LITTLE Sister is nearing a dramatic conclusion as 2CR FM listeners prepare to make one lucky contestant £5,000 richer.

As dawn broke today, just three inmates remained in a glasshouse at Tower Park - all desperately hoping to land a pre-Christmas jackpot. They have everything to play for as they enter the penultimate day of the radio competition.

Life model Caroline Dearden, 33, of Ringwood, wants to take daughter Stephanie, eight, on holiday; roofer Scott Burton, 27, of Blandford, is preparing for his first child, and Sophie Argyle, 23, of Poole, is hoping for a deposit on a flat.

However, there can only be one survivor. This morning the dreams of one more contestant will be shattered.

2CR FM listeners are voting one inmate out of the conservatory every day. The last contender will scoop a windfall while the others leave with nothing.

Yesterday it was the turn of father-of-two Aaron Wake, 30, of Poole, to be ejected from the group. As the door opened, wife Emma was waiting to welcome him back to the real world with their sons Taylor, three, and Corbin, seven months.

Gordon Wray, station news editor, said: "What initially started as a bit of fun for the contestants is now starting to become more serious as they get closer to the money.

"The lack of sleep and the fact they are getting closer to the prize mean tensions are definitely rising."