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00:00:02After a record-breaking 98 days, we are down to the final three.
00:00:07One will win a half million dollars, one will win $50,000, and one will leave the house completely empty
00:00:16-handed.
00:00:17Welcome to the live season finale of Big Brother.
00:00:25This season on Big Brother.
00:00:30Early in the game, Vanessa and Austin became a formidable duo.
00:00:34I'm down for some kind of final two thing with you. I actually really am.
00:00:37Absolutely.
00:00:37With twins playing as one, Vanessa was quickly let in on their secret.
00:00:42People have been saying that you are the twin. Is it true? It's true.
00:00:47And with the goal of keeping the twins safe, a power alliance was formed.
00:00:51This could be called with Clay and then your sister, the Sixth Sense.
00:00:56The Sixth Sense quickly disposed of their biggest enemies.
00:01:00Davon, Jeff, Audrey, Jason, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:01:07But when the power shifted to the underdogs...
00:01:10Congratulations, James. You are the new head of household.
00:01:14Congratulations, Becky. You are the new head of household.
00:01:17Two of Vanessa and Austin's most powerful allies were taken out.
00:01:21Clay, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:01:24Shelly, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:01:29After laying low the first half of the game...
00:01:32You're actively following me, aren't you?
00:01:34Steve was recruited to strengthen Vanessa and Austin's numbers.
00:01:38It's really important that we pull Steve in at this point so we can control the vote from here on
00:01:42out.
00:01:43And the Sixth Sense was rebranded the Scamper Squad.
00:01:47While Vanessa pulled the strings...
00:01:50I'm not entirely sure he should just be upon it after this conversation.
00:01:52Really?
00:01:54Yes, really.
00:01:55Steve played the nice guy.
00:01:57You ever made up with a guy?
00:01:59No.
00:01:59Okay.
00:02:00And Liz battled side by side with her showmance.
00:02:04You are the new head of household.
00:02:07Together, they took out the other side of the house one by one.
00:02:11Jackie, Becky, Meg, James, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:02:18With Liz, Austin, and Julia making a powerful trio,
00:02:22Back up to the A-join's room.
00:02:24I know, seriously.
00:02:26Steve knew it was time to turn on the Scamper Squad.
00:02:29I played a very passive and defensive game up to this point.
00:02:32Now that we're endgame, you're going to see me change to a very aggressive and offensive player.
00:02:36So he took out Austin's third wheel.
00:02:39Julia, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:02:43But Vanessa topped Steve's betrayal with the biggest blindside of the summer.
00:02:47Austin, I'm going to evict you.
00:02:49It's official.
00:02:51Austin, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:02:56Leaving Liz alone in the game.
00:02:59Now I don't have him and it sucks, but I got to be strong.
00:03:03I got to put my game base on.
00:03:04Looking to secure her endgame, Vanessa made final two deals with everyone left.
00:03:09We haven't made a final two deal.
00:03:11I'll make it with you.
00:03:11Let's do it.
00:03:12I'm going to give you my word on Mel.
00:03:14I am taking it with me.
00:03:15Okay?
00:03:17I'll take you with me.
00:03:18I said, yeah.
00:03:20And with everyone in her pocket, Vanessa decided to double cross Johnny Mac.
00:03:25Johnny, I vote to evict you.
00:03:26Bye, Johnny.
00:03:28With only the poker player, the twin, and the trombonist remaining, the stage was set for
00:03:33the final three-part head of household competition.
00:03:39Now, after a summer of fights.
00:03:41Your has hit the fan point blank and the period.
00:03:44No, don't call me again like that.
00:03:45I'm telling you right now.
00:03:46Don't call me like that again.
00:03:47You're going to get off the page, Clay.
00:03:48You sound crazy.
00:03:49I sound crazy.
00:03:50You need to get your head checked.
00:03:51I need to get my head checked.
00:03:52Yes.
00:03:53Vanessa, stop.
00:03:54Vanessa, stop.
00:03:54But let me tell you, you know it was three of us.
00:03:56Can we all keep our voices down?
00:03:58Anytime.
00:03:59Romance.
00:04:00We're in love.
00:04:08I can't wait to get you drunk in your city, baby.
00:04:13Oh, okay.
00:04:14This is weird.
00:04:14This is weird.
00:04:15This is weird.
00:04:16Tears.
00:04:17It's like, why can't you just wait in one more week?
00:04:21See, no one thinks you're a bad person.
00:04:23This is a game.
00:04:24It was really hard.
00:04:25I didn't want to.
00:04:26You understand how hard it is to play in that situation?
00:04:42It all comes down to this.
00:04:45Who will become the final head of household?
00:04:48And who will make it to the final two?
00:04:5114 houseguests have departed, and tonight, nine must make a difficult decision.
00:04:57Who will be crowned the winner of Big Brother and walk away with the half-million-dollar prize?
00:05:03And who did America vote as their favorite houseguest?
00:05:06Find out tonight, live on the 90-minute season finale of Big Brother.
00:05:13We made final three.
00:05:14Woo!
00:05:14Woo!
00:05:15Woo!
00:05:15Woo!
00:05:16Woo!
00:05:17Woo!
00:05:17Woo!
00:05:20Woo!
00:05:21Woo!
00:05:22Woo!
00:05:23Woo!
00:05:23Woo!
00:05:23Woo!
00:05:24Woo!
00:05:25Woo!
00:05:32Woo!
00:05:36Woo!
00:05:40Woo!
00:05:42Woo!
00:05:43Woo!
00:05:57good evening I'm Julie Chen welcome to the live season finale of Big Brother Vanessa Steve and
00:06:05Liz three members of the scamper squad Alliance have made it to finale night and while they may
00:06:12have been allies they traveled very different paths to get to the final three tonight the last move in
00:06:19this summer long chess match will be played and someone will be crowned the winner of Big Brother
00:06:25so who will be walking away with the half million dollar grand prize we'll find out live tonight but
00:06:33first when we last left the house guests they were just beginning an epic battle of endurance whoever
00:06:40wins part one of this final HOH competition automatically advances to part three live later
00:06:48tonight the rules of this competition are really simple whoever hangs on for the longest will
00:06:59automatically advance to part three of this head of household competition we're really down to the
00:07:05wire here at this point in the game one person gets 500k one person gets 50 and one walks away
00:07:10with nothing I'm gonna stay up there for as long as I can you know what would make those apples
00:07:16sweeter
00:07:17some powdered sugar so it's no secret that Vanessa and I have a final two deal but I need to
00:07:27win this
00:07:28HOH for myself so I have a free ride to part three HOH we're down to three people in this
00:07:35thing Steve Liz
00:07:36and I I'm pretty sure that if either win this HOH they'll take me to final two however I'm gonna
00:07:41give
00:07:41this round everything I've got so that I can decide who to take with me to final two how about
00:07:47them apples
00:07:49time to candy your apples getting dipped in this candy sauce it's gooey it's sticky and then we come
00:07:58up we're all wet it's the middle of the night so now we're freezing too who about a little whipped
00:08:13cream
00:08:20I think we're gonna see the sunlight
00:08:24hate those it's time to crank things up a notch oh my god slide on down off your disc and
00:08:33onto your apples
00:08:34so the real fun can begin it is 20 times harder to sit on just the apples
00:08:43then the disc it's hard to keep your balance it's way more slippery and this is not going to be
00:08:50easy
00:08:53let's make this ride a little sweeter
00:09:03my arms are sick of holding this weight up my thighs have all my body weight on them this is
00:09:09definitely gone from really difficult to the freaking carnival from hell
00:09:16face the plane sucker
00:09:21good work Steve
00:09:23good job you guys
00:09:37good work you guys thank you so it's down to me and Liz I've got maybe another hour in me
00:09:43if I'm lucky so it's time to bust out the big guns it's time for some psychological warfare
00:09:48are your muscles tired
00:09:50yes
00:09:51mine literally aren't I swear to god
00:09:54like they're not tired at all I'm in pain but I'm gonna endure it
00:10:00this is what I can do I can stay in the same position for like a long time
00:10:03that's as physical as I get I don't move
00:10:07you have a way better shot in the next run
00:10:15all right 10 hours tell you I'm not letting go that you want to ruin yourself a run to you
00:10:19stick around but I'm not falling off
00:10:27this is my only shot in the finals dude I've got no shot in the other one none
00:10:31okay
00:10:36okay you want 10 hours okay you're gonna drop
00:10:57no
00:10:57Vanessa wins thank you guys
00:11:01I can't believe it I just won round one of the final HOH of the summer which means I've locked
00:11:06up my spot in round three and I've
00:11:08We've got a 50-50 shot of going to finals.
00:11:10This is insane.
00:11:12I can't eat right now. Oh, my God, no.
00:11:15Oh.
00:11:16I decide to drop, and I just know that this next competition
00:11:21against Steve, I have to win, or else I'm going to regret this
00:11:25for the rest of my life.
00:11:27Nice shot.
00:11:28I can't feel anything.
00:11:29Vanessa wins part one, and now it's my job to beat Liz in part two
00:11:32and make myself the final HOH.
00:11:34Oh, my goodness, I'm a filthy, rotten monster.
00:11:42Up next, Liz, Wayne, Steve for her twin sister's eviction.
00:11:47Now she has the chance for revenge as they go head-to-head
00:11:51in part two of the final Head of Household competition.
00:11:55Then, former Big Brother winner Dr. Will Kirby is back
00:11:59to lead the debate as the jury gathers to discuss
00:12:02the merits of the final three.
00:12:05Stay with us.
00:12:15Hey, how are you doing? How are you?
00:12:17I'm scared about the speech that I would not be nervous about.
00:12:30Welcome back to the season finale of Big Brother.
00:12:34Vanessa has already won part one of the final Head of Household competition.
00:12:39Now, Steve and Liz must face off in part two.
00:12:42The winner of this round will move on to compete against Vanessa live tonight
00:12:47to see who becomes the final HOH of the summer.
00:12:55Whoa. Whoa.
00:12:58I'm walking into the backyard.
00:13:00I see this huge crossword puzzle, and I'm right at home.
00:13:02I figure out puzzles for a major for two years.
00:13:05That's what mechanical engineering is.
00:13:07That makes me want to tackle it.
00:13:08When Liz sees it, she's going to be scared.
00:13:10Yes, this is my competition.
00:13:13Welcome to part two of the final Head of Household competition.
00:13:17This is one big competition because the winner will face off against Vanessa
00:13:21for the chance to be the final Head of Household of the summer.
00:13:25Tonight's competition is called Colossal Crossword,
00:13:27and your goal is to complete the crossword puzzle using the clues from this season.
00:13:31Here's how it works.
00:13:32Once you have figured out the answer to a clue,
00:13:34grab the letter tiles for your answer,
00:13:36then climb onto the crossword puzzle
00:13:38and place the letters in the correct positions.
00:13:40Once you've correctly filled in all the answers,
00:13:42hit the bell.
00:13:44The houseguest who solved the crossword puzzle
00:13:46then hits the bell in the fastest time
00:13:48will win part two of this three-part Head of Household competition.
00:13:51Now get into a position and face away from the puzzle
00:13:54because it's time to reveal the clues.
00:14:00Okay.
00:14:01Otef Dairy Product, butter.
00:14:03Great.
00:14:04This second part of the HOH is huge.
00:14:06I think Vanessa will take me
00:14:08because she's scared of losing Austin's and Julia's votes
00:14:10if she takes Liz,
00:14:11so if I can win this,
00:14:13I think there's about a 90 to 80% chance
00:14:15that I will be in the final two.
00:14:18Otef Dairy Product, that's butter.
00:14:20Shelly was evicted by an 8-0 vote.
00:14:22I'm trying to pick clues that are easy and definite
00:14:24so I can use those to figure out the harder and less specific clues.
00:14:27Where does unexpected go?
00:14:2911 across.
00:14:31If you don't know the answer to this one,
00:14:33you are watching the wrong television show.
00:14:35Expect the unexpected.
00:14:36Hashtag Big Brother.
00:14:37First juror to fall in Disneyland.
00:14:39It was Jackie.
00:14:43One down.
00:14:44HOH?
00:14:45Oh, it's just Head of Household.
00:14:47This is a giant crossword puzzle,
00:14:48so you have to get some clues to figure out others.
00:14:51I have to make sure that all the answers I'm putting up
00:14:53work not only across, but also down.
00:14:55One down is Head of Household.
00:14:57That has to intersect with both the E and Jackie
00:15:00and the L in starting lineup.
00:15:03Where's the other H?
00:15:04Did I drop it somewhere?
00:15:05So I'm spending all this time looking around,
00:15:08trying to find this H.
00:15:09Where the hell's the other H?
00:15:10I have no other Hs on this puzzle.
00:15:13Whistles?
00:15:13Oh my God, I'm an idiot.
00:15:15And of course, it's been in my bag the whole time.
00:15:18Liz cannot win this competition
00:15:20because I forgot I had a letter in my bag.
00:15:22What happened twice this summer?
00:15:24Twins.
00:15:25Vote.
00:15:25Head of Household.
00:15:26Veto.
00:15:27A lot of things happened twice this season.
00:15:29What happened twice this summer?
00:15:31I'm looking at the letters I have left,
00:15:33and I'm kind of doing a word scramble here,
00:15:35and like, what can I make with this?
00:15:37Double eviction.
00:15:38Oh yeah, double eviction.
00:15:39We had two of those.
00:15:40The V gave it away.
00:15:41Bada bing badoo.
00:15:42Put this in and buzz it,
00:15:43and let's beat Liz.
00:15:52Oh, head of Household.
00:15:54Steve is a smart cookie,
00:15:56and I know that if I'm going to beat him,
00:15:58I need to move faster than him.
00:16:01The trickiest part about this competition
00:16:03is moving up and down the crossword puzzle,
00:16:06so I gotta climb and use my leg
00:16:09to get these letters in the slot.
00:16:13Seven across male houseguests.
00:16:15There have been so many male houseguests,
00:16:17but it's four letters.
00:16:19There's an F in there,
00:16:20so I know that it has to be my boy, Jeff.
00:16:23Jeff.
00:16:24Then I see committed false start on Ready, Set, Whoa.
00:16:27Oh, Julia.
00:16:28More than one person committed a false start,
00:16:30but luckily, I know there's a U in there.
00:16:33It has to be my girl, Julia.
00:16:35Love you.
00:16:37Oh, it's a dairy product.
00:16:39Yeast?
00:16:39Why eat?
00:16:41No, what the hell is this?
00:16:43Pizza?
00:16:43No, um...
00:16:45Butter.
00:16:45Butter!
00:16:46Butter!
00:16:47Butter.
00:16:48Okay.
00:16:49I'm missing two more, please.
00:16:52Audrey.
00:16:53Why?
00:16:54Okay.
00:16:55What happened twice this summer?
00:16:57I have this entire puzzle done,
00:16:58and I am just missing nine across.
00:17:02Down...
00:17:02Doven...
00:17:03Oh, my God.
00:17:04Double eviction!
00:17:05Oh, my God.
00:17:13Oh, my God.
00:17:14Oh, my God.
00:17:14Oh, my God.
00:17:18Oh, my God.
00:17:19All right.
00:17:19Let's see how everybody did.
00:17:21Steve, you finished in...
00:17:2828 minutes and 27 seconds.
00:17:31Great job, Steve.
00:17:32That was longer than I thought.
00:17:35All right, Liz.
00:17:36Let's see how you did.
00:17:44Oh.
00:17:45Liz, your time was 31 minutes and 11 seconds,
00:17:47which means congratulations, Steve.
00:17:48You've won part two, and you'll be facing me in part three
00:17:52of the final HOH competition of the summer.
00:17:54Good job.
00:17:55You earned it.
00:17:56That was really close, you guys.
00:17:58I feel like my relationship with Steve is strong enough
00:18:00that even if he wins the final HOH,
00:18:02he'll take me to final two.
00:18:03However, I don't want to leave anything up to chance
00:18:05at this point, so I've got to win round three of this HOH
00:18:07so that I can control my own destiny.
00:18:10Double eviction is the last one I got.
00:18:11I need to win part three of this HOH
00:18:14because I can't beat Vanessa in the end.
00:18:15She's played an amazing game,
00:18:17and I know the jury's really going to respect me
00:18:19for finally being the one to get rid of her.
00:18:21That was really hard.
00:18:22I'm so mad at myself.
00:18:24Great job, you guys.
00:18:28So, Steve will now face off against Vanessa
00:18:32in part three of the final HOH competition of the summer.
00:18:36But ultimately, the winner of Big Brother
00:18:38will be chosen by the jury.
00:18:41Recently, they met with Big Brother legend
00:18:43Dr. Will Kirby to debate the merits of the final three.
00:18:48Tonight, we're going to discuss the gameplay
00:18:49of the final three contestants,
00:18:51and we're going to dissect how they did this season.
00:18:53Now, before we can discuss the final three,
00:18:55we have to determine who the final three are.
00:18:59Damn!
00:19:00And the plot thickens.
00:19:01Dun, dun, dun!
00:19:02I know!
00:19:03Who would you like to see join us?
00:19:05I want to see Vanessa in here so bad
00:19:06I'd cut my ponytail beard off tonight.
00:19:08Woo! Yes!
00:19:10We're holding it to that.
00:19:12Becky, who do you not want to see?
00:19:14Johnny Mac's my guy, so I want to see him.
00:19:16But I also really like Steve,
00:19:17so I don't want to see either one of those two.
00:19:18You don't want to see those two.
00:19:20Should we bring that person out?
00:19:21Yes!
00:19:22Yeah!
00:19:22Bring him or her out.
00:19:24Why is it that I always find myself surrounded
00:19:28by a bunch of losers?
00:19:30Johnny Mac, welcome to the jury.
00:19:32How are you?
00:19:32Yes, yes.
00:19:33Johnny!
00:19:34No!
00:19:36What?
00:19:37What's it?
00:19:37I know.
00:19:38Come on.
00:19:38Tell us, what happened, bro?
00:19:40We had just pulled off a grape blind sign together.
00:19:43Yeah.
00:19:44Vanessa grabs your girlfriend!
00:19:46Brainwashing is going down.
00:19:48Oh, my God.
00:19:49As soon as Vanessa wins the veto,
00:19:52Liz is jumping all around.
00:19:53Woo!
00:19:54503!
00:19:55Woo-hoo!
00:19:56Wait a minute.
00:19:57How come Liz trusts Vanessa again?
00:20:00I don't know.
00:20:01This is bizarro.
00:20:02You look shocked, Austin.
00:20:03Tell me how you're feeling.
00:20:04I can't believe that Liz is at all trusting anything
00:20:07Vanessa's saying right now, and it's like pissing me off.
00:20:10Austin, if she had not kicked you out,
00:20:11I think you'd really like her.
00:20:12It was like chewing nails trying to pretend
00:20:14to be Vanessa's best friend.
00:20:15It was tough.
00:20:16Backstabs, betrayal.
00:20:17I'm all for it, but you know what?
00:20:18You could have had me put shoes on when I walk out
00:20:20that stage.
00:20:20It would have made no difference.
00:20:21Yeah, I am going to be bitter about that.
00:20:23Would you have taken Liz to the final two?
00:20:25Wouldn't you have kicked Vanessa out?
00:20:26Because, I mean, it seems a little hypocritical
00:20:28of you being annoyed that she would have kicked you out,
00:20:30but you would have kicked her out.
00:20:32No.
00:20:32The deal was, in Final Three,
00:20:33I was going to step out of it and let them battle it out
00:20:35because they were both going to take me.
00:20:36Who believes Austin when he says that?
00:20:41How many people are here because of Vanessa's influence?
00:20:47Well, I'm here because of Vanessa.
00:20:51Jackie, what do you think of Vanessa's gameplay?
00:20:53I'm back and forth a lot.
00:20:54At certain things like kind of just going dirty,
00:20:57like I'm not okay with, but her gameplay,
00:20:59she is still there and she's been fighting a long time,
00:21:02so I can see that side too.
00:21:03She has been winning competitions
00:21:05and strategically changing the game the entire time.
00:21:08That's a long race to run and she is still running it
00:21:10and she is still not out of gas and I am impressed by that.
00:21:14Vanessa was going to work every day.
00:21:15She didn't come to Big Brother to hang out by the pool
00:21:17and be our best friend.
00:21:19She was up in her room strategizing.
00:21:20James, it sounds to me like you respect that.
00:21:23I do.
00:21:24My whole thing with Vanessa is that she just wins competitions.
00:21:29Okay.
00:21:29So it's not one of the things that she's really fooling us all.
00:21:32She just wins.
00:21:33Which is another reason for her to make it to the final two.
00:21:36If she can win.
00:21:37But she hasn't been fooling us all.
00:21:39Sometimes she has and then when she's not fooling you, she wins.
00:21:43Vanessa has done a lot of unnecessary moves
00:21:45like swearing on the gay community, swearing on her mother.
00:21:48Those are things you don't have to do.
00:21:51Even just say, I swear.
00:21:52She's swearing as a gay woman.
00:21:54I am not going to put my integrity on the line, Austin.
00:21:57I promise you I will not go against you in this game until final two.
00:21:59You don't have to say that.
00:22:00I want someone to win that I feel good about.
00:22:03What is Steve doing right?
00:22:04I think a lot of reason why Steve made it as far as he has
00:22:08is for the simple fact that since week one
00:22:10we have been hurling grenades at each other on both sides of the house.
00:22:14We've done took each other out and it's just Steve to the end now.
00:22:18Whenever it meant winning a competition that would put unnecessary blood on his hands,
00:22:23he immediately throws it.
00:22:24As soon as he needs to win it for either a strategic move for himself
00:22:28or saving himself in a veto, that's when he turns it on and he wins.
00:22:32He also did connect personally with every single one of us.
00:22:36So he was pretending that he is awkwardly social
00:22:38when instead he's actually being brilliantly social in doing so.
00:22:42He saw what was going on in the house and knew that, you know,
00:22:46the best thing for him to do was kind of stay out of the way.
00:22:48Steve's a rat.
00:22:51I do not like Steve's game at all.
00:22:54He had protection from the twins.
00:22:56He had protection from me for a while.
00:22:59Everyone kind of open arms brought him in.
00:23:01Vanessa had to fight for herself.
00:23:03And Vanessa can think on her own.
00:23:04He came to me for a lot of decisions that he made.
00:23:08I'm gonna kind of piggyback off of that.
00:23:10I'll never forget.
00:23:11It was the double eviction.
00:23:12He had just evicted Jackie.
00:23:13He was hysterical.
00:23:15And maybe, you know, I wouldn't vote for him is because
00:23:18he could not own up to his, you know, decisions.
00:23:21And he was a little cowardly.
00:23:23Liz had a really large bullseye on her because the twin twist was busted very early on.
00:23:29But then she made the bullseye bigger because she got involved in a showmance.
00:23:32And she survived that.
00:23:33I thought I had it hard coming in as a duo from The Amazing Race, but that's even harder.
00:23:38Correct.
00:23:39And she was able to get through that.
00:23:40She's been HOH.
00:23:42She's gotten big targets out, James and Becky.
00:23:44I mean, she's gotten the blood on her hands.
00:23:46So for her to still be there out of the group of three is impressive.
00:23:50I think Liz should win because, um, she's in the house and, uh, we're all sitting out here.
00:23:55Brass tacks.
00:23:56Brass tacks.
00:23:57Johnny Mac, why should Liz win this game?
00:24:00Liz should not win this game.
00:24:02I feel like she rode someone else to the end.
00:24:05Literally?
00:24:05Pretty close.
00:24:07Her nominations weren't best for her game.
00:24:10When she wins her first HOH, who goes on the block?
00:24:14Two people that are going after Vanessa.
00:24:17And I just never understood that.
00:24:19All of the decisions that Liz made make sense for what she was doing to protect her alliance.
00:24:27I'm, like, such a cheerleader for Liz right now.
00:24:29I think of Liz being a duo.
00:24:31I think she can win competitions.
00:24:32But when I think about strategy and gaming, I think of Austin.
00:24:35They were a good duo, but as an individual, I didn't see it.
00:24:38She's playing on her own now.
00:24:39And these are the crucial weeks.
00:24:41Final five to final two, that's a big leap.
00:24:43So let's see what she does.
00:24:45If either Liz or Steve wins that final HOH and evicts Vanessa, does that change the temperature?
00:24:53Absolutely.
00:24:53Absolutely.
00:24:54That's the tiger peddled up on the wall.
00:24:56That's it.
00:24:57So, Austin, Steve evicts Vanessa.
00:24:59You'll vote for him over Liz.
00:25:00I would definitely strongly consider it more than I ever would before.
00:25:05Julia, your head just snapped.
00:25:07Uh-oh.
00:25:07It did?
00:25:08Are you voting for Liz no matter what?
00:25:10It's my identical twin sister.
00:25:12I'm not gonna lie.
00:25:13Yes.
00:25:13She could do no wrong in my book.
00:25:15Fair enough.
00:25:18This has been a great chat, but the game is far from over.
00:25:20So, please, make your own decision and find the right player who you think is the most deserving to win.
00:25:31Coming up, we'll crown the final Head of Household Live.
00:25:35The winner will not only guarantee themselves a spot in the final two, but they will decide who they want
00:25:41to compete against for the half-million-dollar grand prize.
00:25:44Plus, you've been voting all week for America's favorite house guest.
00:25:48I'll announce the winner of that $25,000 prize later on.
00:25:53Stay with us.
00:26:16Welcome back to the season finale of Big Brother.
00:26:19It's time to crown the final Head of Household of the summer.
00:26:22This HOH will have to immediately decide whom he or she wants to evict and whom he or she wants
00:26:30to face off against for the half-million-dollar prize.
00:26:33Let's head to the backyard and get things started.
00:26:36Hello, house guests.
00:26:38Well, for the last time this season, the power is up for grabs.
00:26:43Vanessa, Steve, as winners of the first two rounds of the HOH competition, you are the only ones eligible to
00:26:49compete tonight.
00:26:50This competition is called Scales of Just Us.
00:26:55And to win, you'll have to prove just how well you know the members of the jury.
00:27:00I will read the beginnings of statements made by each of the eight members of the Big Brother jury.
00:27:07For each, I will give you the choice of two possible endings.
00:27:11You must decide how you think the juror completed that statement.
00:27:16The answer will be either A or B.
00:27:18For every correct answer, you will receive one point.
00:27:22Whoever has the most points at the end of eight questions will tip the scale in their favor and be
00:27:28crowned the final head of household.
00:27:31Are you both ready?
00:27:33Yes.
00:27:33Sure thing.
00:27:34Then let's begin.
00:27:36Question one.
00:27:37Shelly said,
00:27:39My favorite moment was A, winning HOH.
00:27:44Duh.
00:27:44Or B, meeting Clay.
00:27:47Duh.
00:27:49Answers, please.
00:27:55I need an answer, Vanessa.
00:28:00Let's hear what Shelly said.
00:28:02My favorite moment was...
00:28:07Winning HOH.
00:28:08Duh.
00:28:09Which makes the correct answer A.
00:28:11Steve, you got it right.
00:28:12And get one point.
00:28:13Reset.
00:28:14As we move on to question two.
00:28:16Jackie said,
00:28:18The most annoying thing about the house was...
00:28:22A, the mess, especially in the kitchen.
00:28:25Or B, the constant paranoia.
00:28:30Answers, please.
00:28:36Answers, please.
00:28:38Let's hear what Jackie said.
00:28:40The most annoying thing about the house was...
00:28:45The constant paranoia.
00:28:47Which makes the correct answer B.
00:28:49You both got it wrong.
00:28:51Reset as we move on.
00:28:54Question three.
00:28:56Becky said,
00:28:57The biggest lie told this summer was...
00:29:01A, everything that came out of Audrey's mouth.
00:29:05Or B, me saying, I was hit by a train.
00:29:09Gotcha.
00:29:11Answers, please.
00:29:14Let's hear what Becky said.
00:29:16The biggest lie told this summer was...
00:29:19Everything that came out of Audrey's mouth.
00:29:21Which makes the correct answer A.
00:29:23You both got it right.
00:29:24You both get a point.
00:29:27Reset.
00:29:28As we move on to question four.
00:29:30Meg said,
00:29:32The house guest who I think needs a reality check the most is...
00:29:37A, Clay.
00:29:38Who gives up a half million dollars for the girl?
00:29:41Or B, Austin.
00:29:44I have one word for Judas.
00:29:47Lame.
00:29:49Answers, please.
00:29:52I need an answer.
00:29:54Let's hear what Meg said.
00:29:56The house guest who I think needs a reality check the most is...
00:30:02Clay.
00:30:03Who gives up a half a million dollars for the girl?
00:30:06Which makes the correct answer A.
00:30:08You both got it right.
00:30:10You both get a point.
00:30:11We have Steve in the lead by one as we move on to question five.
00:30:16James said,
00:30:17The strongest competitor was...
00:30:19A, me.
00:30:22Or B, Johnny Mac.
00:30:26Answers, please.
00:30:29Let's hear what James said.
00:30:31The strongest competitor was...
00:30:34Johnny Mac.
00:30:35Which makes the correct answer B.
00:30:37You both got it wrong.
00:30:38We will move on.
00:30:40Reset.
00:30:41Question six.
00:30:43Julia said,
00:30:44The person whose gameplay I respected the most was...
00:30:48A, Austin because he's been watching the show since season one.
00:30:54Or B, Shelly.
00:30:56She always kept her word and was a competition beast.
00:31:02Answers, please.
00:31:04Let's hear what Julia said.
00:31:06The person whose gameplay I respected the most was...
00:31:11Austin because he's been watching the show since season one.
00:31:14Which makes the correct answer A.
00:31:17You both got it right.
00:31:18You both get a point.
00:31:19Reset.
00:31:20Question seven.
00:31:22Austin said,
00:31:24The most embarrassing moment for me was...
00:31:28A, Zingbot mentioning my ex-girlfriend.
00:31:32Or B, Zingbot telling me I stink.
00:31:37Answers, please.
00:31:41Let's hear what Austin said.
00:31:43The most embarrassing moment for me was...
00:31:45Zingbot telling me I stink.
00:31:47Close.
00:31:48Which makes the correct answer B.
00:31:50Vanessa, you get a point and we have a tie.
00:31:54Reset as we move on to the final question.
00:31:58John said,
00:32:00The best thing about being in the house was...
00:32:03A, not having to drill people's nasty teeth.
00:32:07Or B, getting ripped.
00:32:10I mean, look at me.
00:32:13Answers, please.
00:32:18Let's hear what...
00:32:19The best thing about being in the house was...
00:32:21Not having to drill people's nasty teeth.
00:32:25Which makes the correct answer A.
00:32:27And congratulations, Steve.
00:32:29You are the final.
00:32:31And it's awesome.
00:32:33Steve, it is now up to you to decide who you would like to evict
00:32:36and who you want to sit next to when you face the jury later tonight.
00:32:41And I'll be back in just a few moments for your decision.
00:32:47Good job, Steve.
00:32:49That was awesome.
00:32:52Good job, Steve.
00:32:53That was...
00:32:54Steve has said that taking Vanessa to the final two would be a mistake.
00:32:58But will he actually evict her?
00:33:00We'll find out live next.
00:33:03Stay with us.
00:33:16That was so close.
00:33:30Welcome back to the season finale of Big Brother.
00:33:34Just minutes ago, Steve became the final head of household of the summer.
00:33:38Now, he must choose to evict either Vanessa or Liz,
00:33:42automatically ensuring the remaining house guests a spot in the final two.
00:33:46Let's head to the living room for his decision.
00:33:50Steve, you are now guaranteed at least second place and the $50,000 prize.
00:33:55But you have a big, big decision to make.
00:33:59By deciding whom to evict, you are also deciding who will stay and sit next to you
00:34:04when the jury casts their votes for the winner of Big Brother.
00:34:08I understand.
00:34:08This could be a half-million-dollar decision.
00:34:10Yes.
00:34:11Are you ready?
00:34:12No.
00:34:13Too bad.
00:34:14We're on live TV.
00:34:15So, please stand.
00:34:17Go to the head of the room.
00:34:19And cast your vote to evict.
00:34:24Vanessa, across 17 seasons of this game,
00:34:27I am thoroughly convinced that you are the strongest female player this game has ever seen.
00:34:32Your strategy has been beyond brilliant.
00:34:34You're such a talker.
00:34:35You're so charismatic.
00:34:36I, as a fan, so admire everything about your game.
00:34:40And I know you can talk your way in with that jury.
00:34:43You always told me that I had to make the move I could justify to the superfans and to my
00:34:47family.
00:34:48And I can't justify taking the stronger player with me, which means I'm so, so sorry, Vanessa, to do what
00:34:53you did to Austin.
00:34:53But I have to vote to evict you.
00:34:56I'm so sorry, Vanessa.
00:34:58It's official, Vanessa.
00:35:00You are the last person to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
00:35:03Congratulations.
00:35:04Oh, my God.
00:35:05Congrats.
00:35:09I'm sorry, Vanessa.
00:35:12Oh, my God.
00:35:13Steve.
00:35:14Thank you so much.
00:35:24Oh, my God.
00:35:26Thank you so much.
00:35:27I need this so bad.
00:35:28I need the money so bad.
00:35:29You weren't expecting that, were you?
00:35:30No, I wasn't.
00:35:31I don't have anything prepared.
00:35:34I love you.
00:35:34I love you.
00:35:35Oh, my God.
00:35:36Oh, my God.
00:35:37Hey.
00:35:38Oh, my God.
00:35:38Liz, marry you all?
00:35:42Steve, I'm so happy that you did this.
00:35:44You have no...
00:35:45Steve, I can't...
00:35:47I don't know.
00:35:47I have no words to thank you.
00:35:49I know.
00:35:49It's your guy.
00:35:50Give me home.
00:35:50Thank you so much.
00:35:51Vanessa, I see your mind working.
00:35:54What are you thinking?
00:35:55Uh, to be perfectly honest, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility.
00:36:00I mean, uh, you know, I saw the move coming a little bit.
00:36:05I really never fully trusted Steve in the game.
00:36:07I mean, he stabbed me in the back quite a few times and, uh, proved that he was not the
00:36:12guy to trust.
00:36:12And so, when he said, you know, we were cool for final two, I didn't ever fully trust it.
00:36:18Did he make the right move for his game?
00:36:20Um, I'm actually not sure.
00:36:23Uh, I don't know.
00:36:23Really, that's gonna come down to the mental state of the jury right now, which I don't know.
00:36:27I haven't talked to many of them in weeks and, uh, I'm not sure where their heads are at.
00:36:31Had you won, would you have taken him to the final two?
00:36:34No, I wasn't going to.
00:36:35No.
00:36:36That's honest.
00:36:36I can't blame him.
00:36:37Yeah, I wasn't going to.
00:36:38So, yeah.
00:36:39I have to hand it to you.
00:36:40Show your hands.
00:36:41Because your fingerprints are all over every single eviction.
00:36:45I really tried.
00:36:45Joey, but, like, I tried.
00:36:47But, like, I...
00:36:48No, we saw.
00:36:49I fought.
00:36:50You did.
00:36:51You worked it.
00:36:52Uh, I did.
00:36:53I tried my best in this game.
00:36:54I gave it everything I've got.
00:36:55It wasn't meant to be, I mean, you know.
00:36:57You played an amazing game, Vanessa.
00:36:58Thank you very much.
00:37:00You're gonna be joining the rest of the jury when you and the others will vote for the winner of
00:37:04Big Brother.
00:37:04Sure thing.
00:37:05So, stay right there.
00:37:05Will do.
00:37:06Up next, the final two are revealed to the jury.
00:37:09And this very bitter jury has some tough questions to ask.
00:37:13Their live interrogation is next.
00:37:15Stay with us.
00:37:24Outgoing.
00:37:27What?
00:37:30Outspoken.
00:37:31The most idiotic conversation.
00:37:33Then stop having it.
00:37:34Outrageous.
00:37:39The search is on for the next Big Brother house guests.
00:37:42Oh, my God.
00:37:43Why is everyone so friggin' beautiful?
00:37:45Do you have what it takes to move in and compete in a three-month power struggle for a half
00:37:50million dollars?
00:37:51Yes, yes, yes.
00:37:52Go to cbs.com slash bigbrother for details.
00:37:57Yeah.
00:38:10Welcome back to the season finale of Big Brother.
00:38:13The fate of the final two now rests in the hands of the jury.
00:38:16Please welcome.
00:38:18Shelly.
00:38:22Jackie.
00:38:27Becky.
00:38:30Meg.
00:38:34James.
00:38:38Julia.
00:38:39Julia.
00:38:42Austin.
00:38:46And Johnny Mack.
00:38:52Hello, jurors, and welcome back.
00:38:54As you can see, there are only eight of you right now, and that's because just moments ago, the ninth
00:39:00person was evicted.
00:39:03Julia, any guesses as to who the ninth member of the jury is?
00:39:08Why are you asking me this?
00:39:10I'm nervous.
00:39:12No, no guesses.
00:39:13I can't even talk.
00:39:14I'm so nervous.
00:39:15Oh, my God.
00:39:15You're too superstitious.
00:39:16Yes.
00:39:17Anyone want to guess?
00:39:18Vanessa.
00:39:19Well, let's see if you're right.
00:39:22Juror number nine, come on out.
00:39:31Austin.
00:39:36Austin, what say you now?
00:39:38Um, I'm very happy to see that Steve made an excellent decision here.
00:39:44Um, the boy became a man.
00:39:47That's all I can say.
00:39:48Johnny Mack, I may regret asking you, but what are you thinking right now?
00:39:52I'm really glad to see my best friend again.
00:39:55I'm really happy right now.
00:39:57Alright, let's catch everyone up to speed.
00:40:00Steve won the final HOH.
00:40:02Obviously, he chose to take Liz to the finals and evict Vanessa.
00:40:08Now, you have been asked as a group to come up with three questions for each finalist.
00:40:14Have you all agreed on these questions by now?
00:40:17Yes.
00:40:17Alright, then let's get things started.
00:40:21Johnny Mack, you are first.
00:40:24Oh.
00:40:28Let me address Steve and Liz in the house.
00:40:32Steve and Liz, I am here with the jury, and in just a few moments, they will be voting for
00:40:38the person they want to see win, Big Brother.
00:40:40But before they do, they've got some questions for the two of you.
00:40:44Are you guys ready?
00:40:45Because Johnny Mack is ready with his first question.
00:40:49Go ahead, Johnny.
00:40:51Good to go?
00:40:51Alright.
00:40:53Steve, I was your good friend in this game.
00:40:56But from my perspective, you relied on me or Vanessa for a lot of your game decisions.
00:41:01Tell me why I'm wrong.
00:41:03Okay, Johnny Mack, I was always making my own decision in this game and doing what was best for me.
00:41:08I mean, it was in the first week that I...
00:41:10Hang on.
00:41:11We are having an audio problem.
00:41:14We don't hear it.
00:41:15So, Steve, let us fix this.
00:41:18Okay.
00:41:19And we're going to ask you to start over.
00:41:21Okay.
00:41:21Alright.
00:41:22Now I think we can hear you.
00:41:24Go for it.
00:41:25I was not piggy-tailing off you or Vanessa at all.
00:41:28It was in the first week.
00:41:29I made the friendship with Jason Austin.
00:41:30It was that friendship with Austin combined with my friendship with Vanessa.
00:41:33Hang on, Steve.
00:41:36Because none of us read lips, and we cannot hear you in the studio, I am taking the assumption...
00:41:42I am assuming they cannot hear you at home.
00:41:45Can you count to three for me?
00:41:47One, two, three.
00:41:48We hear you now.
00:41:50Go for it.
00:41:51Um, it was my moves that took me through this entire game.
00:41:54It started with when I made my friendship with Jason Austin week one.
00:41:58And then with my friendship with Austin and Vanessa.
00:42:00That got me into the scamper squad.
00:42:02When I was HOH, I was the one that decided I wanted to split up the twin twist.
00:42:06I want to be the one to finally break up Austin and the twins because they've been such a powerful
00:42:09force in this game.
00:42:10I was also the one who decided to go after Jackie because I was in line with the scamper squad
00:42:14and you.
00:42:15Leaving James, Meg, Jackie, and Becky.
00:42:17And I thought Jackie would be the most competent competitor of those four.
00:42:19And that would allow my alliance to go further.
00:42:22And that was my own game decision in getting rid of the strongest competitor that I could.
00:42:26Alright, thank you.
00:42:27Becky.
00:42:30Alright, Liz.
00:42:31Some people in the jury feel that when it came to game talk, Austin was the one creating and influencing
00:42:37all of your strategy.
00:42:39What strategy was your own?
00:42:42Oh, nice question.
00:42:45Well, um, I came in here with a huge target on my back.
00:42:49Obviously, I had a twin and I had to do a lot to get that target off my back because,
00:42:55obviously, the twins are a threat.
00:42:58So, I did align with Austin and my girl Vanessa.
00:43:01But I definitely think I held my own.
00:43:04I would do my own campaigning.
00:43:08And, yeah, I think I did my own campaigning.
00:43:11Austin helped me out a lot, but I held my own.
00:43:16James?
00:43:21Steve, you're sitting next to someone who played the game hard from day one while you floated through half of
00:43:27the game.
00:43:27Why should we give you a half a million dollars over her?
00:43:31Um, I think you're completely incorrect to say that I floated through the game.
00:43:34I mean, I was on the block the first two weeks.
00:43:37Both weeks I battled my way off, first with trombonists and then on the camera competition.
00:43:41Plus, also very early on, I got myself in alliances.
00:43:44I made the rock stars with Johnny.
00:43:45I was a part of the scamper squad.
00:43:47I was getting these layers of people around me so I have that protection.
00:43:50I, by no means, was floating through the game.
00:43:53I was building layers of protection around myself and building the bridges that I would need for this half of
00:43:57the game.
00:43:59Julia?
00:44:02Okay.
00:44:04Liz, other than winning competitions, what was your biggest game move as an individual?
00:44:13Other than winning competitions, my biggest game move was aligning with strong competitors.
00:44:18I aligned with Vanessa, who got me very far in this game.
00:44:22Thank you, Vanessa.
00:44:23And aligned with Austin, who made me, Julia, and Austin a trio that people were really scared to breach.
00:44:31So, I think that is what made me a very strong competitor besides winning.
00:44:37Jackie?
00:44:39Yes.
00:44:39Your question?
00:44:40Okay.
00:44:41Hi, Steve.
00:44:43Hi, Jackie.
00:44:44So, several people on the jury feel you didn't talk strategy with them at all and the people in your
00:44:50alliance feel your biggest function in your group was simply as a vote.
00:44:55Prove us wrong and tell us why your strategic game wasn't weak.
00:45:00Okay.
00:45:01I have two ways I can treat my alliance besides that.
00:45:03First of all, I had the tiff with Austin going on the entire summer.
00:45:07People didn't figure out that the Scamper Squad was working together.
00:45:09And it was this relationship I was building with Austin that helped hide the Scamper Squad.
00:45:13And that way when James was HOH, he didn't go after the Scamper Squad, he went after Shelly and Clay.
00:45:18That move with me and Austin having that tiff protected my alliance.
00:45:23Austin.
00:45:24Hi, Liz.
00:45:25Hi.
00:45:25You look beautiful.
00:45:27I'm so proud of you.
00:45:29And all I want to ask you is why do you deserve to win the money over the boy, Steve,
00:45:35sitting next to you?
00:45:36Oh, my gosh.
00:45:38I deserve to win this money because I came in here with a huge disadvantage having a twin.
00:45:47It was a blessing and a curse.
00:45:48I did a lot to stay in this house and make myself seem like less of a threat with her.
00:45:55So I feel like even though Steve is a huge super fan, I want this money so badly.
00:46:00This is for you, Juj.
00:46:02Love you so much.
00:46:02And I am so happy that I've made it this far.
00:46:06Thank you both.
00:46:07Steve and Liz, I'll be back in just a few moments when you'll each have an opportunity
00:46:12to make a final statement to the jury before they cast their votes.
00:46:17When we return, Steve and Liz have one last chance to plead their case, a speech that could
00:46:22be worth a half million dollars.
00:46:24Stay with us.
00:46:44Welcome back to the live season finale of Big Brother.
00:46:47The jury is just moments away from casting their votes to determine who will win Big Brother.
00:46:52But before they do, let's check back in with Steve and Liz.
00:46:57Liz, Steve, it is now time for the jury to cast their votes.
00:47:00But first, you each have a chance to tell them why you deserve to win Big Brother.
00:47:06Ladies first.
00:47:07Liz, you're up.
00:47:10Okay, I came into this game not a huge super fan like Steve and not a big time gamer.
00:47:15But I have definitely grown a love for this game.
00:47:18The only thing I did come in here with was a twin who I love.
00:47:22And it is a miracle that we were able to survive 85 days in the house together.
00:47:27And now I'm standing here.
00:47:28I fought my butt off.
00:47:30I won three HOHs, one veto, one battle of the block.
00:47:34And I came in here with a great attitude, a strong personality.
00:47:37I have had the most incredible summer of my life.
00:47:40And I love you, Big Brother.
00:47:42Thank you, Liz.
00:47:43Steve?
00:47:4898 years ago, I walked through that front door.
00:47:50And as Zingbot told me, I was a nerdy and socially awkward trombonist who loved my mom.
00:47:55Since then, I've made a lot of moves that have helped me deserve to win this game.
00:47:58First of all, with the twin twist.
00:48:00Liz spent about three weeks sitting in a hotel room not doing anything while Julia was in here while I
00:48:04was here playing the game.
00:48:05She also had the advantage of having someone she could blindly trust and would also know would always be on
00:48:10her side.
00:48:11None of the rest of us had that advantage.
00:48:13Second of all, if you're voting based on competitions, I had four full HOH range.
00:48:18Liz only had two because she was dethroned on the third.
00:48:21With my HOHs, I was always making moves that were not copying someone else.
00:48:25Jackie was my own move.
00:48:26I was the first person to take a stab at Austin's and I just got out Vanessa, the strongest player
00:48:30in this game.
00:48:31Liz, with her HOHs, she followed Duke getting out Becky after I got out Jackie.
00:48:35Then Liz also followed Vanessa because Vanessa got out Meg.
00:48:38And then Liz followed with James.
00:48:40I made my own moves.
00:48:41I didn't follow anyone else and I won more competitions.
00:48:44All in all, thank you so much for being a part of this incredible experience.
00:48:47This has been an absolute lifelong dream come true.
00:48:49Thank you so much for being a part of this and just thank you.
00:48:53Thank you so much.
00:48:54Thank you, Steve.
00:48:55Thank you both.
00:48:56All right, jurors, it is time for each of you to vote for the person you think deserves to win
00:49:02Big Brother.
00:49:03One at a time, you'll each step up to the voting box and insert the key of the person you
00:49:09want to see win this game.
00:49:12Shelly, you're first.
00:49:20Ah!
00:49:21Y'all!
00:49:21Oh my God!
00:49:22I love you both so much.
00:49:24This is really hard for me.
00:49:25Um, Liz, Julia is just going crazy for you.
00:49:28And Steve, I know your mama is so proud.
00:49:30Um, love you both.
00:49:32Um, this is a huge decision.
00:49:34I know.
00:49:35And I am voting with my heart.
00:49:38I love y'all.
00:49:39Thank you, Shelly.
00:49:41Jackie, you're up.
00:49:47Hi, you guys.
00:49:49Just want to say congratulations.
00:49:50And I'm so proud of both of you guys.
00:49:54You both play an amazing game.
00:49:56And my vote is going to go to the person that has dreamed of this their entire life.
00:50:04Thank you, Jackie, Becky.
00:50:10All right, you guys.
00:50:11So, first off, congratulations to our season because we saw three amazing people go to finals.
00:50:16And our round table was a hot mess because it was not easy.
00:50:21But there is one person that I will be extremely glad to cast my vote for.
00:50:26And may the best man or woman win.
00:50:30Thank you, Meg.
00:50:36You guys look hot.
00:50:39Hi.
00:50:40Um, wow, I can't believe you guys are here.
00:50:43Um, I'm not going to lie.
00:50:44My heart is super torn today.
00:50:47Um, but I'm going to give credit to, um, some big moves that were made in this game.
00:50:52And hats off to you both.
00:50:54Love ya.
00:50:55Thank you, Meg.
00:50:55James.
00:51:01I think both of y'all did an amazing job.
00:51:03Good to see you, Steve.
00:51:04I love that haircut.
00:51:05You need another one?
00:51:09But I'm just going to, uh, let Jesus take the wheel on this one.
00:51:13I felt like Carrie Underwood.
00:51:20All right.
00:51:22Thank you, James.
00:51:23Julia.
00:51:25Ooh.
00:51:27I'm not going to fall again.
00:51:31Okay, so my vote is really obvious.
00:51:34I think everyone knows who I'm voting for,
00:51:37but I do love you both, so I think you both really deserve this.
00:51:42Thank you, Julia.
00:51:43Austin, you're up.
00:51:45Oh, man. Well, Liz, I love you.
00:51:48Steve, proud of you, boy. You did great today.
00:51:51But in the immortal words of the Philistine poet Selena Gomez,
00:51:56the heart wants what it wants.
00:51:59And, uh, Judas has left the building.
00:52:02Thank you, Austin.
00:52:03Johnny Mac, you're up.
00:52:06Oh, this one's awful.
00:52:10Guys, I can't believe you're doing this to me.
00:52:12I have to choose between the worst alliance member ever or the twin...
00:52:20Liz, I couldn't come up with a good insult for you.
00:52:23Sorry, but, uh, good job, guys.
00:52:27Thanks, Johnny Mac.
00:52:28Thank you, John. And finally, Vanessa.
00:52:33First of all, congratulations to you both. You played great games.
00:52:36Uh, no hard feelings, Steve. Uh, my vote is gonna go for the person who I believe will best represent
00:52:43everything that this season stands for.
00:52:44Um, because I think you both played great games.
00:52:49Thank you, Vanessa.
00:52:51And with that, the voting is now complete.
00:52:56Up next, they may have left the game early, but Jace, Davon, Jeff, Audrey, Jason, and Clay got to watch
00:53:02the whole season go down from home.
00:53:04They join us live next.
00:53:07Stay with us.
00:53:26Welcome back to the season finale of Big Brother.
00:53:29Please say hello to Davon, Jace, Jason, Jeff, Audrey, and Clay.
00:53:37Welcome back, former house guests.
00:53:39It's good to see you all together again.
00:53:41Now, the six of you went home following your evictions, and you got to see the whole season from home.
00:53:47Now, the jury has been in the dark over a lot of things.
00:53:51I know you saw surprising things. I want to start with Davon.
00:53:55What would you say was the most surprising thing you saw?
00:53:58Well, going back and being able to watch the episodes, Austin, you spoke a lot about Judas.
00:54:06How he was going to dominate, he was going to take over the season.
00:54:09Where he at? We ain't seeing him.
00:54:19You got me.
00:54:21The Judas thing was supposed to be something that was going to be cool, I guess, in my own weird
00:54:27way.
00:54:28But then, like, I ended up liking people in the house maybe a little too much.
00:54:32And I didn't want to do it to anyone. I don't know.
00:54:35I just ended up talking about it like nonsense in the diary room for no reason.
00:54:38I put the top hat out one time, and I was like, hey, it's the Imaginarium. I threw it.
00:54:41James went, whoa, that's about as good as I could do with it.
00:54:45So, I'm a little disassociative as a personality to begin with, but, you know, I couldn't do it.
00:54:51I still love you, bro.
00:54:51Thank you, Jace.
00:54:52So you were just like Austin in a hat.
00:54:55That's all it was.
00:54:56Why are you going to ruin the mystery?
00:54:58I want to go to Vanessa because Vanessa has a surprise of her own to reveal.
00:55:05A little bit.
00:55:05All right.
00:55:06So, look, 90% of everything I told you guys was the truth.
00:55:11I might have downplayed something a little bit.
00:55:13I maybe left out six years and four and a half million dollars of my life.
00:55:17But it turns out I'm actually, I am a DJ, but that's like way part-time.
00:55:22I'm a professional poker player, and over the last ten years I've earned four and a half million dollars on
00:55:26the world circuit.
00:55:27I'm one of the top-running females of all time.
00:55:29And brought that game knowledge to the game here.
00:55:31Had to wear a poker face for 98 days around y'all.
00:55:34But man, you made it tough.
00:55:35You made it.
00:55:36I almost slipped up so many times.
00:55:37You did a dang good job, girl.
00:55:40You did an amazing job.
00:55:42An amazing job.
00:55:43All right, Jason.
00:55:45Everyone's dying to hear what surprised you as you watched from home.
00:55:48Oh, well, everything surprised me.
00:55:50But actually what surprised me is how great Vanessa maneuvered the game.
00:55:54Vanessa flawlessly got through this game like some of the greats that have played.
00:55:58You Dr. Will'd it.
00:55:59You Dan'd it.
00:56:00You Derek'd it.
00:56:01But what we did not see you do is really own the game.
00:56:06You never really said, I'm doing all this because I'm going to slit everyone's throat to win.
00:56:11You sort of just cried and said, oh, I don't know why I did this.
00:56:15I'm sorry, guys.
00:56:16I'm sorry.
00:56:16And I want you to say, I want to bathe in their blood.
00:56:19And we never really heard you say it.
00:56:22I love you.
00:56:22I love you for that.
00:56:23You couldn't have said it better.
00:56:25I agree.
00:56:26The whole time.
00:56:27Oh, yes.
00:56:27All right.
00:56:28Audrey, I want to go to you.
00:56:29I want to know what it was like for you to return home after telling everyone on national
00:56:34television that you are transgender because you made history.
00:56:37You are our first transgender house guest.
00:56:39I am having the time of my life.
00:56:42This is an emotional thing.
00:56:45It's huge.
00:56:47I've had an overwhelming warm response from the whole country.
00:56:53And people have written to me telling me how I've inspired them and how they've come out to their families.
00:56:58And I didn't win Big Brother, but I feel like a freaking winner because I changed lives.
00:57:04And I just, I can't even articulate anything else.
00:57:09I'm just so overwhelmed.
00:57:10That's worth more than a half million dollars.
00:57:17Well, up next, it is the moment of truth.
00:57:20Steve or Liz, who will be crowned the winner of Big Brother and walk out of the house with a
00:57:26half million dollar grand prize?
00:57:27You guys stay with us.
00:57:51Welcome back to the season finale of Big Brother.
00:57:53After a record-breaking 98-day battle,
00:57:56it is finally time to crown the winner of Big Brother.
00:58:00Steve and Liz, I'm about to reveal the jury's votes.
00:58:02The winner will receive $500,000 and the runner-up, $50,000.
00:58:07I will pull the keys from the box
00:58:09revealing whom each juror chose to win the game.
00:58:13You will need at least five votes to win.
00:58:15And because I'm dying to know how Vanessa voted,
00:58:18I'm starting backwards tonight.
00:58:23Vanessa has cast her vote for Liz
00:58:25to be the winner of Big Brother.
00:58:28Johnny Mac has voted for Steve.
00:58:34Austin, no surprise here, has voted for Liz.
00:58:40Julia, no surprise here, has voted for Liz.
00:58:45Three for Liz, one for Steve.
00:58:47James has voted for Steve.
00:58:55Meg also voted for Steve.
00:58:57Three votes apiece right now.
00:59:01Becky has voted for Steve to be the winner.
00:59:08Jackie's vote goes to...
00:59:10Oh, my God.
00:59:11Congratulations, Steve!
00:59:13You are the winner of Big Brother!
00:59:15We are the winner!
00:59:57When we return, we'll reveal America's favorite house guest.
01:00:00Stay with us.
01:00:27Welcome back to Big Brother.
01:00:29Just for the record, Shelley also voted for Steve to be the winner, which means you won
01:00:346-3, Big Brother.
01:00:36Everybody here will be happy to know that there is another prize up for grabs tonight.
01:00:42Our viewers have been voting all week for their favorite house guest.
01:00:45The person who received the most votes will take home $25,000.
01:00:49The top three vote getters were Johnny Mac, James, and Jason.
01:00:56And America's favorite house guest is...
01:01:00Congratulations, James!
01:01:10So, before we say goodnight, Steve, what are you going to do?
01:01:18Winning wasn't one of the possibilities when I came here.
01:01:20I was just kind of hoping to not be one of the first two out.
01:01:22I have absolutely no idea.
01:01:23So, a lot of saving and being very smart with it.
01:01:25Very well done.
01:01:26Thanks to all our house guests for an incredible season.
01:01:29And if you want to be a part of Big Brother next summer, go to CBS.com right now.
01:01:34From outside the Big Brother house, I'm Julie Chen.
01:01:37We'll see you next summer!
01:01:55Thank you so much for being here.
01:02:08So happy her.
01:02:19Woo!
01:02:22Woo!
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