Big Brother 2002, also known as Big Brother 3, is the third series of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show followed fourteen contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built house. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Kate Lawler, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000 by becoming the first female winner of the series.
As with the previous two series, Big Brother 3 lasted 64 days. It launched on Channel 4 on 24 May 2002 and ended on 26 July 2002. Davina McCall returned as presenter for her third consecutive year. Twelve housemates entered on launch night, with two additional housemates being introduced in later weeks.
The series was watched by an average of 5.8 million viewers, making it the highest viewed series of the show to date. Its finale peaked at 10 million viewers - making it both the 2nd most watched episode of Big Brother UK and the tenth most watched broadcast by Channel 4 to date.
Format Big Brother is a game show in which a group of contestants, called housemates, live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built "house", which includes everyday facilities such as a fully equipped kitchen, garden, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. The house is also a television studio with cameras and microphones in most of the rooms to record the activities of the housemates. The only place where housemates can escape the company of the other contestants is the Diary Room, where they are encouraged to voice their true feelings. Not all Diary Room footage is broadcast due to the privacy of the contestants. Each week all housemates nominate two of their fellow contestants for potential eviction. Failure to do so may result in a punishment, such as a reduction in the prize fund. The two, or more, housemates with the highest number of nominations face a public vote conducted by phone, with the contestant receiving the most votes being evicted from the house. The last contestant remaining in the house is declared the winner and is awarded a cash prize of £70,000. On eviction night, there were two live eviction shows held. In the first, host Davina McCall would reveal to the housemates who had been evicted from the house, though the percentages were withheld from the group. Following the announcement, the evicted housemate had two hours to pack their belongings and prepare to leave the house. At the start of the second episode, McCall would inform the evicted housemate that they had only moments to walk out the door. Upon exiting through the house's front door, McCall led the evictee into a studio where they met with their family and friends. While in the studio, McCall had an interview with the evicted housemate, and showed their best bits - a video compilation of their time in the house.
Housemates
Name Age on entry Hometown Day entered Day exited Result Kate Lawler 22Beckenham 1 64 Jonny Regan 29Trimdon, County Durham 1 64 nowrap Alex Sibley 23London 1 64 Jade Goody 20London 1 64 Tim Culley 23Worcester 24 57 Peter James "PJ" Ellis 22Birmingham 1 50 Adele Roberts 23Southport 1 43 Sophie Pritchard 24Marlow 10 36 Spencer Smith 22St Ives 1 29 Lee Davey 21 Leicester 1 22 Sandy Cumming 43Fife 1 20 Alison Hammond 27Birmingham 1 15 Lynne Moncrieff 36Aberdeen 1 8 Sunita Sharma 25London 1 7
Nominations table Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9FinalNominationsreceivedKateNonominations Alex,Sandy Alex,Sandy Alex,Jade Alex,Jade Jade,Alex Nonominations Tim,Alex Winner(Day 64) 6JonnyNonominations Sandy,Alex Sandy,Alex Alex,Spencer Alex,Tim Adele,Jade Nonominations Tim,Alex Runner-up(Day 64) 16AlexNonominations Jonny,Alison Jonny,Lee Spencer,PJ Jonny,Kate Jade,Jonny Nonominations Jade,Jonny Third place(Day 64) 19JadeNominated Jonny,Alex Lee,Sophie Banned Sophie,Jonny Kate,Tim Nonominations Tim,Alex Fourth place(Day 64) 14TimNot inHouse Exempt Sophie,Jonny Jade,Kate Nonominations Jade,Jonny Evicted(Day 57) 6PJNonominations Alex,Sandy Lee,Sophie Alex,Sophie Sophie,Adele Adele,Jade Nonominations Evicted(Day 50) 3AdeleNonominations Alison,Kate Jonny,Lee PJ,Spencer Jonny,PJ Jade,Jonny Evicted(Day 43) 3SophieNot in House Exempt Alex,Sandy Spencer,Jade Jade,Tim Evicted(Day 36) 7SpencerNonominations Alex,Alison Jonny,Lee Sophie,Alex Evicted(Day 29) 4LeeNonominations Jade,Kate Jade,Jonny Evicted(Day 22) 5SandyNonominations Jonny,Alison Jonny,Kate Walked(Day 20) 7AlisonNonominations Alex,Sandy Evicted(Day 15) 4LynneNominated Evicted(Day 8) 0Sunita NonominationsWalked(Day 7) 0Notes none none none Againstpublic vote Adele,Alex,Alison,Jade,Jonny,Kate,Lee,Lynne,PJ,Sandy,Spencer,Sunita Alex,Alison,Sandy Jonny,Lee Alex,Spencer Jonny,Sophie Adele,Jade,Jonny,Kate Kate,PJ Alex,Tim Alex,Jade,Jonny,Kate WalkedSunita none Sandy noneEvictedLynneHousemates' choiceto evictAlison38.52%to evictLee84%to evictSpencer55.08%to evictSophie85%to evictAdele62%to evictPJ80.7%to evictTim81.48%to evictJade20%(out of 4)Alex27.4%(out of 3)Jonny 41.95%(out of 2) Survived JadeHousemates' choiceto save Alex38.44%Sandy23.04% Jonny16% Alex44.92% Jonny15% Jade36%Jonny1%Kate1% Kate19.3% Alex18.52%Kate58.05%to win Notes
Weekly summary Week 1 EntrancesOn Day 1, Alex, Jonny, Lee, PJ, Sandy, Spencer, Adele, Alison, Jade, Kate, Lynne, and Sunita entered the house. Twists During the premiere night, host Davina McCall revealed that the public would vote for their least favourite housemates, and the two with the most votes would be up for eviction that week. However, as the public decided the nominees, the housemates themselves would have to choose which of the nominees to evict. Tasks This week, housemates were not assigned a shopping task, and were automatically given money for their shopping budget. On Day 5, the housemates were told to each paint one of the dining room chairs however they wanted. Exits On Day 7, Sunita walked from the house. On Day 8, Davina revealed that Jade and Lynne had received the most votes and were nominated for eviction. They all unanimously voted to evict Lynne, and she was evicted from the house. Week 2 EntrancesOn Day 10, Sophie entered the house. Tasks On Day 9, the housemates participated in their first live task of the season as part of the Saturday Night Live spin-off. They had to take a general knowledge quiz to win their shopping budget for the week. To succeed, the housemates were required to answer seven out of ten questions correctly. The group successfully completed the task. PunishmentsOn Day 9, Alison and Kate were reprimanded for discussing nominations. NominationsOn Day 11, Alex, Alison, and Sandy, received the most votes and faced the public vote. Due to being a new housemate, Sophie was exempt from the nomination process. ExitsOn Day 15, Alison was evicted from the house receiving 39% of the public vote to evict. Week 3 TasksOn Day 16, the housemates participated in their live task to determine which housemates would be on the rich side and which would be on the poor side. For their task, housemates had to take turns in trying to shoot a basketball through a hoop. The first five housemates to score would live on the rich side. These housemates were Jonny, Kate, Lee, Sophie, and Sandy. The remaining housemates - Adele, Alex, Jade, PJ, and Spencer - would live on the poor side. Housemates on the poor side would live off basic rations and would only have use of the outside toilet and shower. On the rich side, housemates would be on a large shopping budget, the pool and inside toilet facilities. Punishments On Day 17, Kate and Spencer were scolded for sharing a kiss across the divide. When Kate gave him beer through the kiss, Big Brother forced her to confiscate six cans of beer from the fridge as punishment. On Day 19, Kate and Spencer received their first official strikes in the house for crossing the divide. Nominations On Day 18, Jonny and Lee received the most votes and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 19, Sandy walked from the house by climbing over the wall in the backyard and escaping. On Day 22, Lee was evicted from the house receiving 84% of the public vote to evict. Week 4 Entrances On Day 24, Tim entered the house. TasksOn Day 23, the housemates were given their next live task. In order to determine which housemates would live on which side of the house, the group had to take turns throwing darts at a dartboard. The housemate with the best score at the end of the task would choose three housemates to join them on the rich side of the house. Alex was the winner of the task and selected Adele, Jade, and Sophie to be on the rich side of the house. This meant that Jonny, Kate, PJ, and Spencer were on the poor side. Due to the divide in the house, the housemates had to decide which side of the house that new housemate Tim would live on. They ultimately chose for Tim to live on the rich side. Punishments Jade was banned from making nominations this week after discussing nominations. On Day 29, Jonny received one strike after crossing the divide. Nominations On Day 25, Alex and Spencer received the most votes and faced the public vote. Due to being a new housemate, Tim was exempt from the nomination process. Exits On Day 29, Spencer was evicted from the house receiving 55% of the public vote to evict. Week 5 TasksOn Day 30, housemates participated in their weekly live task to determine how they would be separated this week. They played a game of musical chairs in the rich bedroom, with one housemate being eliminated each round. The last housemate remaining would select three housemates to join them on the rich side of the house. Alex was the winner of the task and chose Adele, Jade and, PJ to join him on the rich side. Meaning Jonny, Kate, Sophie, and Tim lived on the poor side for the week. On Day 32, housemates were given a task in which they must learn two dances by the following night. If they were successful, they would win a garden party. The group was successful and passed the task. Punishments On Day 31, Jade received her first official strike after discussing nominations. Nominations On Day 32, Jonny and Sophie received the most votes and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 36, Sophie was evicted from the house receiving 85% of the public vote to evict. Week 6 Tasks On Day 37, housemates were given the opportunity to take down the divide. Their weekly task was a "Memory Quiz" where they were each asked questions about the house in the diary room. They were told that if they all got their questions right, the divide would be taken down. Kate and Tim were the only housemates to successfully complete the task. Despite this, however, Big Brother gave them a second chance to take the divide down. Kate entered the diary room and was told if she could name all of the housemates in alphabetical order, then the divide would be taken down; failure would result in Kate being moved to the poor side. Kate failed this task and was moved to the poor side, meaning Tim was the only housemate on the rich side. The housemates were given a task of making sock puppets to represent the fourteen housemates that have appeared on this season. NominationsOn Day 39, Adele, Jade, Jonny, and Kate, received the most votes and faced the public vote. ExitsOn Day 43, Adele was evicted from the house receiving 62% of the public vote to evict. Week 7 TwistsOn Day 44, the divide in the house was officially taken down, and the "Rich & Poor" twist ended. TasksOn Day 44, the housemates learned that they must select two housemates to be given a video message from home. In exchange for this, the two selected housemates would be the nominees for eviction, and the nominations on Monday would be cancelled. Kate and PJ were selected by pulling straws.