The coach who authored the greatest single move in BB history — 'Dan's Funeral' — and reached back-to-back Final 2s across two seasons.
The Story
A Catholic-school football coach, Dan won BB10 in a clean 7-0 shutout, one of only two unanimous winners at the time.
Returning in BB14, cornered and doomed, he staged 'Dan's Funeral' — faking a meltdown to blindside his own allies and rebuild his game from scratch mid-week.
The gambit vaulted him to the Final 2, where a bitter jury handed the win to Ian Terry 6-1. Dan lost the vote but won the argument: he's on every all-time-great shortlist.
“This is my funeral, and I'm going to say some things.”
The opening of 'Dan's Funeral' in BB14 — a fake concession that flipped the house.
Signature Moment
Facing certain eviction, Dan gathered the house for a 'funeral,' theatrically burned his own allies, and rebuilt an entire game in one afternoon — the most-studied move in Big Brother.
In your league, Dan would've scored85fantasy pts3.5pts / 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.
Career Résumé
Accolades & Trivia
Winner — BB10
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