Big Brother Titans

*Big Brother Titans*
Big Brother Titans
Country of origin	South Africa; Nigeria
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Original release
Network	Mzansi Magic; Africa Magic
Release	15 January –; 2 April 2023

Big Brother Titans is the joint South African and Nigerian edition of the Big Brother franchise. The theme for the first season was "Ziyakhala Wahala". The series follows contestants as they live in an isolated house and compete for a cash prize at the end of the show by avoiding being evicted from the house by the viewers who vote on their favourite housemates to stay on the show. The show features housemates from South Africa and Nigeria.

The show premiered on 15 January 2023 on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29 and ended on 2 April 2023.^[1] The first season was won by Khosi, while Kanaga Jnr was the runner-up.^[2]

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lawrence Maleka were co-hosts of the show, and it was sponsored by Flutterwave, Bamboo and Lotto Star.^[3] According to the organizers of the show, MultiChoice, the prize money for the winner of the first season was $100,000 (R1.8 million/₦46 million).^[4]

A virtual audition was held to select contestants for the show from 6 to 22 October 2022. Interested contestants were told to record and submit a two-minute video stating why they should appear on the show.^[5]

Housemates

On Day 0, 20 contestants entered the house, evenly split by country and by male and female.^[6] On Day 4, four more contestants entered the house.^[7] Housemates were later put into pairs until Week 7.^[8] Each pair would have a male and a female and have both countries represented.

Name	Age on entry	Occupation	Residence/Birthplace	Day entered	Day exited	Status
Khosi	25	Journalist	Johannesburg/KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	0	77	Winner
Kanaga Jnr	23	Model, aspiring actor	Lagos State/Abia State, Nigeria	0	77	Runner-up
Tsatsii	24	Engineering, biotechnology, microbiology student	Pretoria, South Africa	0	77	3rd Place
Yvonne	28	Model, skincare enthusiast, content creator	Lagos State/Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria	0	77	4th Place
Ebubu	28	Actor, model	Anambra State, Nigeria	0	77	5th Place
Ipeleng	25	Law student, content creator	Gauteng Province/Northwest Province, South Africa	0	77	6th Place
Thabang	21	Sports data analyst	Johannesburg/Soweto, South Africa	0	70	Evicted
Blaqboi	26	Content creator, filmmaker	Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria	0	70	Evicted
Justin	21	Content creator, photographer	East London, South Africa	0	70	Evicted
Miracle OP	25	Works in pharmaceutical company	Lagos State/Anambra State, Nigeria	4	63	Evicted
Nana	22	Entrepreneur	Kaduna State, Nigeria	0	63	Evicted
Blue Aiva	22	Professional dancer, DJ	Johannesburg/Limpopo Province, South Africa	4	63	Evicted
Nelisa	25	Unknown	Johannesburg/Eastern Cape, South Africa	0	49	Evicted
Yemi Cregx	30	Fashion influencer, content creator, model, actor	Lagos State/Ekiti State, Nigeria	0	49	Evicted
Juicy Jay	24	Semi-professional rugby player	Mthatha, South Africa	0	49	Evicted
Olivia	24	Aspiring actress	Imo State, Nigeria	0	49	Evicted
Marvin	28	Chemical engineer, model	Texas, United States of America/Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria	0	35	Evicted
Yaya	30	Plus-size model	Johannesburg/East London, Eastern Cape	0	35	Evicted
Jenni O	24	Health and safety specialist	United States of America/Imo State, Nigeria	0	28	Evicted
Mmeli	24	Content creator, model	Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa	0	28	Evicted
Jaypee	26	Nurse	Lagos State, Nigeria	0	21	Evicted
Lukay	31	Sales executive	KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	0	21	Evicted
Sandra	27	Entrepreneur, model, host, former beauty queen	Lagos State, Nigeria	4	14	Evicted
Theo Traw	29	Musician	The Vaal Triangle, South Africa	4	14	Evicted

The launch night (15 January) is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.

Pairs


Week 2 - Week 7
#	Pair name	Housemates
1	Blaqleng	Blaqboi & Ipeleng
2	Kaniva	Kanaga Jnr & Blue Aiva
3	Royals	Ebubu & Tsatsii
4	Jaykay	Jaypee & Lukay
5	Jenne Li	Jenni O & Mmeli
6	Thabana	Nana & Thabang
7	Yelisa	Yemi Cregx & Nelisa
8	Juvone	Justin & Yvonne
9	Santheo	Sandra & Theo Traw
10	Juiovla	Juicy Jay & Olivia
11	Khosicle	Khosi & Miracle OP
12	Maya	Marvin & Yaya

Nominations table

		Individuals		Pairs						Individuals					Nominations: & votes received
		Week 1		Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11 Final
		Day 1	Day 4	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11 Final
Head of House		Mmeli		Blaqleng	Kaniva	Royals	Thabana	Yelisa	Royals	Ipeleng	Blaqboi	Tsatsii	Ipeleng
Head of House		Mmeli		Blaqleng	Kaniva	Royals	Thabana	Yelisa	Royals	Ipeleng	Blaqboi	Tsatsii	Khosi

11	Khosi	Jaypee Jenni O	No Voting	Royals Santheo	Royals Blaqleng	Jenne Li Blaqleng	Blaqleng Maya	Royals Juvone	Juiovla Kaniva	No Voting	Kanaga Jnr Tsatsii	Justin Kanaga Jnr	Winner (Day 77)		30
2	Kanaga Jnr	Lukay Olivia		Jaykay Juiovla	Khosicle Jaykay	Khosicle Thabana	Juvone Juiovla	Juvone Khosicle	Khosicle Juiovla		Khosi Miracle OP	Thabang Khosi	Runner-up (Day 77)		16
3	Tsatsii	Nana Lukay		Santheo Jaykay	Khosicle Thabana	Juiovla Yelisa	Blaqleng Kaniva	Juiovla Juvone	Khosicle Juvone		Nana Blue Aiva	Khosi Blaqboi	3rd place (Day 77)		18
8	Yvonne	Marvin Tsatsii		Royals Yelisa	Khosicle Blaqleng	Kaniva Khosicle	Blaqleng Royals	Royals Kaniva	Khosicle Yelisa		Miracle OP Thabang	Thabang Blaqboi	4th place (Day 77)		18
3	Ebubu	Justin Nana		Santheo Jaykay	Khosicle Thabana	Juiovla Yelisa	Blaqleng Kaniva	Juiovla Juvone	Khosicle Juvone		Miracle OP Blue Aiva	Thabang Khosi	5th place (Day 77)		15
1	Ipeleng	Jenni O Olivia		Juvone Yelisa	Khosicle Juvone	Khosicle Juvone	Yelisa Juvone	Royals Khosicle	Juiovla Yelisa		Kanaga Jnr Khosi	Khosi Thabang	6th place (Day 77)		14
6	Thabang	Justin Nana		Santheo Juvone	Jaykay Yelisa	Yelisa Maya	Maya Yelisa	Khosicle Kaniva	Kaniva Yelisa		Kanaga Jnr Yvonne	Kanaga Jnr Yvonne	Evicted (Day 70)		14
1	Blaqboi	Yemi Cregx Yaya		Juvone Yelisa	Khosicle Juvone	Khosicle Juvone	Yelisa Juvone	Royals Khosicle	Juiovla Yelisa		Miracle OP Thabang	Justin Thabang			15
8	Justin	Nelisa Nana		Royals Yelisa	Khosicle Blaqleng	Kaniva Khosicle	Blaqleng Royals	Royals Kaniva	Khosicle Yelisa		Khosi Tsatsii	Kanaga Jnr Khosi			22
11	Miracle OP	Not in House		Royals Santheo	Royals Blaqleng	Jenne Li Blaqleng	Blaqleng Maya	Royals Juvone	Juiovla Kaniva		Kanaga Jnr Yvonne	Evicted (Day 63)			26
6	Nana	Yemi Cregx Jaypee		Santheo Juvone	Jaykay Yelisa	Yelisa Maya	Maya Yelisa	Khosicle Kaniva	Kaniva Yelisa		Miracle OP Blue Aiva				23
2	Blue Aiva	Not in House		Jaykay Juiovla	Khosicle Jaykay	Khosicle Thabana	Juvone Juiovla	Juvone Khosicle	Khosicle Juiovla		Nana Yvonne				17
7	Nelisa	Khosi Nana		Santheo Juvone	Jaykay Blaqleng	Juiovla Jenne Li	Kaniva Blaqleng	Royals Thabana	Juiovla Juvone	Evicted (Day 49)					11
7	Yemi Cregx	Olivia Nana		Santheo Juvone	Jaykay Blaqleng	Juiovla Jenne Li	Kaniva Blaqleng	Royals Thabana	Juiovla Juvone						17
10	Juicy Jay	Nana Justin		Thabana Santheo	Blaqleng Thabana	Kaniva Blaqleng	Khosicle Blaqleng	Thabana Royals	Blaqleng Yelisa						14
10	Olivia	Khosi Yemi Cregx		Thabana Santheo	Blaqleng Thabana	Kaniva Blaqleng	Khosicle Blaqleng	Thabana Royals	Blaqleng Yelisa						10
12	Marvin	Justin Khosi		Santheo Khosicle	Thabana Blaqleng	Jenne Li Thabana	Kaniva Khosicle	Evicted (Day 35)							4
12	Yaya	Nana Blaqboi		Santheo Khosicle	Thabana Blaqleng	Jenne Li Thabana	Kaniva Khosicle	Evicted (Day 35)							5
5	Mmeli	Nana Kanaga Jnr		Santheo Royals	Yelisa Khosicle	Khosicle Yelisa	Evicted (Day 28)								4
5	Jenni O	Khosi Tsatsii		Santheo Royals	Yelisa Khosicle	Khosicle Yelisa	Evicted (Day 28)								6
4	Jaypee	Yemi Cregx Khosi		Santheo Yelisa	Jenne Li Thabana	Evicted (Day 21)									7
4	Lukay	Olivia Justin		Santheo Yelisa	Jenne Li Thabana	Evicted (Day 21)									7
9	Sandra	Not in House		Khosicle Thabana	Evicted (Day 14)										8
9	Theo Traw	Not in House		Khosicle Thabana	Evicted (Day 14)										8

Note		1		2	none			1	3	4	5	6
Nominated (pre-save and replace)		none		Juvone Yelisa Royals Santheo	Blaqleng Jaykay Khosicle Thabana Yelisa	Blaqleng Jenne Li Juiovla Kaniva Khosicle Thabana Yelisa	Kaniva Blaqleng Khosicle Juvone Maya Yelisa	none	Juiovla Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Yelisa	none	Blue Aiva Kanaga Jnr Khosi Miracle OP Nana Thabang Tsatsii Yvonne	Blaqboi Justin Kanaga Jnr Khosi Thabang Yvonne	none
Saved				Royals	Yelisa	Blaqleng	Juvone		none		none
Against public vote				Juiovla Juvone Yelisa Santheo	Blaqleng Jaykay Khosicle Maya Thabana	Jenne Li Juiovla Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Thabana Yelisa	Kaniva Blaqleng Khosicle Juiovla Maya Yelisa		Juiovla Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Royals Yelisa		Blue Aiva Kanaga Jnr Khosi Miracle OP Nana Thabang Tsatsii Yvonne	Blaqboi Justin Kanaga Jnr Khosi Thabang Yvonne	Ebubu Ipeleng Kanaga Jnr Khosi Tsatsii Yvonne
Walked				none					none		none
Evicted				Santheo 12.79% to save	Jaykay 7.8% to save	Jenne Li 4.68% to save	Maya 5.98% to save		Juiovla 15.10% to save		Blue Aiva Fewest votes (out of 7)	Justin Fewest votes (out of 6)	Ipeleng Fewest votes (out of 6)	Tsatsii Fewest votes (out of 3)
									Yelisa 15.39% to save		Nana Fewest votes (out of 8)	Blaqboi Fewest votes (out of 5)	Ebubu Fewest votes (out of 5)	Kanaga Jnr Fewest votes (out of 2)
									Yelisa 15.39% to save		Miracle OP Fewest votes (out of 6)	Thabang Fewest votes (out of 4)	Yvonne Fewest votes (out of 4)	Kanaga Jnr Fewest votes (out of 2)
Survived				Juvone 22.5% to save	Blaqleng 12.68% to save	Juiovla 8.87% to save	Blaqleng 7.61% to save		Juvone 15.45% to save		Kanaga Jnr Fewest votes (out of 5)	Yvonne Fewest votes (out of 3)	Khosi Most votes to win
				Juiovla Yelisa unknown split between 64.71%	Maya 19.16% to save	Thabana 12.43% to save	Yelisa 15.03% to save		Kaniva Khosicle Royals unknown split between 54.06%		Khosi Thabang Tsatsii Yvonne unknown positions	Kanaga Jnr Khosi unknown positions
				Juiovla Yelisa unknown split between 64.71%	Thabana Khosicle unknown split between 60.36%	Juvone Kaniva Khosicle Yelisa unknown split between 74.02%	Kaniva Khosicle Juiovla unknown split between 71.38%					Kanaga Jnr Khosi unknown positions

Notes

^Note 1 : All nominations for weeks 1 and 6 were fake.^[9]^[10]

^Note 2 : All nominations starting from week 2 were for housemate pairs by pairs.^[11]

^Note 3 : In week 7, Tsatsii disobeyed Big Brother's rules by discussing nominations with other housemates other than her partner. As punishment, Big Brother revoked the Royals' Head of House immunity and placed them up for eviction.^[12]

^Note 4 : In week 8, Big Brother announced that the pairs had been dissolved and all housemates would go back to competing as individuals until the finale. Ipeleng won the Super Veto Power Holder, guaranteeing her a spot in the finale, Head of House for the week, and the power to choose a housemate to take to the finale.^[13]

^Note 5 : In week 9, there was no save and replace due to the Super Veto Power won by Ipeleng in week 8. She chose to take Ebubu to the finale.^[14]

^Note 6 : In weeks 10 and 11, the penultimate and final weeks, there was no save and replace.

References

^ Nwafor (15 December 2022). "Big Brother Titans premieres January 15 with $100,000 grand prize". Vanguard News. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Nseyen, Nsikak (2 April 2023). "BREAKING: Khosi wins BBTitan's $100,000". Daily Post.
^ Augoye, Jayne (15 December 2022). "Big Brother Titans: Organisers announce start date, $100,000 star prize". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Maako, Compiled by Keitumetse. "Big Brother Titans coming to screens next month". Life. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Medeme, Ovwe (6 October 2022). "Big Brother Titans: Auditions for first-ever Nigeria X South Africa Big Brother begin". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Martin, Celeste (16 January 2023). "MEET THE HOUSEMATES OF BIG BROTHER TITANS". EWN. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "New housemates bombshell in Big Brother Titans' first week". SowetanLIVE. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Nseyen, Nsikak (23 January 2023). "BBTitans: Biggie pairs housemates, announces shocking twist". Daily Post. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Bada, Gbenga (17 January 2023). "BBTitans: First week nomination fake – Biggie". The Nation. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ Keteyi, Oluthando (28 February 2023). "Things are rocky on 'Big Brother Titans' as the tables are turned on the housemates". IOL. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ Owolawi, Taiwo (25 January 2023). "Big Brother Titans: Sandra, Yemi Cregx, Yvonne, 5 Other Housemates Face Possible Eviction". Legit.ng. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ Bolawa, Pelumi (28 February 2023). "BBTitans: Despite being HoH, Tsatsii, Ebubu get nominated for eviction". TheCable. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ Owalawi, Taiwo (6 March 2023). "BBTitans: Housemates' Pairs Dissolved, Ipeleng Wins Supreme Veto Power, Automatically Becomes Finalist". Legit.ng. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ @BigBroAfrica (12 March 2023). "At tonight's live show, the Supreme Veto Power Holder, Ipeleng, had to pick a housemate to join her at the #BBTitans finale. After pondering and, to the shock of everyone, she chose Ebubu. Watch her make her decision here. 👇🏿" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] Nwafor (15 December 2022). "Big Brother Titans premieres January 15 with $100,000 grand prize". Vanguard News. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[2] Nseyen, Nsikak (2 April 2023). "BREAKING: Khosi wins BBTitan's $100,000". Daily Post.

[3] Augoye, Jayne (15 December 2022). "Big Brother Titans: Organisers announce start date, $100,000 star prize". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[4] Maako, Compiled by Keitumetse. "Big Brother Titans coming to screens next month". Life. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[5] Medeme, Ovwe (6 October 2022). "Big Brother Titans: Auditions for first-ever Nigeria X South Africa Big Brother begin". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[6] Martin, Celeste (16 January 2023). "MEET THE HOUSEMATES OF BIG BROTHER TITANS". EWN. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[7] "New housemates bombshell in Big Brother Titans' first week". SowetanLIVE. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[8] Nseyen, Nsikak (23 January 2023). "BBTitans: Biggie pairs housemates, announces shocking twist". Daily Post. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[9] Bada, Gbenga (17 January 2023). "BBTitans: First week nomination fake – Biggie". The Nation. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[10] Keteyi, Oluthando (28 February 2023). "Things are rocky on 'Big Brother Titans' as the tables are turned on the housemates". IOL. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[11] Owolawi, Taiwo (25 January 2023). "Big Brother Titans: Sandra, Yemi Cregx, Yvonne, 5 Other Housemates Face Possible Eviction". Legit.ng. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[12] Bolawa, Pelumi (28 February 2023). "BBTitans: Despite being HoH, Tsatsii, Ebubu get nominated for eviction". TheCable. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[13] Owalawi, Taiwo (6 March 2023). "BBTitans: Housemates' Pairs Dissolved, Ipeleng Wins Supreme Veto Power, Automatically Becomes Finalist". Legit.ng. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

[14] @BigBroAfrica (12 March 2023). "At tonight's live show, the Supreme Veto Power Holder, Ipeleng, had to pick a housemate to join her at the #BBTitans finale. After pondering and, to the shock of everyone, she chose Ebubu. Watch her make her decision here. 👇🏿" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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