Davao comedian Ruben Gonzaga is the Big Winner for Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition Season 2, winning the grand prize of P2,000,000. He garnered 506,402 votes or 32.17% of the total tally from fans who texted in their votes Saturday night.

Gonzaga also received a Sony Bravia, a two million pesos worth Goodah business franchise package and a condominium unit at Chateau Valenzuela.

Second Big Placer and Ms. Earth contender Riza Santos received P1,000,000. She garnered 430,135 votes or 27.33% of the total tally.

Filipina racer Gaby dela Merced and model Will Devaughn won Third and Fourth Place.

Dela Merced received 406,892; or 25.85% of the total number of votes, while Devaughn received 230,509 votes or 14.65% of the total.

Dela Merced won P600,000 while Devaughn received P400,000.

There was some extra good news for Devaughn, who was informed that he has been chosen as the new official endorser for JAG jeans.
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Model Jon Avila (known as the "English Outcast") got the boot for serious violations of Pinoy Big Brother House rules, leaving the remaining celebrity housemates to fill out the Big Four slots.

With Avila's forced eviction from the PBB House, model Will Devaughn, beauty queen Riza Santos, Davao comic Ruben Gonzaga and Filipina racer Gaby dela Merced are left in the final Big Four lineup.

The PBB Celebrity Edition Season Two Big Winner will be chosen from among them.

The 4th Big Placer will get P400,000; the 3rd Big Placer P600,000; and the 2nd Big Placer P1.000,000. The Big Winner will receive a Sony Bravia, a Goodah business franchise package, a condominium unit at Chateau Valenzuela and two million pesos.

Avila was meted a forced eviction for his virtual sabotage of the nomination and eviction process, wherein he maneuvered the rest of the housemates in order to create a five-way tie in the nomination for eviction.

Avila and the other housemates had earlier refused to nominate each other, explaining that they had become so emotionally bonded, they couldn't bear to have one of them evicted.

After the unprecedented derailment of the eviction process, PBB consulted with Endemol, the worldwide owner of the Big Brother reality show franchise as to what steps to take.

PBB later explained that all PBB housemates are required to participate in the nomination/eviction process as stated in their contract with Pinoy Big Brother. Any attempt to evade participation, or worse, sabotage the proceedings, would be a serious violation of the rules of the Big Brother franchise.

Big Brother consultant Anuska Ban also stressed that the process of nomination is sacred and no one is allowed to discuss it outside the confession room—which Avila violated by manipulating the housemates into voting for a five-way tie result.

Kuya later explained to the housemates that no matter how close they now feel toward each other, they are still in a competition and must go through the elimination process.
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