Rod Blagojevich originally was tapped to appear on the show, however, when a judge ruled against his participation Patti stepped up to play. "She kept a low profile for much of her run on the show," according to the article.

Twitterers from Chicago were following closely when Patti was booted.

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   PaigeWiser YES!!! Patti Blagojevich has been evicted from "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" 24 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck
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   CoryMD Crying with @theroyaldirt over patti blagojevich's departure recap video from "I'm a celeb, get me outta here". Ridic. 24 Jun 2009 from twidroid
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   lovememazda3 i may be the one and only person, living in the state of IL, who thinks that patti blagojevich really isn't that bad...rod however, yikes. 24 Jun 2009 from web
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   waddie1976 I cannot believe that Patti Blagojevich was voted out of "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here." 24 Jun 2009 from web
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   AFrangias [about time-I could only stand 10 mins of only 1 day of that show] @ChicagoBreaking: Patti Blagojevich off reality show http://tr.im/pxdL 24 Jun 2009 from Twitterena
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   Borisasaurus "Patti Blagojevich's 'Celebrity' adventure ends." Now it's back to "Out of Touch with Reality" once again. 24 Jun 2009 from web