BB5

“The backdoor is born”

Do Not Assume

Winner

Drew Daniel

Jury vote 4-3

Runner-up

Michael "Cowboy" Ellis

Key twist. Twin twist — Adria and Natalie secretly swapped in and out of the house for weeks

Defining moment. The twin reveal shocked the house when both sisters finally entered the game as separate players

Fun fact. Nakomis invented the "Six-Finger Plan" — a backdoor strategy so clever that production later named the concept after it. First true backdoor in BB history.

Final HOH:Drew Daniel (P1 Drew Daniel, P2 Michael Ellis)

Cast:0 Gen Z · 4 Millennial · 9 Gen X

Week by Week

Wk	HOH	Nominees	Veto	Evicted	Vote
1	Jase Wirey	Mike Lubinski, Nakomis Dedmon	Scott Long	Mike Lubinski	10-0
	"Project DNA" twist: Cowboy Ellis and Nakomis Dedmon are secret half-siblings (same father), and identical twins Adria and Natalie were secretly swapping in and out of the house as a single player ("Adria").
2	Marvin Latimer	Holly King, Lori Valenti	Jase Wirey	Lori Valenti	7-2
3	Drew Daniel	Holly King, Nakomis Dedmon	Nakomis Dedmon	Holly King	7-1
4	Diane Henry	Jase Wirey, Scott Long	Jase Wirey	Scott Long	4-3
5	Nakomis Dedmon	Diane Henry, Marvin Latimer	Drew Daniel	Jase Wirey	6-1
	Nakomis's "Six-Finger Plan" — the first backdoor eviction in Big Brother history: pawns nominated, Jase kept out of the veto, then named as the blindside replacement. Around this time the twins twist ended and Natalie officially entered as her own player (Day 35).
6	Adria Klein	Marvin Latimer, Will Wikle	Adria Klein	Will Wikle	4-3
	The vote among the six houseguests was a 3-3 tie; HOH Adria broke the tie to evict Will (recorded 4-3 including her deciding vote).
7	Nakomis Dedmon	Adria Klein, Natalie Carroll	Adria Klein	Natalie Carroll	4-1
	Both twins (Adria and Natalie) were on the block; Adria saved herself with the veto, sending sister Natalie out.
8	Marvin Latimer	Adria Klein, Cowboy Ellis	Karen Ganci	Adria Klein	4-0
9	Drew Daniel	Diane Henry, Marvin Latimer	Diane Henry	Marvin Latimer	3-0
	Double eviction — Big Brother's first-ever Fast Forward Week (part 1 of 2, same night).
10	Nakomis Dedmon	Drew Daniel, Cowboy Ellis	Diane Henry	Karen Ganci	2-0
	Double eviction — Fast Forward Week (part 2 of 2, same night as Marvin's eviction).
11	Drew Daniel	Diane Henry, Nakomis Dedmon	Cowboy Ellis	Nakomis Dedmon	1-0
	Final 4. Cowboy won the veto and cast the sole vote to evict Nakomis.
12	Drew Daniel	—	—	Diane Henry	—
	Final 3. Drew won the final HOH and evicted Diane, choosing to face Cowboy in the Final 2. Drew won the jury vote 4-3.

Grid: Wikipedia

Jury Vote (4-3)

Diane Henryvoted Drew Daniel

Karen Gancivoted Drew Daniel

Marvin Latimervoted Drew Daniel

Will Wiklevoted Drew Daniel

Nakomis Dedmonvoted Cowboy Ellis

Adria Kleinvoted Cowboy Ellis

Natalie Carrollvoted Cowboy Ellis

Jury vote: Wikipedia

Houseguest Stats

#	Houseguest	HOH	POV	Noms
1	Drew Daniel	4	1	1
2	Cowboy Ellis	—	1	3
3	Diane Henry Jury	1	2	3
4	Nakomis Dedmon Jury	3	1	4
5	Karen Ganci Jury	—	1	2
6	Marvin Latimer Jury	2	—	4
7	Adria Klein Jury	1	2	3
8	Natalie Carroll Jury	—	—	1
9	Will Wikle Jury	—	—	1
10	Jase Wirey	1	2	2
11	Scott Long	—	1	1
12	Holly King	—	—	2
13	Lori Valenti	—	—	1
14	Mike Lubinski	—	—	1

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