Tanzanian Idris wins Big Brother Africa reality show, nets $300,000

Tanzanian Idris has emerged winner of Big Brother Africa Hotshots Seasonn 9 competition.

He becomes the second Tanzanian to win the popular reality series after he beat Nigerian Tayo to walk away with the $300,000 prize money.

Zambian’s representative Macky 2, long considered among the favourites to win it, could only settle for a spot in the final four.

Idris received five country votes and these were from Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The runner-up, Tayo received two country votes and these were from Nigeria and Mozambique.

The rest of the finalists received country votes as follows: Macky2 got two country votes from Zambia and Rest of Africa, Nhlanhla also got two country votes from South Africa and Botswana, JJ got one country vote from Zimbabwe, Sipe also got one country vote from Malawi and Butterphly received 0 country votes.

For the housemates who received the same number of country votes, the tie breaker rule came into effect for those housemates.

Macky 2