Inaugural Winner Shuns Finale

Ben Williams, winner of BB01, has declined an invitation to appear on tonight's final Finale, reportedly saying he doesn't want it to affect his professional reputation-- in the business his BB winnings helped him set up.

All other season winners will be present.

With runner-up Blair presumably still overseas, BB01's second runner-up, Sara Marie Fedele, has been elected to "represent" her season, having already been involved in BB08 as a Big Mouth panelist. She's a much better choice anyway.

But it's not like Ben has always had a grudge against the series. He did appear in BB05's Launch Show along with all the previous winners. Let's go to the videotape:

From L-R: BB02's Peter Corbett, BB01's Ben Williams, La Gretel, BB03's Regina Bird, and BB04's Trevor Butler. At least 3, and at most 4, of whom we'll be seeing tonight.