IN THIS SEASON’S FIRST BLINDSIDE, KATHY BECOMES THE SIXTH HOUSEGUEST TO BE EVICTED FROM THE “BIG BROTHER” HOUSE

Matt Surprises the House by Using the Diamond Power of Veto to Save Himself, Choosing Kathy as His Replacement on the Block

During last night’s live broadcast, Kathy, the 40-year-old Deputy Sheriff from Texarkana, Ark., was blindsided when Matt pulled himself off the block by using the Diamond Power of Veto and chose Kathy as his replacement.  Kathy was evicted by a vote of 5-0.  Following her eviction, she was interviewed by Julie Chen about the experience.

After last night’s BIG BROTHER eviction, the Houseguests competed for Head-of-Household in the “Big Brother Says” competition.  Julie Chen asked the Houseguests questions based on the “Simon Says”-type messages that were played in the house on Wednesday.  Britney answered the most questions correctly and will be the new Head-of-Household.

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. – Eliminated August 19

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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