Big Brother Africa 9

**Big Brother Africa 9** (also known as **Big Brother Africa: Hotshots**) is the ninth and thus far, last season of the Big Brother Africa series. It ran for 63 days between the 5th of October and 7th of December of the year 2014. Ikponmwosa "IK" Osakioduwa returned as the host of the show for the sixth time in a row. The season was meant to run for 91 days, but the house that was set up for the housemates burnt down and was unusable for the duration of the competition, so the production team revamped another house to make the housemates live there.

## Format

### Housemate Setup

There were twenty-six housemates this season and all lived in the same house. The housemates were competing for US$300 000. This season, thirteen countries participated and each provided two contestants to be a housemate. Twelve of these thirteen countries were returning countries. These twelve countries were Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The thirteenth country was new to the game. That country was Rwanda.

### Head of House

The Head of House was feature that would give one particular housemate special and unique privileges. This would especially come in handy during nominations for they were given a special privilege in terms of adding nominees. Each Head of House for the week would be determined by the Head of House challenges played on that Monday. Whoever wins the Head of House challenge becomes the week's Head of House.

### Nominations

Every week, housemates were to nominate two other housemates up for eviction. The housemates who received the most nominations were then put up for eviction. The Head of House must then decide which housemate to add or the Head of House will also face eviction. Unlike previous seasons, if the Head of House was nominated, their name was automatically nullified from the nominees list. Depending on the Head of House's decision, that list will be the housemates put up for eviction that week and Africa will then decide who stays and who goes.

### Voting

This season, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save. If a housemate received the least votes from Africa, that housemate would be evicted out of the competition. During the finale week, viewers instead voted for the housemate they wanted to win and see walk away with the prize money. The votes were split into thirteen country votes with the Rest of Africa split as the fourteenth vote to split up possible ties.

## Housemates

On Day 1, twenty-six housemates entered the house on launch night.

## Twists

A twist is an addition to the Big Brother game that makes the competition more interesting and gives different results and also contributes in changing a housemate's opinion on the game that they are playing. The following twists occurred this season:

### Extravaganza

This season, a new task, called The Extravaganza, was added. This occurred every Saturday night. The housemates were split into two teams that were chosen by the Head of House for the week. The teams were each given a specific theme that they had to perform to impress Africa as they will vote for the best performed team. The winning team won immunity for the week while the losing team had to face the nomination dagger.

#### Week 1

This week, the Extravaganza theme was called *The Musical*. This means that the housemates must perform a musical related skit. Head of House, Laveda chose the following two teams:

Team 1 was called *The Green Peppers*. The members of the team were Alusa, Arthur, Esther, Frankie, Goitse, JJ, Kacey Moore, Laveda, Lilian, Permithias, Sabina, Samantha and Tayo. They performed a story about a king and his son. After that, they made room for their musical performances of various styles.

Team 2 was called *Team Waka Waka Mou*. The members of the team were Butterphly, Ellah, Idris, Luis, M'am Bea, Macky 2, Mira, Mr. 265, Nhlanhla, Resa, Sheilla, Sipe, and Trezagah. They performed a musical war cry with matching outfits to illustrate their act. They also made other musical contents during their performance.

Team Waka Waka Mou was the winning team and gained immunity from nominations, meaning that The Green Peppers were going to face the nomination dagger.

#### Week 2

This week, the Extravaganza theme was called *Bollywood*. This means that the housemates had to show all their talents like singing, dancing, acting, etc. Head of House, Samantha chose the following two teams:

Team 1 was called *The Silver Team*. The members of the team were Alusa, Ellah, Esther, Idris, JJ, Kacey Moore, Laveda, Lilian, M'am Bea, Nhlanhla, Pemithias and Samantha. They had to perform a modern-day performance.

Team 2 was called *The Gold Team*. The members of the team were Arthur, Butterphly, Frankie, Goitse, Luis, Macky 2, Mr. 265, Sabina, Sheilla, Sipe, Tayo and Trezagah. They had to perform a traditional performance.

The Gold Team was the winning team and gained immunity from nominations, meaning that The Silver Team were going to face the nomination dagger.

#### Week 3

This week, the Extravaganza theme was called *Pantomime*. This means that the housemates had to perform a comedic-related skit in a childlike setting. Head of House, Nhlanhla chose the following two teams:

Team 1 was given the theme *Candy Land*. The members of the team were Alusa, Arthur, Kacey Moore, Laveda, Luis, Macky 2, Mr. 265, Nhlanhla, Permithias, Samantha and Sheilla. They had to perform a fairy tale type of story that included lots of candy and fantasies.

Team 2 was given the theme *Forest Fantasy*. The members of the team were Butterphly, Ellah, Frankie, Goitse, Idris, JJ, M'am Bea, Sipe, Tayo and Trezagah. They had to perform a forest/jungle related tale with lots of animal and forest props.

Forest Fantasy was the winning team and gained immunity from nominations, meaning that Candy Land were going to face the nomination dagger.

#### Week 4

This week, the Extravaganza theme was called *Shadow Dance/Stomp*. This means that the housemates had to perform a story using dance routines. Head of House, JJ chose the following two teams:

Team 1 was called *Downtown Beats*. The members of the team were Butterphly, Idris, JJ, Kacey Moore, Luis, Mr. 265, Sheilla, Sipe and Tayo. They performed the *Stomp* part of the Extravaganza. They performed a story showing struggle and survival in the city.

Team 2 was called *Urban Pulse*. The members of the team were Arthur, Ellah, Frankie, Goitse, M'am Bea, Macky 2, Nhlanhla, Permithias, Samantha and Trezagah. They performed the *Shadow Dance* part of the Extravaganza. They performed a story focusing on the hustle in the city.

Downtown Beats was the winning team and gained immunity from nominations, meaning that Urban Pulse were going to face the nomination dagger.

#### Week 5

This week, the Extravaganza theme was called *Comedy of Errors*. This means that the housemates had to perform a comedy skit involving references from the William Shakespeare plays. Head of House, Idris chose the following two teams:

Team 1 was given the theme *O Yea of Conspiracy*. The members of the team were Butterphly, Ellah, Frankie, Goitse, Idris, Macky 2, Mr. 265 and Sipe.

Team 2 was given the theme *The Strangeness of Strangers*. The members of the team were JJ, M'am Bea, Nhlanhla, Permithias, Samantha, Sheilla, Tayo and Trezagah.

The Strangeness of Strangers was the winning team and gained immunity from nominations, meaning that O Yea of Conspiracy were going to face the nomination dagger.

#### Week 6

This week, the Extravaganza theme was called *A Pernod Ricard Modern Drama*. This means that the housemates had to perform a story with a character Bible and outline a story for the modern drama. Head of House, Sipe chose the following two teams:

Team 1 had to perform a *Nollywood Movie*. The members of the team were Ellah, Goitse, Macky 2, Mr. 265, Sheilla, Sipe and Tayo. They performed an alcohol warning message that is church related. The name of their play was called *Tom's Tavern*.

Team 2 had to perform a *Modern Soapie*. The members of the team were Butterphly, Idris, JJ, M'am Bea, Nhlanhla, Samantha and Trezagah. They performed an alcohol message that is family based. The name of their play is called *Charlie's Cocktail Bar*.

This week, the teams were not competing for immunity, but for home messages from their loved ones.
Team 2 was the winning team and got a chance to receive home messages from their loved ones. Unfortunately, Team 1 got nothing.

#### Week 7

Due to the housemates heading towards the finals, the the Extravaganza didn't carry on from there.

### Star-Meter

This season, a twist has been added. It is called the Star-Meter. Each week, IK will ask a question to the viewers on which Housemate qualifies for the asked question. The Housemate with the most votes will receive a prize from Big Brother the following Monday. These are the Star-Meter questions as follows:

### Return of the Exes

On Day 42, another twist had been added. Ten ex-housemates had returned to compete against the current housemates. Each ex-housemate was from a country that was still competing in the game. The current housemates had to compete to impress Africa to keep them. If the housemate was not good enough for the fans, then that ex-housemate would replace him/her.

These were the ten ex-housemates:

* Peo from Botswana previously competed in Big Brother Africa 6. She returned to compete against Goitse and Sheilla.
* Elikem from Ghana previously competed in Big Brother Africa 8. He returned to compete against M'am Bea.
* Natasha from Malawi previously competed in Big Brother Africa 8. She returned to compete against Sipe.
* Leonel from Mozambique previously competed in Big Brother Africa 4. He returned to compete against Trezagah.
* Uti from Nigeria previously competed in Big Brother Africa 3 and Big Brother Africa 5. He returned to compete against Tayo.
* Luclay from South Africa previously competed in Big Brother Africa 6. He returned to compete against Nhlanhla.
* Feza from Tanzania previously competed in Big Brother Africa 8. She returned to compete against Idris.
* Denzel from Uganda previously competed in Big Brother Africa 8. He returned to compete against Ellah.
* Sulu from Zambia previously competed in Big Brother Africa 8. He returned to compete against Macky 2.
* Vimbai from Zimbabwe previously competed in Big Brother Africa 6. She returned to compete against Butterphly and JJ.

However, this was a prank that Big Brother played to the housemates which will see how the housemates will cope against their competition. The ex-housemates were not competing for the money, but were sent by Big Brother to cause havoc in the house.

They left during the live eviction show on Day 49.

## Nomination History

### Total Nominations Received

 No nominations.

## Voting History

 No eviction.

## Nomination, Eviction and Voting Notes

### Week 1

On Day 1 during the launch, Big Brother had announced that based on their launch perfomances, the top housemate will become Head of House while the rest will be nominated for eviction.

After scoring the highest score, Laveda immediately became the first Head of House and was also granted immunity.

The rest of the housemates were put up for eviction.

Therefore, Alusa, Arthur, Butterphly, Ellah, Esther, Frankie, Goitse, Idris, JJ, Kacey Moore, Lilian, Luis, M'am Bea, Macky 2, Mira, Mr. 265, Nhlanhla, Permithias, Resa, Sabina, Samantha, Sheilla, Sipe, Tayo and Trezagah were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Macky 2 received 2 votes to save: Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Arthur received 1 vote to save: Rwanda.
* Butterphly received 1 vote to save: Zimbabwe.
* Esther received 1 vote to save: Uganda.
* Goitse received 1 vote to save: Botswana.
* Idris received 1 vote to save: Tanzania.
* M'am Bea received 1 vote to save: Ghana.
* Nhlanhla received 1 vote to save: South Africa.
* Permithias received 1 vote to save: Namibia.
* Sabina received 1 vote: Kenya.
* Sipe received 1 vote to save: Malawi.
* Tayo received 1 vote to save: Nigeria.
* Trezagah received 1 vote to save: Mozambique.
* Alusa, Ellah, Frankie, JJ, Kacey Moore, Lilian, Luis, Mira, Mr. 265, Resa, Samantha and Sheilla each received no votes\* to save.

\*The tie-breaker rule applied to Alusa, Ellah, Frankie, JJ, Kacey Moore, Lilian, Luis, Mira, Mr. 265, Resa, Samantha and Sheilla where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Mira and Resa had the lowest average percentages.

On Day 7, Mira and Resa were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 2

On Day 8, nominations occurred.

The members of Team Waka Waka Mou won the previous Extravaganza, so they were immune from nominations, but the Head of House could still put them up for eviction.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Esther, Frankie, JJ, Laveda, Lilian, Permithias, Sabina and Tayo.

Head of House, Samantha added Ellah on the nominees list.

Therefore, Ellah, Esther, Frankie, JJ, Laveda, Lilian, Permithias, Sabina and Tayo were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* JJ received 5 votes to save: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
* Tayo received 3 votes to save: Ghana, Nigeria and Rest of Africa.
* Permithias received 2 votes to save: Namibia and Zambia.
* Ellah received 1 vote\* to save: Uganda.
* Frankie received 1 vote\* to save: Rwanda.
* Laveda received 1 vote\* to save: Tanzania.
* Sabina received 1 vote\* to save: Kenya.
* Esther and Lilian received no votes to save.

\*The tie-breaker rule applied to Ellah, Frankie, Laveda and Sabina where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 14 regions to get the average percentage. Sabina had the lowest average percentage.

On Day 14, Esther, Lilian and Sabina were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 3

On Day 15, nominations occurred.

The members of The Gold Team won the previous Extravaganza, so they were immune from nominations, but the Head of House could still put them up for eviction.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Alusa, Ellah, JJ, Laveda, M'am Bea, Nhlanhla and Permithias.

Since Nhlanhla became the week's Head of House, he was immune from possible eviction. He then added Macky 2 on the nominees list.

Therefore, Alusa, Ellah, JJ, Laveda, M'am Bea, Macky 2 and Permithias were up for eviction for the week were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Macky 2 received 4 votes to save: Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* JJ received 3 votes to save: Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
* Ellah received 2 votes to save: Rwanda and Uganda.
* M'am Bea received 2 votes to save: Ghana and Nigeria.
* Alusa received 1 vote\* to save: Kenya.
* Laveda received 1 vote\* to save: Tanzania.
* Permithias received 1 vote\* to save: Namibia.

\*The tie-breaker rule applied to Alusa, Laveda and Permithias where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 14 regions to get the average percentage. Alusa and Laveda had the lowest average percentages.

On Day 21, Alusa and Laveda were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 4

On Day 22, nominations occurred.

The members of Forest Fantasy won the previous Extravaganza, so they were immune from nominations, but the Head of House could still put them up for eviction.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Arthur, Kacey Moore, Luis, Macky 2, Mr. 265 and Sheilla.

Head of House, JJ added Frankie on the nominees list.

Therefore, Arthur, Frankie, Kacey Moore, Luis, Macky 2, Mr. 265 and Sheilla were up for eviction for the week were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Frankie received 3 votes to save: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
* Macky 2 received 3 votes to save: Mozambique, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Sheilla received 3 votes to save: Botswana, Nigeria and South Africa.
* Mr. 265 received 2 votes to save: Malawi and Zimbabwe.
* Arthur received 1 vote to save: Rwanda.
* Kacey Moore received 1 vote to save: Ghana.
* Luis received 1 vote to save: Namibia.

On Day 28, Arthur, Kacey Moore and Luis were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 5

On Day 29, nominations occurred.

The members of Downtown Beats won the previous Extravaganza, so they were immune from nominations, but the Head of House could still put them up for eviction.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Ellah, Frankie, Nhlanhla, Permithias and Trezagah.

Head of House, Idris added Butterphly on the nominees list.

Therefore, Butterphly, Ellah, Frankie, Nhlanhla, Permithias and Trezagah were up for eviction for the week were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Ellah received 4 votes to save: Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
* Trezagah received 4 votes to save: Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Butterphly received 2 votes to save: Malawi and Zimbabwe.
* Nhlanhla received 2 votes to save: Botswana and South Africa.
* Frankie received 1 vote to save: Rwanda.
* Permithias received 1 vote to save: Namibia.

On Day 35, Frankie and Permithias were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 6

On Day 36, nominations occurred.

The members of The Strangeness of Strangers won the previous Extravaganza, so they were immune from nominations, but the Head of House could still put them up for eviction.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Idris, Macky 2, Mr. 265 and Sipe.

Since Sipe became the week's Head of House, she was immune from possible eviction. She then added Samantha on the nominees list.

Also, last week on Day 32, Goitse broke a Big Brother rule. She deliberately moved during the Freeze task. As a result, Big Brother automatically put her up for eviction as punishment.

Therefore, Goitse, Idris, Macky 2, Mr. 265 and Samantha were up for eviction for the week were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Goitse received 4 votes to save: Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria and Rwanda.
* Idris received 4 votes to save: Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
* Macky 2 received 3 votes to save: Namibia, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Mr. 265 received 2 votes to save: Malawi and Zimbabwe.
* Samantha received 1 vote to save: South Africa.

On Day 42, Mr. 265 and Samantha were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 7

This week, there were no nominations or evictions due to the *Return of the Exes* twist that took place during the week.

### Week 8

On Day 50, nominations occurred.

There was no Extravaganza that took place, so that made all housemates eligible for nominations.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Goitse, Idris, JJ, Macky 2, Sheilla, Sipe and Tayo.

Since Macky 2 became the week's Head of House, he was immune from possible eviction. He then added Ellah on the nominees list.

Also, last week on Day 43, Trezagah broke a Big Brother rule. He deliberately moved during the Freeze task. As a result, Big Brother automatically put him up for eviction as punishment.

Therefore, Ellah, Goitse, Idris, JJ, Sheilla, Sipe, Tayo and Trezagah were up for eviction for the week were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Tayo received 4 votes to save: Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda and Rest of Africa.
* Idris received 3 votes to save: Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania.
* Sipe received 2 votes to save: Malawi and Zambia.
* Ellah received 1 vote\* to save: Uganda.
* Goitse received 1 vote\* to save: Botswana.
* JJ received 1 vote\* to save: Zimbabwe.
* Sheilla received 1 vote\* to save: South Africa.
* Trezagah received 1 vote\* to save: Mozambique.

\*The tie-breaker rule applied to Ellah, Goitse, JJ, Sheilla and Trezagah where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 14 regions to get the average percentage. Ellah, Goitse, Sheilla and Trezagah had the lowest average percentages.

On Day 56, Ellah, Goitse, Sheilla and Trezagah were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.