Big Brother Australia finale 2014: Oh Big Brother, why art thou?

By Andrew P Street
Updated November 27 2014 - 10:23am, first published November 26 2014 - 11:59pm
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
A rollercoaster of emotions: Host Sonia Kruger welled up. Photo: Supplied
Winner: 26-year-old Sydney-via-Queensland boy Ryan Ginns will take home $200,000.
Winner: 26-year-old Sydney-via-Queensland boy Ryan Ginns will take home $200,000.
The finalé stayed suitably glitsy despite the smallest jackpot in the history of the show.
The finalé stayed suitably glitsy despite the smallest jackpot in the history of the show.
The 19 evicted housemates were brought back to demonstrate the exciting variety of toothy, near-identical 20-somethings in the 2014 competition.
The 19 evicted housemates were brought back to demonstrate the exciting variety of toothy, near-identical 20-somethings in the 2014 competition.

It's hard to believe that the venerable reality television pioneer is still creaking along after thirteen years, but on Wednesday night Big Brother crowned its eleventh winner.