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Big Brother's history of America's Favorite Houseguest

ByRichard Jelinek|
Season 22 of BIG BROTHER ALL-STARS follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $500,000. Airdate: September 17, 2020 (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network Pictured: Tyler Crispen Photo: Best Possible Screen Grab/CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Season 22 of BIG BROTHER ALL-STARS follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $500,000. Airdate: September 17, 2020 (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network Pictured: Tyler Crispen Photo: Best Possible Screen Grab/CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

In the 26-season history of Big Brother, many of the season's winners would be decided by the people in the house. Their gameplay and strategies throughout the game benefited them in determining how far they would go. Some players shot themselves in the foot or let their talk ruin their chance of winning. While some houseguest may have been turned off by that style of play, it worked to their advantage at times in terms of how the fans viewed them.

America's Favorite Houseguest, originally called America's Favorite Juror, was determined by their play, but also by the fans, who voted on the last prize of the season. That prize was originally $25,000 but was increased to $50,000 before Big Brother 23.

The prize is awarded at the season finale after the season winner is announced. This was first introduced in season 7 as part of the United States version, but was limited to jury members and only appeared in seasons 7, 9, and 10 before becoming part of every season after.

Since Big Brother 11, all houseguests are eligible to win, regardless of success during the season. Taylor Hale, season 24 winner, became the first player to win both the season and America's Favorite Houseguest.

Below are the seasons' winners, along with the percentage of votes to become America's Favorite Houseguest. Interesting to note that from season 17-26, the voting percentage was not disclosed.

BB 7- Janelle Pierzine 24.7% BB9- James Zinkand 20.5% BB 10- Keesha Smith 25.8% BB 11- Jeff Schroeder 32.1% BB 12- Brittany Haynes 24.8% BB 13- Jeff Schroeder 36.2% BB 14- Frank Eudy 21.6% BB 15- Elissa Slater 29.6% BB 16- Donny Thompson 52.7% BB 17- James Huling BB18- Victor Arroyo BB19- Cody Nickson BB20- Tyler Crispen BB21- Nicole Anthony BB22- Da'vonne Rogers BB23- Tiffany Mitchell BB24- Tiffany Hale BB 25- Cameron Hardin BB 26- Tucker Des Lauriers

Big Brother does well with the production and lets fans get a say in who wins this prize at the end of the season. Fans have their favorites in the game, choosing who should win based on their gameplay and their role in the season, but did not win the big money. The game is a tough one to play and only three houseguests are rewarded for their efforts.

The season winner, runner-up, and America's Favorite Houseguest are given the biggest attention with cash prizes. Truth be told, maybe every player deserves a little something. Yes, they signed up for this and knew what they were getting into, but being in that environment with no outside communication or a little freedom can be a telling task.

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