# Big Brother (German TV series) season 8

The eighth season of Big Brother Germany lasted exactly half a year from 7 January 2008 to 7 July 2008 and was shown on RTL II. Wherein a daily show the previous day's events were summarized. In a weekly live show, hosted by Charlotte Karlinder, Miriam Pielhau and Jürgen Milski, nominations and evictions were held. Usually, the housemates nominated each other with the viewers voting for eviction of a nominee (by phone). Additionally, the 24-hour live TV channel was brought back and was again offered by Premiere for 15 € a month.

## Summary

For the first time since Big Brother: The Battle, the house was divided into two areas: rich and poor. The rich area, holding 6 housemates, was luxurious with comfortable furniture, a wide range of food and beverages, sufficient cigarette supplies and alcoholic drinks (beer, wine, champagne). The poor area, also inhabited by 6 housemates, on the other hand, was equipped like a canteen kitchen. The food supplies were rather poor with limited cigarette supplies and usually no alcoholic beverages. Both areas were separated by a small wall, which wasn't allowed to be crossed and over which no "smuggling" was allowed. A spiral staircase, used by both teams, lead to the upper floor which held the bedrooms. While the rich area's bedroom had luxurious double beds, the poor team's bedroom contained an operating-table-like structure, on which the housemates slept in sleeping bags.
From time to time (usually during the weekly live show) there were matches in which both teams competed against each other, resulting in the winning team changing into or continuing to live in the rich area. In additional matches teams could compete for rewards (e.g. a large plate with burgers and fries, being able to play Wii in a separated room, etc.).
The winner was Silke "Isi" Kaufmann who won 250,000 €. The season's theme song was "Choose to be me" by Sunrise Avenue.

## Housemates

| Name | Age on entry | Hometown | Occupation | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
| Silke "Isi" Kaufmann | 26 | Mülheim | Pole dancer | 1 | 183 | Winner |
| Marcel Schiefelbein | 23 | Köthen | Chef | 8 | 183 | Runner-up |
| Kevin Daßler | 26 | St. Augustin | Shop assistant | 1 | 183 | 3rd Place |
| Tanja Höfer | 21 | Tönisvorst | Student | 78 | 183 | 4th Place |
| Mandy Fleck | 20 | Wedderstedt | Beautician | 92 | 183 | 5th Place |
| Gianfranco "Franco" Cielo | 31 | Göppingen | Electrician | 85 | 176 | Evicted |
| Alex Stark | 32 | Poing | Promoter | 1 | 162 | Evicted |
| Steffi Rosengart | 25 | Ziemetshausen | | 85 | 148 | Evicted |
| Caro Podleschka | 19 | Korschenbroich | Student | 36 | 134 | Evicted |
| Nora | 48 | Berlin | Psychologist | 85 | 120 | Evicted |
| Hassan Nejme | 23 | Hilchenbach | Construction mechanic | 1 | 115 | Walked |
| Serafino Pulsone | 30 | Berlin | Hair stylist | 64 | 106 | Evicted |
| Mari Eckhardt | 35 | Rudersberg | | 85 | 99 | Ejected |
| Marcel Schmidt | 24 | Bebra | Pizza boy | 59 | 92 | Evicted |
| Nadine Sommerfeld | 25 | Köthen | Dentist's assistant | 3 | 79 | Walked |
| Jenny Schindler | 22 | Dortmund | Student | 50 | 78 | Evicted |
| Patrick Neumann | 34 | Ramsdorf | Promoter | 29 | 76 | Walked |
| Rebecca Stawitzky | 25 | Wiesbaden | Waitress | 1 | 68 | Ejected |
| Melly Wittmann | 19 | Berlin | Waitress | 1 | 64 | Evicted |
| Manuel Schmidt | 24 | Bebra | Student | 50 | 53 | Walked |
| Neila Gargouri | 24 | Hannover | | 22 | 50 | Evicted |
| Ann-Kathrin "Anki" Torringen | 24 | Hamburg | Student | 5 | 36 | Evicted |
| Dirk | 39 | | | 22 | 34 | Walked |
| Bianca Murken | 34 | Berlin | Teacher | 1 | 22 | Evicted |
| Adrian Rohrmüller | 28 | Landshut | Bouncer | 1 | 8 | Ejected |

## Nominations table

| | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 5 | Week 7 | Week 9 | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 19 | Week 21 | Week 23 | Week 25 | Week 26 Final | Week 26 Final |
| Isi | Rebecca | Bianca | Anki | Neila | Hassan | Jenny | Marcel S. | Hassan Serafino | Tanja | Alex | Steffi | Franco | Franco | Winner (Day 183) | Winner (Day 183) |
| Marcel | Not in House | Rebecca | Rebecca | Rebecca | Rebecca | Isi | Alex | Isi Serafino | Isi | Isi | Steffi | Franco | Marcel | Runner-Up (Day 183) | Runner-Up (Day 183) |
| Kevin | Melly | Bianca | Rebecca | Rebecca | Rebecca | Nadine | Alex | Isi Serafino | Steffi | Steffi | Steffi | Franco | Kevin | Third Place (Day 183) | Third Place (Day 183) |
| Tanja | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Alex | Alex Serafino | Nora | Caro | Franco | Alex | Franco | Fourth Place (Day 183) | Fourth Place (Day 183) |
| Mandy | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Isi Serafino | Steffi | Caro | Steffi | Alex | Mandy | Fifth Place (Day 183) | Fifth Place (Day 183) |
| Franco | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Kevin Serafino | Nora | Alex | Tanja | Alex | Kevin | Evicted (Day 176) | Evicted (Day 176) |
| Alex | Rebecca | Rebecca | Rebecca | Isi | Melly | Nadine | Kevin | Isi Serafino | Tanja | Franco | Tanja | Franco | Evicted (Day 162) | Evicted (Day 162) | Evicted (Day 162) |
| Steffi | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Hassan Franco | Nora | Not Eligible | Kevin | Evicted (Day 148) | Evicted (Day 148) | Evicted (Day 148) | Evicted (Day 148) |
| Caro | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Nadine | Melly | Nadine | Alex | Isi Tanja | Tanja | Alex | Evicted (Day 134) | Evicted (Day 134) | Evicted (Day 134) | Evicted (Day 134) | Evicted (Day 134) |
| Nora | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Isi Franco | Tanja | Evicted (Day 120) | Evicted (Day 120) | Evicted (Day 120) | Evicted (Day 120) | Evicted (Day 120) | Evicted (Day 120) |
| Hassan | Melly | Bianca | Anki | Isi | Isi | Jenny | Alex | Isi Nora | Nora | Walked (Day 115) | Walked (Day 115) | Walked (Day 115) | Walked (Day 115) | Walked (Day 115) | Walked (Day 115) |
| Serafino | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Isi | Hassan | Alex Franco | Evicted (Day 106) | Evicted (Day 106) | Evicted (Day 106) | Evicted (Day 106) | Evicted (Day 106) | Evicted (Day 106) | Evicted (Day 106) |
| Mari | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) | Ejected (Day 99) |
| Marcel S. | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Nadine | Isi | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) | Evicted (Day 92) |
| Nadine | Rebecca | Bianca | Anki | Rebecca | Caro | Jenny | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) | Walked (Day 79) |
| Jenny | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Melly | Nadine | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) | Evicted (Day 78) |
| Patrick | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Neila | Kevin | Jenny | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) | Walked (Day 76) |
| Rebecca | Melly | Kevin | Kevin | Nadine | Melly | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) | Ejected (Day 68) |
| Melly | Rebecca | Rebecca | Anki | Rebecca | Rebecca | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) | Evicted (Day 64) |
| Manuel | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) | Walked (Day 53) |
| Neila | Not in House | Not in House | Melly | Melly | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) | Evicted (Day 50) |
| Anki | Melly | Kevin | Melly | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) | Evicted (Day 36) |
| Dirk | Not in House | Not in House | Kevin | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) | Walked (Day 34) |
| Bianca | Rebecca | Nadine | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) | Evicted (Day 22) |
| Adrian | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) | Ejected (Day 8) |
| Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Nominated For Eviction | Melly, Rebecca | Bianca, Rebecca | Anki, Rebecca | Isi, Nadine, Neila | Melly, Patrick | Isi, Jenny | Hassan, Isi, Marcel S. | Alex, Serafino | Isi, Nora, Tanja | Alex, Caro | Steffi, Tanja | Alex, Franco, Marcel | Franco, Kevin, Tanja | Isi, Kevin, Mandy, Marcel, Tanja | Isi, Kevin, Mandy, Marcel, Tanja |
| Walked | none | none | Dirk | none | Manuel | Patrick | Nadine | none | Hassan | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Ejected | Adrian | none | none | none | none | Rebecca | none | Mari | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Evicted | Rebecca 5 of 9 votes to fake evict | Bianca 90.8% to evict | Anki 90.6% to evict | Neila 67.2% to evict | Melly 73.3% to evict | Jenny 69.5% to evict | Marcel S. 60.5% to evict | Serafino 81.5% to evict | Nora 81.3% to evict | Caro 71.5% to evict | Steffi 66.8% to evict | Alex 73.3% to evict | Franco 74.4% to evict | Mandy 2.4% (out of 5) | Tanja 4.9% (out of 5) |
| Evicted | Rebecca 5 of 9 votes to fake evict | Bianca 90.8% to evict | Anki 90.6% to evict | Neila 67.2% to evict | Melly 73.3% to evict | Jenny 69.5% to evict | Marcel S. 60.5% to evict | Serafino 81.5% to evict | Nora 81.3% to evict | Caro 71.5% to evict | Steffi 66.8% to evict | Alex 73.3% to evict | Franco 74.4% to evict | Kevin 10.1% (out of 3) | Marcel 45.4% (out of 2) |
| Evicted | Melly 4 of 9 votes to fake evict | Bianca 90.8% to evict | Anki 90.6% to evict | Neila 67.2% to evict | Melly 73.3% to evict | Jenny 69.5% to evict | Marcel S. 60.5% to evict | Serafino 81.5% to evict | Nora 81.3% to evict | Caro 71.5% to evict | Steffi 66.8% to evict | Alex 73.3% to evict | Franco 74.4% to evict | Isi 54.6% to win | Isi 54.6% to win |