17x40 - Episode 40

[bunniefuu]

Julie: after a

Record-breaking days we are down to the final three.

One will win a half million dollars.

One will win $,.

And one will leave the house completely empty handed.

Welcome to the live season finale of "big brother"!

[Cheering] announcer: this season on

"Big brother" . . . Early in the game, vanessa and austin became

A formidable duo.

I'm looking for something with you.

I am.

With twins playing as one, vanessa was quickly led in on

Their secret.

People are saying that you are a twin.

Is it true?

It is true.

With the goal of keeping the twins safe, a power alliance was

Born.

This can be called clay and the sisters, the th sense.

The th sense quickly disposed of their big enemy.

Jeff, audrey, jason -- you are evicted from the "big

Brother" house.

But when the power shifted to the underdog --

Congratulations, james, you are the new head of household.

Congratulations, beck you, you had the new head of

Household.

Two of vanessa and austin's powerful allies were taken out.

Clay, you are evicted from the "big brother" house.

Shelli, you are evicted from the "big brother" house.

After laying low the first half of the game.

You're actually following me aren't you?

Steve was recruited to strengthen vanessa and austin's

Numbers.

It's important that we get steven to control the vote from

Here on out.

And the th sense was rebranded the scamper squad.

Vanessa pulled the strings -- I'm not sure he should be a

Pawn after this conversation.

Really?

Yes, really.

Steve played the nice guy.

And liz battled side by side with her showmance.

You are the new head of household.

Yes!

Together they took out the other side of the house one by one.

Jackie, becky, meg, james, you are evicted from the "big

Brother" house.

With liz, austin and julia making a powerful trio --

-- Steve knew it was time to turn on the

Scamper squad.

I play add pass and I have defensive game up to this point.

Now we're end game and you will see me change to an aggressive

And offensive player.

He took out austin's third week.

Julia you are evicted from the "big brother" house.

Vanessa thought steve's betrayal was the biggest

Betrayal of the summer.

Austin I'm going to evict you.

Austin, you evicted from the "big brother" house.

Leaving liz alone in the game.

Now I don't have him and it sucks.

But I have to be strong and put my game face on.

Looking to secure her end game vanessa made final two

Deals with everyone leave.

We haven't had eud a final two deal.

I'll make it with you.

I know who I'm taking with me, ok?

Ok.

And with everyone in her pocket, vanessa decided to

Double cross johnny mack.

Johnny -- bye.

With only the poker player, the twin and the trombonist

Remaining the stage was set for the final three-part head of

Household competition.

Now, after a summer of fights -- it has hit the fan pointblank

And period.

Don't come like that again.

You sound crazy.

I sound crazy?

You need to get your head checked?

I need to get any head checked?

Yes!

Let me tell you -- can we all it it together.

Romance!

We're in love!

This is weird.

Tears . . .

Why couldn't we wait just one more week.

No one thinks you're a bad person.

I just want -- do you understand how hard toys to play

In that situation.

And epic battles.

--

Announcer: it all comes down to this: who will become the

Final head of household?

Who will make it to the final two? Houseguests have

Departed and tonight nine must make a difficulty decision.

Who crowned the winner of "big brother" and walk away with the

Half million dollars prize?

And who did america vote as their favorite houseguest?

Find out tonight, live on the -minute season minutely of

"Big brother"!

Wow!

Captioning funded by cbs [ cheers and applause ]

Julie: good evening.

I'm julie chen.

Welcome to the live seasonal finale of "big brother."

Vanessa, steve and liz -- three members of the scamper squad

Alliance have made it to finale night.

While they may have been allies action they traveled very

Different paths to get to the final three.

Tonight, the last move in this summer-long chess match will be

Played and someone will be crowned the winner of "big

Brother"!

So who will be walking away with the half million dollars grand

Prize?

We will find out live, tonight.

But first, when we last left of the houseguests, they were just

Beginning an epic battle of endurance.

Whoever wins part one of this final hoh competition

Automatically advances to part three, live later tonight.

Step right up to the "big brother" carnival.

The rules of this competition are simple.

Whoever hangs on for the longest will advance to part three of

The head of household competition.

We're down to the wire here at this point in the fame.

One person gets k.

One person gets and one walks away with nothing.

I'm just going to stay up there as long as I can.

You know what would make the apples sweeter?

Some powdered sugar!

Eww.

It's no secret vanessa and I have a final two deal but I need

Win the final hoh for myself so I have a free ride to part

Three hoh.

We're doing three people.

Steve, liz and I and I'm sure if I win the final hoh they will

Take me to the final but I need to win it so I can decide who to

Take with me to the final two.

How about them apples.

Time to candy your apples!

Getting in the candy sauce is gooey and sticky and it's wet

And it's the middle of the night so now we're freezing, too.

Oww.

How about a little whipped cream?

Ha, ha, ha!

I think we're going to see the sunrise.

I hate those.

It's time to crank things up a notch.

Slide on down off of your disk and on to your apples so the

Real fun can begin!

It is times harder to sit on just the apples than the

Disk.

It's hard to keep your balance, it's way more slippery and this

Is not going to be easy.

Let's make this ride a little sweeter!

Ha, ha, ha!

My arms are sick of holding

This weight up.

And this has gone to the carnival from hell.

Thanks for playing, suckers.

Good work, steve!

Good job!

I was holding on to the apple with everything I had and my

Thighs just didn't have the strength to keep up anymore.

I'm really disappointed I fell off and I'm hoping part is

More physical than mental because that is what will take

Me to part three.

It's down to me and liz.

I have maybe another hour in me if I'm lucky so it's time to

Bring out the big g*ns, psychological warfare.

I swear to god, I'm in pain but I'm going to enjoy it.

Not tired at all.

Let's see what I can do.

This is as good as I get.

I don't lose.

All right.

Hours.

You want to ruin yourself in round two, but I tell you I'm

Not falling off.

This to is my only shot in the final two.

I have no shot in the other one.

None.

Are you going to drop?

No.

[Buzzer] vanessa wins!

Thank you, liz.

Yarnl it.

I just won round one of the final hoh of the summer which

Means I looked up my spot in round three and I have a -

Shot of going to finals.

This is insane.

I can't believe it.

I decide to drop and I just know that this next competition

Against steve I have to win or else I am going to regret this

For the rest of my life.

Nice shot.

I can't feel anything.

Vanessa was part one and now it's my job to beat in part two

And make my self part of the final hoh.

[Applause] julie: now she say has the

Chance for revenge as they go head-to-head in part two of the

Final competition.

And former "big brother" twirn dr. Will is back to lead the

Debate as the jury gathers to discuss the merits of the final

Three.

Stay with us.

[ Applause ]

Welcome back to the final season of "big

Brother."

Vanessa has already won part one of the final head of household

Competition.

Now steve and liz must face off in part two.

The winner of this round will move on to compete against

Vanessa live tonight to see who becomes the final hoh of the

Summer.

We!

Whoa!

I'm walking in the back yard and I see a huge crossword

Puzzle and I'm right at home.

I figure out puzzles as a major for two years.

That's what mechanical engineering is.

When liz sees it she will be scared.

Welcome to part two of the final head of household

Competition.

This is one big competition because the winner will face off

Against vanessa for the chance to be the final head of

Household of the summer.

Tonight's competition is called colossal cross words and your

Goal is to complete the puzzle using the chews from this .

Here is how it works.

Once you have figuredded out the answer to the clue, grab the

Letters for the tile for your answer and place the answers in

The correct position.

Then hit the bell.

The houseguest that solves the puzzle and hits the bell in the

Fastest time will win part two of the head of household

Competition.

Now get into a position and face away from the puzzle because

It's time to reveal the clues.

≫> [buzzer]

This second part of the hoh is huge.

I think vanessa will take me because she's scared of losing

Austin and the other vote.

I think if I can win this there's an % chance I will be

In the final two.

Shellese it was evicted by an - vote.

I'm trying to think of clues that are obvious.

Across -- if you don't know the answer to this one you

Are watching the wrong television show.

This is jackie.

One down, hoh.

Head of household.

This is a giant crossword puzzle.

You have to get some clues to figure out others and I have to

Make sure all of the answers work not only across but also

Down.

One down is head of household.

That has to intersect with the e and jackie and the l in starting

Lineup.

Where is the other h.

Did I trop it?

I'm spending all of this time looking around trying to find

The other h*.

Where is the other h?

Oh, my god I'm an idiot.

And of course it's been in my bag the whole time.

Liz cannot win the competition because I forgot I had a letter

In my bag.

What happened, twins.

Head of household vote, veto.

A lot of things.

What happened twice this summer?

I'm looking at the letters and doing word scramble here and

What can I make this with this?

Double eviction.

We had two of those.

Put this in and let's beat liz.

Steve is a smart cookie and I know that if I'm going to beat

Him I need to move faster than him.

The trickiest part is moving up and down the crossword puzzle.

So I have to climb and use my legs to get these letters in the

Blocks.

There have been so many houseguests and there's four

Letters and an s in there so I know it has to be my boy jeff.

Then I see committed star.

Julia, more than one person commit add false start but I

Know there's a u in there so it has to be julia.

≫> dairy trowct the products --

Yeast?

No.

What is this?

Pizza?

No.

Butter.

Butter!

I have the entire puzzle done

And just missing nine across.

Oh, my god, double eviction.

Oh, my god, double eviction.

Let's see how diswrienchts finished in -- minutes and

Seconds.

Great job, steve!

That's longer than I thought.

Liz, let's see how you did.

Luz your time was minutes and seconds so

Congratulations steve.

You won part a two and you will be facing me in part three of

The final hoh competition of the summer.

Good job.

You earned it.

That was close you guys.

I feel like my relationship with steve is strong enough that

He will take me to finalmtwo but I don't want to leave anything

To chance.

I need to win part three so I can remain in.

I need to win part three because I can't beat vanessa in

The end.

She's played an amazing game and I know the jury is going to

Respect me for being the one to finally get rid of her.

That was hard.

I'm so mad at myself.

Good job, you guys.

[Cheering] in part three of the final

Hoh competition of the summer.

But ultimately, the winner of "big brother" will be chosen by

The jury.

Recently, they met with "big brother" legend dr. Will kirby

To debate the merits of the final three.

Tonight we're going to discuss the game play of the

Final three and dissect how they did this season.

Before we can discuss the final three we have to determine who

The final three are.

And the plot thickens.

Who would you like to see join us?

I don't want to see vanessa in here I would cut my ponytail

Beard off tonight.

We're holding you to that.

Johnny is my guy so I don't want to see him but --

You want to see those two?

Should we bring that person out?

Yes.

Bring him or her out!

Why is it that I always find myself surrounded by a bunch of

Losers?

Johnny mack, welcome to the jury.

Johnny!

Tell us, what happened, bro?

We pulled off a great set together and vanessa grabs it

And brainwashing is going down.

As soon as vanessa wins the veto, they're jumping and oh --

Oh, wait a minute.

How can liz trust vanessa again?

I don't know.

You look shocked.

Tell me how you're feeling.

I can't believe liz is at all trusting anything vanessa is

Saying right now and it's pissing me off.

Austin, I think you would like her.

It was like chewing nails playing her best friend.

It was tough.

You could have had me put shoes alone when I walked off the

Stage.

Yeah I will be bitter.

Would you have taken liz to the final two?

Wouldn't you take vanessa out?

No.

The deal was in final three I was going to step out it and let

Them battle it out.

How many people are here because of vanessa's influence?

I'm here because vanessa.

Jackie, what do you think of vanessa's game play.

Back and forth a lot.

Certain things, just going dirty I'm not ok with but her game

Play, she is still there and fighting long time so I can see

That too.

She has been winning competitions and changing the

Game.

That's a long race to run and she's still running it and still

Not out of gas and I am impressed by that.

Vanessa was going to work every day.

She didn't come to hang out by the pool and be our best friend.

She was in her room strategizing.

James it sounds hike you respect that.

I do.

My whole thing with vanessa is that, she just wins

Competitions.

So it's not one of the things she is fooling us all.

She just wins.

Which is another reason for her to make it to the final two.

But she has not been fooling us all.

Sometimes she has.

When she's not feeling you she wins.

Vanessa has done a lot of unnecessary moves like swearing

On the guy community on her mother.

Those are things you don't have to do.

Just say I swear.

She is swearing as guy woman I'm not going to put my

Integrity on the line and go against you.

You don't have to say that.

I feel good about it.

What is steve doing right?

I think a lot of the reasons steve made it as far as he is,

Is since week one we have been hurling grenades on each other

And we took each other out and it's just steve to the end now.

Whenever it meant winning a competition that would put

Unnecessary blood on his hands he immediately throws it.

As soon as he needs to win it for a strategic mauve for

Himself or saving himself, that's when he turns it on and

He wins.

He also did connect personally with every one of us so he was

Pretending he is awkwardly social when instead he is being

Brilliantly social.

He saw what was going on in the house and knew the best

Thing to do was stay out of the way.

Steve is a rat.

Yeah!

He had protection from the twins.

He had protection from me for a while.

Everyone kind of open arms brought him in.

Vanessa had to fight for herself.

And vanessa can think on his own.

He came to me for a lot of decisions he made.

I will piggyback off of that.

It was double eviction.

He just double evicted jackie and he was historical.

And I wouldn't vote for him because he could not own up to

His decisions and he was a little cowardly.

Liz had a large bull's eye on her because the twin's twist was

Busted early on but she made it bigger because she was involved

In a showmance and survived that.

I thought I had it hard coming in as a duo from amazing

Race but that is harder.

And she was able to get through that.

She has been hoh and got big targets out, james and becky.

She has blood on her hands.

For her to still be there out of the group of three is

Impressive.

I think liz should win because she's in the house and

We're awl sitting out of here.

≫> johnny mack, why should liz

Win.

Liz should not win this game.

I feel like she rode someone else to the end.

Literally.

Pretty close.

Her nominations weren't best for her game.

When she wins first hoh who goes on the block?

Two people going after vanessa.

And I just never understood that.

All of the decisions that liz made make sense for what she's

Doing to protect her alliance.

I'm like such a cheerleader for liz --

I think of liz being duo.

She can win competitions but when I think of strategy and

Competition I think of austin.

As an individual I didn't see it.

She is playing on her own now.

Final five to final two is a big leap so let's see what he does.

If either liz or steve wins the final exphoach evicts

Vanessa does that change the temperature?

Absolutely.

That's a tiger on the wall.

That's it.

So austin, steve evicts vanessa you would vote to him

Over liz.

I would consider it stronger than before.

Julia, you head just snapped.

It did.

You're voting for liz no matter what?

It's my identical sister.

Yes.

She could do no wrong in my book.

Fair enough.

This has been a great chat but the game is far from over.

So make your own decision and find the right player that you

Think is the most deserving to win.

[ Applause ] julie: we will crown the

Final head of household live.

The winner will not only guarantee themselves a spot in

The final two but decide who they want to compete against for

The half million dollars grand prize.

Plus, you have been voting all week for america's favorite

Houseguest.

I will announce the winner of that $, prize later on.

Stay with us.

Welcome back to the season finale of "big brother."

It's time to crown of final head of household of the summer.

This hoh will have to immediately decide whom he or

She wants to evict and whom he or she wants to face off against

The half million dollars prize.

Let's head to the back yard and get things started.

Hello, houseguests?

Welcome to the last time this season, the power is up for

Grabs.

Vanessa, steve?

As winners of the first two rounds of hoh competition you

Are the only ones eligible to compete tonight.

This competition is called disail of just us.

And to win you will have to win just how well you know the

Members of the jury.

I will read the beginning of statements made by each of the

Members of the big brother jury.

For each I will give you the choice of two possible endings.

You must decide how you think the juror completed that

Statement.

The answer will be a offer b.

For every correct answer you will receive one point.

Of whoever has the most points at the end of eight questions

Will tip the scale in their favor and be crowned the final

Head of household.

Are you both ready?

Yes.

Sure thing.

Julie: then let's begin.

Question one: shelli said: my favorite moment was -- a,

Winning hoh, duh.

Or, b, meeting clay, duh!

Answers, please? I. Need an answer, vanessa?

Let's hear what shelli said.

My favorite moment was -- winning hoh, duh!

Which makes the correct answer a.

Steve, you griet one point.

Reset.

As we move on to question two.

Jackie said: the most annoying thing about the house was: a,

The mess, especially in the kitchen.

Or, b, the constant paranoia?

Answers, please.

Answers please.

Let's hear what jackie said.

The most annoying thing ant the house was the constant

Paranoia.

Which makes the correct answer b.

You both got it wrong.

Reset as we move on.

Question three: becky said: the biggest lie told this summer

Was: a, everything that came out of audrey's mouth.

Or, b, me saying I was hit by a train.

Got you!

Answers, please!

Let's hear what becky said.

The biggest lie told this summer was everything that came

Out of audrey's mouth.

Which makes the correct answer a.

You both got it right.

You both get a point.

Reset.

As we move on to question four.

Meg said: the houseguest who I think needs a reality check the

Most is . . . A, clay -- who give us up a half million

Dollars for the girl?

Or, b, austin.

I have one word for judas.

Lame!

Answers, please.

I need an answer.

Let's hear what meg said.

The houseguest who I think needs a reality check the most

Is clay -- who give us up half million dollars for the girl?

Of.

Which makes the correct answer a.

You both got it right.

You both get a point.

Steve in the lead by one as we move on to question .

James said: the strongest competitor was: a, me!

Or, b, johnny mack.

Answers please?

Let's hear what james said.

The strongest competitor was johnny mack.

Which makes the correct answer b.

You both got it wrong.

We will move on.

Reset.

Question .

Julia said, the person whose game play I respected the most

Was: a, austin because he has been watching the show since

Season one.

Or, b, shelli.

She always kept her word and was a competition beast!

Answers please? Let's hear what julia said.

The person whose game play I respected the most was austin

Because he has been watching the show since season one.

Which makes the correct answer a.

You both got it right.

You both get a point.

Reset.

Question .

Austin said: the most embarrassing moment for me

Was -- a, zingbot mentioning my ex-girlfriend.

Or, b, zingbot telling me I stink.

Answers please? Let's hear what austin said.

The most embarrassing moment for me was zingbot telling me I

Stink.

Which makes the correct answer b, vanessa.

You gynecologist and we have a tie.

Reset as we move on to the final question.

John said: the best thing about being in the house was, a not

Having to drill people's nasty teeth.

Or, b, getting ripped.

I mean look at me.

Answers please.

Let's hear -- the nice thing about being in

The house was not having to drill people's nasty teeth.

Which makes the correct answer a, and congratulations,

Steve.

You are the head of household!

[ Cheers and applause ] you will face the jury later

Tonight.

I will be back in just a few moments for your decision.

Steve that was awesome.

Good job, steve.

Steve has said that taking vanessa to the final two would

Be a mistake.

But will he actually evict her?

We will find out live next.

Stay with us.

Julie: welcome back to the season final of big brother just

Minutes ago steve became the final head of household of the

Summer.

Now he must choose to evict either vanessa or liz,

Automatically ensuring the remaining houseguest a spot in

The final two.

Let's head to the living room for his decision.

Steve?

You are now guaranteed at least second place and the $,

Prize.

But you have a big, big decision to make.

By deciding whom to evict you are also deciding who will stay

And sit next to you when the jury casts their vote for the

Winner of "big brother."

This could be a half million dollars decision.

Are you ready?

No.

Julie: too bad.

We're on live tv.

Please stand.

Go to the head of the room and cast your vote to evict.

Vanessa, across seasons of this game I am thoroughly

Convinced you are the strongest female player this game as seen.

Your strategy is we beyond brilliant and you are

Charismatic.

As a fan I admire everything about your game and I know you

Can talk your way in with that jury.

You told me I had to make I move I can justify to my super fans

And family and I can't justify take the stronger family with me

So I'm sorry to do what you did to austin but I have to vote to

Evict you.

I'm so sorry, vanessa.

It's official, vanessa.

You are the last person to be evicted from the "big brother"

House.

Congratulations.

≫> I'm sorry, vanessa.

I'm sorry.

Oh, my god, steve, thank you very much.

Thank you very much!

[ Applause ] >>

[Cheering] thank you very much.

I need this bad.

I need the money so bad.

Wu weren't expecting that.

No.

I don't have anything prepared.

I love you.

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

Liz -- steve, I'm so happy you did

This.

You have no -- I don't know.

I have no words to thank you.

Vanessa I see your mind working.

What are you thinking?

To be perfectly honest it wasn't out of the realm of

Possibilities.

You know, I felt -- I never fully trusted steve in the game.

He stabbed me in the back quite a few times and proved that he

Was not someone I could trust.

When he said we were cool for final two, I didn't of didn't

Fully trust it.

Did he make the right move for his game?

I'm not sure.

I don't know.

Really that's going to come down to the mental state of the jury

And I don't know.

I haven't talked to many of them in weeks and I'm not sure where

Their heads are at.

Had you won would you have taken him to the final two.

No.

I wasn't going to.

So I don't blame him.

I wasn't going to.

I have to hand it to you.

Show your hands.

Your fingerprints are all over every single eviction.

I feel like I tried.

We saw -- you did.

You -- i.

Tried my best and I gave it everything I got.

Wasn't meant to be.

You played an amazing game.

Thank you very much.

You're going to be joining the rest of the jury when you

And the other less vote for the winner of "big brother."

So stay right there.

Will do.

Up next, the final are revealed to the jury and this

Very bitter jury has tough questions to ask.

Their live interrogation is next.

Stay with us.

[ Applause ] julie: welcome back to the

Seasonal finale of "big brother."

The fate of the final two now rests in the hands of the jury.

Please welcome shelli.

[ Applause ] jackie.

Becky.

Meg.

[ Applause ] james.

[ Applause ] julia.

[ Applause ] austin.

[ Applause ] and johnny mack.

[ Applause ] hello, jurors and welcome back.

As you can see there are only eight of you right now and

That's because moments ago the ninth person was evicted.

Julia, any guesses as to who the ninth member of the jury is?

Why are you asking me this?

I'm nervous?

No.

No guesses.

I can't even talk I'm so nervous.

You're too super delicious yes.

Anybody want to guess?

Vanessa.

Let's see if your he right.

Juror number nine, come on out!

Austin, what say you now?

I am very happy to see that steve made an excellent decision

Here.

The boy became a man.

That's all I can say.

Johnny mack I may regret asking you but what do you think

Right now?

I'm really glad to see my best friend again.

I'm happy right now.

Let's catch everyone up to speed.

Steve won the final hoh.

Obviously he chose to take liz to the finals and evict vanessa.

Now, you have been asked as a group to come up with three

Questions for each finalist.

Have you always agreed on these questions by now?

Yes.

Let's get things started.

Of.

Johnny mack, you are first!

Let me address steve and liz in the house.

Steve and liz, I am here with the jury and in just a few

Moments they will be voting for the person they want to see win

"Big brother."

But before they do, they have questions for the two of you.

Are you guys ready?

Because johnny mack is ready with his first question.

Go ahead, johnny?

Good to go.

All right.

Steve, I was your good friend in this game but from my

Perspective you relied on me or vanessa for a lot of your game

Decisions.

Tell me why I'm wrong?

Ok.

Johnny mack I was always making in I own decisions and doing

What was best for me.

In the first week -- hang on.

We are having an audio problem.

So, steve?

Let us fix this.

And we're going to ask you to start over.

All right?

Now, I think we can hear you.

Go for it.

Steve: it was in the first week I made fence with austin

And james and it was that friendship.

Julie: hang on steve.

Because none of us read lips and we cannot hear you in the

Studio, I am taking the assumption -- I am assuming they

Cannot hear you at home.

Can you count to three for me?

One, two three -- .

Julie: we hear you now.

Go for it.

It was my move that took me through the entire game.

It started with when I made my friendship with jason austin

Week one, austin and vanessa that got me into the S*ddam per

Squad.

When I was hoh I decided to split the twins and complete

Them up because they were a powerful force.

I was the one that decided to go after jackie because I was

Aligned with jam per squad.

And I thought jackie would be the most competent competitor

And that would allow my line to go further and that was my own

Game decision in getting rid of the strongest competitor that I

Could.

All right.

Becky?

All right.

Liz, some people in the jury feel that when it came to game

Talk austin was the one creating and influencing all of your

Strategy.

What strategic was your own?

Oh, nice question: well I came in here with a huge target

On my back.

Obviously I had a twin and I had to do a lot to get that target

Off of my back because obviously the twins are a threat so I did

Align with austin and my girl vanessa.

But I definitely think I held my own.

I would do my own campaigning.

And, yeah, I think I did my own campaigning.

Austin helped me out a lot but I held my own.

Julie: thank you.

James?

Steve, you're sitting next to someone that played the game

Hard from day one while you floated through half of the

Game.

Why should we give you half million dollars over her?

I think you're completely incorrect to say I floated

Through.

I was on the block first two weeks, I found my way off, on

Trombonist and the competition.

And I got myself in alliances, I made rock stars with johnny,

Part of the scamper squad.

I was getting layers of people around me to have protection.

As I know liz was floating through I was building layers of

Protection around myself and building the bridges I would

Need for this half of the game.

Julie: thank you.

Julia?

Ok.

Liz, other than winning competitions, what was your

Biggest game move as an individual?

Other than winning competitions my biggest game

Move was aligning with strong competitors.

I aligned with vanessa who got me very far in the game.

Thank you, vanessa.

And aligned with austin who made me, julia and austin a trio that

People were really scared to breach so I think that is what

Made me a very strong competitor besides winning.

Jackie?

Yes.

Your question?

Hi, steve.

Hi, jackie.

So several people on the jury feel you didn't have strategy at

All and your people in your lines feel your function was

Really as a vote.

Tell us why that is wrong and why your strategy wasn't weak.

I two two-ways to treat my alliance.

I had the tip with austin going on the entire summer.

People didn't figure out the scamper squad was working tow

Together and it was this relationship with austin that

Hid the squad and when james was hoh he didn't go after

Scamper, he went after shelli and clay.

They protected my alliance.

Julie: thank you, austin?

Hi, liz.

You look beautiful.

I'm so proud of you.

And all I want to ask you is, why do you deserve to win the

Money over the boy, steve, next to you?

Oh, my gosh.

I deserve to win this money because I game in here with a

Huge -- a huge disadvantage having a twin.

It was a blessing and a curse.

I did a lot to stay in this house and make myself seem like

Less of a threat with her.

So I feel like even though steve is a huge super fan I want this

Money so badly.

This is for you, juge, love you so much, and I'm so happy that I

Made it this far.

Julie: thank you very much.

Steve and liz, I will be back in a moment when you will have a

Opportunity to make a final statement to the jury before

They cast their vote.

Julie: when we return, steve and liz have one last chance to

Plead their case, a speech that could be worth half million

Dollars.

Stay with us.

[ Applause ] julie: welcome back to the

Live seasonal season fridge of "big brother."

The jury is moments away from casting their votes to determine

Who will win "big brother."

But before they do, let's check back in with steve and liz.

Liz, steve, it is now time for the jury to cast their votes.

But first, you each have a chance to tell them why you

Deserve to win "big brother."

Ladies first.

He liz?

You're up.

Liz: I came into this game not a huge super fan like steve

And not a big time gamer but I have grown a love for this game.

The only thing I did come in with was a twin who I love.

And it is a miracle that we were able to swaiv takes in the

House together and now I'm standing here.

I fought my butt off, one three hohs, one veto, and I game in

Here with great attitude, strong personality.

I have had the most incredible summer of my life and I love you

"Big brother."

Julie: thank you, liz.

Steve?

-- And zingbot told me I was a nerdy trombonist.

Since then I made a lot of moves that helped me.

First, liz spent three weeks in the hotel room not to go

Anything while julia was in here and I was here playing the game.

She had the advantage of having someone to blindly trust and

Would know was always on her side.

None of us had that advantage.

If you're basing on competition I had four hoh and liz had two

Because she was dethroned.

With my hoh I was making moves not copying someone else.

Jackie was my own move.

I was first person to take set -- I got out vanessa the

Strongest player.

Liz with her hoh's she got through becky after I got out

Jacky and liz followed vanessa because vanessa got out meg.

I made my own moves.

I didn't follow anyone else and I won more competition.

All in all thank you for being part of this experience.

It's been a dream come true.

Thank you for being part of this and just thank you.

Thank you so much.

Julie: thank you steve.

Thank you both.

It's time for each of you to vote for the person that you

Think deserves to win been.

One at a time you will each step up to the voting box and insert

The key of the person you want to see win this game.

Shelli, you're first.

Oh, my god, I love you both so much.

This is really hard for me.

Liz, julia this is crazy for you and steve I know your mom is so

Proud.

Love you both.

This is a huge decision I know and I am voting with my heart.

I love y'all.

Thank you, shelli.

Jackie, you're up.

Hi, guise.

I want to say congratulations and I'm so proud of you both.

You both played an amazing game, and my vote is going to go to

The person that has dreamed of this their entire life.

Thank you, jackie.

Becky?

All right, you guys, first off, congratulations because we

Saw three amazing people go to finals and our roundtable was a

Hot mess because it was not easy.

But there is one person that I will be extremely glad to cast

My vote for, and may the best man or woman win.

Julie: thank you. Meg?

You guys look hot!

Thank you!

Wow, I can't believe you guys are here.

I'm not going to lie.

My heart is super torn today.

But I'm going to give credit to big moves made in the game and

Hat's off to you both.

Love you!

.

Julie: james?

I think you both did an amazing job.

Good to see you steve.

Good haircut.

You need another one.

But I'm going to just let jesus take the wheel on this like

Carrie underwood.

All right.

Julie: julia?

I'm not going to fall again.

Ok.

So my vote is really obvious.

I think everyone knows who I'm voting for but I do love you

Both.

I think you both really disirchlt.

Austin, you're up?

Oh, man.

Well, liz, I love you.

Steve, I'm proud of you boy.

You did great today.

But in the immortal words of selena gomez, the heart wants

What it wants.

And so -- thank you, austin.

Johnny mack, you're up.

You guys, I can't believe you're doing this to me.

I have to choose between the worst alliance member ever or

Twins -- I couldn't come up with a good insult for you.

Sorry.

But good job, guys.

Thank you, johnny mack.

And finally, vanessa.

First of all congratulations to you both.

You play add great game.

No hard feelings steve.

My vote is going to go for the person who I believe will best

Represent everything that this season stands for because I

Think you both play add great game.

Thank you, vanessa.

And with that the voting is now complete.

Up next, they may have left the game early but jeff, audrey,

Jason and clay got to watch the season go down from home.

Join us live next.

Stay with us.

Julie: welcome back to the seasonal finial live "big

Brother."

Say hello to jace, jason, jeff, audrey and clay!

[ Cheers and applause ] welcome back, former

Houseguests.

Good to see you all together again.

Now the six of you went home following your evictions and got

To see the whole season from home.

The jury has been in the dark over a lot of things.

I know you saw surprising things.

Starting with da'vonne.

What would you say is the most surprise thing you saw.

Going back and being able to watch the episode, austin, you

Spoke a lot gliefntled nature and take over the season, where

He at?

Is he?

You got me.

The judas thing was supposed to be something that was going to

Be cool, I guess, in my own weird way but I ended up liking

People in the house, maybe a little bit too much and I didn't

Want to do it to anyone.

I ended up talking about it like nonsense in the diary room and I

Said, hey, james went well and that's all I could do with it.

I have a disassociate active personality to begin with but I

Couldn't do it!

I love you borrow.

And you're like austin in a hat.

Why you got to ruin the mystery?

I want to go to vanessa because vanessa, vanessa has a

Surprise of her own to reveal.

A little bit.

Look, % of everything I told you was the truth.

I might have downplayed something a little bit, left out

Six years and $. Million of my life but it turns out I'm

Actually -- I am a deejay but that's way part time.

I'm a professional poker player and for the last years I

Earned $. Million, one of the top earning females of all time

And brought that game to the game here.

Had to wear a poker face for days around you but you made it

Tough.

I almost slipped up many times.

Everyone is daying to hear what surprised you as you

Watched from home.

Everything surprised me.

Actually what surprised me is how great vanessa maneuvered the

Game.

Vanessa flawlessly got through the game.

You dr. Willed it, you danned it.

But what you did not do is own the game.

You never really said I'm doing all of this because I'm going to

Put through everyone to win.

You sort of cried and said I don't know how I did this, I'm

Sorry and I wanted you to say, I want to bathe in their blood and

We never heard you say it.

And I love you for that.

Poker face the whole time.

Audrey I want to go to you.

What was it like for you to return home after telling

Everyone on national television that you are transgender because

You made history.

You are our first transgender houseguest?

I am having the time of my life.

This is an emotional thing -- it's huge.

I have had an overwhelming warm response from the whole country.

And people have written to me, tell me how I have inspired them

And how they have come tout to their families.

I didn't win "big brother" but I feel like a freaking winner

Because I changed lives and I just -- I can't even articulate

Anything else.

I'm so overwhelmed.

Thank you.

Thank you.

≫> [ applause ]

And up next, it is the moment of truth.

Steve or liz?

Who will be crowned the winner of "big brother" and walk out of

The house with a half million dollars grand prize?

Stay with us.

[ Cheers and applause ] julie: welcome back to the

Seasonal finale of bfnlt after a record-break -day battle it's

Time to crown the winner of "big brother."

Steve and liz I'm ain't to reveal the jury's vote.

The winner will safe $, and the runner-up $,.

I will pull the keys revealing who each juror chose to win.

You will need at least five votes to win.

Because I'm dying to know how vanessa voted I'm starting

Backwards tonight.

Vanessa has cast her vote for liz to be the winner of "big

Brother."

Johnny mack has voted for steve.

Austin, no surprise here, has voted for liz.

Julia, no surprise here, voted for liz.

Three for liz.

One for steve.

James has voted for steve.

Meg also voted for steve.

Three votes each right now.

Becky has voted for steve to be the winner.

Jackie's vote goes to -- congratulations, steve there.

You're the winner of "big brother"!

You're the winner of "big brother"!

[ Cheers and applause ] julie: when we return we

[ Cheers and applause ] julie: when we return we

Reveal america's favorite houseguest.

Stay with us.

Julie: welcome back to "big brother."

Shelli voted for steve tonight winner which means you won -

"Big brother."

Everybody here will be happy to know that there is another prize

Up for grabs tonight.

Our viewer's have been voting all week for their favorite

Houseguest.

The person who received the most votes will take home $,.

The top three vote getters were johnny mack, james and jason.

And america's favorite houseguest is --

Congratulations, james!

[ Cheers and applause ] before we say good night, steve,

What are you going to do with a half million dollars?

Winning wasn't one of the possibilities when I came here.

I just hoped -- I have no idea.

So a lot of saving and being very smart with it.

Thanks to all of our houseguests for an incredible

Season.

If you want to be part of "big brother" next summer go to


From outside of the "big brother" house I'm julie chen.

See you next summer!