
BB17
“Twins, poker, and tears”
Steve Moses
Jury vote 6-3
Liz Nolan
James Huling
Key twist. Twin twist returned — Liz and Julia Nolan secretly swapped until Week 5
Defining moment. Vanessa Rousso played one of the most aggressive, emotional, and strategic games ever — only to be cut at Final 3
Fun fact. Vanessa was a professional poker player. Many fans consider her the best player to not win since Danielle Reyes. Steve won the Final HOH and made the clutch move to cut her.
Week by Week
| Wk | HOH | Nominees | Veto | Evicted | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Huling, Jason Roy | Jackie Ibarra, Steve Moses | Steve Moses | Jace Agolli | 12-1 |
Battle of the Block (HoHs James & Jason). Jason's pair (Becky & John) won BotB, dethroning Jason; James remained HoH. Steve won veto and saved himself; Jace named replacement. Twin Twist active (Liz/Julia sharing one spot); BB Takeover twist began (Phil Keoghan added Jackie & Jeff). | |||||
| 2 | Becky Burgess, Shelli Poole | Da'Vonne Rogers, John McGuire | John McGuire | Da'Vonne Rogers | 7-2 |
Battle of the Block. Becky's pair (Jason & Steve) won BotB, dethroning Becky; Shelli remained HoH. John won veto and saved himself; Meg named replacement. BB Takeover 'Last Laugh' (Kathy Griffin) — Da'Vonne blocked 3 votes but was evicted anyway. | |||||
| 3 | Austin Matelson, Vanessa Rousso | James Huling, John McGuire | John McGuire | Jeff Weldon | 7-4 |
Battle of the Block. Austin's pair (Jason & Meg) won BotB, dethroning Austin; Vanessa remained HoH. John won veto and saved himself; Jeff named replacement. BB Takeover: Rob Gronkowski. | |||||
| 4 | Liz Nolan, Shelli Poole | Jason Roy, John McGuire | Vanessa Rousso | Audrey Middleton | 10-1 (+1 penalty vote) |
Battle of the Block. Liz's pair (Jackie & James) won BotB, dethroning Liz; Shelli remained HoH. Vanessa won veto and used it on John; Audrey named replacement. Audrey received a penalty vote for a Have-Not rule violation. | |||||
| 5 | Jackie Ibarra, Vanessa Rousso | Becky Burgess, Clay Honeycutt | Clay Honeycutt | Jason Roy | 7-2 |
Final Battle of the Block. Jackie's pair (Liz & James) won BotB — Liz won it single-handedly — dethroning Jackie; Vanessa remained HoH. Clay won veto and saved himself; Jason named replacement. Julia Nolan entered as an individual after the twins survived 5 evictions; BotB twist retired. | |||||
| 6 | James Huling | Clay Honeycutt, Shelli Poole | James Huling | Clay Honeycutt | 9-0 |
First single-HoH week. Clay asked to be evicted; first unanimous eviction of the season. Jury phase begins with the next nine evictees. | |||||
| 7 | Becky Burgess | Shelli Poole, Steve Moses | Steve Moses | Shelli Poole | 8-0 |
Double eviction (part 1). Steve won veto and saved himself; Vanessa named replacement. Shelli became the first jury member. | |||||
| 7 | Steve Moses | Jackie Ibarra, Meg Maley | John McGuire | Jackie Ibarra | 6-1 |
Double eviction (part 2). Jackie became the second jury member. | |||||
| 8 | Liz Nolan | Becky Burgess, John McGuire | Liz Nolan | Becky Burgess | 6-0 |
Becky unanimously evicted; third jury member. | |||||
| 9 | Austin Matelson | John McGuire, Steve Moses | Vanessa Rousso | John McGuire | 3-2 |
John became the 4th jury member (Day 71). Immediately after, a jury Battle to Return ('Dizzyland') let an evicted juror re-enter — John won and returned to the game the same night; Vanessa won HoH. | |||||
| 10 | Vanessa Rousso | James Huling, Meg Maley | James Huling | Meg Maley | 4-1 |
Double eviction (part 1). James won veto and saved himself; Julia named replacement. James cast the lone vote to keep Meg (voted to evict Julia). | |||||
| 10 | Liz Nolan | James Huling, John McGuire | Julia Nolan | James Huling | 4-0 |
Double eviction (part 2). James unanimously evicted. | |||||
| 11 | Steve Moses | Austin Matelson, Liz Nolan | Austin Matelson | Julia Nolan | 3-0 |
Austin won veto and saved himself; Julia named replacement and evicted. | |||||
| 12 | Vanessa Rousso | John McGuire, Steve Moses | John McGuire | Austin Matelson | 1-1 (Vanessa tie-break) |
John won veto and saved himself; Austin named replacement. Vote tied 1-1 (John for Austin, Liz for Steve); HoH Vanessa broke the tie to evict Austin. Austin was the 7th jury member. | |||||
| 13 | Steve Moses | Liz Nolan, John McGuire | Vanessa Rousso | John McGuire | 1-0 (Vanessa sole vote) |
Final 4: Steve won HoH; Vanessa won the veto and cast the sole vote to evict John (his 2nd and final eviction). | |||||
| 14 | Steve Moses | — | — | Vanessa Rousso | 1-0 (Steve sole vote) |
Finale/Final 3: Steve won the 3-part final HoH (Part 1 Vanessa, Parts 2 & 3 Steve) and evicted Vanessa. Jury vote: Steve Moses def. Liz Nolan 6-3 (Shelli, Jackie, Becky, Meg, James, John for Steve; Vanessa, Austin, Julia for Liz). | |||||
Jury Vote (6-3)
Houseguest Stats
| # | Houseguest | HOH | POV | Noms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Moses | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Liz Nolan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Vanessa RoussoJury | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | John McGuireJury | — | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Austin MatelsonJury | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Julia NolanJury | — | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | James HulingJury | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Meg MaleyJury | — | — | 3 |
| 9 | Becky BurgessJury | 2 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Jackie IbarraJury | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Shelli PooleJury | 2 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Clay Honeycutt | — | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Jason Roy | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Audrey Middleton | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jeff Weldon | — | — | 1 |
| 16 | Da'Vonne Rogers | — | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jace Agolli | — | — | 1 |



















