Mercy Wins BBNaija, Grabs N60m Prize – TheNigerialawyer

* Emerges First Female to Win Big Brother Naija

History was made Sunday night as Mercy Eke, a video vixen,
emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija season 4 after a very
emotional and enduring 99 days in the Big Brother Naija House.

Amidst screams and shouts, Mercy was unveiled the winner at a
fevered pitch grand finale show that had five contestants vying for
the ultimate prize worth N60 million.

Mercy got over 41.77 per cent of a total of 250 million votes
cast by viewers to beat fellow housemate, Mike Edwards, who got
about 19.94 per cent of the votes.

Mike, Mercy, Frodd, Omashola and Seyi were the only housemates
left in the game that premiered on June 30 with 21 housemates. Five
other housemates were later added to the game, intensifying the
drama in the ‘Pepper Dem’ season.

While the last housemates awaited their fate in the house, the
live eviction show kicked off with dance shows from Dance Machine
and Zinny X. It was quickly followed with a groovy performance by
Patoranking.

Seyi was the first to be evicted, leaving behind Mercy,
Omashola, Frodd and Mike. Omashola followed next. Frodd seemed not
to believe his ears. It was as if he expected to be the next to
take his leave after Seyi’s exit. He however was the third
housemate to leave the house.

With the three housemates out of the race, the game was left to
Mercy and Mike who were respectively known as Queen of Highlights
and King of Cruise in the show.

After another performance by Patoranking and Tiwa Savage and the
revelation of Seyi as the winner of One.org Campaign task, Mercy
was finally crowned the winner of the show. She was joined on stage
by her beau, Ike, and friend Diane.

Though he missed the coveted crown, Mike won two million Naira
for emerging the best overall timer of the Friday night arena
games.

The fourth season of the reality TV show marked the first time
the show was held in Nigeria after it returned in 2017. Previous
editions were held in South Africa.

The house was speculated to have gulped billions of Naira and
will be utilised for other Big Brother Naija shows.

With its spicy theme, the show was not void of dramas. There
were the love triangles between Khafi, Gedoni and Venita; the
lovebirds Ike and Mercy; the almost lovers Frodd and Esther,
Elozonam and Diane. There were also the spicy housemates like Tacha
who unfortunately was disqualified a week before the finale. Mercy
brought her sexiness with her dance moves on the dance floor, she
however got a competition in Venita, a former video vixen and was
once a love interest of Omashola. The latter was known for his
unique Warri lingo and his bluntness. Frodd was the fresh and odd
guy, the slow tiger with big paws. Of all the finalists, he was
among the least expected housemate to stay in the finale.

Who could forget the naughty Joe who provoked Tacha, or Esther
and her sassiness. Despite their short stay in the house, Ella and
Thelma added some spice to the show with their banters.

The season witnessed a total of 22 evictions and one
disqualification during its 14-week run. Over 240 million votes
were received in this season with over 50 million votes received in
the last week of the show.

Sponsored by Bet9ja, the winner goes home with N30 million cash
prize, an SUV from Innoson Motors, two VIP tickets to an European
Cup final courtesy of Bet9ja, a trip to Dubai, an electronic home
upgrade from Scanfrost, an Oppo mobile phone, a one-year supply of
Pepsi drink, Indomie noodles and Munch It snack.