My wallet for Nadia, my heart for Jason

I suppose the smart money is on Nadia to win Big Brother 5. She seems to be the talk of the town, not to mention the bookies. She is the most glamorous of the roommates. Shell has the good looks but Nadia has the personality. But deep down, I can't help but be annoyed every time I see her on the screen. From her persistent whining about not having cigarettes to her scary, maniacal laugh, I've just had it with her.

I haven't been very good at choosing winners, although I should point out that I have always distinguished between who I want to win and who I think will win. In the beginning, I wanted Dan to win because he seemed to be my type of guy -- a dry wit coupled with a mean streak -- but then I realised that Dan's wit was not insightful nor was it particularly funny. It was not unlike a grandmother who has had a little too much Tia Maria and is really just venting her frustrations.

After that, against all common sentiment, I wanted Ahmed to win. Sure he was a small, bigoted, misogynist Somalian with a penchant for breaking plates and decapitation (of papier mache human figures), but we can't all be perfect. He was provocative even though he slept most of the day. He was contemplative and really, really, really didn't like being in there... except when he was flirting with Becky or the Jungle Cats were being cool to him. The fact that he so wanted to leave made me want him to stay even more. He was an original member of the Jungle Cats, even if Victor and Jason were playing him for nomination votes. But, he was soon evicted.

After that, I wanted Victor to win. He was, in many ways, the archetypal BB contestant. Paranoid and scheming, he was really the most interesting character. He was the worst gangsta ever, preferring to sing I'll Make Love to You while humping the floor and the movie Titanic to pimping hoes and flashing bling. But, his paranoid self-delusion was comforting because I knew that I'd be him (minus the gangsta front) if I were on the show. Hell, I'm that way, and there isn't any chance of me beating out 9 others to win £63,000.

Now that Victor is gone, I want Jason to win. Brooding and in his own way delusional, I think he has become the thinking person's choice. Why doesn't he act like he's having fun? Well, when asked, he replied that there is no reason to have fun, so why pretend? That is tough love, my friends, tough love. The only problem is that I think he is loathed by the Nadia-squad. He really dislikes her and has voiced his opinion a number of times, most notably after the military exercise when she used some very pejorative terms to refer to Jason. But, I think Jason may have something going for him. In as much as Nadia is the most favourite of the house, I would also suspect that she is the most reviled. That may give Jason some voting fire power. He is the anti-Nadia and is going to garner the anti-Nadia votes. Dan and Shell (Shell is the hot cousin you wish you could kiss, but is really too nice (and too related) to ever go through with) are okay, but not exactly polar extremes the way Nadia and Jason are.

So, I think I would have to say that Nadia will probably win but Jason is the true winner in my eyes.