27x39 - Episode 39

[bunniefuu]

Tonight, The Judges alliance holds court as Vince, Morgan,

and Ashley face off to become the winner of "Big Brother"

and the $, grand prize.

Welcome to the live two-hour season finale of "Big Brother."

ANNOUNCER: Previously on "Big Brother."

Although Vince, Morgan, and Ashley were the surviving

members of The Judges alliance, the gamer and Vinny the Lip

were an unbreakable duo.

I was so worried that I would never

find this type of connection.

I want it.

Done.

ANNOUNCER: And after a combined competition wins

between them, they sent the other houseguests

packing one by one.

Bye, Keanu.

ANNOUNCER: Ava tried to warn Morgan about Vince.

Vinny's been telling me he wants to vote

for me to stay in this house.

Morgan, he's been telling me he's

not taking you to final two.

ANNOUNCER: And although it planted seeds of doubt--

Vinny has been lying all season long to everybody.

Do I know if he's going to take me?

I really don't know.

ANNOUNCER: --it didn't change the Bohemian's fate.

With all respect, I vote to evict Ava.

ANNOUNCER: Now, The Judges go to battle against each other.

Who will win the final three-part Head of Household

competition and earn the power to cast the last eviction

vote of the season?

Plus, the jury returns to pick the winner

of the $, grand prize.

And the pre-jurors are back to drop some truth

bombs about the iconic season.

Then we reveal who you voted as America's favorite houseguest.

And before the night is through,

The Mastermind will finally be unmasked.

[evil laugh]

All this right now live on the two-hour season

finale of "Big Brother."

We made it.

Look at us.

Oh, goody.

[applause, cheering]

Good evening.

I'm Julie Chen Moonves.

Welcome to the live season finale of "Big Brother."

It's day inside the Big Brother house.

And tonight, in an historic th season,

we saw competitions, evictions,

and one unprecedented elimination

at the hands of a mastermind.

Now, only three houseguests remain in the game.

Soon, either Vince, Morgan, or Ashley

will emerge as the winner of the final three-part Head

of Household competition.

That person will not only guarantee themselves a spot

in the final two, but he or she will choose who they want

to face off against when the jury comes together

live to vote for the winner.

So who will become the final and most powerful

HOH of the season?

Who will that HOH evict?

And who will emerge from Hotel Mystere

as the winner of "Big Brother" and the $, grand prize?

We'll all find out live tonight.

But first, when last we left the final three,

they were flying high off the Coast of BB

city in part one of the final three-part Head

of Household competition.

[tense music]

♪

We're on a mission to locate the mastermind's new lair.

Whoever holds on to their drone the longest

will win and advance to part three of this final HOH.

[hissing]

Here's the thing.

I thought the wall comp was going to be mine,

but it slipped through my fingers.

I cannot let that happen again because, while I'd like

to think that Vince or Ashley would take me to the end,

my resume is pretty sturdy, so it's time

to lock in and win this.

I have given every fiber of my being

to this game for the past days.

I've outlasted competition beasts, a BB legend,

and I've built a strong resume while doing it,

but so has Morgan.

It's still unnecessary.

So adding one more win to my resume

could be the difference in winning the jury over.

♪

ASHLEY: I'm in final three with a duo, OK?

I know Morgan and Vince are very close.

And there is a huge possibility that they'll just take

each other to the final two.

So the only way for me to guarantee my spot

is to win my way there.

[machine whirring]

But this competition is extremely difficult.

It's basically like being in a plank at some points.

We are tilting and turning so much.

My strategy is just to hold on for dear life.

♪

[synthetic whirring]

VINCE: When this thing starts spinning,

it's a worst-case scenario nightmare.

I get extreme motion sickness.

I get carsick when I'm the one driving.

I can't do roller coasters.

Biologically, I can't do spinning.

♪

With all this spinning and tilting,

I'm really starting to get the feeling that I might pass out.

[sighs]

Oh.

I'm going to be sick.

♪

Even though I'm out of this first part of the comp,

I know that I still have part two,

and I'm going to try my hardest to pull out

the win for that competition.

There still hope.

[suspenseful music]

♪

Morgan has been loyal to me this whole game,

so I want to believe that she would take me to the final two

with her.

But I don't want to risk anything.

I want to take fate into my own hands.

[synthetic whirring]

♪

Wow.

MORGAN: This is intense.

And I feel like my body is going to fall apart.

♪

VINCE: I know I'm in trouble.

It feels like I'm in a washing machine or something.

And I'm about seconds from passing out.

♪

[buzzer]

Congratulations, Morgan.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

I'm so proud of myself.

My arms are noodles, and I was this close to falling.

This means I advance to part three of the Head of Household

competition, and I get to go against whoever wins part two.

VINCE: It just wouldn't stop spinning.

And my body was giving out.

The fact that I have to prepare for a part two,

and I can lose that.

My journey of years to getting to this point

is going to come down to one competition.

Once in a lifetime, and I'm freaking blowing it.

Let's go.

Ready as I'll ever be.

♪

So Morgan has claimed victory in part one

of the final HOH competition.

That means Vince and Ashley will go head to head in part

two a little later tonight.

But up next, "Big Brother" all-star winner Cody Calafiore

sits down with the jury as they debate

the merits of the final three.

And later, all of the houseguests

will reunite live to talk about this unforgettable season

before we crown the winner.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

♪

[upbeat music]

♪

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

Cody Calafiore is a two-time houseguest and winner

of "Big Brother All Stars."

Just days ago, he met with the jury

as they gathered to discuss the final three.

What's up, everyone?

I'm Cody Calafiore.

I am a former "Big Brother" winner,

but I am also a former runner up, which means

I have faced the jury twice.

Tonight, we will debate the final three,

their games, and why they may deserve to win it all.

Before we can debate the final three,

we're going to have to find out who made the final three.

So let's find out who juror number six is going to be.

[suspenseful music]

♪

Ava!

Ava.

Well, they got me.

Oh, man.

Ava.

What happened?

AVA: Morgan won the HOH.

And then Morgan won the veto.

And Vinny was the one vote to evict.

WILL: Dang, Morgan. She's on one now.

Yeah, she's on fire.

So who do you want to represent your season?

Someone that I think has a social, competitive,

and also a strategic game.

That's fair.

One big thing that I'm looking for as a juror

is taking accountability.

- Absolutely. - Yeah.

LAUREN: Huge.

CODY: Let's talk about Morgan.

What does everybody feel like is

the strongest moves that Morgan has made

to this point in the game?

Her competitiveness, five veto wins, two HOHs.

AVA: The fact that Morgan has won all of these competitions,

you have a resume.

To me, Morgan's social game shined

in the first half of the game before she

was winning anything.

And then once she started winning comps,

Morgan really took off.

We spoke about what she did well.

What are some things that you feel Morgan did not do well?

I think that Morgan could get a BB paranoid at times

and be sporadic with her decision making.

A bit like, OK, girl, what are we doing?

KELLEY: My problem with Vince and Morgan

is that we, as a jury, have had trouble separating their moves.

Were they always together or were they always just Morgan?

And we were working with them and don't

know what's the difference.

I don't know which is which.

Morgan's biggest downfall is that she

allowed herself to play a little bit of Vince's game.

CODY: Who here thinks that Vince has played a good game?

Vince's best move was probably getting

in with The Judges alliance.

I think he's just very good at getting you to just

be on his side, and he's very good at making you

believe that he is your ally.

But maybe why people feel scorned by Vinny

is perhaps unnecessary lying.

- Yes. - Yeah, I agree.

He had final twos with over half of us here.

And like Ava just said, he lied unnecessarily.

Lying or crying.

Lying or crying.

[laughter]

Lying or crying.

I think that jury management is as equal parts

as the game as being HOH.

WILL: There's a level of messiness in this game.

And I don't know how he can recover from this cesspool

of pissed off folks.

But I will not allow "Big Brother "

to be a bitter jury.

We cannot say we hate Vince's game, but love Dr.

Will and love Dan Gheesling.

Vince's worst move was voting Kelley out instead of Keanu.

If he would have kicked Keanu out,

he would have had a big resume builder.

He ultimately did, though.

He is playing a "Big Brother" game.

He's also won the most HOHs and gotten the most, like,

blood on his hands.

Each one of you are here because of him.

Let's talk about Ashley.

The way that Morgan has been a comp beast,

Ashley is a social beast.

Didn't do too many unnecessary lies the way Vinny has.

I think she has played, from what I've seen,

a relatively loyal game.

Yeah, absolutely.

As loyal as you can be in the Big Brother house.

Ava, do you know that she's a lawyer?

Wait, a lawyer?

AVA: She's a lawyer? - She's a lawyer.

[laughter]

Oh, geez.

Who else here is surprised or was surprised to hear

that Ashley was a lawyer?

I'm personally very impressed with Ashley's

ability to dumb herself down.

You all are saying that Ashley

played a good social game, but I want to get specifics here.

She's aligned herself with people that go to bat for her.

People might see that as passive.

I see that as extremely smart.

Ashley using me as a shield kept her off the block

for the majority of the season.

WILL: Ashley wasn't on Front Street,

but she was in a dominant alliance,

and she's still in the game.

KEANU: I do respect the moves that Ashley's made in the

background, unbeknownst to me.

However, when Rachel left, she did give a speech about saying

all the things that she wanted to see in a Big Brother winner,

and she hasn't really done a lot of those things.

LAUREN: I think if we're talking about social,

Ashley played a great game.

But I think resume-wise and competitive-wise,

it's hard whenever you look at both Vince

and Morgan's competitive game, because they've done so much.

So from everything that I'm hearing,

it's fair to say that anyone could win this game?

- Yes. - For sure.

WILL: I have no idea who I'm going to vote for.

RACHEL: Honestly, we have so many questions

that we want the final three to own up to.

Yeah.

For sure.

♪

Up next, Vince and Ashley go head

to head in part of the final Head of Household competition.

The winner will face off live against Morgan

to become the final and most powerful HOH of the season.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

[upbeat music]

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the live season finale of "Big Brother."

Morgan has already won part one of the final Head

of Household competition.

Now Vince and Ashley must battle one another in part two.

This competition is critical if they hope to ultimately claim

the final HOH of the season.

[suspenseful music]

Oh.

Oh, my gosh.

What is this?

Let's go.

♪

Oh, god.

To start things off, let's welcome our special guest host.

[rock music]

[cheering]

VINCE: It's Frankie.

ASHLEY: Frankie!

I guess they saved the best for last.

ASHLEY: Oh, my gosh.

FRANKIE: Thank you, guys.

No way.

Hey, everybody.

It's me, Frankie Grande from "BB ," and it is so amazing

to be back in the house.

I mean, it honestly feels like I've been here the whole time.

Oh, my god.

This is crazy.

The last time that I was here, a legend left the game.

VINCE: Oh, hell no.

Shut up.

VINCE: God, he's so much more creepy in person.

ASHLEY: Get out.

THE MASTERMIND: What a beautiful display of evil.

Luckily, my month of mayhem is coming to an end.

These billboards are pricey.

Oh, look who it is.

I'd say good luck, but that's not something

an evil mastermind would say.

Oh, I looked him in the eyes.

♪

The Mastermind has taken over BB city

and erected giant billboards of himself all over town.

And it's up to you to destroy his billboards

and expose his true identity.

Here's how it works.

On go, you'll swing along your zip line,

attempting to knock down three Mastermind billboards

on your side of the rooftop.

Once you've knocked down all the billboards,

find the special blocks that have

the images on the back side.

These special blocks are a puzzle

that must be put together to reveal

the faces of six houseguests.

When your puzzle is built, you may open the envelope

at your station, which contains instructions

on how to decode the puzzle, revealing the password.

The first houseguest to enter the correct password

and hit their button will not only

win part two of the final HOH competition,

but they will also hack the Mastermind's

system, beaming his true identity into BB City.

Cool.

Cool.

Are you ready to play Unmask the Mastermind?

ASHLEY: Yes!

Yes.

Yay.

Woo-hoo.

The game starts on the horn.

[horn blows]

Oh, god.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

ASHLEY: This is the most important

competition of my "Big Brother" live thus far.

I can't rely on anyone but myself to take

me to the final two chairs.

So it is game on.

I want to have control of my own game.

I have to completely knock down all three of these billboards,

because on the back of some of these blocks

are images we need to build this puzzle.

So I have to make sure all the blocks are on the ground

before I can build this puzzle.

But that's easier said than done.

VINCE: There's no bigger competition

that I've ever been a part of.

I need to win this to compete against Morgan in part

three of the final HOH.

All of the years that I've been applying to this show

has led me to this point.

ASHLEY: My initial strategy is to jump

off the platforms facing away from the billboards.

That way, I'll swing towards them

and kick the blocks whenever I'm in reach.

Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick with all my might.

VINCE: My strategy is to swing as much as I can.

Oh, wow.

And kick the bottom row so I can clear out as many pieces

as I can with as minimal trips.

FRANKIE: Oh, OK. There you go.

MORGAN: There we go. Nice.

Good. Good job.

Drop it.

♪

FRANKIE: Vince has knocked down his first billboard.

Yeah.

Yes.

Ashley has knocked down her first billboard.

OK, that's better. - Nice.

Look at that.

FRANKIE: Yep. MORGAN: Nice.

FRANKIE: Vince has knocked down all of his billboards.

VINCE: I'm off to a great start.

Now that I've knocked down all three of my billboards,

I need to look through all of these blocks

and find the ones that have images on the back of them.

Those are the ones I need to build my puzzle.

There you go.

There you go.

Ashley has knocked down her second billboard.

MORGAN: Yes, nice.

Nice.

ASHLEY: I realized what I'm doing wrong.

I have to keep my momentum going by swinging my body

the entire time in order to really

reach these last two pieces.

VINCE: Now that I'm sorting through these blocks,

I'm noticing the images on the back side

are of past houseguests.

Putting this puzzle together is pretty easy.

All I need to do is match the faces

and ensure that the border is all the way around them.

MORGAN: Stay there. Come on.

Oh.

MORGAN: Nice, Vince.

There you go.

Nice. - Hey.

Ashley has knocked down all of her billboards.

ASHLEY: Right.

I've knocked down all the pieces.

Now I just need to find every single piece that

has the houseguest face on it.

♪

FRANKIE: Everything's going well.

MORGAN: Nice job, you guys.

Wow.

♪

ASHLEY: What am I missing?

♪

VINCE: With all of my pieces stacked correctly,

I can now read my envelope and learn

how to crack the passcode.

The password is the order each player pictured left the game.

I know the exact day that every person was evicted

from this house, so I just need to put that number

into the color square on my station

that matches the color behind the houseguest's face.

Will has a green background, so I just

need to put day on my green background on my station,

because I know that's when he left the Big Brother house.

Amy has a pink background, so I need to put in day

in the pink block in the station.

I just need to continue like this,

and I'll be able to enter the passcode in no time.

♪

[buzzer]

♪

Oh, my god, I can't catch up.

[buzzer]

I set all of the days, I buzz in, and it's wrong.

[buzzer]

I'm extremely confused because I've studied

the days all summer long.

Those are the days that the houseguests left,

and I'm putting it in the correct color

background on my station.

So what's off?

Come on, Keanu.

Keanu, Keanu, Keanu.

Where the hell?

Damn.

I don't think this is correct.

ASHLEY: I'm over it.

Keep going, Ashley. Don't give up.

Come on.

.

[buzzer]

What am I doing wrong?

It's [bleep] right!

I don't know what I'm doing wrong!

♪

ASHLEY: The password is the order each player

pictured left the game.

Oh.

That's a good one.

Oh, my god.

I'm just realizing that this competition

is not about the days.

It's about the order.

♪

Vince, Ashley, reread the card.

Oh, my god, I can't watch.

Somebody tell me when it's over.

[buzzer]

What is wrong?

♪

There must be something I'm missing.

So I need to read this envelope again because maybe there's

something I didn't see.

Oh my gosh, Ashley!

It's the order they left the house, not days.

I don't want him to realize what I just realized.

So I need to be really stealthy and change my answers quick.

Amy, my girl, was the second person evicted

and her background is pink, so I need to put

the number in the pink slot.

♪

[buzzer]

Mickey was the eighth person evicted from this house right

before jury.

How could I forget?

So I need to lock in the number eight into the purple slot.

[buzzer]

♪

[buzzer]

♪

I know that Will was the th houseguest evicted,

so I need to put number in the green slot in my station.

[buzzer]

What [muted] day was it?

[bell rings]

Yes!

Let's go.

Let's go!

First win since week one!

Let's go!

Oh, my gosh.

I cannot believe this.

I was so far behind.

And what do you know?

Underdog story again.

This win means everything.

I have guaranteed my spot to compete

against Morgan in the final part of the three-part HOH.

And if I can pull out that win, I guarantee my spot

in the final two seats.

Vinny, we made the same mistake.

What was the key here?

Look.

Each player left the game.

BOTH: In the order.

[tense music]

♪

VINCE: I just feel like the stupidest person on the planet

because I can't [muted] read directions.

I just lost $, because I can't read directions.

Just give me a dirt.

I don't deserve to [muted] win this game.

I don't deserve to win this [muted] game.

I'm [muted] awful!

If other people beat me, I give credit where credit is due.

I beat myself.

I beat me.

Loser!

Oh, damn!

This is gonna be a [muted] game.

I worked my a*s off for three months,

and I can't win when I need to.

There's a lot of worst-case scenarios this season,

but this is by far the worst.

Congratulations, Ashley.

You have won part two, and she'll

now face Morgan in part three of the final HOH competition.

And you have successfully hacked the system,

and it's time to unmask The Mastermind.

Oh, I have chills.

[lasers sh**ting]

♪

[door creaking]

♪

Oh, my gosh.

THE MASTERMIND: It takes a genius to pull this off.

Wait.

THE MASTERMIND: Luckily, I am one.

And handsome too.

Of course, it's Dr. Will!

No, that's not me in the video!

I was set up.

Frankie Grande, you're a social media mogul.

Protect me.

I'm a patsy.

It wasn't me!

That's a lie!

It wasn't me!

I gotcha!

[upbeat music]

♪

I've never felt more stupid in my entire life.

Just because you lost the competition?

Yeah.

I just lost because I can't read directions.

That's embarrassing.

Vince.

VINCE: That's really embarrassing.

Ashley did the same thing.

And she figured it out.

After a long time.

- I had even more time. - You're human.

Humans [muted] up.

VINCE: I'm a dumb human. - No, you're not.

I just lost a game that I've wanted for so long.

You don't know that, Vince.

Yes, I do.

No, you don't.

I'm pretty self-aware.

You don't know anything.

Right now, I'm feeling extremely torn.

It's just really hard, because I want to sit next to him.

But I don't know if I win.

It's still really scary.

And I still have like, a really bad pit in my stomach.

Because leaving with $,, that's so much

different than .

I'm never going to get over this one.

[tense music]

♪

[applause]

So the mastermind has been revealed,

but Dr. Will is claiming he's been framed.

Maybe the mystery hasn't been solved.

Coming up, Morgan and Ashley go head to head

live to become the final and most powerful

Head of Household of the season.

This HOH guarantees themselves a spot in the final two

and must immediately decide live who they

want to sit next to to compete against for the $, prize.

Plus, you at home have been voting for America's

favorite houseguest.

I'll announce the winner of that

$, prize later tonight.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

[upbeat music]

♪

[upbeat music]

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

It's time to crown the final Head

of Household of the season.

This HOH will have to immediately decide who they

want to evict and who they want to face off against for the /

million dollar prize.

And it's time to get things started.

Hello, houseguests.

Hi, Julie.

Hi, Julie.

JULIE: Well, for the last time this season,

the power is up for grabs.

Morgan, Ashley, as winners of the first two rounds

of the final HOH competition, you two

are the only ones eligible to compete tonight.

Are you both ready? - Yes.

Yeah, I am.

JULIE: Excellent.

Then here we go.

This competition is called Perjury Duty,

and here's how it works.

With The Mastermind in custody the current members of the jur

have been rounded up and questioned by the BBPD

about the season.

You're about to be shown videos of these interviews.

In each video, one jury member will make three

statements about their game.

One of those statements is false.

Your job is to identify which statement

is false, either A, B, or C.

For each correct answer, you will receive one point.

The houseguest with the most points after six videos

will become the final Head of Household of the season.

For the last time, are you ready?

- Yes, Julie. - Yes.

Ready as we'll ever be, Julie.

JULIE: Then let's begin.

Here is your first video.

[tense music]

You've got the wrong girl.

I'm an icon.

I would never help The Mastermind.

I was the first person to nominate Mickey for eviction.

The first competition I played in was the BB Break-In.

I lost all three veto competitions

I played in this season.

JULIE: Is the false statement A, B, or C?

Lock in your answer Answers are locked.

Please reveal your answer.

The false statement is B. The first competition Rachel

played in was Campsite Caper.

You both got it right.

You both receive one point.

Reset as we move on to video number two.

I did not help the mastermind.

Just ask my wife.

I swear, just like I said before.

I received the same total of votes

to evict this season as Katherine did.

I played in exactly five veto competitions this season.

I played in every BB Block Buster competition

that Amy did.

JULIE: Is the false statement A, B, or C?

♪

Lock in your answer.

Answers are locked.

Please reveal your answer.

The false statement is C. Will did not play in the Ransom Not

BB Block Buster competition.

Ashley, you got it right.

You get another point and take the lead with two points.

Reset as we move on to video number three.

I would never help The Mastermind.

I don't know how many times I have to tell you.

I never played against the same person

twice in a BB Block Buster competition.

My BB comics tagline was, quote, "I PB and slay."

I was nominated for eviction four weeks in a row.

JULIE: Is the false statement A, B, or C?

[tense music]

Lock in your answer.

Answers are locked.

Please reveal your answer.

The false statement is B. Kelley's BB Comics tagline was

"you better PB and pray."

Ashley, you got it correct.

You get another point.

Three points, Ashley.

One point, Morgan.

Here is video number four.

I couldn't have known what The Mastermind was going to do.

I was the seventh person to fall during the Mystere

Express wall competition.

I wasn't nominated for eviction until day .

I made exactly eight nominations

for eviction as HOH.

JULIE: Is the false statement A, B, or C?

♪

Lock in your answer.

I need an answer.

I need an answer now.

Answers.

I need an answer.

All right.

Answers are locked, ladies.

Please reveal your answer.

The false statement is A. Lauren

was the eighth person to fall during the Mystere

Express wall competition.

And with points for Ashley, there is no need to go on.

Congratulations, Ashley.

You are the final Head of Household.

It is now up to you to decide, Ashley,

whom you would like to evict and whom

you want to sit next to when you

face the jury later tonight.

I'll be back in just a few moments for Ashley's decision.

So which of her Judges alliance members

does Ashley think she can beat in the end?

Find out next.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

[upbeat music]

♪

Thank you.

Oh, my god, I didn't think I'd have to make a decision.

Thank you.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

- Oh, diary room. - That was tough.

I didn't know those.

That was so tough.

MORGAN: Yeah.

I knew them, and I second guessed.

Yes.

See How funny that we're actually

sitting next to each other for the first time.

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

Just minutes ago, Ashley became the final Head

of Household of the season.

Now she must choose to evict either Vince or Morgan,

automatically ensuring the remaining houseguest a spot

in the final two with her.

Let's head to the living room for Ashley's decision.

Vince, Morgan, in just a few moments,

Ashley will cast her vote to evict.

But before she does, you each have one last chance

to plead your case.

Vince, you're first.

Ashley, congrats on parts two and three.

That's amazing. - Thank you.

That was as clutch as it gets.

I obviously would love to be sitting next to you

in the final two.

I think if it is us, it'd be a toss up.

So I'd do what's best for your game,

and I'll respect it either way.

JULIE: Thank you, Vince.

Morgan.

Ashley, I'm so proud of you.

Your story is incredible from being on the block week one

to now being the final HOH.

VINCE: That is.

You know my heart, and you know that I am so proud of

you, truly.

And I'm honored to have lost to you in this final HOH.

You are such a competitor, and I'm so proud.

And if you do feel that you want to sit next to me

in the finals, I would love nothing

more than to sit next to you.

I love you so much.

I love you, Morgan.

JULIE: Thank you, Morgan.

Thank you both.

Ashley, you are now guaranteed at least

second place and the $, prize that goes with it.

Yes. VINCE: Amazing.

JULIE: But you have a big decision to make.

By deciding whom to evict, you're also deciding who will

stay and sit next to you when the jury votes for the winner

of "Big Brother."

This could be a $, decision.

Are you ready to make it?

Yes, I have to be, so.

JULIE: Then please stand.

Go to the head of the living room

and cast the final eviction vote of the season.

I love both of you very much.

You two have both played amazing games.

Both very different games.

I've gone back and forth on my decision,

and I honestly quite frankly didn't think

I'd have to be making one, so I didn't think that hard about it

because I thought Morgan would win.

Morgan, you are my best friend in this house.

I hope that we stay friends for life.

I don't know if I can beat you in a final two.

I think it could be a toss up with Vinny.

I'm so sorry, but I have to evict you, Morgan.

JULIE: It's official.

Morgan, you are the last perso evicted from the "Big Brother"

house, and you're the last member of the jury.

Morgan.

It's OK.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't think I'd have to make a decision.

Baby, it's OK.

- I love you so much. - It's OK.

I love you, too.

I hope that we're friends for life.

I love you, guys.

I love you guys so much.

VINCE: I love you.

Love you.

ASHLEY: I love you so much, Morgan.

MORGAN: I'm so sorry.

VINCE: Thank you, Ashley.

[applause, cheering]

Hi, Julie.

Hi.

I don't know what's going to happen.

ASHLEY: I don't know what's going to happen,

but I know I can't beat her. VINCE: I have no idea.

ASHLEY: I know I can't beat her.

VINCE: I have no idea what happens.

I know if I took her, I wasn't going to win for sure.

I know.

None of us would have.

Neither of us would have.

I just feel bad because I think she was going to take me.

Really?

She wouldn't tell me.

Even up to the last point, she wouldn't tell

me what she was going to do.

ASHLEY: Oh, my god.

I feel like I've crushed her heart.

No, it's OK. It's part of the game.

That's what we're doing. We're playing the game.

VINCE: Let's give it--

Oh, my gosh.

Give it a good faith effort.

You know what-- you know what you and I are doing right now?

Blindfolded half court shot to see

who wins because I have no idea what's going to happen.

I think we're both going to get grilled.

Morgan, did you think Ashley was going

to take you to the final two?

No, I did not.

JULIE: Why did you not think that?

I feel like I've played one hell of a game.

Oh, sorry. Excuse me.

But I know that everyone was saying for weeks that I was

going to be the hardest person to beat in the finals,

so it didn't surprise me.

And honestly, if I was her, I would have made the same move.

JULIE: So clearly, you think she made the right decision

for her game.

MORGAN: I think for her game, yes.

I mean, what a face off to go against the person

who put you on the block first week in the end.

Am I disappointed? Of course.

Of course, I wanted to sit in the finals.

But I don't blame her, and I love her.

Had you won the final HOH, who are you going to take?

You know, I was actually going to take Ashley.

JULIE: Why?

I was going to take Ashley because I

felt that I could beat her.

I think Vinny has played an incredible game,

and we played very opposite.

And I feel like when you have two opposite players,

it's very risky to see if you win.

So I felt like I could actually beat Ashley if she

didn't win this final HOH.

If it had been you and Vince in the final two chairs,

do you think you would have lost to him?

I think it would have really came down to the jury.

I mean, people were telling me for weeks that it was a toss up

if I would have lost to Vinny.

But I would have wanted to take him just because of our story.

But nonetheless, I'm very proud that he's in the final two.

He's very deserving.

You and Vince grew very close in the house.

How would you describe the relationship with him?

We're like best friends.

It's kind of cool when you come into a place

and you have no idea what to expect.

You don't know if you're going to make any friends,

and then you can leave the house knowing

that you have somebody that is your best

friend that you can count on.

So I'm really proud about that.

I heard you say after that final part of the HOH

that you knew the answers, but you

were second guessing yourself.

What happened?

You know, when you're in a high pressure situation

and $, is on the line, you kind

of freak out a little bit.

And it just happened to be not in my cards,

and I'm OK with that.

You know, God's plan is the right plan,

and I'm very at peace.

Do you have an open mind to hearing

the pleas, the final pleas from both Vince and Ashley,

and see how they handle the jury's questions as to who

you're going to vote for?

Oh, of course.

I mean, I'm going to be a juror at the end of the day,

and I'm not going to be biased.

Even though people probably think

I'm a lock to vote for Vince, I do think that both of them

will have compelling arguments, and I'm

willing to make the best decision for the season.

JULIE: Being that you are the final juror,

we are going to give you a chance

to ask one question to either Vince or Ashley

before you vote.

So don't tell us what that is now.

Think about who you want to ask the question

and what that question is. - Sure.

How are you feeling?

You know, I am feeling OK.

I mean, of course, I wanted to be in the finals,

and I feel like I could have won this game.

So I feel like it'll hit me in a little bit.

But at the end of the day, I'm so proud of the game I played.

I mean, I had five vetoes and two HOHs, girl,

so I was doing very well and I'm proud of myself for that.

What's the best thing you're taking away

from this whole experience?

The fact that you can put yourself in a situation

that you have no idea what's happening,

and you can have the courage and the strength

to fight every day and do your best.

And that's what you have to be proud about.

I'm OK with that.

Thank you, Morgan.

Your juror number seven now.

And in just moments, you will be joined

by the rest of the jury.

And you will each vote for the person you think deserves

to win "Big Brother ."

Thank you. - Thank you.

[applause]

Stay right there. Have a seat.

Have a seat.

Up next, the final two are revealed to the jury,

and the jury gets a chance to question them,

looking for answers to help them make

their decision on who deserves the /

million dollar grand prize.

The live interrogation next.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

The fate of the final two now rests in the hands of the jury.

Please welcome Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava.

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back, jurors.

Now, as you can all see, there's only six of you

out here right now.

And that's because it was only moments ago

that the final houseguest was evicted,

becoming the seventh and final member of the jury.

Rachel, I see you praying, crossing your fingers.

Everything.

JULIE: Who do you think it is?

I hope it is Vince.

Just saying.

JULIE: Keanu, you're giggling.

Who do you think it is?

I wouldn't mind if it was Vince.

JULIE: OK.

You guys want it, but does anyone think it's him?

It's a good chance.

- It could be. - Anybody but Ashley.

Anybody but Ashley.

JULIE: Well, there's only one way to find out.

Juror number seven, come on out.

Oh!

Oh, my gosh!

Morgan.

[applause]

Oh, my gosh.

Hi.

Wow.

I'm so thankful for you. - Wow.

God, girl.

JULIE: Expect the unexpected.

The six of you look--

Ava, when you pick your mouth up from off the floor--

what-- how surprised are you, Ava, to be sitting

next to Morgan on the jury?

Pretty freaking surprised, Julie.

Oh, this-- oh.

No, It's OK.

JULIE: All right, so you probably

want to know what happened.

Just so everybody knows, Ashley won the final Head

of Household competition.

And Ashley chose to evict Morgan

and to take Vince with her to the final two.

RACHEL: Wow.

JULIE: OK, jurors--

Sorry, Morgan.

You played a really good game. - I know how much you love her.

MORGAN: I do. I'm so sorry.

JULIE: All right, jurors, in just a few moments,

each of you will lock in your vote for the person you think

should win "Big Brother."

But before you do, you will have one last chance

to question Vince and Ashley.

You've been asked as a group to come up with three

questions for each finalist.

Have you all agreed on those questions?

- Yes. - Yes.

JULIE: OK, then let's get started.

Vince, Ashley, I'm here with the jury.

And in just a few moments, they will

be voting for the person they want to see win "Big Brother."

But before they do, they have some questions for the two

of you.

Keanu, you're first.

Oh.

OK.

Vince, we feel you played an emotionally

manipulative game that led to horrible jury management.

Explain to us why you chose this strategy.

And can you justify this as game play?

Well, I definitely don't think I did anything

emotionally manipulative.

I'm a very passionate and emotional person.

And I think that any conversation

I had where my emotions did show

was authenticity, because I felt strongly in that moment.

I don't think I did anything unethical or poor.

I just wanted to play the game with self-preservation

above everything else.

And I thought that any move I made was for myself,

because this game is designed to outplay

the other person or the other houseguest before they get you.

And the double-edged sword of my social game

is that I had multiple paths to the end.

So I had to choose paths as the game went on,

and that was going to hurt people as I picked which path

I wanted to take to the end.

And I'm sorry if anyone felt that I manipulated

in any kind of emotional capacity,

but that was me being authentic, me being passionate,

me caring more than anything I've ever cared about in life.

And I have to stand by my game because that

is the game I played.

And I hope that as a game perspective,

you all can appreciate the efforts that I put in.

Thank you. Vince.

Rachel, you have the next question.

Ashley, you look beautiful.

ASHLEY: Thank you so much. Hi, Rachy.

I am so excited for both of you.

Ashley, we in the jury feel you all played a great social game,

but please list the specific strategic moves that you

personally made that make you worthy to be a "Big

Brother" winner.

Yes.

So I feel my best strategic moves were being

able to adapt to the game.

As soon as an ally left, I was able

to reposition myself time and time

again, adapting to the game.

For instance, one of my main moves

was when Zach left, week five, I saw an opening with Morgan

and Vinny to attach myself to.

Not only was I in a duo already with Rachel,

but I was also aligned with Will, Ava, and others

in the house.

And I also had outside protection with Rachel's

relationship with Keanu.

And so I was able to completely navigate time and time again,

considering the Judges.

The Judges stemmed from me being

able to convince Rachel why Morgan was

a valuable asset in the game.

Rachel did not want to keep Morgan that week.

She wanted her to go home, but I convinced her

why Morgan was a valuable asset because she's

attached to Vinny.

So when the veto was used week six,

I told her this is the time Operation Save Morgan.

And that is how The Judges was birthed.

The Judges was birthed because Rachel, Will,

and I got together in the room and decided,

how do we move forward in the game to have numbers?

We made this mistake this week of putting up our own allies.

We cannot make this mistake again.

And so there, The Judges was formed.

I suggested with Will and Rachel

that we need to align and stick to Morgan and Vinny.

And in that, I was able to reposition myself in the game,

because not only did I have protection with the Judges,

but I also had protection with players like Keanu and Ava.

And when Rachel left, I was able to completely

readapt myself to the game.

JULIE: Thank you.

Oh.

I just want to--

I want to remind you each you're

going to have your final arguments after you

answer questions, OK?

So don't give it all away now.

OK.

Kelley, do you have a question?

All right.

My question is for Vince.

Vince, you did a lot of lying and a lot of crying.

How much was sincere and how much of that was game?

Was any of it sincere?

All of my crying was sincere, as much

as I didn't want to admit it, because I

didn't think I was that emotional of a guy coming in.

But like I said, I cared about this game more than anything.

I've been applying for years,

and I just-- when I spoke, I spoke

with passion and conviction.

And I wanted to do the best that I possibly could,

and I wanted people to trust me.

So that was all authentic.

Sorry, what wasthe second part of the question?

That would be, how much of that was sincere

and how much was game?

Oh, all emotions were sincere.

The words I was saying, I mean, there was game behind it,

but I felt so passionate about the game

that the tears just naturally came out.

And that's the way that I was able to communicate.

JULIE: Thank you, Vince.

VINCE: I never intended to cry.

That was never a strategy.

JULIE: Thank you.

Will, next question.

Congratulations, girl.

Thank you.

Ashley, you had Rachel as a shield,

and you're part of a strong alliance that

won a lot of competitions.

But what were your contributions

to your personal success in the game?

I feel my personal contributions

were my social game.

I was able to be covered in all aspects of the house.

Once I made top seven, I knew that I

was going to be in these final two chairs

because I positioned myself accordingly.

Not only was I aligned with the Judges, which I had protection

from Morgan and Vince, but after Will left week ,

I also had an alliance-- or an alignment with Keanu.

I had protection from Keanu as well as Ava.

I had Lauren wanting to work with me as an extension of Ava,

and I had Kelley, who had a proposed final two with me.

So I knew I was going to get to these two

seats because of my strategic alignment in the game.

JULIE: Thank you.

Although my biggest shield, Rachel left,

I was still able to adapt to the game

and cover every single basis in the house socially,

so that I was going to be protected, safe, and insulated.

JULIE: Thank you Ashley.

Lauren your question.

Congratulations to both of you.

My question is for Vince.

Vince, we see your game intertwined with Morgan's game.

We don't take crowning the winner lightly.

Please give three game moves that you made that Morgan

can't take credit for.

Morgan can't take credit for me honoring The Judges alliance

when it was pitched to me, because I had every reason

not to trust them.

Rachel wanted me out the first six weeks of the game.

Ashley had never been an ally of mine.

And Will, I'd never had any game decision--

or strategic game play with.

That was a decision for myself.

I knew Morgan was going to be with me one way or the other,

but I knew that if I could align myself

with a group of people who nobody would expect me to be

with, then I would have protection from them,

and I could damage control with the side of the house that had

historically had my back, and I would be perfectly

insulated in the middle.

Nobody would put me on the block, and I'd be golden.

The first few weeks of the game, first six weeks,

I didn't have any alignment votes with Morgan.

It was all my own personal game.

If anything, it was more so aligned with Zach than anybody.

I think putting-- it was putting my first nominations,

Zae and Amy and Kelley on the block were all mine.

I think putting Kelley, Keanu on the block was for me.

I wasn't going to put Morgan on the block anyways.

That just happened to help her because Morgan

and I were a duo in the game.

We were a known duo.

We were going to play together, so a lot of my moves

that were best for myself just also happened to be

good for her game as well.

But at the end of the day, they were for me.

JULIE: Thank you.

Ava, your question.

Ashley, congrats on your making the finals.

Ashley, explain why you deserve to win

over the person next to you.

I deserve to win over Vince because not only did I

play an honest and loyal game, but I stuck to strategy

time and time again.

To me, a "Big Brother" winner is someone who not only yes,

winning competitions is great, but it's someone who's able

to strategically line theirself and position

themself so they're safe week after week.

To me, a "Big Brother" winner is someone who turns

their enemies into allies, not their allies into enemies,

which the counterpart next to me did.

I was able to turn Vinny from an enemy to an ally.

Week one, he put me on the block to send me home.

By week six, I was in an alliance with him.

And the next three weeks, I was never on the block.

Keanu, Keanu was someone who put me on the block

as a replacement nominee week eight,

and he also protected Will.

Yet by week , I was able to flip the vote,

get myself to stay, and get his vote over Will.

That is the definition of a social game.

JULIE: Thank you, Ashley.

All right, Morgan, we promised you have

one question for one finalist.

I originally wanted to ask Vince.

Can I switch my answer, or can I switch to--

JULIE: You can ask either one, but you can

only ask one question to one.

OK.

Hm.

Well, first of all, congratulations

to both of you being there.

Obviously, you guys have earned your way to the end,

and I'm so proud of you both.

My question is going to be for Vince.

Vince, what do you feel was the strongest

part of your game that got you to where you are sitting

right now?

Honestly, I think my social game, because I

won the week one HOH.

I won the week HOH, and I won two more in between.

I caused a lot of damage, and I had

to do a lot of damage control.

I was able to get people to trust

me even after I burned them.

That's why, yes, I turned allies into enemies, enemies

into allies.

But I was also able, by the end, to have all of them

be my allies, because one way or the other, Keanu

still would have taken me to the end, I firmly believe.

Kelley I believe I had good terms with.

Rachel protected me when she was

somebody who wanted me out the first half of the game.

I think I was on good terms with almost everybody.

And I just think that protecting myself,

strategically aligning myself, whether I could make allies out

of my enemies, and I could also have those

that I had to do damage control with also

trust me again at the end of the day,

I think that put me in a really good

position, which allowed me to have multiple paths to the end.

JULIE: All right. Thank you.

Vince and Ashley, I'll be back in just a few moments when

you'll each have an opportunity to plead your case on why you

deserve to win "Big Brother."

When we return, Vince and Ashley have one last chance

to plead their case before the votes are cast, a speech

that could be worth $,.

And later, you've been voting all week.

Who will win America's Favorite Houseguest?

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the live season finale of "Big Brother."

The jury is just moments away from

casting their votes to determine

who will win "Big Brother."

Before they do, let's check back in with the final two.

Vince and Ashley, it is almost time for the jury

to cast their votes.

But before they do, you each have

a chance to tell them why you deserve to win "Big Brother."

Ashley, you're first.

Oh.

Do I just start whenever?

JULIE: Yeah, you have the floor.

OK, cool.

Three months ago, I came into this house with a mission,

and that was to win this game.

But this mission was halted week one, day one,

I was the biggest target in the house because of the situation

we now know as Showergate.

But I didn't let that stop me.

Instead I worked.

I took myself off the block, won the very first

Power of Veto, and ultimately changed

the trajectory of my game.

I remained targetless week after week,

and didn't go up on the block for nine

weeks as an original nominee.

And that was strategy.

You see, I came into this house knowing

that the most liked person is targeted,

the least liked person is targeted.

But I knew I wanted to fall right in the middle,

creating annoyances, creating purposeful things to make

people like me just enough, but enough to create

a small target on my back to keep me in this game.

You see, there's a movie called "Legally Blonde,"

and there's a character called Elle Woods that struck me.

Elle Woods is very kind.

She's likable, she's spunky, but she's also

someone who is intelligent, but people

think they can emotionally manipulate and control her.

You see, Elle Woods and I have more in common

than you might think, because I'm not a social media

marketing manager.

Actually, before this show, I had a career as an attorney

at a prestigious international law firm,

and I graduated from a top law school

in the nation, Georgetown Law.

I knew coming into this game I was going to have to hide

my true identity in order to eliminate the target

from my back, and I did.

So not only did I turn enemies into allies,

but I insulated myself with some of the best

strategic players in the house to keep

myself safe week after week.

Not only did you guys think that you were

emotionally manipulating me and controlling me,

I let you think that.

In fact, I was playing this game the second I walked in.

I took information that you guys gave me,

and I used it as a weapon sometimes to get what I wanted,

or I used it to create more allies in this house.

JULIE: You need to wrap it up.

I think a "Big Brother" winner

is someone who plays the best strategic social game.

It's not just about winning competitions,

it's about being safe when you don't win competitions.

JULIE: Thank you, Ashley.

Thank you.

JULIE: Vince.

It's your turn, Vince.

Well, I really am unemployed.

This journey-- this journey, getting to this point

has been a long process for me.

I've been applying to "Big Brother" from--

from going to applying to "Big Brother"

for the past years to almost making it on the show last

year, to finally getting the opportunity to be on the show

this year, I knew I was going to do everything and anything I

possibly could to make it as far as I could,

and have the success that I always dreamed of.

And I proved a lot to myself.

I came into this house with very little confidence,

but I ended up winning four HOHs, which

was the most of the season.

I won a variety of different competitions, as well.

First one was a balance-coordination, second

one was purely strength endurance, third one was

memorization mental booth comp, fourth one was a pressure

cooker endurance comp.

And with those who wins, I came with a lot of responsibility.

I made nominations this season.

I nominated nine of our houseguests for eviction.

Over half of the cast was put on the block by me alone.

That means I had to make my game revolve around damage

control and being on his good terms with as many people

as I possibly could.

And yes, I did a great job at that for a good portion of time

because everyone knew what I was doing.

I couldn't hide behind closed doors.

Everyone knew I was having multi-hour one

on ones every single day, and people called me out on it.

I was strategizing in broad daylight,

and everyone knew what I was doing.

That also did get me in a little bit of trouble.

I ended up on the block three times,

but I found three different ways to get off the block.

I stayed by campaigning for votes in an egg costume.

I got my best friend Lauren to use a veto on me,

and I stayed by winning a Block Buster when I needed it most.

That saved my own game.

From day one to day , I ate, slept, breathed "Big Brother."

That's all I'd ever wanted to do.

And I put my heart, soul, blood,

sweat, tears into this game.

And I played it at its core.

Yes, I lied.

Yes, I manipulated, I went back on my word and backstabbed.

But that's what "Big Brother" is.

We're all here to outplay each other to win at the end.

I didn't have malice or ill intent.

I played "Big Brother" for what it is, and that

is a game to win at the end.

JULIE: Thank you, Vince. - Thank you, Julie.

JULIE: Thank you, both.

OK, jurors, it's time to vote for a winner of "Big Brother."

One at a time, I will call you up to the voting box.

It is there that you will insert the key with the name

of the person you think deserves to win this game,

and of course, the / million dollar grand prize.

Rachel, you're up first.

[tense music]

♪

I think "Big Brother" is about winning

competitions when you need to.

You guys both played a great game,

but I do think that a lot of "Big Brother" is strategic,

competitive, and social.

JULIE: Thank you, Rachel.

Will.

♪

Congratulations, guys.

Hey, this vote is for my little girl, so ain't no surprise.

♪

Thank you, Will.

Reminder, jurors.

Keep it a secret.

Kelley.

Will.

JULIE: Make a statement, but don't give it away.

WILL: Sorry.

Well, I'm voting for the person

I feel like had the best social game.

Make sure that's the right one.

Don't look.

JULIE: Thank you, Kelley.

Lauren, you're up.

Hey, guys.

Good job to both of y'all.

Love y'all.

See you in a few minutes.

JULIE: Thank you, Lauren.

Keanu.

I spoke to various people in the house

about what I thought a "Big Brother"

champion should and will be.

So my vote is for that.

JULIE: Thank you, Keanu.

Ava.

♪

I'm voting for the person who believed in themselves

and in us, even when I didn't.

JULIE: Thank you, Ava.

And finally, Morgan.

Hope I don't trip and fall on this one.

Love you, guys.

I'm going to vote for who I think played the best "Big

Brother" game this season.

Just make sure I don't show anybody anything.

♪

JULIE: Thank you, Morgan.

And with that, the voting is now complete.

Up next, eight houseguests left before making it to jury

and got to watch the entire season play out from home.

They join us live when we return.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

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[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

It's been a while since they left the "Big Brother" house.

Please say hello to Zae, Amy, Adrian, Jimmy, Zach,

Rylie, Katherine, and Mickey.

It's good to see you all again.

Now, the eight of you got to see

everything from home after you were evicted from the house.

And I know some things surprised all of you,

and the jury as well.

So Zach, let me start with you.

What surprised you the most?

Yeah.

The first thing was going on Twitter

and seeing all the final twos and threes that Vince had.

I was working so close with him,

and I see this entire diagram of everything laid out.

JULIE: Well, let's take an official count.

Raise your hand if you had a final two deal with Vince.

We got Kelley, Morgan, Keanu, Lauren, Rylie, Zach, Jimmy.

I think I counted seven?

Seven out of people.

And Ashley.

Ashley.

Vince-- Vince, were any of these final two deals

real for you?

Yeah.

I mean-- yeah, yeah, depending on who I was with near the end,

depending on who survived.

I don't know.

I was winging it.

I don't know, man.

I did my best.

Morgan and Lauren were my top two.

Rylie was my day one.

But when it came down to it, Morgan and Rylie,

I had to choose Morgan because she fought for me more.

And I saw who was going to bat for me.

So I would say Morgan was my number one overall by far.

JULIE: OK.

The rest of the five of you, sorry.

Out of luck.

Jimmy, you were aligned with Mickey and Morgan early

in the game.

Triple Threat alliance, but that quickly fell

apart when Mickey became HOH.

And the two women started to doubt you.

Tell me, Jimmy, have you and Mickey hashed things out?

Because you were evicted on her HOH.

Yeah.

I mean, like, we've talked, and I think the Mictator's

reign was strong.

But at the end of the day, I do think that Morgan did a really

good job of using people's HOHs to make moves that she would

have made, which is really smart,

because you get to make the move without taking

a lot of the fall.

And I do think that Morgan is to Vince as Jimmy

was to Mickey at that time.

And I think Morgan saw that as a threat

to her place in the game.

And smartly, she manipulated Mickey into sending me home.

Mickey, what's your response?

I absolutely agree.

Yes, Jimmy and I have spoken.

And I agree.

I think Morgan did a really good job of painting a picture

for me to see that Jimmy needed to leave the game at a very

opportune time for her to have very minimal blood on her hands

and to allow me to take the fall for that.

Yeah.

JULIE: Jimmy, is there anything else you want to say to Morgan?

Morgan, I do think you played a really good game.

I'm surprised to not see you in those final two chairs.

ASHLEY: I'm sorry.

JIMMY: And I think you did a good job.

What you did is powerful.

You ran people's HOHs.

You ran a lot of HOHs.

And you did that without having power yourself before coming

in and sweeping the game.

So hats off to you.

It's been a journey, but I'm proud of you.

You know, I was going to take that Triple Threat

to the finals.

I really was.

I played an honest and loyal game,

and I was going to honor those who were loyal to me.

And when I felt like there was a little bit of a crack.

I didn't trust it, and I did what I had to do.

JULIE: Rachel, we've heard Keanu

say that he felt you two were in an alliance, the Frenemies.

Was this a real alliance for you?

Yeah.

I mean, it definitely was a real alliance.

It just was that I had The Judges, and I had Ashley.

So for me, at the end of the day,

I was always going to pick them over Keanu.

And also, I felt that--

I don't know.

It was really hard to be in a frenemies alliance,

because what I needed were friends.

KEANU: OK.

Well, there was one showmance this season.

Katherine, when we last spoke, I

asked you about your relationship

with Rylie, basically asking if you

were as into this relationship as Rylie was.

And you said, quote, "I think I was as into it as Rylie was."

You've both been out of the house for weeks now.

Where does this relationship stand, Katherine?

Well, it stands at a really good place.

We are together and [applause] having fun just hanging out.

I just visited him, and it was great.

So yeah.

JULIE: Rylie, what do you have to say about this relationship?

I mean, yeah, we've been kicking it.

She's literally the most beautiful, kind hearted,

sweetest heart in this whole entire world woman

I've ever met in my life.

And, you know, it's been nothing but a blessing

and an honor to just be able to get to experience

this and inside of the house as well, you know,

and just have all of that.

So yeah, it's been really great.

JULIE: All right.

I have to turn back to Morgan, because on premiere night,

you all learned that The Mastermind had an accomplice

inside the house.

And just the other day, Morgan, you

were trying to figure out who it was.

Who do you think the accomplice is?

All season long, I thought it was my girl, Ava.

[laughter]

JULIE: Do you still?

No, I have no idea.

And whoever it is, show yourself.

All right.

Mastermind's accomplice, please stand up.

MORGAN: Get out of here!

Amy!

What?

JULIE: She is not--

I never saw that coming, girl.

You're so good.

What?

JULIE: Amy, are you surprised you pulled it off?

Not really.

I didn't think anyone would think it was me.

I didn't think so.

MORGAN: Oh, it's so good.

JULIE: Well, we picked the right accomplice, then.

Well, speaking of The Mastermind,

earlier this evening, it was revealed

that BB legend Dr. Will Kirby was unmasked as the Mastermind.

But something is amiss inside Hotel Mystere.

[ominous music]

THE MASTERMIND: Poor Dr. Will.

Of course,

Everyone thought it would be him.

Big Brother's perfect little poster boy.

And he wasn't the only suspect.

♪

Such fools.

They have no bone to pick with Big Brother.

Their destinies weren't derailed by a twist,

but mine was.

♪

I was dominating "Big Brother Season " until the coup

d'état twist ended my game.

Jeff, you've chosen to exercise

the power of coup d'état.

I have.

JULIE: Who would you like to put up in his place?

Sorry, buddy.

JULIE: Jesse, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.

And what better way to get my revenge than to

mastermind an entire season of twisted turmoil?

THE MASTERMIND: I couldn't agree more.

♪

I would have won sea--

[clears throat] I would have won

season of "Big Brother" if it

wasn't for that rewind twist.

If we don't push the button, we're

going to look like [muted].

, , . Yes.

JULIE: Frankie, you are evicted from the "Big Brother" house.

So I was more than willing to help conduct an orchestra

of chaos this summer.

THE MASTERMIND: What a sinful symphony it was.

[suspenseful music]

♪

Season was mine for the taking.

But I had to play America's Game instead of my own.

The America's Player twist cost me everything.

I'm hoping to be targeting d*ck for eviction this week.

Surprise, surprise, Dustin.

Eric.

JULIE: Eric, you are evicted from the "Big Brother" house.

And despite clues hidden in plain sight,

no one figured it out.

Three different masks were there the whole time,

in the beginning at the White Locust

and during my Sanctum Sacrifice.

And no one suspected a thing.

No one saw the clues right under their noses.

The last time that I was here, a legend left the game.

My White Locust pin, the Shirtless Sherlock hat.

The Shirtless Sherlock.

And the painting in our sanctum revealed all.

♪

We pulled it off.

This summer, we turned petty.

If you can't beat a twist--

ALL: Become one.

[ominous music]

♪

[applause]

Rachel, what do you think of what you just saw?

Oh, my gosh.

First of all, why are my friends

masterminding a White Lotus hamster

wheel of death against me?

Second of all--

JULIE: You're gonna have to take it up with them.

I am blown away because as a "BB"

super fan and legend of the game,

I should have seen the clues.

They were always under our nose.

WILL: They were always under our noses.

So The Mastermind has been revealed.

The winner of "Big Brother" will be revealed next.

Who will walk away with the $, grand prize?

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

After days in Hotel Mystere, either

Vince or Ashley will be crowned the winner of "Big Brother ."

Vince and Ashley, I'm about to reveal the jury's votes.

The winner will receive $, and the runner up,

$,.

One at a time, I will pull the keys

from the voting box, revealing whom each juror

chose to win Big Brother.

You will need at least four votes to win.

Morgan has cast her vote for Vince.

Thanks.

Ava has cast her vote for Ashley.

Keanu has cast his vote also for Ashley.

Two votes Ashley, one vote Vince.

Lauren has cast her vote for Ashley.

Kelley has cast her vote for--

congratulations, Ashley.

You are the winner of "Big Brother ."

Come on out.

Ashley, come on out.

Vince.

Oh, my God.

[applause, cheering]

Oh, my god.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

[applause, cheering]

[screaming]

[upbeat music]

♪

I can't breathe.

I can't breathe.

When we return, we'll reveal the winner of America's

Favorite Houseguest.

Stay with us.

[applause, cheering]

Welcome back to the season finale of "Big Brother."

Just for the record, both Will and Rachel

also voted for Ashley, so Ashley won to .

VINCE: I got one.

You got one.

You got one.

Well, there are two other prizes up for grabs tonight.

First, Derek, Taylor, and Chelsea drafted their "Big

Brother" fantasy teams on day one of "Big Brother Unlocked."

And the winner of "Fantasy Big Brother" is Taylor!

Her first round pick, Ashley, went on to win the game.

So Taylor takes home the coveted Lock of Legends Trophy.

Now, to the last prize up for grabs tonight,

our viewers have been voting for their favorite houseguest.

The person who received the most

votes will take home $,.

The top three vote-getters, in no particular order,

are Rachel, Keanu, and Will.

Millions-- millions of votes were cast.

And the winner, with more than %, of the vote is--

Congratulations, Keanu.

You are America's Favorite Houseguest,

and you are going home with grand.

Keanu, what do you have to say to America?

Oh, my god.

Wow.

I'm so thankful.

Thank you guys.

When I came here, I wanted to play a relatively clean game,

I wanted to make sure that if I were to win,

it didn't change who I was as a person.

So I'm very happy and very fortunate

that you guys appreciate that about me.

So thank you so much.

Congratulations.

OK.

Vince, congratulations.

As the runner up, you're going home with $,.

How do you feel right now?

It's more money than I've ever made in my life,

so I'll take it for three months.

Congratulations.

Ashley, after days in that house, you won the whole thing.

I can't believe it.

How do you feel?

I can't believe it.

I really played an honest and loyal game as much as I could.

Now, I did tell some lies and manipulation,

but I really tried to stay loyal to those

who were loyal to me as much as I could in this game.

So yeah, I'm really happy.

I think-- I love all of these people, truly, all of them

so much.

And I'm so grateful.

And thank you for voting for me and everything.

Now, before you moved in to the Big Brother house,

you said you left a very prestigious law firm,

but now you won $,.

I know.

Are you going back to work?

No.

[laughter]

Is that news to your law firm?

Well, I quit before I came.

Well, then there you go.

That was news to them.

They were very shocked that I quit, so.

Well, I want to thank all of this season's amazing Big

Brother houseguests, and I want to say

a big thank you to all our returning BB alumni

for an incredible season.

From outside the Big Brother house, I'm Julie Chen Moonves.

Will you say it with me, everyone?

What do I say?

ALL: Love one another.

And we'll see you next summer.

Good night.

[applause, cheering]

[upbeat music]

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