Evil Dick Wins 'Big Brother 8' Handily

(CBS) STUDIO CITY, Calif. Dick Donato, nicknamed Evil (or if you prefer his spelling, Evel) by his housemates on "Big Brother 8", won the $500,000 prize Tuesday night for out-lasting, out-smarting and out-playing his competition.

In the end, it was between Dick and his once-estranged daughter Daniele as the two finalists for "Big Brother 8".

Before the vote, both said that whatever the outcome, they were both winners. Daniele hadn't talked to her dad for nearly two years, but after being literally locked together 24-7 for 81 days, the two forged a bond that took them to the final two.

As Dick pointed out on the prime time finale, "No team has ever come in one and two in this game."

The final tally: Dick bested his daughter by a score of 5-2. The seven member jury handed Dick the victory although at times some of the jury said it could have gone either way.

For her part, Jen who made no secret of loathing both Donatos (and the feeling couldn't be more mutual) said she "had" to vote for one of them, "although I would have preferred to have not voted at all."

We talked to all 14 houseguests after the final results were announced during a live show at CBS.

Stage 18, aka the Big Brother house, is a hop, skip and jump from our new broadcast studios, so if the Web producers have a particular affinity (translation: obsession) with the show we are to be forgiven.

We came away with a few shocks (besides liking some of the cast we didn't expect to like as much -- Dick is a complete crack up and a lot nicer than he ever appeared on TV) was finding out the backyard grass is plastic. As several housemates quipped, it is a perfect metaphor for the show. Also, the backyard, which looks pretty cavernous on TV is pretty tiny... you could walk the whole thing in 14 seconds.

We asked all the houseguests all the questions America was dying to get the answers to: What was Dick's strategy to win? Did Jessica really fall for Eric? Was Nick more than just smitten with Daniele and vice versa? Will she move to Minnesota? Is Mike really a painter? Did Dick really need a bodyguard at the after party? How close to hitting Dick did Jameka really get? Will Amber stop crying...ever? And if all those discussions about Eric's, uh, uhm, equipment (yeah, that's a tasteful word!) ever got on his nerves?