Cowboy Ellis
The BB5 underdog who discovered a secret half-sister in the house — then got dragged to the end as the ultimate goat.
The Story
Michael 'Cowboy' Ellis entered BB5's 'Project DNA' season and learned the twist personally: fellow houseguest Nakomis Dedmon was his secret half-sister, sharing a father he'd never met.
He latched onto the dominant Four Horsemen guys' alliance with Jase, Scott, and Drew Daniel — and at the final four cast the sole vote to evict his own half-sister, Nakomis.
Drew won the last HOH and took the beatable Cowboy to the end, exactly as planned, beating him 4-3. A goat to the finish — but a finalist all the same.
Signature Moment
At the final four, Cowboy cast the deciding vote to evict half-sister Nakomis Dedmon — the family member the DNA twist had revealed to him just weeks earlier.
In your league, Cowboy would've scored24fantasy pts2pts / week
Estimated from our default scoring — competition, survival & endgame events only. Social & drama events aren't recorded in historical grids, so real totals would run higher.
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