Jordan Lloyd Wins Big Brother 11

After being sequestered all summer in the sometimes volatile Big Brother house, sweet Southern belle Jordan Lloyd shocked everyone by taking home the $500,000 jackpot on the season finale of Big Brother 11 on Tuesday night.

Lloyd, a 22 year old waitress from Matthews, North Carolina was deemed an underdog - especially after her  Big Brother boyfriend Jeff was evicted two weeks ago. But she outsmarted the competition  by making one of the smartest moves of the game. After a surprise final HOH win, Jordan went with her gut Tuesday night and sent the backstabbing Kevin packing. That decision may have meant the difference between a $50,000 prize and a $500,000 prize.

Part 3 of the Final Head of Household CompetitionThe Final HOH competition pitted Lloyd against 29-year-old Kevin Campbell. Campbell, who was by far the strongest competitor remaining in the house, botched a crucial tiebreaker question on a multiple choice quiz. Shockingly, Jordan was off by one number on the tiebreaker question, which was “How many total votes were cast to evict in the Big Brother house, including tiebreaker votes?” Matthews guessed 80 and Lloyd guessed 50. The correct answer was 51.

The Final TwoWith Jordan Lloyd’s Final HOH win, it was up to her to single-handedly pick who she would bring with her to the Final 2. In what could be viewed as the smartest move in the game, she chose the very-hated Natalie. Of course, Jordan had no way of knowing just how hated Natalie actually was in the jury house, but it was a great move on her part.

The Jury’s Questions
With the Final 2 locked in place, the jury, which consisted of Jessie, Lydia, Russell, Jeff, Michelle and Kevin, had the opportunity to ask the the women a few questions. The questions were pre-selected and agreed upon by the jury (very lame, in my opinion). This was probably the weakest Q & A session ever on Big Brother. In past years, each jury member was given the opportunity to ask one of their own questions to each of the final two contestants. Jordan stumbled over a few of her answers (and smartly emphasized that she laid low all season), while Natalie was a bit cocky and definitely more sure of herself.

The VotesWhen it was finally for the live vote, some of the votes came as a surprise. Here is how the voting went:

America’s Vote went to Jordan
Jessie voted for (gasp) Jordan
Lydia voted for Jordan
Russell voted for Natalie
Jeff (of course) voted for Jordan
Michelle voted for Jordan
Kevin voted for Natalie

The Winner – Jordan LloydJordan seemed stunned when it began to register that she was indeed going to be the winner of the $500,000. With three votes in her favor and Jeff’s vote not yet revealed, you could see the look of shock on her face. Natalie’s face sunk when she realized that her BFF in the house, Jessie, did not vote for her.

What Jordan will do with the money
After reuniting with her family and friends, Jordan took a minute to tell host Julie Chen that she plans to put a down payment on a house for her mom, give her aunt some money for her childrens' college,  and maybe buy herself a new car. Chen did not ask second place winner, Natalie, what she plans to do with her smaller prize of $50,000.

America’s Favorite Houseguest
One thing that came as no surprise at all was America’s pick for their favorite houseguest. Jeff walked away with that prize, which was $25,000. Oh, and he walked away with a girlfriend, too.

Sources: CBS/Big Brother11

Is Evel Dick the New Puck?

You have to wonder what is going through his mind. Big Brother 8's Evel Dick is a gnarly fellow. He's rude, crude and obnoxious to all of the other house guests (except his daughter Daniele, of course).

A recent episode showed him spouting off the F-word at fellow housemate Jen, then pouring a cup of tea on her head. At least that's what CBS showed. Viewers of the live feeds have reported that it was a much nastier fight than that. Dick said some horrendous things to Jen, things that I won't even repeat here. Now, I am not a Jen fan by any means -- I've been rooting for her to go since Week 1-- but even I have to say the girl is thick-skinned. Dick would have had me running out of the house in tears by now. He is one seriously evil dude.

But the guy is 44. A little old to be acting like this. He's like the school bully, only meaner and much more calculated. Which got me to thinking: is Evel Dick playing a part?

Longtime fans of reality TV no doubt remember Puck Rainey, the uber nasty guy from MTV's Real World San Franscisco. Puck was a major jerk. He berated everyone in the house, had nasty grooming habits, and was all around a very unpleasant person to live with. (Remember the snot rockets and his dirty fingers in the communal peanut butter jar?). Rainey made reality TV history with his antics and his season of The Real World really put that show on the map. Oh, and years before reality show evictions were popular, his roomies voted him out of the house.

Evel Dick reminds me very much of Puck. He's been placed in the house to wreak havoc and he's doing just that. Dick has made no secret of his many many famous friends in L.A. He hangs out with lots of rock stars. He took Cher out to dinner once (so he says). Is he a sometime actor too? I'm starting to think so.

It seems as though Evel is definitely playing the part of Puck. A much older Puck, but actually that's not even so. Puck was on MTV in 1992, so even the ol' Puckster is in his 40's now. I've seen Puck on TV here and there since then (he's married now and the father of 2), and he seems to have grown up a bit since his MTV days. Now I just wonder if Evel Dick will ever grow up, too?

photo credit: CBS

Big Brother 8: Will Evel Prevail?

I admit, I didn't have high hopes for this season's Big Brother. But I'm happy to report it's turning out to be quite entertaining. The "twist,"  which involved three houseguests coming face to face with their worst enemies, is fizzling. The first two houseguests voted out were Carol and Joe, leaving their mortal "enemies" still in the house. So most of the friction is gone. But the remaining "enemies," a father and daughter named Dick and Danielle Donato, are still in there.

Dick (or Evel Dick, E.D. etc. ) is quickly turning into one of the most entertaining players ever on Big Brother. He's loud and obnoxious. He calls everyone out on their game play. He lets the power of being HOH go to his head, barking orders out at everyone. He smokes like a fiend. He uses the F-word every other sentence. He breaks wind in the middle of important veto meetings. Still, watching him try to rekindle a relationship with his estranged daughter has given the show a heart that I have never seen before.

Meanwhile Danielle, Dick's super skinny daughter, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Anna Nicole Smith, is fending off feelings for hunky housemate Nick, who flirts shamelessly with her even though he knows she has a live-in boyfriend. Who knows if Nick's affections for Danielle are for real or if he is just doing it as part of his strategy? It's causing enough conflict for Danielle that she went crying to her daddy Dick over it.

The Evel Dick and Danielle storyline is by far the most interesting ever on Big Brother. CBS should be praying that neither of them get voted out.