7 of the Most Boring Reality Show Winners of All Time

Is there anyone out there excited by the American Idol final two? A season finale matchup between Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox may not set the world on fire, but it wouldn't be the first time that a once-exciting reality competition produced an underwhelming winner. (It may not even be the first time Idol's done it -- it's just that the show's most bland victories usually come at the expense of a quirky runner-up). In honor of the sure-to-be-snoozy final outcome to this disappointing season, here are 7 other winners who triumphed on their own reality shows, but could have used an extra jolt of personality.

Big Brother

Eddie McGee (Season One)

The producers of Big Brother made several miscalculations in its terrible first season, and the worst was the assumption that giving America the right to vote off contestants would make the show more interesting. Instead, America rapidly voted off the s**t-stirrers, blowhards, and sexually aggressive exhibitionists that make reality TV so great, leaving Eddie McGee the only one standing.

Top Chef

Stephanie Izard (Season Four)

Let's be honest: the winners of Top Chef are almost always seething, resentful dicksmacks (and male). In some ways, then, it might be refreshing that Stephanie Izard took home the top prize, but she wasn't that memorable either as a chef or a reality TV presence. It's just a shame that the far more interesting Richard Blais choked in the final challenge.

Project Runway

Chloe Dao (Season Two)

Any winner of Project Runway's second season would have had a hard time following in the footsteps of Season One winner Jay McCarroll, but the fact that Chloe Dao beat out gregarious finalists like Santino Rice and Daniel Vosovic just made her lack of personality all the more obvious. After winning the show, did Chloe move to New York or try to show again at Fashion Week? No: she went back to her boutique store in Texas. Well, OK then.

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