‘Big Brother’: America’s Favorite Houseguest winners (all seasons)
Big Brother Season 7 brought with it the first ever “America’s Choice Jury” prize. It was later renamed to “America’s Favorite Houseguest” to include all contestants as contenders for the coveted honor. On each finale night, host Julie Chen Moonves awards a $25,000 check to the “BB” player with the most votes cast by America. (The prize was doubled to $50,000 in 2021.) So far, Jeff Schroeder has been the only player to win twice. Who will be added to this list next? Scroll through our photo gallery below to see the Big Brother America’s Favorite Houseguest winners for all seasons.
Updated Sept. 30, 2025
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Janelle Pierzina
Season 7
Fan favorite Janelle Pierzina holds the honor of being the first houseguest to win the $25,000 prize in 2006. Janelle has played “Big Brother” four times but has not able to take home the big win. Finale date: September 12, 2006.
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James Zinkand
Season 9
James was the second winner of America’s Favorite Houseguest. He’s never been asked back to play again. Finale date: April 27, 2008.
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Keesha Smith
Season 10
Keesha made it all the way to fourth place in her first season and scored the $25,000 prize. Unfortunately on her second attempt in the “Big Brother 22” house she was left empty-handed and was voted out first. Finale date: September 16, 2008.
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Jeff Schroeder
Seasons 11 and 13
Jeff is the only player to win Americas Favorite Houseguest twice. With his charm and great disposition no one is surprised and he will always be a fan favorite. Finale dates: September 15, 2009 and September 14, 2011.
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Britney Haynes
Season 12
After earning the title in the 12th season, Britney played again in Season 14 but was not able to claim her second triumph that time around. Finale date: September 15, 2010.
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Frank Eudy
Season 14
Frank Eudy was America’s Favorite in his first season but was quickly evicted in his second “Big Brother” attempt. Finale date: September 14, 2011.
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Elissa Slater
Season 15
Elissa has one “Big Brother” title her famous big sister Rachel does not: the title of America’s Favorite Houseguest. Finale date: September 18, 2013.
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Donny Thompson
Season 16
Donny’s quirky personality won over America’s hearts — or at least, those who voted for him to take home the $25,000 check. Finale date: September 24, 2014.
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James Huling
Season 17
Playing back to back seasons, James came closer to the big win his second time around but failed to take home the $25,000 a second time. Finale date: September 23, 2015.
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Victor Arroyo
Season 18
A personal favorite of returning “BB” player Nicole Franzel, Vic also scored the 25K in his season. Finale date: September 21, 2016.
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Cody Nickson
Season 19
Cody’s tenacity may have not taken in him far in the game but it caught fans attention and he took home the win for America’s Favorite Houseguest. Finale date: September 20, 2017.
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Tyler Crispen
Season 20
After earning the title in the 20th season, Tyler had a chance to repeat it in Season 22 when he became an “All Star,” but he came up short. Finale date: September 26, 2018.
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Nicole Anthony
Season 21
Nicole captured America’s hearts with her sweet hometown ways and love for her family. Unfortunately being well-liked in the “Big Brother” house can also be a curse and Nicole was voted out second in her return season. Finale date: September 25, 2019.
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Da’Vonne Rogers
Season 22
Each time Da’Vonne Rogers plays “Big Brother” she gets a little closer to the half a million dollar prize. Even though she hasn’t been able to take home the big win, Da’Vonne showed a lot of heart in Season 22. America took notice and awarded Da’Vonne this special prize. Finale date: October 28, 2020.
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Tiffany Mitchell
Season 23
As the genius being the Cookout’s “master plan,” Tiffany was awarded a series-high check of $50,000 from America, up from the normal $25,000. The runner-up in the audience vote was Derek Xiao. Tiffany thanked America for “giving me something” and then joked to her son at home that this money was “all mine.” Finale date: September 29, 2021.
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Taylor Hale
Season 24
“This is like winning Miss Congeniality all over again, but there’s a cash prize this time,” Taylor Hale said on live television after Julie made the big announcement. Not only did the Michigan beauty queen win America’s Favorite Houseguest (against runners-up Michael Bruner and Kyle Capener), but she also became the first Black woman to win “Big Brother” AND the first person to ever win both awards in the same night. Finale date: September 25, 2022.
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Cameron Hardin
Season 25
Despite being a villain in the house who wanted to shake up the status quo, viewers fell for this stay-at-home father from Eastman, Georgia. His fellow Top 3 compeitors in the America’s Favorite Houseguest poll were Deaflympics champion Matt Klotz and “Survivor” legend Cirie Fields. Finale date: November 9, 2023.
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Tucker Des Lauriers
Season 26
Tucker’s victory was a history-making moment for the show as he was the first non-finalist and non-juror to ever receive America’s vote. The others in the Top 3 were Angela Murray and Quinn Martin. Tucker was a major competition beast during the first half of the game, which made him a huge target, and he ended up being evicted on Day 45 out of 90. Finale date: October 13, 2024.
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Keanu Soto
Season 27
Keanu was a target from Week 1 because of his reputation as a comp beast. The Dungeon Master from Texas was finally ousted in fifth place, but by then he had made his mark on viewers. Keanu won the America’s Favorite Houseguest honor over Rachel Reilly and Will Williams by an impressive 65 percent of the vote. Finale date: Sept. 28, 2025.
