5 worst moves in Big Brother history

Big Brother can be a tricky game, with every Houseguest trying to get every other one evicted so he or she can win that coveted $500,000 grand prize. So every decision and game move in Big Brother can end up being an important one.

And sometimes, the contestants make moves that boggle the mind and either cost them a chance to win the game or sometimes that now $750,000 grand prize. Here are five of the worst moves in Big Brother history.

MarcelIas not using the Power of Veto on Big Brother 3

Big Brother 3 was a classic season and was won by bartender Lisa Donahue, a 26-year-old bartender from Los Angeles who defeated Danielle Reyes by a 9 to 1 vote. But maybe the biggest thing hardcore BB fans remember from that 2002 season was when Marcellas Reynolds chose not to use the Golden Power of Veto on himself, one of the worst moves in the show’s history.

The 32-year-old fashion designer from Chicago was nominated for eviction along with Amy Crews in Week 9 by Jason Guy, but Marcellas won the Golden Power of Veto—the first time it appeared in the show, a veto which allowed the winner to veto their own nomination.

And in a moment of theoretical moral high ground and self-righteousness on Day 69, Marcellas chose not to take himself off the block, to the surprise of everyone present, including host Julie Chen, and he was promptly voted out by HoH Jason and Danielle.

The Bottom Line: If Marcellas chose to use the veto on himself, he obviously stays in the game and ends up with a chance to win the $500,000 going into the homestretch.