The 5 Biggest Moves in Big Brother History: No. 3

With 21 seasons and 3 spin off versions of Big Brother in the books, we decided to take a look back at Big Brother history. These are the 5 biggest moves in Big Brother history.

With 21 seasons and 3 spin off version of Big Brother in the books, we decided to take a look back at Big Brother history. Now, we’ve decided to take a look back at the 5 biggest moves in the show’s history. This will include the Celebrity and Over the Top version of the show.

To qualify for this list, this has to be a moment that Big Brother fans would remember and talk about how legendary it was. This could come from any portion of the game whether it is a backdoor move, a deal that was made, or anything in between. You get the idea. Checking in at No. 3 is Dan Gheesling’s game of Replacement Nominee Roulette.

No. 3: Dan Gheesling’s game of Replacement Nominee Roulette

In week 7, Dan was starting to come on strong after using the strategy of making himself look weak. The last two standing in that week’s HOH competition were Dan and Bryan Ollie. So, Dan wanted to win HOH while still making himself look weak. So, even though Dan was in better shape to win the HOH than Ollie, Dan decided to make a deal with him.

The deal was that Dan would keep Ollie and someone else of Ollie’s choosing safe, Ollie would get to name one nominee, and he would get to name the replacement nominee if the POV were to be used. Now when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. The person Ollie wanted Dan to keep safe alongside him was Michelle Costa. Dan upheld the initial end of the deal by nominating Robert “Memphis” Garrett (Ollie’s pick) and Jerry Macdonald. Memphis won the POV to save himself that week. This is where Dan’s brilliance showed itself.

Ollie wanted Dan to name Keesha Smith as the replacement nominee. However, Dan knew he was going to break his deal with Ollie and name Michelle the replacement nominee. The question was, how was he going to keep the heat off of himself.

One by one, Dan called Michelle, Ollie, Renny Martin, and Keesha into the HOH room. He told them he was going to ask each of the 4 of them who they think should be the replacement nominee at the Veto ceremony and got them to agree to say different people so that everyone’s name would get mentioned.

At the Veto ceremony, Dan’s plan went into action. Dan told everyone they were going to play a game called “Replacement Nominee Roulette.” Dan would ask each of them who they thought she be the replacement nominee and if they chose not to participate, that person would automatically be nominated. Person by person, Dan’s plan fell into place. Michelle said Keesha’s name, Keesha said Michelle’s name, and Ollie said Renny’s name. Dan then named Michelle the replacement nominee.

Dan then just sat back and watched as Ollie and Michelle lost it. At the live eviction, Michelle was evicted in a 3-1 vote, with only Ollie voting keep her.

Ollie would soon follow Michelle out the door as he was evicted on Day 52 as part of week 7’s double eviction. Dan later won the season in a 7-0 vote over Memphis.

This is sheer brilliance on Dan’s part. First it helps him (at least for half of the week) keep his weak persona. Then, he takes the blood off his hands for breaking the deal with Ollie by essentially inviting them all into the kitchen and having them dip their hand in the cookie jar.

Which move checks in as the 2nd biggest in Big Brother history? Stay tuned to find out!