The 2019 edition of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show has come to an end. The statistics emanating at the grand finale shows that Nigerians spent a whopping N7.2 billion on votes.
Announcing the results on Sunday, the host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu said that the season got over 240 million votes, out of which over 50 million votes were cast in the final week of the season.
With each vote cast at the rate of 30 naira, Nigerians spent over N7.2 billion on votes alone.
Announcing the winner of the show, the host also disclosed that a record-breaking over 50 million votes amounting to N1.5 billion were garnered in the last week of the show.
The N7.2 billion figure spent on votes is higher than the allocation received by three Nigerian states for the month of January.
Congratulations to Mercy Eke who emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija season four, winning with a wide margin. The ‘Queen of Highlights’ made history as the first woman to win the BBNaija reality show since inception.
As the winner, Mercy walked home with cash prize worth over 30 million Naira, brand new Innosson SUV, Dubai trip for two and other prizes.
