Glyn and Samanda were runners up and Alex Lee came third. 15 series and no teenage winner – why?
Ashleigh still seems to be topping most of the on-line polls and is still (just) in front with the bookies… but everybody knows that she will not win, BB are using her as decoration and nothing more, while Winston and Christopher are centre-stage already looking like they will contest the title as BB15 limps onward to a typically unsatisfying conclusion.
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Glyn and Samanda were runners up and Alex Lee came third. 15 series and no teenage winner – why?
Ashleigh still seems to be topping most of the on-line polls and is still (just) in front with the bookies… but everybody knows that she will not win, BB are using her as decoration and nothing more, while Winston and Christopher are centre-stage already looking like they will contest the title as BB15 limps onward to a typically unsatisfying conclusion.
I agree CS ....it's not in the script for her to win ....even though I think she and Chris are the only ones in there who actually deserve it !
I remember John Loughton the 20-year-old chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament won Celebrity Hijack ,
Good point Cold Sweat. Yes, that could work against Ashleigh.
A teen has won BB.
There was once a Teen Big brother, about a decade ago now...but a teen obviously would have won that. 
because teenagers are generally annoying? 
Teens are in a minority of housemates and a minority of viewers, so they have less chance of winning I think.
It has not as yet been foretold in the leaves...
It could still happen... but i don't think it will.
Ashleigh is odd-on favourite to win across the board.
Ashleigh is the winner she got there via the public vote over the series .
Just checked Wiki: Brian Belo was 19 when he entered the house for BB8...,
Just checked Wiki: Brian Belo was 19 when he entered the house for BB8...,
Brian had his 20th in the BB8 house... Sophie Reade turned 20 while in hiding ahead of the BB10 launch.
1.2%.
Ashleigh joins BB7 Glyn as an 18-year-old runner up.
Just checked Wiki: Brian Belo was 19 when he entered the house for BB8...,
Brian had his 20th in the BB8 house... Sophie Reade turned 20 while in hiding ahead of the BB10 launch.
Oh, I know, but it rather illustrates the problem. Contestants have to be 18 or over so the percentage of teenage HMs will always be small, and with each series lasting 2-3 months a fair number of the 19-year-olds will turn 20 during the show. Also remember that there were no teenage HMs until BB6 (Kemal, Lesley and Vanessa were all 19).
The answer to your OP question is therefore probably just the rather boring "it's just the balance of probability"...
a year on... and 19 year old Joel falls just short!
Maybe because teenagers are dicks! Just saying.
