September 21, 2005

MAGGIE AUSBURN WINS "BIG BROTHER 6"
AND THE GRAND PRIZE $500,000!!

STUDIO CITY, CALIF., Sept. 21 -- It's been a wild summer in the BIG BROTHER 6 house. Pairings inside the house were revealed, alliances were formed early on and plenty of secrets kept America buzzing, but in the end, Maggie Ausburn emerged triumphant last night as BIG BROTHER 6's grand prize winner of $500,000 based on the votes of her former housemates on the jury. Ivette Corredero will receive $50,000 as the second place winner.

After living in the BIG BROTHER 6 house for 80 days and 1,895 hours, Maggie Ausburn, the 27-year-old emergency room nurse from Las Vegas, faced a jury consisting of the last seven evicted houseguests: Jennifer Vasquez, Rachel Plencner, James Rhine, Beau Beasley, Howie Gordon, April Lewis and Janelle Pierzina. Ashlea Evans, Michael Donnellan, Eric Littman, Sarah Hrejsa and Kaysar Ridha were also present, but were not part of the jury.

After each of the jury members had the chance to ask the finalists questions, the seven members of the jury voted live on-air for whom they wanted to win. By a vote of 4-3, Maggie became the grand-prize winner of $500,000. Houseguest pairings April and Jennifer and Howie and Rachel voted for Maggie to be the victor, while Beau, James and Janelle voted for Ivette.

After leaving BIG BROTHER 6, Maggie and Ivette were met by their families and interviewed by Julie Chen about their experience inside the house. Maggie was reunited with her boyfriend and parents, while Ivette was reunited with her girlfriend and parents.

The fourteen houseguests and pairings were:

Ivette Corredero                                                Beau Beasley 
Miami Beach                                                     Pembroke Pines, Fla.
25 years old, Single            Former Co-Workers               25 years old, Single
Waitress                                                        Personal Shopper

Michael Donnellan                                               Kaysar Ridha 
Raised in Europe                                                Irvine, Cal.    
Current Res: Orange County, Calif.                              25 years old, Single
28 years old, Single            Neighbors                       Graphic Designer                
Artist                                                                                                                                  
Howie Gordon                                                    Rachel Plencner
Hometown: Chicago                                               Hometown:  Elkhart, Ind.
Current Residence: Boca Raton, Fla.                             Current Residence: Parker, Col. 
34 years old, Single            Best Friends                    33 years old, Single
Meteorology Student                                             Horse Breeder

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Eric Littmann                                                   Maggie Ausburn
Hometown: Boston                                                Hometown:  Sebastopal, Calif.
Current Residence: Las Vegas                            Current Residence: Las Vegas
36 years old, Married Dad       Friends                 27 years old, Single
Firefighter                                                     Emergency Room Nurse
                                                
Janelle Pierzina                                                Ashlea Evans 
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minn.                           Hometown:  Washington, D.C. 
Current Residence:  Miami Beach                         Current Residence: Plantation, Fla.
25 years old, Single            Ex-Roommates            22 years old, Single
VIP Cocktail Waitress                                           Fashion Design Student 

James Rhine                                                     Sarah Hrejsa
Hometown: Miami                                         Hometown:  Chicago
Current Res: Atlanta            Dating                          23 years old, Single
Loss Prevention Manager                                 Retail Manager
                                                        
Jennifer Vasquez                                                April Lewis
Plano, Tex.                                                     Dallas
27 years old, Single            Sorority Sisters                31 years old, Newlywed  
Arena Football League Dancer                            Pharmaceutical Sales Rep.

For more information about the finale of BIG BROTHER 6, log on to www.CBS.com.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos are available on CBSpressexpress.com.

RATING: To Be Announced
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