THE SEASON’S MOST TARGETED “SHOWMANCE” COMES TO AN EMOTIONAL END AS RACHEL BECOMES THE FIFTH EVICTED HOUSEGUEST ON “BIG BROTHER” AND THE FIRST JURY MEMBER FOR THIS SEASON
After weeks of staving off eviction, Rachel, the 26-year-old chemistry graduate student/VIP Cocktail waitress from Las Vegas, was evicted from the BIG BROTHER house during Thursday night’s live broadcast.  As this season’s most targeted “showmance,” Rachel and Brendon were both on the block this week, but it was Rachel who was ousted by a unanimous vote of 6-0, leaving Brendon to fend for himself inside the house.  Rachel will be the first contestant sequestered into the Jury House.  Following her eviction, she was interviewed by Julie Chen about the experience.
After last night’s BIG BROTHER eviction, Houseguests competed for the Head of Household title in the endurance competition, “Oh What a Tangled Web.” Houseguests were tethered to ropes that were tangled up in a giant spider web. The first player to untangle their rope from the web wins Head of Household and can then choose the three people who will become the Have Nots for the week.
Results will be revealed during Sunday night’s broadcast.
The Houseguests:
Lane Elenburg, Decatur, Texas
Ragan Fox, Los Angeles, Calif.
Andrew Gordon, Miami Beach, Fla. – Eliminated July 29
Britney Haynes, Huntington, Ark.
Kathy Hillis, Texarkana, Ark.
Matt Hoffman, Elgin, Ill.
Hayden Moss, Tempe, Ariz.
Enzo Palumbo, Bayonne, N.J.
Rachel Reilly, Las Vegas, Nev. – Eliminated August 12
Monet Stunson, Glen Carbon, Ill. – Eliminated July 22
Brendon Villegas, Riverside, Calif.
Annie Whittington, Tampa, Fla. – Eliminated July 15
Kristen Bitting, Philadelphia, Pa. – Eliminated August 5
This season of BIG BROTHER airs three nights weekly on CBS. Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and the LIVE eviction show, hosted by Julie Chen, Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT).
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.
For more information on this season of BIG BROTHER and the 13 new Houseguests, log on to http://www.cbs.com/.
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