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September 19, 2005
By TARA MERRIN -- Calgary Sun

The finale of Big Brother 6 won't air until tomorrow night, but for many fans and ousted houseguest Kaysar Ridha, the game ended Friday.

That's when Janelle, the final member of Ridha's "Sovereign Six" alliance, was booted from the house, leaving two members of "The Friendship" to battle it out for the $500,000 prize.

Maggie and Ivette will have a chance to convince seven of their former housemates to vote for them during the show's conclusion on CBS.

"I can't say anything nice about either of them," says Ridha, who does not get to vote. "They claim to play with their hearts, but they don't seem to have any idea what that means. I'm not sure they have hearts."

The 25-year-old graphic designer from California has a right to be angry.

He was evicted from the BB6 house by The Friendship not once, but twice.

After being voted back into the house by American viewers, Ridha made a pact with the group, who each promised to keep him in the game if he threw a major competition. He did -- and they sent him packing anyway.

"For them, it's just about greed and the lust for fame.

"It's appalling," says Ridha, who promises to keep his opinions to himself during the live finale.

"I am going to be very diplomatic. I don't plan on seeing any of these people ever again so I may as well find some closure."

Ridha is also looking forward to putting BB6 behind him and moving on to some new experiences.

One of those will be making a guest appearance on an episode of The Young and the Restless to air Oct. 5.

"No matter who gets the money, I think I'm the real winner. I have so many fans who voted for me and I am so thankful for that. I'm having such a good time -- I really can't ask for anything more," he says.

The finale of Big Brother airs tomorrow at 10 p.m. on Global and CBS.

From : TVGuide
by Angel Cohn

After being a fairly loyal member of the Friendship from the get go, April Lewis made an unfriendly exit from the Big Brother house last Tuesday night. After her pal, Ivette, won the Power of Veto competition — and was a little too exuberant in her celebrating — April gave her a piece of her mind. Too bad Ivette had control over who went home and, of course, picked the 31-year-old pharmaceutical rep instead of her buddy, Maggie. TVGuide.com caught up with the recently married Texan to find out what she thought about the fight, Howie's comments about her husband and dog and what she most wants to do now.

TVGuide.com: So are you relieved to be out of that crazy house?
April Lewis: Uh, yeah! I haven't slept all night, I'm still getting over the high of getting out of the house. I'm so excited.

TVGuide.com: What do you want to do when you're completely done with the show?
April: Gosh, I just want to just go eat and have someone wait on me, and not have to pick up after myself. That's my first goal.

TVGuide.com: And of course see your husband, Matt....
April: Of course, that's a given. Him, Pepperoni [my dog] and my parents are my life. Then I want to just go and eat a big, fat meal and tell them what I want, and they'll pick up my plates for me. Then just go home and relax in a bathtub with no cameras on me.

TVGuide.com: All things that we often take for granted.
April: Yes! Last night I was in the bathroom, and I was like, "Oh, my gosh, there are no cameras. I don't have to worry about putting a towel over me." It's so insane.

TVGuide.com: You made it pretty far, to the final four. Were you surprised?
April: I was very surprised — not that I didn't think I could make it, but I went into the house not having expectations. I didn't want to be discouraged or anything, and next thing I know, I'm in the final four, going, "My gosh, what happened here?" The time flew.

TVGuide.com: Before you left, you fought with Ivette. Are you sad about that now or relieved you got that off your chest?
April: Ivette knew something was bothering me, and the way she reacted to winning the Power of Veto really hurt my feelings. She knew she would be sending me home, so to react like that was very uncalled for, because we had helped her a lot in the game. I just had a lot of stuff boiling inside of me, but she wanted to hear it. So I laid it on the line for her, and I felt so much better getting it off my chest. It hurt my feelings that I had to hurt her, but I feel like I handled it like an adult. How she handled it amazed me. I knew I could never win against Ivette, so there was no need to sit there and battle back with her because nothing would have come of it. I just let her say her piece and I felt 110 percent after I got that off my chest.

TVGuide.com: How is your relationship now?
April: We really weren't talking much [anyway]. Before leaving the house, I told her I loved her and I wished her the best, and to hang in there. She just kind of said, "Yeah, whatever." I really genuinely do like her, and that was what I was trying to tell her that day. I know that I hurt her feelings. We weren't on great talking terms, but I think she truly does feel bad. I think it will be better once she gets out of the house, for sure.


TVGuide.com: You did tell Janelle that you would consider voting for her instead of Ivette. Were you angry at that point, or were you seriously considering that?
April: I told Maggie that. I was very PO'ed at that point. It was a heat-of-the-moment thing when I told Maggie that I would vote for Janelle over Ivette, but I don't know what I'm going to do. I know I'd definitely vote for Maggie, because I love her to death. I'm going to have to see the competitions before I really decide who I'm going to vote for in the final two.

TVGuide.com: Are you dreading going to the sequester house?
April: I'm so psyched about going to the sequester house. I could sit here and sulk, saying I didn't win the $500,000, but that really wasn't my goal going in. I didn't put that in my head. If I would have won it, it would have been great, a real surprise. But to be out of that house is amazing. I'm just going to keep a positive attitude and be happy about what I have outside of these walls, like my family and my husband and stuff.

TVGuide.com: What's the real story of how you know your partner, Jennifer?
April: I had tried out for a reality show over a year ago and met her at the casting [call]. She and I became friends — didn't really see each other in person a lot, but talked on the phone a lot and found out that we were sorority sisters from different colleges.

TVGuide.com: Is there anything you hope didn't make it to TV?
April: Yes. I'm hoping it doesn't, but now that I'm telling you, it probably will: I never knew that when I ate grapes that I would get gas so bad. They'd cut me off from the grapes at night. I'm not a gassy person. I think it was just the food being changed up and your body being changed. I was like, "Please don't tell me they are putting all of this on air, because this is not normally how I am."

TVGuide.com: One thing we did see is you talking about how hard it was to be away from your husband and not to have, um, "relations." Are you worried your mom will see that?
April: I'm not that sexual of a person, but after being around crazy people like that forever and listening to Howie, you start of thinking about it. Maggie and I, we got a little happy toward the end. My mom is like, so awesome, and she is the coolest mom in the world, so I knew she would be OK with it. Plus, I'm married, so whatever. God made us women for a reason.

TVGuide.com: Are you worried that Matt and Howie are going to come to blows at the finale?
April: No. Matt is such a grown-up, and he takes things with a grain of salt. Howie apologized to me and he said he apologized to Matt in the [diary room]. Howie is Howie; he was upset, and I understand why he was upset, I just wish he hadn't taken it out on me. Spread the wealth a little bit!

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AFTER HANGING TOUGH FOR MANY WEEKS, JANELLE IS FINALLY VOTED OUT OF THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE BY IVETTE, LEAVING TWO HOUSEGUESTS AT THE MERCY OF THE JURY FOR THE GRAND PRIZE

Janelle is the 13th Person Evicted From The Big Brother 6 House

The Big Brother 6 Jury, Including Former Houseguests April, Jennifer, Rachel, James, Beau, Howie and Janelle, Will Decide Between Maggie and Ivette For the Grand Prize of $500,000 on the Live Finale Broadcast on Tuesday, Sept. 20

LOS ANGELES -- After hanging tough for many weeks, Janelle, the final member of the "Sovereign" alliance remaining in the house, was voted out by Ivette after losing to her in the final leg of the three-part Head of Household competition. The 25-year-old VIP cocktail waitress, originally from Grand Rapids, Minn. and currently living in Miami Beach, Fla., was kicked out by Ivette live on Friday, Sept. 16.

Now, Maggie and Ivette are the final two houseguests, one of whom will receive the grand prize of $500,000 on the BIG BROTHER 6 live finale to be broadcast on Tuesday, Sept. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

In the first of a three-part HOH competition, Janelle, Ivette and Maggie competed in the "Key To Being Safe" endurance competition that involved each of them standing on a spinning dial (stage) while holding onto their individual keys. Ivette won the first competition, which was revealed on the Friday, September 16 broadcast. Also revealed on Friday was Janelle's victory over Maggie in the second part of the HOH competition, "Jumbo Combo," in which the houseguest who answered eight questions correctly received the combination to a giant padlock. The first person to open the padlock and get the giant key was declared the winner. In the final leg of the HOH competition, Ivette and Janelle competed in "The Grand Jury," in which Big Brother jury members were asked questions and Ivette and Janelle had to guess their former housemates' answers. Ivette emerged victorious and immediately evicted Janelle live on the air.

Following her eviction, Janelle was interviewed by host Julie Chen about her experience in the house.

Janelle joins Jennifer, April, Rachel, James, Beau and Howie on the jury who will decide the grand prize winner of $500,000 on the live finale broadcast on Tuesday, Sept. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, live ET, delayed PT).

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Maggie and Ivette are the final two while Janelle's silicon is deflated as she's booted from the house with one more BB to go

TV Worship: BIG BROTHER 6 - PIC AND BLOG OF THE WEEK (September 19, 2005)

Wow. It’s hard to believe, tomorrow night, this whole thing known as BIG BROTHER 6 will be over and done with. Someone will walk away with $500,000 and my TiVo can finally take a much needed break from recording the show three times a week.

As you probably all know, I am elated that Janelle got the boot. While I admire the way she played the game, I also would have vomited until Christmas knowing that little Barbie doll ran off with a load of cash if she made it to the final two. She’s going to be fine . She’s got her looks and her man manipulation satellite system up and running. She’ll make money off of appearances, book deals, plastic surgery mishaps in the future – she’ll be fine. And, let’s be honest, she does have a pretty good memory. She’s not the dumb blonde she first came off as. She’ll find a way to parlay her BIG BROTHER 6 fame into whatever she wants and needs. She’ll be at premieres, she’ll be some correspondent for some crappy entertainment news show on the National Geographic Channel and she might even end up in a movie for two seconds as Bimbo-girl on the left.

Janelle – you are set for life. But you were anyway, so I’m not shedding a tear.

September 21, 2005
By JOHN POWELL --JAM! Showbiz



Maggie Ausburn, the winner of 'Big Brother 6'. (Photo courtesy of CBS.)

'Big Brother 6' HouseGuest and Jedi Knight in training, Howie Gordon, said it best. Finalists Maggie Ausburn and Ivette Corredero were indeed "America's last choices" to win the CBS reality show.

Despite being despised by the overwhelming majority of die-hard fans, Maggie Ausburn, the 26-year-old nurse from Las Vegas, took home the $500,000 U.S. grand prize while Ivette, the 25-year-old waitress from Miami, came in second and scored $50,000 U.S. by a vote of four to three on the finale of the series. Fittingly, the self-proclaimed star of the show, Howie, cast the deciding ballot.

Former HouseGuest turned CBS on-air personality Marcellas Reynolds, who has lived with the label of making the biggest strategic mistake in 'Big Brother' history, can most likely rest easy now as that honour probably goes to Ivette for picking Disciples Alliance mate Maggie over her arch-nemesis in the house, Outcasts member Janelle Pierzina, in the final three. Ironically, when the jury cast their votes, Janelle picked Ivette to win.

Ivette, who had claimed over and over again that she was playing for her family, justified her decision by saying she couldn't break her promise to the Disciples because she would lose the jury vote. Some jury members argued Ivette picked a friend she had known for just 80 days over her own family. In reality, Ivette's shabby treatment of jury members April and Rachel, her outspoken nature and her persistent trash talking in the house behind people's backs (which included racist comments about Iraqi-born player Kaysar Ridha), probably cost her the victory more than anything else.

"I have a lot of gifts to buy," Maggie told host Julie Chen as she celebrated her win with friends and family. "I have family to take care of. I have a house to actually put furniture in, taxes to pay and animals to take care of."

The gloomy finale concludes a disappointing 'Big Brother' season devoid of any creativity by the producers who seemed content to rehash twists and happenings from previous seasons. The 'Summer of Secrets' theme failed to live up its hype with the clandestine partners twist being unraveled early on and the supposed secrets of the new 'Big Brother' house amounting to nothing more than a hidden room and puzzles that were for the most part awarded to and not solved by the HouseGuests.

Although the casting of the series was commendable, the gamesmanship itself was the worst of any season thus far with the bumbling players making cardinal mistake after cardinal mistake such as openly discussing strategy with their sworn foes time and time again. Howie's decision to nominate members of his own alliance for eviction, Kaysar surrendering the Head of Household title to Jennifer at the end of a 14-hour endurance challenge and Ivette's final three decision will rightfully go down as the most appalling strategic blunders ever.

The transparent recycling was evident too in a finale that hung its hat on the town hall concept torn right from the pages of 'Survivor'. In front of a live audience full of many past 'Big Brother' contestants, jury members and returning players squared off without the fireworks many might have expected. Fan favourite Kaysar Ridha, who was voted back into the game by the viewing public, did get a chance to confront Jennifer Vasquez over the promise she broke that eventually led to him being booted the same week he returned.

"Jennifer, next time, think for yourself," said Kaysar bluntly.

When asked to if she wanted defend herself by host Julie Chen, Jennifer replied that she did think for herself but that her group (The Disciples Alliance) swayed her decision.

HouseGuest Eric Littmann, whose eviction was orchestrated by Kaysar, weighed in with his two cents.

"He did the same exact thing to me but I guess the same medicine doesn't taste the same," he said.

September 20, 2005
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Tonight Maggie won Big Brother 6. It's hard to put her up there with such past champions as the great and evil Dr. Will, isn't it?

Here's how the votes broke down:

Beau: Ivette
April: Maggie
James: Ivette
JBlow: Maggie
Janelle: Ivette
Rachel: Maggie

As I predicted, it all came down to Howie and he, like his partner Rachel, went for Maggie. So basically, Ivette lost $450,000 (the difference between first and second) by being a complete and utter bitch to Rachel in her goodbye video. Don't get me wrong, I hate Ms. Smuggie Maggie, but I do take some satisfaction in the fact that Ivette lost because she couldn't keep her trap shut for 30 seconds. At least Ivette is young, and hopefuly she'll learn from this adventure. Her girlfriend, Tush, seems cool and maybe she can help her get on the right path.

As for Maggie. It's too late. She's like a cult leader, but without the charisma. What makes me most physically ill about her victory is knowing that she'll probably somehow share some of the cash with the hateful Eric. I barely watched the first few weeks of the show, but that was enough to make me despise Mr. Cappy. Blech.

The most interesting parts of the show tonight dealt with the jury and early evictions.

RTVMagazine
September 21, 2005

Eric Takes A Shot At Kaysar

Big Brother 6 had some great moments during its Summer run. Highlights included a near fight between Eric and Michael, King Kaysar taking out Eric, and Howie going off on April.

Unfortunately, the show lost momentum as the Summer grew longer. We had hoped that the Big Brother 6 finale might have some explosive moments to end the series with a bang, but outside of one outburst by Eric, the finale proved to be rather calm.

After a recap of past episodes, Janelle joins the other evicted houseguests in the sequester house. Janelle recounts the story of how she offered a deal to Ivette, but Ivette chose her friend over the money. James points out “She kept her promise to her friends but she kicked her family in the ass.” James also adds “She chose a friend she had for nine weeks than her family that she’s had for twenty-five years and that she said she was playing for.”

The evicted houseguests get a chance to ask Maggie and Ivette questions. Janelle puts it right to Ivette and asks “Throughout this game you’ve said that you’re playing for your family. Don’t you think by last night’s decision that you’ve made a $450,000 mistake and if so why did you do that?” Ivette responds “If I would have chosen you, I would have thrown away the $450,000 automatically, because I would have broken a promise, and I would never have been forgiven for it.” Janelle asks Maggie, “You haven’t made a lot of plays in this game. Why in the hell do you deserve the money over Ivette?” Maggie responds “I’ve tried in this game to be an incredibly competitive player and not need the spotlight, but I don’t for one second think that I wasn’t a strategic or strong player in here.”

The evicted houseguests then join Julie and a live studio audience to cast their votes for who they want to win the half-million dollars. The houseguests are rather nice to Maggie and Ivette before they cast their votes. Howie is the only one that adds a little drama by telling them, “Unfortunately, I can’t vote on America’s #1 choices in Kaysar or Janie. I’m stuck voting for America’s last choices, but don’t hate the houseguests, hate the game.”

Before the votes are revealed, the other evicted houseguests that didn’t make the jury return. Julie replays Howie’s attacks on April, and Howie says “that was scripted for television.” Julie also replays April calling the fans who watch Big Brother “pieces of ****.” April apologizes, “I really don’t think that. It was an emotional crazy mess in that house. And I really am sorry to all the fans and America for even saying that, and to Janelle. It was just a shocker.” Kaysar tells Jennifer, “Next time, think for yourself.” Julie asks Jennifer if she would like to defend herself and Jennifer replies, “No, because I didn’t think for myself. My group swayed my decision.” Eric cuts in to say, “Julie, I think it’s a little bit ironic that Kaysar got upset that Jen swore on her life, swear to God that I’m not going to put you up, and he did the same exact same thing to me, but I guess the same medicine doesn’t taste the same.” Before Kaysar has a chance to reply though, Julie interrupts to say that she is going to move on.

Julie reveals the votes one at a time. Beau, James, and Janelle vote for Ivette. April, Rachel, and Jennifer vote for Maggie. It comes down to the final vote cast by Howie. Howie’s vote is for Maggie, and Maggie wins Big Brother 6. Ivette seems to take her loss well, but we can't help but wonder if she will have any regrets that she didn't throw the final head of household competition. By winning, she was stuck picking Maggie or her own alliance would have voted against her. But if she had just made it look like she was trying while secretly letting Janelle win, then Janelle would have taken her, and she would likely be $450,000 richer.

Date: Sep 21, 2005 - 01:01 PM

It's been a wild summer in the Big Brother 6 house. Pairings inside the house were revealed, alliances were formed early on and plenty of secrets kept America buzzing, but in the end, Maggie Ausburn emerged triumphant last night as Big Brother 6's grand prize winner of $500,000 based on the votes of her former housemates on the jury. Ivette Corredero will receive $50,000 as the second place winner.

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09.21.05

After living in the Big Brother 6 house for 80 days and 1,895 hours, Maggie Ausburn, the 27-year-old emergency room nurse from Las Vegas, faced a jury consisting of the last seven evicted houseguests: Jennifer Vasquez, Rachel Plencner, James Rhine, Beau Beasley, Howie Gordon, April Lewis and Janelle Pierzina. Ashlea Evans, Michael Donnellan, Eric Littman, Sarah Hrejsa and Kaysar Ridha were also present, but were not part of the jury.

After each of the jury members had the chance to ask the finalists questions, the seven members of the jury voted live on-air for whom they wanted to win. By a vote of 4-3, Maggie became the grand-prize winner of $500,000. Houseguest pairings April and Jennifer and Howie and Rachel voted for Maggie to be the victor, while Beau, James and Janelle voted for Ivette.

After leaving Big Brother 6, Maggie and Ivette were met by their families and interviewed by Julie Chen about their experience inside the house. Maggie was reunited with her boyfriend and parents, while Ivette was reunited with her girlfriend and parents.

September 26, 2005

A favorite discussion on many Big Brother fan sites is if there will ever be a Big Brother All-Stars Edition.

A recent interview with Kaysar Ridha by Jokers Updates has given hope to many fans that such an edition might be imminent. Kaysar told Jokers Updates, “All I can say is that someone very high of the corporate ladder at CBS has asked me already.” Kaysar also added, “It sure sounds like there will be BB All Star cast. I think it will be soon.”

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by Angel Cohn

After 80 days trapped in the Big Brother house with 13 other strangers, 27-year-old Maggie Ausburn emerged half a million dollars richer. The Las Vegas ER nurse won the cash by sticking with the Friendship alliance to the end and lying low. Her partner and pal, Eric Littman (aka Cappy), was voted out early on, but by working her strategy and the loyalty of Ivette — who brought her to the final two — Maggie took home the top prize. TVGuide.com spoke with her the day after she won to see how she's adjusting to life in the real world.

TVGuide.com: Has it sunk in yet that you've won half a million dollars?
Maggie: No, not at all. I am walking around touching people.... "Oh, humans."

TVGuide.com: What was the first thing you wanted to know when you got out?
Maggie: I wanted to know how my family was doing. And my two dogs... they are so cute.

TVGuide.com: Did the dogs miss you?
Maggie: I haven't gotten to go home yet, but of course they miss their momma.

TVGuide.com: How is your boyfriend?
Maggie: Oh, my god. Love him. Three months without a loved one [makes] you realize how much you rely on support from people. It was very difficult.

TVGuide.com: Is there a part of you that is glad this is all over?
Maggie: Yes! I'm not made for TV.

TVGuide.com: You were very quiet for so much of the game...
Maggie: I was, and that is so not me.

TVGuide.com: So is there a part of you that we didn't get to know at all?
Maggie: Oh, a huge part of me. Huge. I love to have fun. I love to speak my mind all the time.

TVGuide.com: Just like Ivette does?
Maggie: No, I wouldn't say so. Not in a bad way, but I think everyone is so different in that house. I don't think anyone is like each other.

TVGuide.com: Why did you go on Big Brother?
Maggie: I thought I was doing Eric a favor.

TVGuide.com: And yet it turned out the other way around!
Maggie: [Laughs] A little.
TVGuide.com: Was there any part of you that resented Ivette for being so clingy with Eric? Like, "Hey, that's my partner!"
Maggie: No. It is so funny, I'm not like that at all. I was happy that someone saw the great sides of him that I see all the time at home. It was actually a compliment to have someone see the real Eric. I was so fine with it.

TVGuide.com: Did you go into the house with a particular strategy?
Maggie: Yeah, but that left the second I went in. I thought I was just going to be myself and tell people what I thought all the time and just have fun.

TVGuide.com: But keeping your mouth shut won you half a million dollars.
Maggie: Yeah. Apparently.

TVGuide.com: Would you ever do anything like this again?
Maggie: Um... no.

TVGuide.com: Not even for a shorter reality show?
Maggie: No. I really was meant to be an ER nurse. That is my passion. This, though, was an amazing life experience.

TVGuide.com: Did you ever study criminology or to be a cop? Was James actually on to something?
Maggie: No! But so much of what nurses do is read people. That part was easy. I have no criminology background at all. I laughed at that [suggestion].

TVGuide.com: Did you let Ivette win the first part of the HOH competition?
Maggie: We had talked about the next competition and who was going to do what, and I really wanted her to have the gold safe [prize]. We were both thinking about letting the other one have it, but I did trip. And pretty hard.

TVGuide.com: It just seemed... suspicious.
Maggie: I had five more hours in me, but... it was a circulating safe and I ran for four hours and 40 minutes.

TVGuide.com: What did you think of all the challenges?
Maggie: They were awesome; I have to give the producers credit. I have nothing to say negative about any of it. This game is by far the most complex and intriguing game that I have ever seen on TV. I can't believe what goes into it all. It is the perfect mixture of mental and physical warfare.

TVGuide.com: You were very loyal to your alliance the whole time. Will you ever befriend anyone from the other side?
Maggie: I'm not going to turn my back on any of them. If they want to be my friend, that's awesome. If they don't, then... we are all human.

He May Have Lost Big Brother 6, But Michael Donnellan Wins in the Art World

He may have lost on the CBS reality show Big Brother 6, but Michael Donnellan is a winner in the art world. Donnellan has been named 'Most Popular Artist' at The Digital Artist (thedigitalartist.com), an Internet global art and design site.

(PRWEB) October 14, 2005 -- He may have lost on the CBS reality show Big Brother 6, but Michael Donnellan is a winner in the art world.

Donnellan has been named “Most Popular Artist” at The Digital Artist (http://www.thedigitalartist.com), an Internet global art and design site, by virtue of having the most visits to his exhibit during the month of September 2005.

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