BB HistoryCast of Big Brother 17
Big Brother · 2015

BB17

“Twins, poker, and tears”

Takeover
Winner

Steve Moses

Jury vote 6-3

Runner-up

Liz Nolan

AFP

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.

Final HOH:Steve Moses (P1 Vanessa Rousso, P2 Steve Moses)
OTEV veto:Liz Nolan — not used
AFP:James Huling (7th place)
Cast:0 Gen Z · 17 Millennial · 0 Gen X

Week by Week

WkHOHNomineesVetoEvictedVote
1James Huling, Jason RoyJackie Ibarra, Steve MosesSteve MosesJace Agolli12-1

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).

2Becky Burgess, Shelli PooleDa'Vonne Rogers, John McGuireJohn McGuireDa'Vonne Rogers7-2

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.

3Austin Matelson, Vanessa RoussoJames Huling, John McGuireJohn McGuireJeff Weldon7-4

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.

4Liz Nolan, Shelli PooleJason Roy, John McGuireVanessa RoussoAudrey Middleton10-1 (+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.

5Jackie Ibarra, Vanessa RoussoBecky Burgess, Clay HoneycuttClay HoneycuttJason Roy7-2

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.

6James HulingClay Honeycutt, Shelli PooleJames HulingClay Honeycutt9-0

First single-HoH week. Clay asked to be evicted; first unanimous eviction of the season. Jury phase begins with the next nine evictees.

7Becky BurgessShelli Poole, Steve MosesSteve MosesShelli Poole8-0

Double eviction (part 1). Steve won veto and saved himself; Vanessa named replacement. Shelli became the first jury member.

7Steve MosesJackie Ibarra, Meg MaleyJohn McGuireJackie Ibarra6-1

Double eviction (part 2). Jackie became the second jury member.

8Liz NolanBecky Burgess, John McGuireLiz NolanBecky Burgess6-0

Becky unanimously evicted; third jury member.

9Austin MatelsonJohn McGuire, Steve MosesVanessa RoussoJohn McGuire3-2

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.

10Vanessa RoussoJames Huling, Meg MaleyJames HulingMeg Maley4-1

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).

10Liz NolanJames Huling, John McGuireJulia NolanJames Huling4-0

Double eviction (part 2). James unanimously evicted.

11Steve MosesAustin Matelson, Liz NolanAustin MatelsonJulia Nolan3-0

Austin won veto and saved himself; Julia named replacement and evicted.

12Vanessa RoussoJohn McGuire, Steve MosesJohn McGuireAustin Matelson1-1 (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.

13Steve MosesLiz Nolan, John McGuireVanessa RoussoJohn McGuire1-0 (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).

14Steve Moses——Vanessa Rousso1-0 (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).

Grid: Wikipedia

Jury Vote (6-3)

John McGuirevoted Steve Moses
James Hulingvoted Steve Moses
Meg Maleyvoted Steve Moses
Becky Burgessvoted Steve Moses
Jackie Ibarravoted Steve Moses
Shelli Poolevoted Steve Moses
Vanessa Roussovoted Liz Nolan
Austin Matelsonvoted Liz Nolan
Julia Nolanvoted Liz Nolan
Jury vote: Wikipedia

Houseguest Stats

#HouseguestHOHPOVNoms
1Steve MosesSteve Moses424
2Liz NolanLiz Nolan312
3Vanessa RoussoVanessa Rousso
Jury
431
4John McGuireJohn McGuire
Jury
—48
5Austin MatelsonAustin Matelson
Jury
212
6Julia NolanJulia Nolan
Jury
—12
7James HulingJames Huling
Jury
223
8Meg MaleyMeg Maley
Jury
——3
9Becky BurgessBecky Burgess
Jury
2—2
10Jackie IbarraJackie Ibarra
Jury
1—2
11Shelli PooleShelli Poole
Jury
2—2
12Clay HoneycuttClay Honeycutt—12
13Jason RoyJason Roy1—2
14Audrey MiddletonAudrey Middleton——1
15Jeff WeldonJeff Weldon——1
16Da'Vonne RogersDa'Vonne Rogers——1
17Jace AgolliJace Agolli——1
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