lee, Lynne, PJ, Sandy, Spencer, Sunita	Alex, Alison, Sandy	Jonny, Lee	Alex, Spencer	Jonny, Sophie	Adele, Jade, Jonny, Kate	Kate, PJ	Alex, Tim	Alex, Jade, Jonny, Kate
Walked	Sunita	none	Sandy	none	none	none	none	none	none
Evicted	Lynne 9 of 9 votes to evict	Alison 38.52% to evict	Lee 84.00% to evict	Spencer 55.0% to evict	Sophie 84.7% to evict	Adele 62.08% to evict	PJ 80.70% to evict	Tim 81.48% to evict	Jade 20% (out of 4) to win	Alex 27% (out of 3) to win
									Jonny 42% (out of 2) to win
Survived	Jade 0 of 9 votes	Alex 38.44%	Johnny 16.00%	Alex 44.92%	Jonny 15%	Jade 36%	Kate 19.30%	Alex 18.52%	Kate 58% (out of 2)
		Sandy 23.04%				Jonny 1%
						Kate 1%

Notes

Note 1: All the housemates faced the public vote this week. Jade and Lynne received the most votes. The remaining housemates then voted to evict one of the two, and they unanimously voted to evict Lynne.

Note 2: In week 4, Jade was banned from nominating, after discussing nominations.

Note 3: There were no nominations in Week 7. Kate and PJ were selected for eviction by drawing lots during the live Saturday task.

Note 4: Nominations do not take place in the final week, instead the public votes for which of the remaining housemates they want to win.

Nomination totals

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Total
Kate		2	1	0	1	2		0	6
Jonny		3	5	0	4	2		2	16
Alex		6	3	4	2	1		3	19
Jade	0	1	1	2	2	6		2	14
Tim					2	1		3	6
PJ		0	0	2	1	0			3
Adele		0	0	0	1	2			3
Sophie			2	2	3				7
Spencer		0	0	4					4
Lee		0	5						5
Sandy		4	3						7
Alison		4							4
Lynne	9								9
Sunita									N/A