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Big Brother US<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>has been a cultural phenomenon ever since it premiered on CBS in 2000. The hit reality series returns for season 27<\/a> on July 10, 2025, for an experience filled with backstabbing, blindsiding and heartaches \u2014 oh my! As fans all know, during the finale, another Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>winner will be crowned, and they will take home the grand prize of $750,000.<\/p>\n

The franchise also expanded to three seasons of Celebrity Big Brother <\/em><\/a>that were won by stars including Marissa Jaret Winokur<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Tamar Braxton<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0Miesha Tate<\/strong><\/a>. Some\u00a0Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>winners have stayed in the spotlight since their wins, while others have gone off the grid. Here\u2019s an update on all the\u00a0Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>champions over the years.<\/p>\n

Eddie McGee (Season 1)<\/h2>\n
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Eddie McGree\u00a0<\/strong>won the inaugural season of\u00a0Big Brother US\u00a0<\/em>in September 2000. The format for the first season saw viewers deciding the outcome of the game, which CBS changed for season two and onward. Viewers fell in love with Eddie who has one leg. After winning the show, Eddie acted in movie and TV shows. Recently, he\u2019s made brief appearances in episodes of Hunters<\/em>,\u00a0See<\/em>,\u00a09-1-1<\/em>, and\u00a0The Equalizer<\/em>, according to his IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will Kirby (Season 2)<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Will Kirby (Photo: CBS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Will Kirby<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>used his charm and charisma to win season 2 of\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>. He went on to compete on season 7,\u00a0Big Brother: All Stars<\/em>, where he came in fourth place. Will has continued to make random guest appearances on\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>. He\u2019s also popped up in other shows like The Young and the Restless\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Book of Boba Fett<\/em>. Will is the Chief Medical Officer at Laser Away and a beauty reporter for\u00a0Life & Style Weekly<\/em>. He married Erin Brodie\u00a0<\/strong>in 2017 and they have two children together.<\/p>\n

Lisa Donahue (Season 3)<\/h2>\n
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Lisa Donahue<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>\u2018s first female winner. The season 3 champion beat Danielle Reyes <\/strong>in the final jury vote. Lisa briefly pursued an acting career after she won the show. She now has her own photography company in Los Angeles. In 2021, Lisa revealed<\/a> she underwent a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with stage 2 cervical and ovarian cancer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jun Song (Season 4)<\/h2>\n
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Jun Song<\/strong><\/a> implemented the \u201cfloater\u201d strategy to win\u00a0Big Brother 4<\/em>. She became the franchise\u2019s first Asian winner. June currently works as a content strategist. She lives in Belgium with her son Noah<\/strong>. She split from her husband Davy Goethals<\/strong> in 2017 after seven years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Drew Daniel (Season 5)<\/h2>\n
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Drew Daniel\u00a0<\/strong>was the winner of\u00a0Big Brother 5<\/em>, which features the iconic Twist Twist and Project DNA. Drew did some acting in movies after he won Big Brother<\/em>. In 2012, Drew was arrested for domestic violence after he allegedly attacked another man, according to\u00a0TMZ<\/em><\/a>. Drew has stayed out of the spotlight since that incident.<\/p>\n

Maggie Ausburn (Season 6)<\/h2>\n

Maggie Ausburn\u00a0<\/strong>narrowly defeated\u00a0Ivette Corredero\u00a0<\/strong>to win\u00a0Big Brother 6<\/em>. The season was infamous for the divide between Maggie\u2019s alliance, The Friendship, and\u00a0Janelle Pierzina<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s alliance, The Sovereign Six. Maggie retreated from the public eye after she won the show.<\/p>\n

Mike \u201cBoogie\u201d Malin (Season 7)<\/h2>\n
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Mike \u201cBoogie Malin\u00a0<\/strong>won the first All-Star\u00a0<\/em>edition in\u00a0Big Brother US<\/em>. He first appeared on season 2 and returned for season 7 which he dominated alongside his Chilltown alliance member Dr. Will Kirby. Boogie played the game for a third time in Big Brother 14<\/em>, where he placed 10th. He had a son, Brady<\/strong>, after his second appearance on the show. In 2019, Boogie was arrested for threatening Will, according to US Weekly<\/em><\/a>. He was later found guilty of felony stalking in 2021. Boogie was reportedly sentenced to three days in LA County Jail and two years of probation. He filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in 2022, per\u00a0US Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvel Dick\u201d Donato (Season 8)<\/h2>\n
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\u201cEvel Dick\u201d Donato<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 8<\/em> over his estranged daughter\u00a0Daniele Donato<\/strong>. They mended their relationship in the house but had another following out afterwards. They both returned for\u00a0Big Brother 13<\/em> but Dick had to leave the game early after testing positive for HIV. Dick currently lives in Florida and hosts his own podcast, where he discusses\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Adam Jasinski (Season 9)<\/h2>\n
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Adam Jasinksi<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 9<\/em>, the only winter season of regular\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>. After the show, Adam was arrested for drug possession and tax evasion. He spent four years in jail from 2011 to 2015. Adam is now sober and wrote a book called My Kids On Drugs, Now What<\/em><\/a>, which gives resources to parents who have children struggling with addiction. Adam currently works as a contractor, according to his Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dan Gheesling (Season 10)<\/h2>\n
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Dan Gheesling\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>is regarded by fans as the best\u00a0Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>player of all time. The former football coach won Big Brother 10\u00a0<\/em>in the show\u2019s first unanimous jury vote. He returned for\u00a0Big Brother 14<\/em>, where he came in second place. Dan runs friendly game content on Twitch and YouTube. He has three children with his wife\u00a0Chelsea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Jordan Lloyd (Season 11)<\/h2>\n
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Jordan Lloyd<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 11<\/em>, which is where she met her now-husband\u00a0Jeff Schroeder<\/strong>. The pair returned for\u00a0Big Brother 13<\/em>, where Jeff came in 7th and Jordan came in 4th. They also appeared on\u00a0The Amazing Race 16\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Marriage Boot Camp<\/em>. Jordan and Jeff have two sons,\u00a0Lawson\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Layton<\/strong>. Ahead of\u00a0Big Brother 25<\/em>, the couple started the Togethermess Podcast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hayden Moss (Season 12)<\/h2>\n
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Hayden Moss<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>used his all-male Brigade alliance to win\u00a0Big Brother 12\u00a0<\/em>over Lane Elenburg<\/strong>. After the show, Hayden made history as the first\u00a0Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>player to compete on\u00a0Survivor<\/em><\/a>. He was on\u00a0Survivor: Blood vs Water <\/em>with his then-girlfriend Kat Edorsson<\/strong> and he came in 7th place. Hayden has a new girlfriend<\/a> who is a music artist.<\/p>\n

Rachel Reilly (Season 13)<\/h2>\n
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Rachel Reilly<\/strong><\/a> won\u00a0Big Brother 13\u00a0<\/em>which was her second try on the show. She first appeared on\u00a0Big Brother 12\u00a0<\/em>where she met her now-husband\u00a0Brendon Villegas<\/strong>. After\u00a0BB13,\u00a0<\/em>Rachel competed on\u00a0The Amazing Race<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>three times: twice with Brendon, and once with her sister\u00a0Elissa Slater<\/strong>. Rachel has also competed on\u00a0Fear Factor<\/em>, Snake in the Grass, and\u00a0The Traitors<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Rachel and Brendon\u00a0have two children, daughter Adora\u00a0<\/strong>and son\u00a0Adler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ian Terry (Season 14)<\/h2>\n
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Ian Terry<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 14\u00a0<\/em>over Dan Gheesling. He returned for\u00a0Big Brother 22<\/em>, the show\u2019s second\u00a0All-Star\u00a0<\/em>edition, and came in 11th place. Ian currently lives in Houston and works as a consultant. He graduated from Tulane University with a chemical engineering degree.<\/p>\n

Andy Herren (Season 15)<\/h2>\n
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Andy Herren <\/strong><\/a>became the first openly gay person to win\u00a0Big\u00a0<\/em>Brother<\/i>. The season 15 champion currently lives in Chicago and is active on social media<\/a>. He still keeps up with the show.<\/p>\n

Derrick Levasseur (Season 16)<\/h2>\n
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Derrick Levasseur<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>dominated\u00a0Big Brother 16\u00a0<\/em>and was crowned the winner of that season over Cody Calfiore<\/strong>. After the show, the former police sergeant served as an investigator on Investigation Discovery\u2019s Breaking Homicide<\/em>. He also published his own book, The Undercover Edge<\/em>. Derrick and Cody have their own podcast called\u00a0The Winner\u2019s Circle<\/em><\/a>. Derrick shares two daughters with his wife Jana<\/strong>, whom he married before the show.<\/p>\n

Steve Moses (Season 17)<\/h2>\n
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Steve Moses\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 17\u00a0<\/em>after evicting professional poker player\u00a0Vanessa Rousso <\/strong>in the final 3. After the show, Steve got his MFA in sound design at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He moved to Orlando, Florida and opened Oasis Senior Advisors.<\/p>\n

Nicole Franzel (Season 18)<\/h2>\n
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Nicole Franzel<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was crowned the winner of\u00a0Big Brother 18<\/em>, two years after she first appeared on the show on\u00a0Big Brother 16<\/em>. She won\u00a0BB18\u00a0<\/em>in a narrow 5-4 jury vote over\u00a0Paul Abrahamian<\/strong>. Nicole returned for\u00a0Big Brother 22\u00a0<\/em>where she was evicted in third place. Nicole met her now-husband\u00a0Victor Arroyo\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0BB18<\/em>. They competed together on\u00a0The Amazing Race 31\u00a0<\/em>and came in fourth place. Nicole and Victor live in the Midwest with their son Arrow<\/strong>, who was born in July 2021.<\/p>\n

Morgan Willett (Over The Top<\/em>)<\/h2>\n
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Morgan Willett<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won the\u00a0Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>spinoff\u00a0Big Brother: Over The Top<\/em>, which aired in the fall of 2016. Morgan has since appeared on other shows like\u00a0Ex On The Beach\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Challenge<\/em><\/a>. She dated\u00a0The Challenge\u00a0<\/em>star Johnny Bananas<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for two years until 2021. Morgan is an influencer and has her own podcast called\u00a0Your Internet Bestfriend<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Josh Martinez (Season 19)<\/h2>\n
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Josh Martinez<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>beat Paul Abrahamian\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0Big Brother 19\u00a0<\/em>finale by a 5-4 jury vote. Josh has since become a staple on\u00a0The Challenge<\/em>, having appeared on five seasons of the MTV show. He\u2019ll also appear on CBS\u2019s\u00a0The Challenge USA\u00a0<\/em><\/a>season 2 with other Big Brother\u00a0<\/em>vets. Josh lives in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n

Kaycee Clark (Season 20)<\/h2>\n
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Kaycee Clark<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 20\u00a0<\/em>over her ally Tyler Crispen<\/strong> by one jury vote. Like Josh, Kaycee has appeared on several seasons of\u00a0The Challenge.\u00a0<\/em>She won The Challenge: Spies, Lies, and Allies\u00a0<\/em>in 2021. Kaycee is dating\u00a0The Challenge\u00a0<\/em>star Nany Gonzalez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Jackson Michie (Season 21)<\/h2>\n
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Jackson Michie<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 21\u00a0<\/em>over his showmance Holly Allen<\/strong>. Jackson and Holly dated after the show for a few months. Jackson got married to his girlfriend\u00a0Caitlin\u00a0<\/strong>on July 7, 2023. He shared some of the wedding photos<\/a> on Instagram after the nuptials took place. Jackson and his wife live in Nashville.<\/p>\n

Cody Calafiore (Season 22)<\/h2>\n
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After coming in second place on\u00a0Big Brother 16<\/em>, Cody returned for\u00a0Big Brother 22<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and wiped the floor with the other All-Stars. He beat\u00a0Enzo Palumbo\u00a0<\/strong>in a unanimous jury vote. After the show, Cody went on to compete in\u00a0The Traitors<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>on Peacock. He hosts a podcast with Derrick called\u00a0The Winner\u2019s Circle<\/em>. In October 2022, Cody proposed<\/a> to his girlfriend Cristie LaRatta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Xavier Prather (Season 23)<\/h2>\n
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Xavier Prather<\/strong><\/a> made history as the first Black person to win\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>. He was named the champion of\u00a0Big Brother 23\u00a0<\/em><\/a>after all six Black contestants formed the dominant Cookout Alliance. After the show, the attorney and model competed on\u00a0The Challenge: USA<\/em>. Xavier got engaged<\/a> to his girlfriend Kenzie Hansen<\/strong> in May 2023.<\/p>\n

Taylor Hale (Season 24)<\/h2>\n
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Taylor Hale<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won\u00a0Big Brother 24\u00a0<\/em>and became the first Black woman to win the show<\/a>. The personality stylist also became the first winner to also earn America\u2019s Favorite Houseguest from the fans. Taylor dated fellow houseguest Joseph Abdin\u00a0<\/strong>for several months after the show. Since winning\u00a0Big Brother<\/em>, Taylor has been busy breaking into the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n

Jag Bains (Season 25)<\/h2>\n
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Jag Bains<\/strong> was the victor of Big Brother 25, and he went on to become a social media star as a result. Most of his Instagram videos and posts are comical jokes and witty clips about at-home moments, work-life balance and more. Additionally, Jag also focused on being a relator following his big win on the show.<\/p>\n

Chelsie Baham (Season 26)<\/h2>\n
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Chelsie Baham<\/strong> was the winner of Big Brother 26<\/em>! According to her website<\/a>, Chelsie is a motivational keynote speaker and identity coach, helping people learn their potential and who they can be.<\/p>\n

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