Big Brother (Australia series 4)
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The fourth series of the Australian television show Big Brother aired in 2004.
Series 4 was billed as "back to basics". In a return to the basic format of the 2001 and 2002 series that had been eschewed in favour of twists and surprises in the 2003 series, all housemates were let into the house together and former surprise elements such as swimming pools and gym equipment were all exposed from the beginning. There were two intruders and a special visit from Miriam, the transsexual star of the show There's Something About Miriam. Prize money was raised from $250,000 to $1,000,000.
There were a number of controversies during the 2004 series:
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- Housemate Merlin Luck staged a protest at his live eviction show. Upon entering the arena, he revealed a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. Merlin placed gaffer tape over his mouth and refused to speak during the live show. The following night, when he returned to appear as a guest on the Nomination show, he apologised to Killeen for putting her on the spot and making her job difficult by refusing to speak during the eviction show. On this show Merlin spoke about his actions in the highest rating show of the timeslot for that night.
- The producers were criticized for making a deal with housemate Ryan Fitzgerald who was permitted to wear a t-shirt that was branded with "MLS" (acronym for Massive Loser Squad). The t-shirts were being sold while the show was running and Ryan's friends admitted that a proportion of the profits was going towards votes to keep him in the house, thus giving him what was perceived to be an unfair advantage. However the producer pointed-out that many housemates had companies or local communities rally support for them, which was little different, and that there was nothing stopping any other housemate's supporters doing a similar thing to Ryan's friends.
- Housemate Bree Amer was incorrectly evicted instead of Wesley due to a vote counting error. The error was discovered after the Sunday night eviction show. Bree had already met up with friends and family. She was returned to the house the following night (Monday) and Wesley was evicted in a special show on the following Thursday.
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The final contestants in 2004 were Bree Amer and Trevor Butler. Trevor won, and then proposed to his girlfriend on stage.
Housemates
From Broken Hill, New South Wales. Trevor left the house on Day 86 as the winner of Big Brother 2004 Australia. $1,000,000 winner AUD.
From the Gold Coast, QLD. Left the house on Day 86 as the runner-up. She was mistakenly evicted on day 63, but returned to the house the next day. Bree now co-hosts Friday Night Live and the Friday Night Games with fellow former housemate Ryan Fitzgerald.
Paul Dyer
Paul Dyer
From Jan Juc, VIC. Paul was evicted from the house on Day 85. Paul had been involved in an intense argument with former refugee Merlin over the issue of routine male infant circumcision.
Ryan during Nominations
Ryan from Adelaide, SA was evicted on Day 83. Ryan was known for having made five female housemates cry during his stay in the House; and this is still made a joke of in some conversations today, especially in Friday Night Live, which he co-hosts with fellow former housemate Bree Amer, who herself once cried because of Ryan. He also co-host of Nova 919 Adelaide's breakfast show.
Catherine Tremolada
From Albion Park, NSW was evicted on Day 78.
Ashalea McWalters
Ashalea from Perth, WA was evicted on Day 71.
Monica de Balso
Monica from NSW was evicted in a double-eviction on Day 71.
Wesley was evicted on Day 68, and now co-hosts children's television show, Totally Wild.
Violeta
Violeta from Melbourne was evicted on Day 59.
Kane Dignum
Kane from Queensland was evicted on Day 57.
Terri Mann
Terri from WA was evicted on Day 50.
Merlin Luck
Merlin on his eviction night.
Merlin from NSW was evicted on Day 43. On his eviction show, he attracted controversy by taping over his mouth and revealing a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. He refused to speak throughout his eviction show, but later spoke of the incident during the following nomination show.
Bree Quartermaine (Elle)
Elle from WA was evicted on Day 36.
Krystal Ince
Krystal from QLD was evicted on Day 29.
Igor Vurmeski
Igor, from Melbourne, Victoria, was evicted on Day 22.
Aphrodite Vuitton
Aphrodite was evicted on Day 15.
Nominations & Evictions
From the Gold Coast, QLD. Left the house on Day 86 as the runner-up. She was mistakenly evicted on day 63, but returned to the house the next day. Bree now co-hosts Friday Night Live and the Friday Night Games with fellow former housemate Ryan Fitzgerald.
Paul Dyer
From Jan Juc, VIC. Paul was evicted from the house on Day 85. Paul had been involved in an intense argument with former refugee Merlin over the issue of routine male infant circumcision.
Ryan during Nominations
Ryan from Adelaide, SA was evicted on Day 83. Ryan was known for having made five female housemates cry during his stay in the House; and this is still made a joke of in some conversations today, especially in Friday Night Live, which he co-hosts with fellow former housemate Bree Amer, who herself once cried because of Ryan. He also co-host of Nova 919 Adelaide's breakfast show.
Catherine Tremolada
From Albion Park, NSW was evicted on Day 78.
Ashalea McWalters
Ashalea from Perth, WA was evicted on Day 71.
Monica de Balso
Monica from NSW was evicted in a double-eviction on Day 71.
Wesley was evicted on Day 68, and now co-hosts children's television show, Totally Wild.
Violeta
Violeta from Melbourne was evicted on Day 59.
Kane Dignum
Kane from Queensland was evicted on Day 57.
Terri Mann
Terri from WA was evicted on Day 50.
Merlin Luck
Merlin on his eviction night.
Merlin from NSW was evicted on Day 43. On his eviction show, he attracted controversy by taping over his mouth and revealing a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. He refused to speak throughout his eviction show, but later spoke of the incident during the following nomination show.
Bree Quartermaine (Elle)
Elle from WA was evicted on Day 36.
Krystal Ince
Krystal from QLD was evicted on Day 29.
Igor Vurmeski
Igor, from Melbourne, Victoria, was evicted on Day 22.
Aphrodite Vuitton
Aphrodite was evicted on Day 15.
Nominations & Evictions
Ryan from Adelaide, SA was evicted on Day 83. Ryan was known for having made five female housemates cry during his stay in the House; and this is still made a joke of in some conversations today, especially in Friday Night Live, which he co-hosts with fellow former housemate Bree Amer, who herself once cried because of Ryan. He also co-host of Nova 919 Adelaide's breakfast show.
Catherine Tremolada
From Albion Park, NSW was evicted on Day 78.
Ashalea McWalters
Ashalea from Perth, WA was evicted on Day 71.
Monica de Balso
Monica from NSW was evicted in a double-eviction on Day 71.
Wesley was evicted on Day 68, and now co-hosts children's television show, Totally Wild.
Violeta
Violeta from Melbourne was evicted on Day 59.
Kane Dignum
Kane from Queensland was evicted on Day 57.
Terri Mann
Terri from WA was evicted on Day 50.
Merlin Luck
Merlin on his eviction night.
Merlin from NSW was evicted on Day 43. On his eviction show, he attracted controversy by taping over his mouth and revealing a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. He refused to speak throughout his eviction show, but later spoke of the incident during the following nomination show.
Bree Quartermaine (Elle)
Elle from WA was evicted on Day 36.
Krystal Ince
Krystal from QLD was evicted on Day 29.
Igor Vurmeski
Igor, from Melbourne, Victoria, was evicted on Day 22.
Aphrodite Vuitton
Aphrodite was evicted on Day 15.
Nominations & Evictions
Merlin from NSW was evicted on Day 43. On his eviction show, he attracted controversy by taping over his mouth and revealing a makeshift banner which read "Free Th Refugees". The letter E had fallen off and it was intended to read "Free The Refugees" in reference to Australian Government policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. He refused to speak throughout his eviction show, but later spoke of the incident during the following nomination show.
Bree Quartermaine (Elle)
Elle from WA was evicted on Day 36.
Krystal Ince
Krystal from QLD was evicted on Day 29.
Igor Vurmeski
Igor, from Melbourne, Victoria, was evicted on Day 22.
Aphrodite Vuitton
Aphrodite was evicted on Day 15.
Nominations & Evictions
| X | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Day 58 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Final Week (1) | Final Week (2) | Final Week (3) |
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| Nominated | Aphrodite, Igor, Terri | Elle, Igor, Terri | Ashalea, Krystal, Paul, Terri | Elle, Paul, Terri | Bree, Catherine Merlin, Terri | Ashalea, Bree, Terri, Wesley | Ashalea, Bree, Kane, Wesley | Monica, Violeta | All Hms | All Hms | Catherine, Paul, Ryan | Bree, Paul, Ryan, Trevor | Bree, Paul, Trevor | Bree, Trevor |
| Evicted | Aphrodite | Igor | Krystal | Elle | Merlin | Terri | Kane | Violeta | Wesley* | Monica, Ashlalea | Catherine | Ryan | Paul | Bree |
* Bree was actually evicted in the Week 8 eviction but re-entered the house the next day after votes were deemed incorrectly calculated. The following Thursday the actual housemate who received the most votes that week was evicted.
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