The fourth series of Promi Big Brother started on 2 September 2016 and ended on 16 September 2016. It was the fourth series of the Big Brother franchise on Sat.1, after it left RTL II. 5 celebrity housemates ("promis") entered the house on Day 1 and the other 7 celebrities entered on Day 3. The show was hosted by Jochen Schropp.
Format Promis had participated in tasks and matches for treats or to avoid punishments. Daily nominations also took place (from Day 8 to 14). Furthermore, the house consists of two floors, the upper luxury floor and the lower poverty floor. Housemates on the luxury floor will choose of the poor housemates to join them upstairs, whilst the public will vote one of the 7 downstairs.
House This year's Promi Big Brother contains two floors, each floor having their separate living areas, bathrooms, bedrooms and diary rooms. The upper floor will be luxurious, whilst the lower floor is meager with no beds or real seating. This years the downstairs area was changed into a sewerage.
Housemates Celebrity Age on entry Notability Day entered Day exited Status Ben Tewaag 40 Actor, son of Uschi Glas 3 17 Cathy Lugner 26 Playmate and wife of Richard Lugner 3 17 Mario Basler 47 Former football player 3 17 Natascha Ochsenknecht 52 Actress and former wife of Uwe Ochsenknecht 3 17 Jessica Paszka 26 Model and reality TV personality 1 17 Frank Stäbler 27 Olympic Wrestler 1 16 Joachim Witt 68 Singer 3 15 Isa Jank 64 Actress 3 15 Marcus Prinz von Anhalt 49 Adoptive Prince, former night club owner 3 13 Robin Bade 35 Former call-in game show host 7 12 Stephen Dürr 42 Actor 1 11 Dolly Dollar 54 Actress 1 10 Edona James 29 Reality TV Personality, erotic model, and DJ 1 6
Distribution of housemates As in the last two seasons, the participants were distributed before the broadcast of the show by the producers in the respective areas. From the first show, the participants and the audience could change the distribution of the housemates in each case by voting and using the Duel Arena.
Areas and Housemates Date Upstairs Housemates Downstairs Housemates Reason 31 August and1 September 2016 Dolly, Edona, Jessica, Stephen and Frank moved in the Downstairs area on the 31 August — DollyEdonaJessicaStephenFrank 2 September 2016 Natascha, Joachim, Mario, Ben, Cathy, Isa and Marcus moved in the Upstairs area during the first live show Marcus changed the area and moved downstairs Public vote NataschaJoachimMarioBenCathyIsa DollyEdonaJessicaStephenFrankMarcus ▼ 3. September 2016 Frank and Jessica changed the from down to upstairs Duel Arena Natascha and Ben changed from upstairs to downstairs Duel Arena Dolly changed the from down to upstairs Decision by the upstairs housemates Cathy changed from upstairs to downstairs Public vote JoachimMarioIsaJessica ▲Frank ▲Dolly ▲ EdonaStephenMarcusCathy ▼Ben ▼Natascha ▼ 4 September 2016 Stephen changed the from down to upstairs Decision by the upstairs housemates Isa changed from upstairs to downstairs Public vote JoachimMarioJessicaFrankDollyStephen▲ EdonaMarcusCathyBenNataschaIsa▼ 5 September 2016 Natascha changed the from down to upstairs Decision by the upstairs housemates Mario changed from upstairs to downstairs Public vote JoachimJessicaFrankDollyStephenNatascha▲ EdonaMarcusCathyBenIsaMario▼ Edona was ejected because she broke several rules 6 September 2016 Robin moved in the downstairs area Replacement for Edona Marcus changed the from down to upstairs Decision by Joachim Frank changed from upstairs to downstairs Decision by Robin JoachimJessicaDollyStephenNataschaMarcus▲ CathyBenIsaMarioRobinFrank▼ 7 September 2016 Cathy changed the from down to upstairs Decision by the upstairs housemates Jessica changed from upstairs to downstairs Public vote JoachimDollyStephenNataschaMarcusCathy▲ BenIsaMarioRobinFrankJessica▼ 8 September 2016 Isa changed the from down to upstairs The upstairs Housemates chose Ben but he gave this opportunity to Isa Isa changed from upstairs to downstairs Public vote JoachimDollyStephenNataschaMarcusCathy BenIsa▲▼MarioRobinFrankJessica 9 September 2016 The two Teams changed the areas Duel Arena Ben▲Isa▲Mario▲Robin▲Frank▲Jessica▲ Joachim▼Dolly▼Stephen▼Natascha▼Marcus▼Cathy▼ Dolly got the fewest votes and was evicted. 10 September 2016 Robin and Joachim changed the areas Duel Arena BenIsaMarioFrankJessicaJoachim▲ StephenNataschaMarcusCathyRobin▼ Stephen got the fewest votes and was evicted. 11 September 2016 Isa changed from upstairs to downstairs Isa changed voluntarily the areas. BenMarioFrankJessicaJoachim NataschaMarcusCathyRobinIsa▼ Robin got the fewest votes and was evicted. 12 September 2016 Joachim changed from upstairs to downstairs The upstairs housemate had to decide but after not doing it the public vote decided. BenMarioFrankJessica NataschaMarcusCathyIsaJoachim▼ Marcus got the fewest votes and was evicted. 13 September 2016 Natascha and Cathy changed to the upstairs area Duel Arena Jessica and Frank changed to the downstairs area Duel Arena BenMarioNatascha▲Cathy▲ IsaJoachimJessica▼Frank▼ No one got evicted. The Eviction took place on 14 September. 14 September 2016 BenMarioNataschaCathy IsaJoachimJessicaFrank Isa got the fewest votes and was evicted (First Voting).Joachim got the fewest votes and was evicted (Second Voting). 15 September 2016 All housemates of the upstairs area changed to the downstairs area On Big Brother's command — JessicaFrankBen▼Mario▼Natascha▼Cathy▼ Frank got the fewest votes and was evicted. 16 September 2016 — BenCathyMarioNataschaJessica Jessica received the fewest votes and finished in fifth place followed by Natascha in fourth place, Mario in third place and Cathy as the runner-up. Ben received the most votes and was announced as the winner.
Duel Arena
As in the previous duels between the Duels also took place this year. Big Brother (voiced by Phil Daub) each appoint one or two residents from the "house" who must compete at the Duel Arena. In the Duel Arena they both played a game and the loser must face the consequences for his living area. A draw always win the inhabitants in the "upstairs". The duels each can either have a positive impact on the winners section or consequences for the loser section. So must for example, the losing team changing areas, receives less food or have to give personal items.
Duels Date Upstairs Housemates Downstairs Housemates Game Winner Consequence 2 September 2016 CathyJoachim DollyJessica "Rotating carousel" CathyJoachim No consequences: Housemates keep their areas 3 September 2016 Benjamin(Supporter: Natascha) Frank(Supporter: Jessica) "Fresh laundry" FrankJessica Reward: Frank and Jessica changed the area with Natasha and Benjamin 4 September 2016 MarioIsa MarcusEdona "Color-blind" MarioIsa Punishment: Markus and Edona must wear a T-shirt with two necklines in the next 24 hours 5 September 2016 DollyJoachimStephen BenMarcusNatascha "Human Simon Says" DollyJoachimStephen Reward: A fancy dress party for the upper housemates. 6 September 2016 Joachim Robin "Card House Shocker" Joachim Reward: Joachim has to choose one housemate to move upstairs, Robin has to choose one housemate to move downstairs. 7 September 2016 DollyJessicaJoachimMarcus BenCathyIsaRobin "Finger Hooks" DollyJessicaJoachimMarcus Reward: The winning team will live upstairs. 8 September 2016 Stephen Mario "Wire Coat Hanger Balance" Stephen Reward/Punishment: The winner of duel will be immune from the first eviction, the loser will face the first eviction.9 September 2016 DollyMarcus FrankJessica "Mud Ball" FrankJessica Reward/Punishment: The team of the winning housemates will live upstairs, the team of the losing housemates will live downstairs. JessicaMarioRobin CathyNataschaStephen "Showing Teeth" CathyNataschaStephen Reward: A phone call from home for Stephen. 10 September 2016 Robin Joachim "Operation hip swing" Joachim Reward: Joachim changed the area with Robin. 11 September 2016 Mario Marcus "Brain training" Marcus Reward: Marcus won immunity from elimination but later gave it to Natascha Punishment: Mario faced the nomination. 12 September 2016 BenFrankJessica CathyMarcusNatascha "Cold chain" BenFrankJessica Reward: The winning team received video messages from their family and friends. 13 September 2016 BenFrankJessicaMario CathyJoachimNataschaIsa "Poker" MarioNataschaBenCathy Reward: All housemates competed in pairs of two consisted of the two areas. The four winners of the four duels changed to the upstairs area. 14 September 2016 CathyMario JessicaJoachim "Tandem bike" CathyMario Reward: The winners got two nomination votes.Punishment: The Losers were not allowed to nominate. 15 September 2016 Ben,Frank "Slap Quiz" Ben Reward/Punishment: The winner of duel will be immune from the last eviction, the loser will face the last eviction.
All housemates lived after the merge at downstairs. Therefore, there were two housemates competing from the same area.
Nominations table – Downstairs Housemates after week 1 – Upstairs Housemates after week 1 – Immune from nomination – Nominated before the actual nomination – This round of nominations were to save.
Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14 Day 15Day 16Day 17FinalNominationsreceived Ben Isa Nonominations Robin,Marcus Frank Mario Joachim Mario Winner(Day 17) 6 Cathy Marcus Nonominations Jessica,Marcus Marcus Frank Jessica,Natascha Mario Runner-Up(Day 17) 7 MarioIsa Nonominations Robin,Isa Isa Natascha Joachim,Cathy Cathy Third Place(Day 17) 3 Natascha Cathy Nonominations Isa,Jessica Cathy Mario Joachim Mario Fourth Place(Day 17) 1 Jessica Isa Nonominations Robin,Marcus Marcus Ben Noteligible Cathy Fifth Place(Day 17) 4 Frank Isa Nonominations Robin,Joachim Ben Jessica Cathy Cathy Evicted(Day 16) 1 Joachim Dolly Nonominations Marcus,Isa Marcus Frank Noteligible Evicted(Day 15) 9 Isa Ben Nonominations Joachim,Ben Ben Cathy Evicted(Day 15) 8 Marcus Joachim Nonominations Robin,Joachim Joachim Evicted(Day 13) 8 Robin Ben Nonominations Jessica,Ben Evicted(Day 12) 5 Stephen Dolly Nonominations Evicted(Day 11) 0 Dolly Joachim Evicted(Day 10) 2 EdonaEjected(Day 6) N/ANomination notes 1, 2, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 none Againstpublic vote Dolly,Isa,Joachim,Mario All Housemates Marcus,Mario,Robin Ben,Marcus Isa,Joachim Cathy,Joachim Cathy,Frank,Mario Ben,Cathy,Jessica,Mario,NataschaEjected Edona noneEvicted DollyFewest votesto save StephenFewest votesto save RobinFewest votesto save MarcusFewest votesto save IsaFewest votesto save JoachimFewest votesto save FrankFewest votesto save Jessica(out of 5) Natascha(out of 4) MarioFewest votes(out of 3) CathyFewest votes(out of 2) BenMost votesto win
Notes
: On Day 6 Edona was ejected because she broke several rules. : Stephen was immune from the first nomination after winning the duel on Day 9, while Mario was immediately nominated after he lost the duel. : The housemates were only allowed to nominate a housemate in their area. : On Day 11 all housemates faced the public vote. : Marcus was immune from the third nomination after winning the duel on Day 12 but he gave it to Natascha, while Mario was immediately nominated after he lost the duel. : The housemates had to nominate face to face. : The housemates had to choose a housemate to be protected, so to be immune from the public vote rather than nominate. The housemates with the fewest votes to be immune would be nominated. No one got evicted on Day 14 the public could vote for 24 hours and the eviction took place on Day 15. : After the eviction from Day 14 the housemates took place in a duel. The winners, Cathy and Mario, could nominate twice and it didn't matter if both votes went to the same person, while the losers, Jessica and Joachim, were not allowed not nominate. : Ben was immune from the last nomination after winning the duel on Day 16, while Frank was immediately nominated after losing the duel. Also the housemates had to nominate face to face.
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