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Big Brother Africa 6 (also known as Big Brother Africa: Amplified) was the sixth season of the reality television series Big Brother Africa produced by Endemol for M-Net which began airing on 1 May 2011 and ran for 91 days until 31 July 2011. This year Mnet co-partnered with Coca-Cola for the season. Ikponmwosa "IK" Osakioduwa came back to host the show for the third time in a row. The launch show was also broadcast live through the official website. This year the contestants will move into a brand new house. South African band BLKJKS (Blackjacks) performed their song 'Mzabalazo'; Busta Rhymes also performed during the 2 hour launch show.
There were twenty six housemates this season and lived in the same house (Heads House) for one week. On Day 7, eleven of the twenty six moved to a different house (Tails House) during the live eviction show. The housemates were competing for US$400,000. On Day 42, it was announced that there were going to be two winners who will each receive US$200,000. This year, fourteen countries participated in the season. Each country had at least one representative for them. All fourteen countries were returning countries and these were Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
On Day 1, twenty six housemates entered the House on launch night.
| Name | Real/Full Name | Occupation | Country | Entry day | Exit day | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen | Karen Igho | 27 | Unemployed | Nigeria | 1 | 91 | ||
| Wendall | Wendall Robert Parson | 23 | Commercial Pilot | Zimbabwe | 1 | 91 | ||
| Luclay | Clayton Misoya | 28 | Actor & Acting Coach | South Africa | 1 | 91 | ||
| Lomwe | Tendai Namate | 27 | DJ | Malawi | 1 | 91 | ||
| Sharon | Sharon Salmon Nalukenge | 25 | Musician & Fashion Designer | Uganda | 1 | 91 | ||
| Hanni | Hanni Mekuria | 22 | Singer & Law Student | Ethiopia | 1 | 91 | ||
| Vina | Malvina Longpet | 26 | Radio Presenter | Nigeria | 1 | 91 | ||
| Millicent | Millicent Mugadi | 28 | Actress & Soccer Player | Kenya | 1 | 84 | ||
| Kim | Kimberly Musonda | 25 | Beautician | Zambia | 1 | 84 | ||
| Vimbai | Vimbai Muthiniri | 24 | Model | Zimbabwe | 1 | 84 | ||
| Mumba | Mumba Mwakwa | 24 | DJ & Radio Presenter | Zambia | 1 | 77 | ||
| Zeus | Game Bantsi | 24 | Entrepreneur | Botswana | 1 | 77 | ||
| Bernadina | Bernadina Buys | 21 | Administration Clerk | Namibia | 1 | 77 | ||
| Weza | Weza Solunga | 26 | TV Presenter | Angola | 1 | 70 | ||
| Peo | Peo Sebotho | 24 | Journalist & Film Graduate | Botswana | 1 | 70 | ||
| Alex | Alexander Biney | 31 | Self-Employed Designer | Ghana | 1 | 70 | ||
| Felicia | Felicia Susan Ngoma | 24 | Purchaser | Malawi | 1 | 56 | ||
| Nic | Nicholas Wangondu | 26 | TV Producer | Kenya | 1 | 49 | ||
| Danny | Daniel Kassa | 34 | Salesman & Stylist | Ethiopia | 1 | 49 | ||
| Confidence | Confidence Haugen | 37 | CEO | Ghana | 1 | 42 | ||
| Ernest | Ernest Wasake | 28 | Consultant | Uganda | 1 | 35 | ||
| Bhoke | Bhoke Egina | 26 | TV Broadcaster | Tanzania | 1 | 35 | ||
| Michael | Michael Zuane | 32 | Hairdresser & Designer | Mozambique | 1 | 28 | ||
| Nkuli | Nkuli Ngquola | 23 | Community TV Intern | South Africa | 1 | 21 | ||
| Lotus | Lotus Kyamba | 24 | TV Presenter | Tanzania | 1 | 19 | ||
| Jossy | Joseph Ailonga | 28 | Marketing, Sales & Advertising Manager | Namibia | 1 | 14 |
This season, a twist known as the Fuse took place since Day 35. The Fuse was a punishment that was given to housemate(s) for a week until the live eviction show. The fuses were given to them by the evicted housemates. The Fuse is similar to the "Molotov Cocktail" in season 4 and the "Dagger" in season 5.
| Week | Fuse | Armed Housemate | Inflicted Housemate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | This housemate had to prepare a hot drink for Big Brother and sing a lullaby to him. | Bhoke | Ernest |
| This housemate had to use pom poms and act like a cheerleader whenever Katy Perry's "Firework" played. | Ernest | Nic | |
| 8 | This housemate had to hug and kiss nearby housemates whenever someones laughs out loud. | Danny | Alex |
| This housemate had to shout "I am amplified | " whenever Big Brother makes an announcement. | Nic | Luclay |
| 11 | This housemate had to put on different clown faces every day. | Peo | Mumba |
| This housemate had to make everyone's bed. | Alex | Weza | |
| This housemate had to pack their clothes and leave them in the storeroom while borrowing their fellow housemates' clothes. | Weza | Karen | |
| 12 | This housemate was prevented from receiving any messages from home. | Bernadina | Luclay |
| This housemate had to wear a floral swimming cap. | Zeus | Wendall | |
| This housemate had to walk backwards. | Mumba | Luclay |
| Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 Final | Nominations received | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen | Exempt | Alex, Kim | Exempt | Ernest, Bhoke | Exempt | Nic, Danny | Exempt | Refused | Vimbai, Wendall | Refused | Winner (Day 91) | 15 | ||
| Wendall | Vina, Jossy | Exempt | Sharon, Vina | Exempt | Vina, Zeus | Exempt | Sharon, Vina | Sharon, Vina | Zeus, Vina | Kim, Millicent | Winner (Day 91) | 16 | ||
| Luclay | Exempt | Refused | Exempt | Ernest, Kim | Exempt | Kim, Mumba | Exempt | Bernadina, Peo | Zeus, Bernadina | Refused | Third place (Day 91) | 13 | ||
| Lomwe | Millicent, Sharon | Exempt | Confidence, Hanni | Exempt | Weza, Confidence | Exempt | Sharon, Hanni | Weza, Sharon | Hanni, Mumba | Hanni, Luclay | Fourth place (Day 91) | 5 | ||
| Sharon | Zeus, Jossy | Exempt | Vimbai, Hanni | Exempt | Zeus, Hanni | Exempt | Zeus, Vimbai | Peo, Alex | Zeus, Wendall | Vimbai, Karen | Fifth place (Day 91) | 11 | ||
| Hanni | Vimbai, Sharon | Exempt | Wendall, Bernadina | Exempt | Felicia, Millicent | Exempt | Zeus, Millicent | Alex, Peo | Zeus, Bernadina | Refused | Sixth place (Day 91) | 13 | ||
| Vina | Confidence, Danny | Exempt | Confidence, Sharon | Exempt | Wendall, Millicent | Exempt | Zeus, Wendall | Wendall, Zeus | Wendall, Zeus | Kim, Wendall | Seventh place (Day 91) | 16 | ||
| Millicent | Confidence, Danny | Exempt | Bernadina, Hanni | Exempt | Vina, Hanni | Exempt | Vimbai, Lomwe | Kim, Alex | Wendall, Vina | Wendall, Karen | Evicted (Day 84) | 9 | ||
| Vimbai | Weza, Jossy | Exempt | Michael, Weza | Exempt | Confidence, Zeus | Exempt | Millicent, Lomwe | Karen, Alex | Karen, Zeus | Millicent, Kim | Evicted (Day 84) | 9 | ||
| Kim | Exempt | Karen, Lotus | Exempt | Luclay, Karen | Exempt | Danny, Nic | Exempt | Wendall, Bernadina | Lomwe, Wendall | Vimbai, Vina | Evicted (Day 84) | 12 | ||
| Mumba | Exempt | Peo, Ernest | Exempt | Ernest, Danny | Exempt | Luclay, Danny | Exempt | Peo, Karen | Zeus, Wendall | Evicted (Day 77) | 5 | |||
| Zeus | Vina, Danny | Exempt | Sharon, Bernadina | Exempt | Weza, Vimbai | Exempt | Hanni, Vina | Weza, Sharon | Vina, Kim | Evicted (Day 77) | 22 | |||
| Bernadina | Confidence, Weza | Exempt | Hanne, Michael | Bhoke, Luclay | Exempt | Luclay, Danny | Exempt | Peo, Kim | Wendall, Lomwe | Evicted (Day 77) | 8 | |||
| Weza | Vimbai, Jossy | Exempt | Zeus, Wendall | Exempt | Lomwe, Zeus | Alex, Luclay | Exempt | Millicent, Peo | Evicted (Day 70) | 9 | ||||
| Alex | Exempt | Karen, Nkuli | Exempt | Bhoke, Ernest | Exempt | Luclay, Danny | Exempt | Zeus, Karen | Evicted (Day 70) | 7 | ||||
| Peo | Exempt | Karen, Nkuli | Exempt | Luclay, Mumba | Exempt | Danny, Luclay | Exempt | Mumba, Weza | Evicted (Day 70) | 9 | ||||
| Felicia | Confidence, Danny | Exempt | Vina, Hanni | Exempt | Zeus, Hanni | Exempt | Hanni, Wendall | Evicted (Day 56) | 3 | |||||
| Nic | Exempt | Lotus, Nkuli | Exempt | Luclay, Ernest | Exempt | Alex, Luclay | Evicted (Day 49) | 2 | ||||||
| Danny | Vina, Zeus | Karen, Kim | Exempt | Peo, Ernest | Exempt | Kim, Karen | Evicted (Day 49) | 11 | ||||||
| Confidence | Michael, Felicia | Exempt | Millicent, Sharon | Exempt | Zeus, Felicia | Evicted (Day 42) | 10 | |||||||
| Ernest | Exempt | Luclay, Karen | Exempt | Luclay, Mumba | Evicted (Day 35) | 7 | ||||||||
| Bhoke | Exempt | Karen, Nkuli | Exempt | Karen, Bernadina | Evicted (Day 35) | 5 | ||||||||
| Michael | Confidence, Vina | Exempt | Vina, Confidence | Evicted (Day 28) | 3 | |||||||||
| Nkuli | Exempt | Peo, Bhoke | Evicted (Day 21) | 4 | ||||||||||
| Lotus | Exempt | Kim, Bhoke | Ejected (Day 19) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Jossy | Weza, Zeus | Evicted (Day 14) | 4 | |||||||||||
| Nomination note | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Head of House | Zeus Bhoke | Weza Peo | Vimbai Nic | Millicent Danny | Lomwe Bernadina | Felicia Alex | Vina, Bernadina | Karen | Vimbai | Vina | none | |||
| Nominated (pre-HoH) | Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vina, Weza, Zeus | Karen, Kim, Luclay, Nkuli | Bernadina, Confidence, Hanni, Sharon, Vina | Bhoke, Ernest, Luclay | Confidence, Felicia, Hanni, Millicent, Vina, Weza, Zeus | Alex, Danny, Kim, Luclay, Nic | Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent, Sharon, Vimbai, Vina, Wendall, Zeus | Alex, Karen, Peo, Sharon, Weza | Bernadina, Lomwe, Vina, Wendall, Zeus | Hanni, Karen, Kim, Luclay, Millicent, Vimbai, Wendall | ||||
| Saved | Zeus | Karen | Hanni | Luclay | Felicia | Alex | Vina | none | Wendall | Karen | ||||
| Against public vote | Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vimbai, Vina, Weza | Kim, Luclay, Mumba, Nkuli | Bernadina, Confidence, Michael, Sharon, Vina | Bhoke, Ernest, Peo | Confidence, Hanni, Millicent, Vimbai, Vina, Weza, Zeus | Danny, Karen, Kim, Luclay, Nic | Felicia, Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent, Sharon, Vimbai, Wendall, Zeus | Alex, Karen, Peo, Sharon, Weza | Bernadina, Lomwe, Mumba, Vina, Zeus | Hanni, Kim, Lomwe, Luclay, Millicent, Vimbai, Wendall | Hanni, Karen, Lomwe, Luclay, Sharon, Vina, Wendall | |||
| Ejected | none | Lotus | none | |||||||||||
| Evicted | Jossy 1 of 15 (9%) to save | Nkuli no votes to save | Michael 1 of 15 (12.6%) to save | Bhoke 2 of 15 votes to save | Confidence 1 of 15 votes to save | Danny 1 of 15 votes to save | Felicia no votes to save | Peo 1 of 15 votes to save | Bernadina 1 of 15 votes to save | Kim 1 of 15 votes to save | Vina no votes (out of 7) | Hanni 1 of 15 votes (out of 7) | ||
| Alex 1 of 15 votes to save | Zeus 2 of 15 votes to save | Vimbai 1 of 15 votes to save | Sharon 1 of 15 votes (out of 7) | Lomwe 1 of 15 votes (out of 7) | ||||||||||
| Ernest 2 of 15 votes to save | Nic 2 of 15 (12.37%) to save | |||||||||||||
| Weza 2 of 15 votes to save | Mumba 3 of 15 votes to save | Millicent 2 of 15 (9.38%) to save | Luclay 2 of 15 votes (out of 7) | |||||||||||
| Saved | Danny 1 of 15 (11%) Confidence 1 of 15 (18%) Vimbai 3 of 15 (17%) Vina 3 of 15 (20%) Weza 6 of 15 (25%) | Mumba 1.5 of 15 Kim 5.5 of 15 Luclay 8 of 15 | Bernadina 1 of 15 (17.3%) Confidence 1 of 15 (19.3%) Sharon 6 of 15 (22.7%) Vina 6 of 15 (27.8%) | Peo 10 of 15 | Weza 1 of 15 Zeus 1 of 15 Millicent 2 of 15 Vina 2 of 15 Hanni 3 of 15 Vimbai 5 of 15 | Luclay 2 of 15 (18.86%) Kim 4 of 15 Karen 6 of 15 | Millicent 1 of 15 (6.41%) Sharon 1 of 15 (10.23%) Vimbai 1 of 15 (12.93%) Lomwe 2 of 15 Zeus 2 of 15 Wendall 3 of 15 Hanni 5 of 15 | Sharon 3 of 15 Karen 8 of 15 | Vina 4 of 15 Lomwe 5 of 15 | Lomwe 2 of 15 (15.02%) Wendall 2 of 15 (15.42%) Hanni 2 of 15 (18.98%) Luclay 5 of 15 | Wendall 4 of 15 votes to win | Karen 6 of 15 votes to win | ||
| Angola | No Eviction | Weza | Luclay | Vina | Peo | Weza | Karen | Hanni | No Eviction | Karen | Mumba | Luclay | Karen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | No Eviction | Weza | Luclay | Vina | Peo | Zeus | Luclay | Zeus | No Eviction | Peo | Zeus | Luclay | Luclay | |
| Ethiopia | No Eviction | Danny | Luclay | Vina | Peo | Hanni | Danny | Hanni | No Eviction | Weza | Vina | Hanni | Hanni | |
| Ghana | No Eviction | Confidence | Luclay | Confidence | Peo | Confidence | Karen | Hanni | No Eviction | Alex | Vina | Luclay | Karen | |
| Kenya | No Eviction | Vimbai | Kim | Sharon O | Ernest | Millicent | Nic | Millicent | No Eviction | Sharon O | Lomwe | Millicent | Wendall | |
| Malawi | No Eviction | Weza | Kim | Sharon O | Peo | Hanni | Kim | Lomwe | No Eviction | Sharon O | Lomwe | Lomwe | Lomwe | |
| Mozambique | No Eviction | Vimbai | Kim/Mumba | Michael | Peo | Vimbai | Karen | Lomwe | No Eviction | Karen | Lomwe | Lomwe | Karen | |
| Namibia | No Eviction | Jossy | Luclay | Bernadina | Peo | Vimbai | Karen | Wendall | No Eviction | Karen | Bernadina | Wendall | Wendall | |
| Nigeria | No Eviction | Vina | Luclay | Vina | Peo | Vina | Karen | Hanni | No Eviction | Karen | Vina | Hanni | Karen | |
| South Africa | No Eviction | Weza | Luclay | Vina | Peo | Hanni | Luclay | Zeus | No Eviction | Karen | Zeus | Luclay | Luclay | |
| Tanzania | No Eviction | Weza | Kim | Sharon O | Bhoke | Vimbai | Kim | Vimbai | No Eviction | Weza | Lomwe | Vimbai | Karen | |
| Uganda | No Eviction | Vina | Kim | Sharon O | Ernest | Millicent | Nic | Sharon O | No Eviction | Sharon O | Lomwe | Millicent | Sharon O | |
| Zambia | No Eviction | Weza | Kim | Sharon O | Bhoke | Vimbai | Kim | Wendall | No Eviction | Karen | Mumba | Kim | Wendall | |
| Zimbabwe | No Eviction | Vimbai | Mumba | Sharon O | Ernest | Vimbai | Kim | Wendall | No Eviction | Karen | Mumba | Wendall | Wendall | |
| Rest of Africa | No Eviction | Vina | Luclay | Vina | Peo | Vina | Karen | Hanni | No Eviction | Karen | Vina | Luclay | Karen |
Survivor(s) of the vote.
On Day 1, the twenty six housemates entered Heads House during the launch for the first week of the season. However, Big Brother announced that it was audition week for all housemates. They performed various tasks to show if they are worth the game.
On Day 7 during the live eviction show, it was announced that all housemates passed the auditions and were all given a real chance to compete. All twenty six housemates joined IK on stage during the live eviction show. IK announced that fifteen of the twenty six will return to the Heads House while the remaining eleven will go to a secret house (Tails House). They each had to pick a card that will determine the house they will stay in.
The fifteen housemates that returned to the Heads House were Bernadina, Confidence, Danny, Felicia, Hanni, Jossy, Lomwe, Michael, Millicent, Sharon O, Vimbai, Vina, Wendall, Weza and Zeus.
The eleven housemates that moved to the Tails House were Alex, Bhoke, Ernest, Karen, Kim, Lotus, Luclay, Mumba, Nic, Nkuli and Peo.
On Day 8, nominations occurred in the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vina, Weza and Zeus.
Head of House, Zeus decided to save himself and replace himself with Vimbai.
Therefore, Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vimbai, Vina and Weza were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Confidence, Danny and Jossy where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Jossy had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 14, Jossy was evicted while Danny moved to the Tails House.
On Day 15, nominations occurred in the Tails House.
The initial nominees were Karen, Kim, Luclay and Nkuli.
Head of House, Peo decided to save Karen and replace her with Mumba.
Therefore, Kim, Luclay, Mumba and Nkuli were up for eviction for the week.
On Day 19, Big Brother ejected Lotus for slapping Luclay on the face.
This week, viewers voted the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*Kim and Mumba shared a vote from Mozambique.
On Day 21, Nkuli was evicted.
On Day 22, nominations occurred in the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Bernadina, Confidence, Hanni, Sharon O, and Vina.
Head of House, Vimbai decided to save Hanni and replace her with Michael.
Therefore, Bernadina, Confidence, Michael, Sharon O and Vina were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Bernadina, Confidence and Michael where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Michael had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 28, Michael was evicted while Bernadina moved to the Tails House.
On Day 29, nominations occurred in the Tails House.
The initial nominees were Bhoke, Ernest and Luclay.
Head of House, Danny decided to save Luclay and replace him with Peo.
Therefore, Bhoke, Ernest and Peo were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 35, Bhoke and Ernest were evicted.
On Day 36, nominations occurred in the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Confidence, Felicia, Hanni, Millicent, Vina, Weza and Zeus.
Head of House, Lomwe decided to save Felicia and replace her with Vimbai.
Therefore, Confidence, Hanni, Millicent, Vimbai, Vina, Weza and Zeus were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Confidence, Weza and Zeus where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Confidence had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 42, Confidence was evicted while Weza moved to the Tails House.
On Day 43, nominations occurred in the Tails House.
The initial nominees were Alex, Danny, Kim, Luclay and Nic.
Head of House, Alex decided to save himself and replace himself with Karen.
Therefore, Danny, Karen, Kim, Luclay and Nic were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Luclay and Nic where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Nic had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 49, Danny and Nic were evicted.
On Day 50, nominations occurred on the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent, Sharon O, Vimbai, Vina, Wendall and Zeus.
Head of House, Vina decided to save herself and replace herself with Felicia.
Therefore, Felicia, Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent, Sharon O, Vimbai, Wendall and Zeus were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 56, Felicia was evicted while Millicent moved to the Tails House.
On Day 57, nominations were supposed to occur in the Tails House, but Big Brother decided surprise the housemates. He called the Heads Housemates to the Diary Room one by one and never returned to the house. Instead, they were placed in several rooms of the Tails House. This indicated that the houses have officially merged and the housemates are now staying in the Tails House.
Due to the merge, there was no eviction since nominations didn't take place.
On Day 64, nominations occurred. The initial nominees were Alex, Karen, Peo, Sharon O, and Weza.
Head of House, Karen decided to leave the nominations as they were.
Therefore, Alex, Karen, Peo, Sharon O and Weza were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 70, Peo, Alex and Weza were evicted.
On Day 71, nominations occurred.
The initial nominees were Bernadina, Lomwe, Vina, Wendall and Zeus.
Head of House, Vimbai decided to save Wendall and replace him with Mumba.
Therefore, Bernadina, Lomwe, Mumba, Vina and Zeus were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 77, Bernadina, Zeus and Mumba were evicted.
On Day 78, nominations occurred.
The initial nominees were Hanni, Karen, Kim, Luclay, Millicent, Vimbai and Wendall.
Head of House, Vina decided to save Karen and replace her with Lomwe.
Therefore, Hanni, Kim, Lomwe, Luclay, Millicent, Vimbai and Wendall were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent and Wendall where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Millicent had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 84, Vimbai, Kim and Millicent were evicted.
Hanni, Karen, Lomwe, Luclay, Sharon O, Vina and Wendall were the finalists of the season. The final seven were competing for the grand prize of US$200,000 each for two housemates.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to win and these were the results:
Karen and Wendall won 2011's Amplified season after getting the most votes with 6 and 4 country votes respectively.
Jossy, Michael, Confidence and Felicia are the only BB Amplified housemates who never entered the Tails House.
Mnet released the clarified results audited and verified by Ernst & Young the following day after the controversy.