AFTER A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE, HAYDEN OUTLASTS HIS FELLOW BRIGADE MEMBERS AND WINS THE 12th SEASON OF “BIG BROTHER”

America Voted Britney This Season’s “America’s Favorite Player”

After living in the BIG BROTHER house for 75 days, Hayden emerged triumphant last night as the show’s grand prize winner of $500,000.  Lane will receive $50,000 as the second place winner.

Last night, Hayden and Lane squared off for the final HOH title where they had to guess how jurors answered questions about the season. Hayden answered the most questions correctly and became the final HOH. After voting out Enzo, Hayden and Lane faced the Jury consisting of the last seven evicted Houseguests (listed in order of eviction): Rachel, Kathy, Matt, Brendon, Ragan, Britney and Enzo in the finals.

After each of the six jury members had the chance to ask the finalists questions, they voted live for who they wanted to win. By a vote of 4 to 3, Hayden, the 24-year-old Arizona State University Student from Tempe, Arizona became the grand-prize winner of $500,000. In addition, viewers voted for their favorite player and awarded $25,000 to Britney.

After the vote was revealed, BIG BROTHER winner Hayden was met by family and former housemates and then interviewed by Julie Chen.

The Houseguests (in order of eviction):

Annie Whittington, Tampa, Fla. – Evicted on Thursday, July 15

Monet Stunson, Glenn Carbon, Ill. – Evicted on Thursday, July 22

Andrew Gordon, Miami Beach, Fla. – Evicted on Thursday, July 29

Kristen Bitting, Philadelphia, Pa.- Evicted on Thursday, August 5

Rachel Reilly, Las Vegas, Nev. – Evicted on Thursday, Aug. 12 (1st Jury Member)

Kathy Hillis, Texarkana, Ark.-  Evicted on Thursday, Aug. 19 (2nd Jury Member)

Matt Hoffman, Elgin, Ill.- Evicted on Thursday, Aug. 26 (3rd Jury Member)

Brendon Villegas, Riverside, Calif. – Evicted on Thursday, Aug. 26 (4th Jury Member)

Ragan Fox, Los Angeles, Calif. – Evicted on Thursday, Sept. 2 (5th Jury Member)

Britney Haynes, Huntington, Ark. – Evicted on Wednesday, Sep. 8 (6th Jury Member)

Enzo Palumbo, Bayonne, N.J.-  Evicted on Wednesday, Sep. 15 (7th Jury Member)

Lane Elenburg, Decatur, Texas – Named Runner-up on Wednesday, Sept. 15

Hayden Moss, Tempe, Ariz. – Named Winner on Wednesday, Sept. 15

BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with over 52 cameras and 95 microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day.  Each week, the Houseguests will vote someone out of the house.  At the end, the last remaining House Guest will receive the grand prize of $500,000.

BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol U.S.A.

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