The Winner of Big Brother Canada is the player who has been awarded the victory of Big Brother Canada, out of the Final 2 by The Jury.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Big Brother Canada 8 was discontinued prematurely and no winner was crowned. The prize money was donated to a COVID-19 relief charity.
Criteria[]
There are no formal constraints on the rationale that jury members may employ in choosing the winner of Big Brother Canada. The only built-in requirement of eligibility for the title is to make it to Finale night and be eligible for voting. In seasons with a Jury, voting takes place between the 2 contestants left standing.
At the Live Finale, the finalists are subjected to interrogation by the jury, who may ask any questions or make any statements that they feel will help them make the best decision possible. As there is no objective definition of 'best' in this case, the methods by which contestants have won the game, and the reasons adopted by jury members in voting for them, have varied widely throughout the history of the series.
It should be noted that in the game of Big Brother Canada likeability and respect are not always fungible qualities. In some cases, the winner may have played a game strategically dominant enough to overcome the fact that other finalists were more likeable. At other times, the opposite may be the case, and a more sociable player may win due to the quality of their personality even in the presence of a more strategically "active" but socially inept competitor. It is up to the idiosyncratic interpretation of the jury to determine who has played the best game and it is up to each finalist to present a compelling argument in their own favor, emphasizing their strengths and eliding their weaknesses, at Finale.
Prizes[]
The winner receives a check of $100,000 (among other sponsored prizes) to be received after the season finale. The winner also gets to take home any other prize money they have won throughout their time in the game, via rewards and luxury competitions. However, making it to the Final 2 forfeits the stipend they received as payment for playing in the season, leaving them only with the grand prize money, and any other addition winnings they earned, including the Canada's Favourite Houseguest prize money if they end up winning that too.
List of Winners[]
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- Jillian MacLaughlin is infamous for being crowned the winner of Big Brother Canada 1 by mistake, as juror Topaz Brady intended to cast her vote for runner-up Gary Levy, but accidentally voted for Jillian instead, who went on to win 4-3 due to Topaz's error.
- While there was no official winner of Big Brother Canada 8, Brooke Warnock and Sheldon Jean were the last two to leave the house, in an order predetermined by production.
- With the exception of Kevin Jacobs and Bayleigh Pelham, every winner of Big Brother Canada won the game without any eviction votes cast against them.
- Up until Big Brother Canada 7, every runner-up had at least one eviction vote cast against them.
- Big Brother Canada 10 was the first season in which both the winner and the runner-up had at least one eviction vote cast against them.
- Including votes cast for their opponents at the Final Two, Jillian and Kevin J have the most votes cast against them with 3 each.
- There have been 8 men and 4 women who have won Big Brother Canada.
- Nick & Phil Paquette are counted as individuals in this tally. To be more specific, 7 seasons have been won by 8 men.
- Kevin Martin and Dane Rupert are the only winners to win with a unanimous Jury vote and to play a Perfect Game.
- Jillian is the first winner to reach the Final Three while avoiding being nominated, while Tychon Carter-Newman is the first winner to reach the Final Two without being nominated at all, including the Final Three.
- There are two winners share the same first name, Kevin Martin and Kevin Jacobs. There are also two winners who share the same nickname, being Tychon "Ty" Carter-Newman and Terrell "Ty" McDonald.
- Paras Atashnak is the first Asian-Canadian, and first person of color to win Big Brother Canada. She is also the youngest winner by date of birth, being born in August 1995.
- Nick is the youngest winner at the time of winning the game, being 20.
- Tychon Carter-Newman is the first African-Canadian, and the first man of color to win Big Brother Canada. He would be followed by Ty McDonald.
- Bayleigh Pelham is the oldest winner at the time of winning the game, being 34. Jillian is the oldest winner by date of birth, being born in October 1985.
- Sarah Hanlon is the first open member of the LGBTQ+ community to win Big Brother Canada. She would be followed by Kevin M and Bayleigh.
- Kevin Martin is the first person to win as a Returning Player.
- Bayleigh Pelham is the first person to defeat a Returning Player in the Final Two.
- A pair of exes, Ty and Bayleigh, won back-to-back seasons of Big Brother Canada. They previously dated before Ty went onto Big Brother Canada 11, and they revealed this information after Bayleigh had won Big Brother Canada 12.
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