DYNAMIC DREW DEFEATS COWBOY
By a vote of 4 to 3, Drew, the recent college graduate from Ohio, wins BIG BROTHER 5, walking away half a million dollars richer for having spent 82 days with thirteen strangers. It comes down to the wire as the votes are all tied up 3-3, and the deciding vote is cast by the first member of the jury, Will. His vote goes to Drew, and with that, Drew wins!
OH, THOSE SUMMER NIGHTS
It's been one long, hot summer and one happy camper is going home with $500,000 for having spent the bulk of their summer shacking up with a group of strangers and outmaneuvering all of them all summer long.
Let's look back at the way we were and how we got to where we are. Things got off to a fast start when the first twist of Project DNA: Do Not Assume--that Jennifer a.k.a. Nakomis and Michael (the man who would come to be known as Cowboy)--had the same father. Then, the game playing began in earnest when an alliance called the Four Horsemen hooked up and began to dominate game play. Jase and Scott played bully boy, knocking out Mike and generally pushing people around.
The girls, not willing to take this lying down, formed their own alliance cemented by the now infamous pinky swear that later proved to be the undoing of Adria and Natalie. But with Nakomis calling the shots, a group effort known as the six-finger plan went into effect in an effort rid the House of Jase. The expected calm from Jase's departure was short-lived as Adria and Natalie became the force that nobody wished to deal with and were turned out for their turncoat ways--again Nakomis was the architect of their demise.
As HouseGuests departed, alliances crumbled, and Diane, fearing a tight bond between Karen and Nakomis, conspired to get the portrait artist from New Jersey out the door. Then, Cowboy turned on his sister, and in the final betrayal Drew evicted his girlfriend, Diane.
THE JURY CONVENES
Karen, Adria, Will, Natalie, Nakomis and Marvin sit around the Jury House in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico waiting for the final arrival. Nakomis says, "Maybe Cowboy wisened up, and it might be Drew." As they stand and wait, it's none other than Diane who descends the steps much to the surprise of some and the joy of others. Marvin, who has not lit up his smoke all summer long, does so dramatically in honor of Diane's arrival. Diane says she now understands how it feels, "You don't know it's coming." She adds, "It was the biggest shock of my life."
When she says she thinks her eviction was all Drew's doing, Adria jumps on her because she thinks Diane and Drew's relationship should not be a part of the game. Marvin, in bulldog mode, attacks Adria for always befriending and defending Drew. Then, Natalie pipes in and says, "We're the jury. We're here not to be jealous, but to be just."
The conversation turns to strategy and the consensus seems to be that Cowboy has slid by while Drew has played the game, including a lie or four here and there. Karen is graphic, saying, "Drew crawled up Cowboy's behind." Diane feels that Cowboy was always honest but that "He hasn't done squat," while Drew played a great game but he did lie to her. Marvin's retort is, "I don't think Cowboy has enough sense to lie." Will acknowledges that Cowboy stayed true to his alliances, which is something in his favor.
Once the HouseGuests finish talking amongst themselves, they have the opportunity to grill the two finalists via satellite. Will goes first and asks Drew to tell him, for strategic reasons, why Cowboy does not deserve to win this game. Drew answers that he has been more strategic and played a stronger game.
Natalie goes next and asks Cowboy to list three strategic moves he made. Cowboy says the Four Horsemen alliance, winning the Veto, and being himself. Marvin's not buying it and asks of Cowboy whether he's "a racist liar or a lying racist?" Cowboy says he's neither and that he loves all people. Karen wants to know why Drew lied to her face, and the best he can do is apologize, while Nakomis wants to hear from Cowboy why he never expressed his dismay at being put on the block. But, the real kicker is when Diane tells Drew she doesn't feel his goodbye was heartfelt and he says it was. She remains unconvinced.
The jury definitely is out and it could be either Drew or Cowboy's game.
JULIE CHECKS IN WITH THE FINALISTS
Julie wants to know how Drew and Cowboy feel about the questions thrown their way. Drew responds that it was rough and that hopefully things aren't as bad as they seem. Julie then asks Cowboy what he has to say for himself, what surprised him the most, and he replies that he felt it was wrong that people were saying he didn't do anything. They both admit that Marvin's questions were the toughest and in Drew's words, "below the belt."
THE JURY OF SEVEN HAS ITS MOMENT
Julie greets the jurors and tells them they will have a moment to tell Cowboy and Drew their thoughts and then cast their votes by placing the key of the HouseGuest they feel is worthy into the slot. Adria steps up first and says both young men have a bright future ahead and that they are both awesome. Natalie goes and informs the duo, "The game is about commitment and living it daily." Karen needles them about her missing the shopping spree and apologizes for her "emotional retardedness," Marvin tells them he loves them like "play cousins" and Diane says, "Only one thing contributed to how I wound up voting." Will, last but not least, admonishes the guys, "Use the money to make a difference."
THE FAB FIVE COME ALIVE
It's BIG BROTHER 5 so it's time to have the Fab Five, all those who did not go to the sequester house, come out and see their fellow HouseGuests and jury members. Out come Mike, Lori, Scott, Jase and Holly. Julie sets to stirring it up as Jase gives shout-outs to Marvin and Marvin comes right back. Jase continues to allude to things that have gone down that the jury HouseGuests have not yet seen--specifically Will--as he wants Will to know Marvin's friendship is not real.
But Julie wants to find out what really went down with Jase, Scott and Holly and asks of them to explain. Jase says, "Savage knows." Julie asks Scott, and he says that he was backing Drew one hundred percent. Jase wants to make it about Holly, while Scott tries to take the high ground saying he loves Jase and loves Holly. Marvin is called in by Julie to mediate and he does let on, "Jase was getting out of his head with Holly."
Julie keeps stirring the pot and asks Holly about her feelings for Diane. Holly says she was genuine towards Diane and brings back the ghost of BIG BROTHER 5 karma, suggesting that may be what cost Diane everything. Diane flat out says, "You're not the type of person I would hang out with."
Julie keeps things lively and asks Mike what he thinks is the one thing jurors should know. His reply is, "Oh, Karen back-stabbing everybody." After she tries to say, "I was loyal, " Jase offers up a character assassination of "Monotone voice spaceship."
Then it's on to alliances new and old, and Julie has Scott talk about the Four Horsemen--the first public airing of that name, and the on-air declaration that the Four Horsemen were tighter than the Santa Monica Van Boys. Julie then asks of Mike, who has seen so much, who he thought had played the best game. He gives it up for Diane and in a moment of redemption for her, says, "She knew what she was doing early on; people make mistakes when emotion gets involved."
DREW IS CROWNED THE WINNER
Now it's reveal time as Julie pulls the keys. The first key is cast by Adria: it's Cowboy. Then Natalie--it's Cowboy again and he's off to a 2-0 start. Karen is next--she voted for Drew. Then Marvin is up, and he voted for Drew as well. Now it's Diane: did she go for love or did she reject the man who voted her out? She votes for Drew. Then it's Nakomis--is blood thicker than respect? She goes with family and casts her vote for Cowboy. It's 3-3 and one final vote from Will remains. The registered nurse from Tupelo, Mississippi is the deciding vote and that vote is cast for Drew! Drew is the winner of BIG BROTHER 5.
EPILOGUE
Julie tells Drew to come outside, and it's obvious his heart is pumping through his chest. As Diane watches from the sidelines, he says the first thing he will do is go out with Cowboy. All the HouseGuests flood the scene and there is hugging, hugging, hugging all around. April emerges and Michael lays a big kiss on her and begins to cry when he sees Chason.
Michael says he'll use the money to pay some bills. Drew delights in the moment. And everybody else watches as these two winners celebrate their victory.
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