Nick and Philippe Paquette win Big Brother Canada!

Nick and Phil become the first siblings in the history of the Big Brother
franchise to win the coveted title

Catch a Big Brother Canada Reunion tomorrow on The Morning Show
at 9 am ET/PT on Global

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TORONTO, May 12, 2016 /CNW/ - After 11 weeks of Head of Household competitions, Power of Veto challenges, a double eviction, a fake double eviction, a secret suite, and one crazy finale, Nick and Phil Paquette from Ottawa, Ontario have been crowned winners of Big Brother Canada. Fans can see Nick and Phil, host Arisa Cox, and all the other BBCAN4 houseguests tomorrow morning on a special Big Brother Canada reunion show on The Morning Show at 9 am ET/PT on Global.

"This is the best day of my life, I couldn't ask for anyone better to share it with," said Nick Paquette.

"When I saw my brother walk into the house, I knew that [I had to] change up any game plan that I had," said Phil Paquette. "But after getting to the half way point having him was a huge benefit because he's so good at just talking to people and just being charismatic and being himself, being genuine. And having that in addition to maybe some strategy on my part was just a deadly combination."

In the three-part finale HOH competition, Phil took the win for the brothers in an arctic themed physical challenge. Kelsey and Tim then played the second round, a trivia challenge based on questions about evictions of the season. When Kelsey took almost an hour to complete the challenge, she thought she had lost her chance at the title, but Tim got frustrated and gave up, giving Kelsey the win. In the third part of the HOH, Phil and Kelsey were tested on their knowledge of their fellow houseguests and when Phil choked, Kelsey took the final HOH of the season. Kelsey kept her word and chose to take Nick and Phil to the final two, sending Tim home as the third place finalist.

"I don't think I quit [the competition]. It was that moment where I just went you could do this, but do you actually want to?" said Tim Dormer. "It seems so crazy to everyone else out there but that's what goes on in my crazy head. I came here for an adventure and I got that. And I remembered that feeling when I won back in Australia and I thought I can't rob that of these guys. Tonight was really emotional for me because I just was like one of these guys is going to have their dream come true – I've already had that in my life."

After Tim was evicted, Kelsey and the brothers then had to face the jury and answer their tough questions about strategy, authenticity, friendship, game advantages, and lies. Both Kelsey and the brothers stumbled on answers and it wasn't clear who the jury would vote for. In the end, Kelsey and the brothers gave passionate final speeches and the jury gave the votes to Nick and Phil, who were crowned winners of Big Brother Canada!

Viewers who missed an episode or want to re-live the season can watch Big Brother Canada, Big Brother Canada Side Show, and Big Brother Canada After Dark for free on BigBrotherCanada.ca and Global Go. Fans can also visit the website to read full bios, see photos, and watch exclusive online videos.

Check out Nick and Phil tomorrow on ET Canada at 7:30 pm ET on Global.

Big Brother Canada Season 4 winners Nick and Phil won a grand prize of $100,000, a $25,000 gift card from The Brick, and an OxiClean™ prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover. The fan favourite series offered unparalleled digital extensions this season to augment the social dynamics and real-time momentum of the 24/7 television production. The Big Brother Canada website, BigBrotherCanada.ca, has exclusive content, full episodes, 24-hour live streams, and surprises and opportunities that allowed fans to directly impact the show.

Commissioned by Corus Entertainment, Season 4 of Big Brother Canada is produced by Insight Productions in association with Corus and Endemol. Erin Brock and Sue Brophey serve as Supervising Producers. John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby serve as Executive Producers.  

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