# Big Brother (Hungarian TV series)

Big Brother (Hungarian: Nagy Testvér, pronounced) is a reality show on TV2. It was the Hungarian version of the original Dutch Big Brother series by Endemol in 1999.
The show originally broadcast between 2002 and 2003, 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.
The hosts of the show were Claudia Liptai & Attila Till.

## Series overview

| Seasons | Host | Launch date | Finale date | Days | Housemates | Winner | Prize |
| Big Brother 1 | Liptai Claudia Till Attila | 1 September 2002 | 21 December 2002 | 114 | 12 | Évi (Éva Párkányi) | 16,000,000 HUF |
| Big Brother VIP 1 | Liptai Claudia Till Attila | 5 January 2003 | 10 January 2003 | 6 | 8 | Gábor Bochkor | - |
| Big Brother VIP 2 | Liptai Claudia Till Attila | 12 January 2003 | 17 January 2003 | 6 | 8 | Lajos Boros | - |
| Big Brother VIP 3 | Liptai Claudia Till Attila | 19 January 2003 | 23 January 2003 | 5 | 8 | Zolee Ganxsta | - |
| Big Brother 2 | Liptai Claudia Till Attila | 2 February 2003 | 30 May 2003 | 118 | 14 | Zsófi (Zsófia Tóth) | 20,000,000 HUF |

## Big Brother 1

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.
Évi won 16.000.000 Ft.
| Name | Sex | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Distinguishing feature |
| Andi (Kapitány Andrea) | Female | 28 | Budapest | Banker | Virgin, she cooks very badly; Aussie relatives |
| Angéla (Lupsán Angéla) | Female | 29 | Békéscsaba | Tourist guide | She suddenly establishes (sexual) relationships |
| Bálint (Kormos Bálint) | Male | 21 | Eger | Art student | He always sleeps |
| Évi (Párkányi Éva) | Female | 21 | Kaposvár | Bartender | Addiction to sex, swearing |
| Iti (Buchmüller István) | Male | 26 | Budapest | Bodyguard | Black toenails; Bear |
| Judit (Nagy Judit) | Female | 24 | Komárom | Financial intermediary | Bossy |
| Pongó (Lassan Zoltán) | Male | 37 | Komló | Female knickers salesman | The craziest man in the House |
| Popey (Szabadi István) | Male | 24 | Szeged | Confectioner | Handsome; He can't read well |
| Renato (Pavesi Renato) | Male | 23 | Budapest | - | Temperamental; Italian relatives; Swearing Italian |
| Szabi (Gyovai Szabolcs) | Male | 20 | Bokros | Student | Girls' favourite |
| Tara (Kovács Anita) | Female | 30 | Balatonfenyves | Business representative | Mother |
| Zsanett (Horváth Zsanett) | Female | 22 | Gellénháza | Business representative | Comical "t" accent |

### Nominations Table

| | Week 1 | Week 3 | Week 5 | Week 7 | Week 9 | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 Final | Week 16 Final |
| Évi | Judit Zsanett | Andi Zsanett | Renato Zsanett | Andi Zsanett | Renato Zsanett | Renato Zsanett | Andi Renato | Renato Szabi | Bálint Renato | Winner (Day 114) | Winner (Day 114) |
| Bálint | Pongó Tara | Pongó Tara | Pongó Zsanett | Pongó Zsanett | Pongó Renato | Szabi Zsanett | Renato Szabi | Renato Szabi | Évi Popey | Runner up (Day 114) | Runner up (Day 114) |
| Renato | Bálint Judit | Bálint Iti | Évi Popey | Évi Popey | Bálint Popey | Évi Popey | Évi Popey | Évi Popey | Évi Popey | Third place (Day 114) | Third place (Day 114) |
| Popey | Évi Pongó | Évi Zsanett | Pongó Zsanett | Andi Pongó | Pongó Renato | Andi Zsanett | Andi Renato | Renato Szabi | Évi Renato | Evicted (Week 15) | Evicted (Week 15) |
| Szabi | Iti Judit | Iti Tara | Évi Renato | Évi Renato | Andi Popey | Andi Popey | Bálint Popey | Évi Renato | Evicted (Week 14) | Evicted (Week 14) | Evicted (Week 14) |
| Andi | Judit Zsanett | Angéla Évi | Évi Iti | Évi Pongó | Évi Renato | Szabi Zsanett | Évi Renato | Evicted (Week 13) | Evicted (Week 13) | Evicted (Week 13) | Evicted (Week 13) |
| Zsanett | Renato Tara | Angéla Tara | Andi Angéla | Angéla Popey | Pongó Popey | Andi Popey | Evicted (Week 12) | Evicted (Week 12) | Evicted (Week 12) | Evicted (Week 12) | Evicted (Week 12) |
| Pongó | Bálint Renato | Iti Tara | Angéla Iti | Angéla Bálint | Renato Zsanett | Evicted (Week 10) | Evicted (Week 10) | Evicted (Week 10) | Evicted (Week 10) | Evicted (Week 10) | Evicted (Week 10) |
| Angéla | Judit Zsanett | Pongó Zsanett | Andi Zsanett | Andi Zsanett | Evicted (Week 8) | Evicted (Week 8) | Evicted (Week 8) | Evicted (Week 8) | Evicted (Week 8) | Evicted (Week 8) | Evicted (Week 8) |
| Iti | Judit Zsanett | Pongó Zsanett | Andi Pongó | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) | Evicted (Week 6) |
| Tara | Judit Zsanett | Andi Zsanett | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) | Evicted (Week 4) |
| Judit | Angéla Tara | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) | Evicted (Week 2) |
| Public nomination | Évi Judit | Pongó Zsanett | Angéla Iti | Andi Angéla | Pongó Renato | Andi Zsanett | Andi Popey | Popey Renato | Popey Renato | none | none |
| Nominated | 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 | Bálint Évi Renato | Bálint Évi Renato |
| Evicted | Judit Most votes to evict | Tara Most votes to evict | Iti Most votes to evict | Angéla Most votes to evict | Pongó Most votes to evict | Zsanett 50.3% to evict | Andi Most votes to evict | Szabi Most votes to evict | Popey Most votes to evict | Renato 9.9% to win (out of 3) | Bálint 26% to win (out of 2) |
| Évi 74% to win (out of 2) ||

## Big Brother 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) | 28 | Gymnast |
| Tünde Kiszel (female) | 43 | Actress |
| Tvrtko Vujity (male) | 30 | Journalist |

## Big Brother 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 Lajos Boros.
| Name | Age | Occupation |
| Árpi Zámbó (male) | 32 | Musician |
| Beáta "Bea" Karda (female) | 52 | Musician |
| Giselle (male) | | Famous Transsexual |
| 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 |

## Big Brother 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 |

## Big Brother 2

14 housemates walked into the Big Brother house on February 2, 2003, but only 4 could participate in the finale on May 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.
Zsófi won 20.000.000 Ft.
| Name | Sex | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Distinguishing feature |
| Edina (Edina) | Female | 36 | Budapest | Astrologer | Youthful; Mother |
| Géza (Géza) | Male | 32 | Szeged | Plasterer | Hard master; Father |
| Gézu (Csongrádi Géza) | Male | 23 | Veszprém | Student | Handsome |
| Kornélia (Kovács Kornélia) | Female | 24 | Karcag | - | Stripper |
| Lilla (Böszörményi Lilla) | Female | 23 | Budapest | - | Michael Jackson dancer |
| Linya (Hlinyászky Tamás) | Male | 27 | Sátoraljaújhely | Folk-dance teacher | He is the funniest person in the House |
| Mónika (Rádóczi Mónika) | Female | 24 | Kiskunmajsa | Jurist | She said: "I cannot survive without sex." |
| Öcsi (Balogh Ferenc) | Male | 29 | Szolnok | Entertainer | Hairy; Bear |
| Roli (Tátrai Roland) | Male | 24 | Balatonföldvár | Student | His height: 2 metres |
| Sanya (Darmos Sándor) | Male | 28 | Edelény | Entertainer | Peroxide blond; Temptress |
| Szilvi (Szekeres Szilvia) | Female | 29 | Érd | - | Pretty woman |
| Timi (Lissek Tímea) | Female | 29 | Pécel | - | The most outspoken woman in the House |
| Viola (Gáti Viola) | Female | 19 | Budapest | Student | Rasta hair |
| Zoli (Zoltán) | Male | 25 | Tatabánya | Entertainer | The most outspoken man in the House |
| Zsófi (Tóth Zsófia) | Female | 22 | Debrecen | - | She likes alcohol |

### Nominations Table

| | Week 1 | Week 3 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 Final | Week 16 Final |
| Zsófi | Edina Szilvi | Zoli Mónika | Zoli Mónika | Not eligible | Mónika Kornélia | Not eligible | Kornélia Mónika | Mónika Kornélia | Kornélia Viola | Viola Roli | Winner (Day 118) | Winner (Day 118) |
| Linya | Timi Szilvi | Mónika Zoli | Zoli Lilla | Not eligible | Lilla Sanya | Sanya Öcsi | Sanya Viola | Not eligible | Viola Kornélia | Viola Roli | Runner up (Day 118) | Runner up (Day 118) |
| Roli | Géza Roli | Kornélia Zoli | Géza Zoli | Not eligible | Zsófi Linya | Not eligible | Mónika Kornélia | Not eligible | Kornélia Zsófi | Zsófi Gézu | Third place (Day 118) | Third place (Day 118) |
| Gézu | Szilvi Timi | Szilvi Géza | Szilvi Géza | Not eligible | Lilla Sanya | Not eligible | Viola Sanya | Not eligible | Viola Kornélia | Viola Roli | Fourth place (Day 118) | Fourth place (Day 118) |
| Viola | Not in house | Not in house | Not in house | Not in house | Not in house | Exempt | Linya Kornélia | Not eligible | Linya Kornélia | Linya Zsófi | Evicted (Day 111) | Evicted (Day 111) |
| Kornélia | Edina Zoli | Zoli Edina | Zoli Roli | Not eligible | Roli Öcsi | Not eligible | Zsófi Linya | Not eligible | Viola Roli | Evicted (Day 100) | Evicted (Day 100) | Evicted (Day 100) |
| Mónika | Edina Kornélia | Edina Gézu | Zsófi Gézu | Not eligible | Zsófi Gézu | Not eligible | Zsófi Gézu | Not eligible | Evicted (Day 93) | Evicted (Day 93) | Evicted (Day 93) | Evicted (Day 93) |
| Sanya | Géza Edina | Zoli Edina | Zoli Géza | Not eligible | Linya Öcsi | Not eligible | Linya Mónika | Evicted (Day 90) | Evicted (Day 90) | Evicted (Day 90) | Evicted (Day 90) | Evicted (Day 90) |
| Öcsi | Edina Géza | Gézu Zoli | Géza Zoli | Linya Zoli | Zsófi Lilla | Not eligible | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) |
| Lilla | Szilvi Timi | Zoli Géza | Géza Kornélia | Not eligible | Gézu Linya | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) |
| Zoli | Timi Roli | Gézu Linya | Linya Roli | Not eligible | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) |
| Szilvi | Kornélia Gézu | Gézu Kornélia | Gézu Sanya | Not eligible | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) | Walked (Day 47) |
| Géza | Edina Gézu | Zoli Gézu | Zoli Gézu | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) |
| Edina | Kornélia Géza | Kornélia Zoli | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) |
| Timi | Zoli Lilla | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) |
| Public nomination | Sanya (20.9%) Timi (15.5%) | Edina (19.1%) Kornelia (16.4%) | Szilvi (29.0%) Kornelia (25.9%) | none | Gézu (36.5%) Lilla (?%) | none | Gézu (?%) Sanya (?%) | none | none | none | none | none |
| Nominated | 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 | All Housemates |
| Walked | none | none | none | Szilvi | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Evicted | Timi 55.2% to evict | Edina 46.7% to evict | Géza 55.5% to evict | Zoli 53.7% to evict | Lilla 52.2% to evict | Öcsi Most votes to evict | Sanya Most votes to evict | Mónika 50.7% to evict | Kornélia Most votes to evict | Viola Most votes to evict | Gézu Fewest votes to win | Roli Fewest votes to win |
| Evicted | Timi 55.2% to evict | Edina 46.7% to evict | Géza 55.5% to evict | Zoli 53.7% to evict | Lilla 52.2% to evict | Öcsi Most votes to evict | Sanya Most votes to evict | Mónika 50.7% to evict | Kornélia Most votes to evict | Viola Most votes to evict | Linya Fewest votes to win | Zsófi Most votes to win |