Big Brother Latest Day 84: The winner of 'Big Brother' will not receive any prize money.
The remaining contestants were told that the £100,000 cash prize had been withdrawn because they had attempted to break out of the house yesterday (25.08.09).
Surprisingly, Sophie, Lisa, Siavash, Charlie, Marcus and David cheered and applauded when the announcement was made last night.
David and Charlie even expressed their delight that there was nothing left to compete for.
Only bisexual Brazilian Rodrigo seemed angered by the news, rushing to the Diary Room to insist they had not actually broken any rules.
Earlier in the day, the contestants had run out of the house after being told to "stop being so boring" and "do something entertaining".
They escaped through a fire exit, running around screaming in the camera zone while security guards chased them.
They later returned to the house to await their "punishment".
Prize money has been reduced slightly in previous years after various rules were broken but it has never been completely withdrawn.
The landmark decision comes the same day Channel 4 announced its plans to axe the show after one final series in 2010 because of poor ratings.
The current series of 'Big Brother' ends next week.
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