02 (09) = Helen Adams (BB2) = 13099pts
Ranking History (3-1-4-4-3-1-18-12-8-9-2)
Ranking Performance (+2.62%)

01-10........... 15
11-20........... 11
21-30.......... 2
31-40.......... 4
41-50.......... 2
51-60.......... 4
71-80........... 1
91-100…...... 2
101-110......... 1
121-130........ 1
151-160........ 1
201-210....... 1
241-250...... 1

Highest Ranking = 3
Lowest Ranking = 242
Highest Ranked BB2 HM

Two time winner Helen surges back up the rankings and to the runner-up spot this year; she manages to overtake Brian and end up once more as the highest ranked BB2 HM, she is also the highest ranked runner-up. Helen was a great HM, always willing to have a laugh and gave some fantastic one liners. I remember being a Brian fan at the time but I did like Helen too and she provided some good entertainment throughout series 2, it's hard to imagine a character like Helen or indeed the majority of early BB HMs in the heavily manipulated Channel 5 series, which is possibly why Channel 5 housemates are a rarity in the top 10.

01 (02) = Michelle Bass (BB5) = 13350pts
Ranking History (10-31-13-20-11-10-12-8-5-2-1)
Ranking Performance (+0.40%)

01-10.......... 15
11-20.......... 9
21-30......... 8
31-40......... 2
41-50......... 2
51-60......... 2
61-70.......... 1
71-80.......... 3
91-100…..... 2
151-160....... 1
191-200...... 1

Top Rankings = 3
Lowest Ranking = 194
Highest Ranked BB5 HM
Highest Ranked Channel 4 HM
Highest Ranked HM (Overall)

Which means this years winner and DS' All-Time Favourite Housemate 2016 is Michelle Bass!!! She climbed to an all-time high last year to the runner-up slot, however this year does one better by clinching the winners spot. As you can see from the full votes breakdown, she received barely any sub-100 votes and was extremely consistent in high end rankings; even gaining 3 top rankings. Michelle was in the winning position from pretty much the early part of the vote and despite challenges from Helen, Brian and Kate she ends up near 200 points clear of 2nd place. Michelle was such a strong HM and really drove a lot of the goings on/ storylines of Series 5. Including the bedsit twist, fight night, the judad kiss twist and also the under the table nooky with Chicken Stu. However despite being popular post bedsit twist, she gained a bunny boiler tag which ultimately saw her evicted 1 week before the final. Michelle was a great HM and I think it's great that we have a brand new winner this year who has beat out the usual suspects at the top.

So once again DS' all-time favourite HM of 2016 is MICHELLE BASS!!!!!!!!

Will she hang on next year, will we get a climber or maybe a brand new entry from Big Brother 18 at the top? all will be revealed next year. Many thanks to all the voters, comments and hefty amount of suggestions for next year

Full 2016 HM Rankings

01 (02) = Michelle Bass (BB5) = 13350pts
02 (09) = Helen Adams (BB2) = 13099pts
03 (04) = Brian Dowling (BB2) = 12925pts
04 (01) = Kate Lawler (BB3) = 12882pts
05 (06) = Anna Nolan (BB1) = 12854pts
06 (08) = Alex Sibley (BB3) = 12837pts
07 (05) = Victor Ebuwa (BB5) = 12706pts
08 (03) = Sam Marchant (BB8) = 12613pts
09 (10) = Rachel Rice (BB9) = 12569pts
10 (20) = Deana Uppal (BB13) = 12420pts
11 (12) = Rex Newmark (BB9) = 12253pts
12 (15) = Nikki Grahame (BB7) = 12248pts
13 (14) = Makosi Musambasi (BB6) = 12243pts
14 (07) = Amanda Merchant (BB8) = 12193pts
15 (24) = Christopher Hall (BB15) = 12120pts
16 (17) = Gina Rio (BB14) = 12070pts
17 (22) = Chris Wright (BB15) = 12053pts
18 (16) = Sophie Reade (BB10) = 11884pts
19 (13) = Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (BB7) = 11868pts
20 (18) = Craig Phillips (BB1) = 11839pts
21 (21) = Shell Jubin (BB5) = 11815pts
22 (25) = Daniel Bryan (BB5) = 11810pts
23 (11) = Science (BB6) = 11757pts
24 (19) = Dexter Koh (BB14) = 11710pts
25 (36) = Lauren Carre (BB13) = 11706pts
26 (32) = Harry Blake (BB12) = 11618pts
27 (33) = Freddie Fisher (BB10) = 11510pts
28 (26) = Ashleigh Coyle (BB15) = 11492pts
29 (31) = Glyn Wise (BB7) = 11462pts
30 (NEW) = Jason Burrill (BB17) = 11441pts
31 (39) = Stuart Wilson (BB5) = 11393pts
32 (28) = Pete Bennett (BB7) = 11243pts
33 (35) = Sara Folino (BB9) = 11204pts
34 (40) = Lisa Appleton (BB9) = 11171pts
35 (NEW) = Andy West (BB17) = 11066pts
36 (43) = Spencer Smith (BB3) = 11048pts
37 (27) = Imogen Thomas (BB7) = 11045pts
38 (37) = Joel Williams (BB16) = 11032pts
39 (41) = Aaron Allard-Morgan (BB12) = 11017pts
40 (47) = Faye Palmer (BB12) = 11009pts
41 (34) = Siavash Sabbaghpour (BB10) = 10984pts
42 (50) = Maisy James (BB12) = 10974pts
43 (49) = Luke Anderson (BB13) = 10961pts
44 (48) = Hazel O’Sullivan (BB14) = 10924pts
45 (45) = Dan Neal (BB12) = 10922pts
46 (59) = Rodrigo Lopes (BB10) = 10837pts
47 (57) = Adam Kelly (BB13) = 10825pts
48 (44) = Allison Hammond (BB3) = 10783pts
49 (23) = Nick Bateman (BB1) = 10755pts
50 (96) = Gerry Stergiopoulos (BB8) = 10700pts
51 (42) = Lydia Louisa (BB13) = 10680pts
52 (51) = Melanie Hill (BB1) = 10657pts
53 (29) = Nadia Almada (BB5) = 10649pts
54 (38) = Ray Shah (BB4) = 10598pts
55 (56) = Charlie Travers (BB14) = 10519pts
56 (30) = Jon Tickle (BB4) = 10497pts
57 (NEW) = Jayne Connery (BB17) = 10468pts
58 (67) = Marcus Akin (BB10) = 10458pts
59 (46) = Kemal Shahin (BB6) = 10411pts
60 (71) = Kinga Karolczak (BB6) = 10293pts
61 (77) = Nush Nowak (BB4) = 10218pts
62 (73) = Liam McGough (BB8) = 10203pts
63 (NEW) = Hughie Maughan (BB17) = 10115pts
64 (52) = Jade-Martina Lynch (BB16) = 10106pts
65 (NEW) = Evelyn Ellis (BB17) = 10081pts
66 (62) = Sunshine Martyn (BB11) = 10064pts
67 (54) = Benjamin Duncan (BB11) = 10056pts
68 (80) = Matthew Davies (BB15) = 9926pts
69 (69) = Shabby Katchadourian (BB11) = 9881pts
70 (55) = Dean O’Loughlin (BB2) = 9880pts
71 (60) = Grace Adams-Short (BB7) = 9816pts
72 (97) = Sara McLean (BB13) = 9805pts
73 (63) = Corin Forshaw (BB11) = 9791pts
74 (61) = Nick Henderson (BB16) = 9779pts
75 (66) = Anouska Golebiewski (BB4) = 9728pts
76 (NEW) = Laura Carter (BB17) = 9717pts
77 (92) = Tania do Nascimento (BB4) = 9680pts
78 (58) = Eugene Sully (BB5) = 9653pts
79 (89) = Tom O’Connell (BB12) = 9584pts
80 (74) = Sophie Pritchard (BB3) = 9535pts
81 (65) = Lesley Brain (BB8) = 9524pts
82 (98) = Caoimhe Guilfoyle (BB11) = 9514pts
83 (72) = Brian Belo (BB8) = 9513pts
84 (78) = Tom McDermott (BB1) = 9494pts
85 (70) = Darnell Swallow (BB9) = 9464pts
86 (53) = Kara-Louise Horne (BB8) = 9404pts
87 (68) = Richard Newman (BB7) = 9372pts
88 (112) = Mario Mugan (BB11) = 9329pts
89 (94) = Noirin Kelly (BB10) = 9308pts
90 (85) = Stephanie McMichael (BB9) = 9296pts
91 (99) = Angel McKenzie (BB10) = 9291pts
92 (91) = Cameron Stout (BB4) = 9107pts
93 (101) = Maysoon Shaladi (BB9) = 9080pts
94 (106) = Sam Pepper (BB11) = 9074pts
95 (79) = Chanelle Hayes (BB8) = 9064pts
96 (64) = Nicky Maxwell (BB8) = 9060pts
97 (87) = Derek Laud (BB6) = 9058pts
98 (90) = Narinder Kaur (BB2) = 9024pts
99 (95) = Mark Henderson (BB12) = 9022pts
100 (75) = Bubble (BB2) = 9019pts
101 (82) = Hira Habibshah (BB10) = 9018pts
102 (111) = Anthony Hutton (BB6) = 8993pts
103 (88) = Darren Ramsay (BB1) = 8975pts
104 (83) = Roberto Conte (BB6) = 8881pts
105 (81) = Benedict Garrett (BB13) = 8874pts
106 (93) = Jonty Stern (BB8) = 8811pts
107 (86) = Paul Clarke (BB2) = 8799pts
108 (115) = Andrew Edmonds (BB11) = 8786pts
109 (76) = Danielle McMahon (BB15) = 8757pts
110 (103) = Eileen Daly (BB16) = 8722pts
111 (108) = Adele Roberts (BB3) = 8673pts
112 (105) = Alex Lee (BB12) = 8652pts
113 (120) = Mohamed Mohamed (BB9) = 8606pts
114 (116) = Scott Mason (BB13) = 8559pts
115 (104) = Jale Karaturp (BB15) = 8538pts
116 (131) = Mikey Dalton (BB7) = 8486pts
117 (102) = Kathreya Kasisopa (BB9) = 8468pts
118 (110) = Claire Strutton (BB1) = 8424pts
119 (118) = Scott Turner (BB4) = 8397pts
120 (124) = Emma Greenwood (BB5) = 8292pts
121 (136) = Lea Walker (BB7) = 8272pts
122 (128) = Rachael White (BB11) = 8231pts
123 (121) = Karly Ashworth (BB10) = 8148pts
124 (119) = Federico Martine (BB4) =8122pts
125 (125) = Jennie Corner (BB7) = 8120pts
126 (137) = Rachel Ifon (BB11) = 8099pts
127 (108) = Josie Gibson (BB11) = 8057pts
128 (84) = Mikey Hughes (BB9) = 8054pts
129 (152) = Sam Evans (BB14) = 8034pts
130 (127) = Jonny Regan (BB3) = 8031pts
131 (113) = Elizabeth Woodcock (BB2) = 7986pts
132 (117) = Josh Rafter (BB2) = 7900pts
133 (126) = Amma Antwi-Agyei (BB2) = 7854pts
134 (NEW) = Chelsea Singh (BB17) = 7829pts
135 (151) = Ife Kuku (BB11) = 7820pts
136 (123) = Keeley Johnson (BB11) = 7803pts
137 (154) = Jade Goody (BB3) = 7785pts
138 (132) = Shabnam Paryani (BB8) = 7778pts
139 (100) = Sam Hueston (BB6) = 7758pts
140 (134) = Orlaith McAllister (BB6) = 7725pts
141 (133) = Sam Kay (BB16) = 7584pts
142 (146) = Vanessa Nimmo (BB5) = 7543pts
143 (138) = Steph Coldicott (BB4) = 7534pts
144 (114) = Emily Parr (BB8) = 7512pts
145 (161) = Cristian MJC (BB16) = 7511pts
146 (140) = Callum Knell (BB14) = 7455pts
147 (144) = Dale Howard (BB9) = 7447pts
148 (109) = Ziggy Lichman (BB8) = 7422pts
149 (165) = Jason Cowan (BB5) = 7417pts
150 (156) = Jonathan Durden (BB8) = 7410pts
151 (142) = Penny Ellis (BB2) = 7389pts
152 (130) = Marco Sabba (BB5) = 7383pts
153 (NEW) = Georgina Cantwell (BB17) = 7352pts
154 (150) = Marc O'Neill (BB16) = 7338pts
155 (149) = Heaven Afrika (BB12) = 7311pts
156 (158) = Caroline O'Shea (BB1) = 7232pts
157 (160) = Sophie Lawrence (BB14) = 7215pts
158 (129) = Kieran McLeod (BB16) = 7196pts
159 (168) = Vanessa McIntosh (BB6) = 7183pts
160 (162) = Charley Uchea (BB8) = 7120pts
161 (180) = Saskia Howard-Clarke (BB6) = 7072pts
162 (145) = Susie Verricho (BB7) = 7018pts
163 (148) = Craig Coates (BB6) = 7016pts
164 (155) = Toya Washington (BB15) = 6983pts
165 (122) = Ahmed Aghil (BB5) = 6943pts
166 (141) = Amy Alexander (BB8) = 6919pts
167 (178) = Zoe Birkett (BB15) = 6917pts
168 (139) = Bea Hamil (BB10) = 6894pts
169 (NEW) = Jackson Blyton (BB17) = 6790pts
170 (153) = Mary O'Leary (BB6) = 6781pts
171 (174) = Becki Seddiki (BB5) = 6705pts
172 (167) = PJ Ellis (BB3) = 6667pts
173 (163) = Chloe Wilburn (BB16) = 6633pts
174 (170) = Sissy Rooney (BB4) = 6583pts
175 (157) = Winston Showan (BB15) = 6559pts
176 (173) = Louise Cliffe (BB12) = 6558pts
177 (164) = Sarah Greenwood (BB16) = 6557pts
178 (159) = Sada Wilkington (BB1) = 6525pts
179 (185) = Shievonne Robinson (BB13) = 6524pts
180 (184) = Pav Paul (BB15) = 6498pts
181 (166) = Gos Gosal (BB4) = 6491pts
182 (169) = Mario Marconi (BB9) = 6479pts
183 (143) = Harry Amelia Martin (BB16) = 6474pts
184 (172) = Adjoa Mensah (BB16) = 6439pts
185 (192) = George Askew (BB7) = 6438pts
186 (182) = Belinda Harris-Reid (BB9) = 6428pts
187 (197) = Sam Brodie (BB7) = 6392pts
188 (188) = Sylvia Barrie (BB9) = 6337pts
189 (177) = Lisa Jeynes (BB4) = 6245pts
190 (181) = Lee Davey (BB3) = 6242pts
191 (186) = Stuart Pilkington (BB9) = 6228pts
192 (179) = Tim Culley (BB3) = 6217pts
193 (191) = JJ Bird (BB11) = 6207pts
194 (199) = Jo Butler (BB11) = 6203pts
195 (171) = Beinazir Lasharie (BB10) = 6141pts
196 (135) = Jack McDermott (BB16) = 6136pts
197 (NEW) = Emma Jensen (BB17) = 6121pts
198 (NEW) = Lateysha Grace (BB17) = 6106pts
199 (231) = John James Parton (BB11) = 6065pts
200 (183) = Bonnie Holt (BB7) = 6004pts
201 (176) = Arron Lowe (BB13) = 5963pts
202 (210) = Tom Oliver (BB10) = 5932pts
203 (189) = Michael Cheshire (BB7) = 5893pts
204 (195) = Andrew Davidson (BB1) = 5883pts
205 (198) = David Ramsden (BB10) = 5863pts
206 (207) = Cairon Austin-Reid (BB10) = 5819pts
207 (193) = Rebeckah Vaughan (BB12) = 5795pts
208 (206) = Lisa Huo (BB7) = 5767pts
209 (194) = Tashie Jackson (BB12) = 5704pts
210 (190) = Jackie Travers (BB14) = 5680pts
211 (187) = Victoria Eisermann (BB13) = 5655pts
212 (NEW) = Charlie Doherty (BB17) = 5625pts
213 (222) = Aaron Frew (BB16) = 5576pts
214 (147) = Caroline Wharram (BB13) = 5542pts
215 (221) = Ash Harrison (BB15) = 5539pts
216 (204) = Seany O'Kane (BB8) = 5538pts
217 (219) = Nichola Holt (BB1) = 5528pts
218 (224) = Aden Theobald (BB12) = 5418pts
219 (216) = Sophia Brown (BB10) = 5287pts
220 (200) = Luke Marsden (BB9) = 5271pts
221 (196) = Luke Scrase (BB13) = 6046pts
222 (202) = Spiral (BB7) = 5248pts
223 (211) = Harriet Jackson (BB16) = 5143pts
224 (220) = Danny Wisker (BB16) = 5121pts
225 (201) = Sunita Sharma (BB3) = 5119pts
226 (205) = Chris James (BB13) = 5104pts
227 (208) = Mark Byron (BB15) = 5101pts
228 (217) = Tracey Barnard (BB8) = 5081pts
229 (214) = Anton Murphy (BB12) = 5064pts
230 (218) = Maxwell Ward (BB6) = 5063pts
231 (212) = Jonathan Leonard (BB7) = 5049pts
232 (175) = Joe Glenny (BB14) = 4812pts
233 (203) = Dawn Blake (BB7) = 4796pts
234 (NEW) = Alex Cannon (BB17) = 4731pts
235 (NEW) = Sam Giffen (BB17) = 4708pts
236 (242) = Kimberly Kisselovich (BB15) = 4605pts
237 (225) = Laura Williams (BB8) = 4651pts
238 (227) = Kitten Pinder (BB5) = 4638pts
239 (NEW) = Andrew Tate (BB17) = 4634pts
240 (223) = Justine Sellman (BB4) = 4610pts
241 (235) = Marlon Wallen (BB15) = 4560pts
242 (213) = Amy Broadbent (BB16) = 4436pts
243 (236) = Govan Hinds (BB11) = 4415pts
244 (244) = Shahbaz Chauhdry (BB7) = 4411pts
245 (228) = Dave Vaughan (BB11) = 4387pts
246 (NEW) = Victoria Jensen (BB17) = 4375pts
247 (234) = Sree Desari (BB10) = 4323pts
248 (247) = Jemima Slade (BB14) = 4309pts
249 (209) = Sally Broadbent (BB16) = 4280pts
250 (215) = Jack Glenny (BB14) = 4264pts
251 (NEW) = Ryan Ruckledge (BB17) = 4251pts
252 (241) = Nathan Dunn (BB11) = 4239pts
253 (239) = Jem Palmer (BB12) = 4190pts
254 (246) = Ashleigh Hughes (BB13) = 4181pts
255 (248) = Jay McKray (BB12) = 4176pts
256 (226) = Lynne Moncreiff (BB3) = 4173pts
257 (229) = Sezer Yurtseven (BB7) = 4120pts
258 (237) = Jayne Kitt (BB7) = 4093pts
259 (257) = Helen Wood (BB15) = 4080pts
260 (253) = Saffia Corden (BB10) = 4077pts
261 (232) = Rebecca Shiner (BB9) = 4059pts
262 (252) = Laura McAdam (BB11) = 4041pts
263 (240) = Steve Gill (BB11) = 4022pts
264 (250) = Tamara Stewart-Wood (BB15) = 4004pts
265 (243) = Sallie Axl (BB14) = 3878pts
266 (262) = Billi Bhatti (BB8) = 3850pts
268 (229) = Jennifer Clark (BB9) = 3810pts
269 (230) = Sandy Cumming (BB3) = 3715pts
270 (251) = Wolfy Millington (BB14) = 3659pts
271 (238) = Simon Gross (BB16) = 3509pts
272 (254) = Biannca Lake (BB15) = 3498pts
273 (245) = Shanessa Reilly (BB8) = 3348pts
274 (255) = Lisa Wallace (BB10) = 3281pts
275 (256) = Isaac Stout (BB10) = 3203pts
276 (261) = David Parnaby (BB8) = 3172pts
277 (263) = Nicole Cammack (BB9) = 2797pts
278 (259) = Steven Goode (BB15) = 2747pts
279 (260) = Kris Donnelly (BB10) = 2705pts
280 (NEW) = Natalie Rowe (BB17) = 2701pts
281 (258) = Carole Vincent (BB8) = 2621pts
282 (265) = Charlie Drummond (BB10) = 2515pts
283 (264) = Becky Hannon (BB13) = 2422pts
284 (NEW) = Marco Pierre White Jnr (BB17) = 2172pts
285 (267) = Daley Ojuederie (BB14) = 1952pts
286 (266) = Lesley Sanderson (BB6) = 1943pts
287 (269) = Pauline Bennett (BB15) = 1645pts
288 (268) = Kenneth Tong (BB10) = 1502pts
289 (270) = Alexandra De-Gale (BB9) = 1374pts
290 (271) = Conor McIntyre (BB13) = 1102pts
291 (272) = Dennis McHugh (BB9) = 782pts

Whether Rachel bad mouthed anyone depends on what you could as "bad mouthing". She certainly made some negative comments. I don't agree that she was the most deserved winner of the last years on C4. She was far too bland and twee. (O caterpillars! O Mikey Wikey! Grapes!) And she was complicit in Kat's cheating and in the nauseating happy-housing.

I suppose I wouldn't claim Sam was the 8th best HM ever (since I had her 16th); but would (and did) rate her above Victor and Alex.

Winners Rankings

1 (2) = Brian Dowling BB2 [3]
2 (1) = Kate Lawler BB3 [4]
3 (3) = Rachel Rice BB9 [9]
4 (4) = Sophie Reade BB10 [18]
5 (5) = Craig Phillips BB1 [20]
6 (NE) = Jason Burrill BB17 [30]
7 (6) = Pete Bennett BB7 [32]
8 (8) = Aaron Allard-Morgan BB12 [39]
9 (9) = Luke Anderson BB13 [43]
10 (7) = Nadia Almada BB5 [53]
11 (10) = Brian Belo BB8 [83]
12 (11) = Cameron Stout BB4 [92]
13 (13) = Anthony Hutton BB6 [101]
14 (12) = Josie Gibson BB11 [127]
15 (14) = Sam Evans BB14 [129]
16 (15) = Chloe Wilburn BB16 [173]
17 (16) = Helen Wood BB15 [259]

Wow i actually guessed right !!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done to Michelle, have to say i agree with you Op, that nice that it is someone other then one of the usual suspects that won this time!

She was certainly one of the more memorable hms thats for sure, though if any of next years hms want to have any chance of emulating her - one thing they really dont want to do is anything under the table !

Bad luck to Helen another genuinely nice hm but i am sure she doesnt mind not finding out what it is like to live like an international rock star!

Aww glad to see I gave Helen her top ranking, she did really well getting into this position without a 1, or a 2 from anyone too! I loved Helen as a HM, so unintentionally funny, and I thought very sweet and genuine, just really liked her so sorry to see her just miss out, but a great runner up.

I had Michelle @ 74, Michelle was definitely a great HM, and provided fantastic tv, there were just times when i found the obession with Stu grating, and it just felt a bit boring after a while. Still though could be a lot worse winners so congrats to her!

HUGE THANKS Yohinn for an amazing results reveal, the amount of work you put into this is phenomenal so thank you so much for continuing to do this, and do it so well

Biggest Climbers

1 = Gerry Stergiopoulos (BB8) [+18.11%]
2 = John James Parton (BB11) [+16.54%]
3 = Sam Evans (BB14) [+11.55%]
4 = Mario Mugan (BB11) [+10.94%]
5 = Sara McLean (BB13) [+10.92%]
6 = Saskia Horward-Clarke (BB6) [+10.85%]
7 = Jade Goody (BB3) [+9.52%]
8 = Jason Cowan (BB5) [+9.46%]
9 = Cristian MJC (BB16) [+9.36%]
10 =Ife Kuku (BB11) [+9.13%]

So the two biggest climbers this year by quite some way are Gerry and John James; both surging back up the rankings. BB11 this year features quite heavily on the climbers list this year ; oddly last year that series featured most heavily on the fallers. Last year only 1 Channel 5 HM managed to appear on the biggest gainers list; this year 3 feature including 1 from Series 16 as Cristian takes a big climb which is unusual as most Housemates drop in their second year.

Biggest Fallers

1 = Caroline Wharram (BB13) [-19.50%]
2 = Jack McDermott (BB16) [-17.72%]
3 = Joe Glenny (BB14) [-15.39%]
4 = Michael Hughes (BB9) [-13.11%]
5 = Ahmed Aghil (BB5) [-11.85%]
6 = Sam Hueston (BB6) [-11.00%]
7 = Ziggy Lichman (BB8) [10.79%]
8 = Harry Amelia Martin (BB16) [-10.32%]
9 = Kara-Louise Horne (BB8) [-10.06%]
10 = Danielle McMahon (BB15) [-9.52%]

Some big drops here for some Channel 5 series Housemates with Caroline taking a massive drop this year; unlike previous years where she has taken some big climbs. Michael takes a big fall this year too and last year actually topped the Biggest Climbers rankings; so has really reversed any good work he had done last year. Kara-Louise also featured on the biggest climbers list last year, this year she drops back down this year by coming in 10th on the biggest fallers.

I'll post series stats stuff later in the week

Michelle deserves that!

I also liked Alex, Sunita and Sophie in BB3. (I don't remember enough about Adele.) And while I liked Kate, I loathed Jonny and their idiotic knee dance or whatever it was. But I think Kate won in pretty much the way it ought to be won: by being likeable and worth watching, by understanding the house, and by coping well with hardships. For a long time, I thought she was he only deserving winner BB had ever had.

I think Rex and Anna were more interesting than Kate, but they also failed to win, and winning should count for something. Brian and Rachel won, but I think they (in different ways) had it too easy. Brian never even faced an eviction vote. He wasn't sufficiently tested, imo, and didn't experience enough of the full range of BB experiences. (How would he have reacted if he'd faced the vote, for example?)

Rachel was tested. I raised my opinion of her after seeing Luke A win without being tested as much and without doing as much against the house baddies. But I still think she didn't fully engage with the BB experience. Her pained reluctance with opinions was part of that, as was child-mode time with Kat, the Mikey-Wikeying, etc.

In what definition of "deserves"?

Sure, she had the points, but I don't think she is the best of all time, or the one it makes the most sense to have as the winner. I don't think she was exceptionally good or interesting as a HM. Indeed, I think she's over-rated and always has been. She shouldn't even be the top HM from BB5!

I don't think it's outrageous that she won, but it's not a very satisfying result either.

Thanks YT, I'm a bit late due to domestic tediousness. Delighted to see that Rachel's gone up one spot.

(If it's not too much trouble, did I have a mistake in my list? It should have been full but I can't see that it's been included in the stats.)

I think Rex peaked with the 50 random surprises (or whatever BB called them) ordered as the shopping -- though it relied on BB giving him good results.

I agree he might have won if not for Nicole coming in, but he also could have won if he'd handled Nicole's presence better. In the end, faced by what he actually faced, his character or personality lacked some strengths he'd have needed to win.

Put another way, some flaws were revealed that might otherwise have gone undetected; and it's at least arguable that it's right that he was found out and lost.

Similarly, Kat and Darnell were also strong HMs who might have won but were undone by flaws.

Rachel, either just naturally, or with the mental strength that many of her supporters believe she has, avoided doing anything that would cost her too much support.

Many thanks, yohinnchild!

I've been following along though not well placed to comment. I have some catching up to do.

Michelle wasn't by any means my pick, but for a winner in 2016 we've been let off lightly.

Nikki was not the greatest HM ever, BUT -- Ah! there's a "but" --- but there wasn't anyone like Nikki (except HMs thought to be imitating her); she's unusual enough, and interesting enough, quirky enough, that it makes sense that some viewers felt she was the best, and we shouldn't say "no, that makes no sense".

For this to work, Nikki's unpleasantness (for there was some!) can't be so frequent or so great as to outweigh everything else; and I think it wasn't.


There was more to bb7 Nikki than tantrums, but if a viewer finds the tantrums annoying enough, they'll understandably obscure the rest. I agree that UBB didn't show us anything very different. But in bb16 ... Aisleyne lacked the verbal skills needed to take on Helen, which is why Nikki had to do it (with Ash in support). (I think Nikki's intelligence and abilities with language have tended to be underrated.)

I believe you had a duplicate which is why it wasn't included in the stats; lll let you know how when I access the big spreadsheet tomorrow

Really glad Michelle won.

And thanks to yohinnchild for all the effort.

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Definitely. Though we probably have some differences in our lists of alternatives we're glad we've been spared.

Glad to see Michelle get her first win. Well deserved

Thanks, yohinn. It's always fun to read through, even if I am a little lazy when it comes to doing a list myself!

Thanks. Curious to see who I left out.

Thanks for doing this again. It's always fun.
Nice to have a new winner and it's the first time my number 1 has won which is exciting.

Pardon me while I have a little gush about Michelle.
Unlike MANY other housemates, my appreciation for Michelle has grown since she was on the show. She's always been in my top 20, but she's gradually become the housemate I'm most entertained and intrigued by. She encompasses all the kind of traits I want in a housemate, both positive and negative.
I liked watching her blossom in the house and her antics all felt totally raw and spur of the moment, I doubt even she could recreate it even if she wanted to. She gave it her all and didn't hold back, plus her social interactions with the other housemates improved immensely after a relatively quiet start.

Since Nadia was my number 2, I was extremely happy with her win. But while Nadia's story felt like a gradual progression towards an increasingly likely victory, Michelle's was an up-and-down rollercoaster that made me feel a whole bunch of different emotions. I go between thinking 'that is the best BB experience a housemate has ever had' to 'well okay, maybe it would have been better if she didn't do a few of the slightly cringeworthy things she did'. But without the flaws I don't think she'd have been as fascinating as she came across.

Disgraceful!!

Michelle at number one at last, what a journey <3 Hazel flirting with the top 40 almost makes up for Angel and Nicky and countless other stars being out far too early but c'est la vie.

Thanks so much for running this yohinnchild and all your hours of work!

Rachel Rice - forever and always my Number 1 HM. I have never supported a HM as much as her before or since. She is the only HM we've had that actually inspires me to become a better person.

And I like the bit in bold!


Whether people think that she's boring or not, I think what most, if not all people would agree on is that she is very difficult to dislike.


Phew, thank goodness she didn't win again. Not that I really disliked her or anything - it's just that I think her winning this poll a total of four times is a bit too much. Once, I can accept, but I personally feel that four times is a bit too much.


I'm glad he's going back up the rankings. My second favourite HM.


Out of Helen and Michelle in the top two, I would have preferred Helen to win, but I can accept Michelle's win. And she's a brand new winner as well!

Here is who I gave the highest rankings too:

Rachel (BB9)
Cameron (BB4)
Alison (BB3)
Kathreya (BB9)
Steph (BB4)
Hira (BB10)
Sophia (BB10)
Steve (BB11)
Jack (BB16)
Victoria (BB17)

And the lowest rankings:

Conor (BB13)
Dale (BB9)
Luke S (BB13)
Adele (BB3)

Thank you for doing this poll again, yohinnchild!

Brilliant result for a brilliant housemate from a brilliant series.

(And thanks yohinnchild for doing all the maths).

I'm pretty sure we discussed this recently, but I cannot remember what thread it was in.

I don't think it's clear that the aim was to keep Bea in, and the most common view in the past has been that it was to protect Lisa.