‘Big Brother Reindeer Games’ finale recap: Did Frankie, Nicole, Taylor or Xavier win the $100,000 grand prize? [LIVE BLOG]
And then there were four. Heading into the season finale of “Big Brother Reindeer Games,” Frankie Grande (BB16), Nicole Franzel-Arroyo (BB16, BB18 & BB22), Taylor Hale (BB24) and Xavier Prather (BB23) were all still in the hunt to win the $100,000 grand prize. But which ho-ho-houseguest ultimately claimed victory and saved Christmas?
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Big Brother Reindeer Games” Season 1, Episode 6 recap/live blog to find out who won on Thursday, December 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Then be sure to sound off in the comment section about your favorite houseguests on CBS’s reality TV show, who annoys you the most and what you think of this latest addition to the “Big Brother” winners list. Regular host Julie Chen Moonves is sitting out this show, and she’s replaced by fan-faves Jordan Lloyd, Derek Xiao and Tiffany Mitchell as “Santa’s Elves.”
Reminder that the five houseguests previously evicted from this holiday showdown were Cameron Hardin (BB25), Cody Calafiore (BB16 & BB22), Danielle Reyes (BB3 & BB7), Josh Martinez (BB19) and Britney Godwin (BB12 & BB14).
8:00 p.m. — “Previously on ‘BB Reindeer Games’!” In the fifth episode, Nicole won the Naughty and Nice Challenge and gained the ability to bench someone in the Jingle Bell Brawl; she chose Xavier. Taylor won the first Brawl by naming missing food ingredients, and she chose to bring Nicole with her to the Final 4. Frankie won the second Brawl by answering questions about the various lodge singers. That left Xavier and Britney to duke it out in Santa’s Showdown, where Britney was eliminated after faltering on the zip line. Now it’s time for the Reindeer Games to begin!
8:02 p.m. — The Final 4 enters the house in jumpsuits. Nicole wants to prove to her son that she can win anything she puts her mind to. Taylor brags that she never went to Santa’s Showdown because of her social game.
8:04 p.m. — Tiffany enters the lodge as Santa’s Elf. It’s time for the final Naughty and Nice Challenge. But first, Tiffany explains how there will be two semi-final showdowns in the upcoming Reindeer Games. The winner of this Naughty and Nice Challenge will earn an advantage in the first semi-finals. For this game, the players have to identify which painting has been replaced by a forgery.
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