Longtime reality TV fans know to watch for the signs anytime the public is allowed to vote in a reality TV competition. Some mixed up phone numbers, the order of songs on a CD, or a major British newspaper declaring the winner ahead of time can all be signs of the possible outcome of a reality TV viewer vote. Now, Big Brother 6 fans are buzzing about a possible premonition of the voting outcome of the America’s Choice Poll
Numerous Reality TV Magazine readers have emailed us about it. Big Brother fan sites Reality BBQ and Jokers Update are buzzing about it. There is an apparent glitch on the CBS Big Brother website that is giving many fans that sinking feeling.
The CBS Big Brother website has a fan poll asking “Which HouseGuest will be evicted next?” The radio buttons for Ashlea, Kaysar, and Michael are blocked out so that fans cannot vote for them. What is unusual is that Eric’s radio button is not blocked out, even though he left the house before Kaysar. Another fan poll on the CBS Big Brother website asks “Which Houseguest will win the Grand Prize?” Again the radio buttons for Ashlea, Kaysar, and Michael are blocked out, while Eric’s radio button is still active. Is this a sign that Eric will be re-entering the house? Hence, he is the only one of the previously evicted houseguest that could be evicted again or win the Grand Prize.
In another sign of potential impending doom, VotefortheWorst.com is encouraging people to vote for Eric. Even VotefortheWorst.com admits “we know no one stands a chance to get back in besides Kaysar,” but then again stranger things have happened during reality TV viewer votes.
Even though the CBS Big Brother website error is likely just an innocent mistake, there has been some confusion over if multiple viewer votes are allowed. Realityblurred.com first reported on information from CBS that multiple votes were not allowed, but later updated the report with information that the CBS House Calls program apparently had said that multiple votes were allowed. During the most recent Big Brother broadcast, Julie Chen gave no indication that multiple voting wasn’t allowed, so many fans have been voting multiple times. The official CBS press release on America’s Choice is also a little unclear and simply states, “Other restrictions on voting may apply,” and “All decisions by CBS regarding the vote and the results are final and not subject to challenge or appeal.”
Assuming that CBS is going to try to eliminate bulk voting, then to weed our multiple votes in the online portion of the poll could be a virtually impossible task. CBS might be able to eliminate multiple votes coming from the same IP address, but what about users who use technology to vote through multiple IP addresses. A handful of users that know how to manipulate online polls could substantially impact the results.
Assuming that CBS is allowing bulk voting, there is always the possibility that fire departments could be rallying around Eric. Some Eric fans could be voting around the clock to get Eric back in the competition. While Kaysar fans could figure that Kaysar is a lock and not bother to vote repeatedly. Who will re-enter the Big Brother house could come down to a very close vote.
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