Big Brother Season 25: Episodes, Highlights, and the 2023 Winner

Big Brother is returning with its Season 26, which will start pretty soon. So, we’re making a recap of everything that happened during Season 25, which broke the record as the longest installment of the show with 100 days.

With the Season 26 cast already announced, fans expect that the new contestants bring the energy of those who competed in 2023. The magic of Big Brother are the personalities of the houseguests, as well as the alliances and feuds.

Who was the Big Brother 25 winner?

Jagateshwar “Jag” Bains was crowned the winner in a 5-2 vote over Matt Klotz. “I am on top of the world. This has been the greatest, greatest experience of my life and to be able to win this — and with integrity and loyalty the whole time — is exactly what I wanted to do. And I just hope I made my family proud,” he said after leaving the house.

Jagateshwar “Jag” Bains won Season 25 (CBS)

Complete cast of Season 25

Blue Kim
Age: 25
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Occupation: Brand Strategist

Mecole Hayes
Age: 30
Hometown: St. Louis, MD
Occupation: Political Consultant

America Lopez
Age: 27
Hometown: Edinburg, TX
Occupation: Medical Receptionist

Bowie Jane Ball
Age: 45
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Occupation: DJ

Izzy Gleicher
Age: 32
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Professional Flutist

Reilly Smedley
Age: 24
Hometown: Portland, ME
Occupation: Bartender

Jared Fields
Age: 25
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
Occupation: Exterminator

Kirsten Elwin
Age: 25
Hometown: Orlando, FL via Dominica
Occupation: Molecular Biologist

Hisam Goueli
Age: 45
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Geriatric Physican

Felicia Cannon
Age: 63
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Occupation: Real Estate Agent

Luke Valentine
Age: 30
Hometown: Weston, FL
Occupation: Illustrator

Cory Wurtrnberger
Age: 21
Hometown: Weston, FL
Occupation: College Student

Jag Bains
Age: 25
Hometown: Omak, WA
Occupation: Truck Company Owner

Red Utley
Age: 37
Hometown: Gatlinburg, TN
Occupation: Sales

Matt Klotz
Age: 27
Hometown: Cameron Park, CA
Occupation: Deaflympics Gold Medalist

Cameron Harding
Age: 34
Hometown: Eastman, GA
Occupation: Stay-at-Home Dad

How many episodes did Season 25 have?

Season 25 had 45 episodes. Season premiered on August 2, 2023, delayed due to the WGA strike, and ended on November 9, 2023. It’s the longest season of the history of the show.

What were the highlights of Big Brother Season 25?

The BB-Multiverse theme was fun

The BB-Multiverse was a creative theme for “Big Brother.” It featured four distinct dimensions: the Scramble-Verse, Scary-Verse, Comic-Verse, and Humili-Verse. These dimensions introduced various twists, including punishments and competitions, which altered the house dynamics and provided new rewards that significantly impacted the game.

The 17th Houseguest twist

During Season 25, one of the biggest twists was the introduction of a surprise 17th Houseguest during the premiere. It turned out to be Cirie Fields, who became the first former Survivor contestant to compete in Big Brother.

Cameron Hardin won as America’s Favorite Houseguest

Cameron Hardin was named America’s Favorite Houseguest and won a $50,000 prize. Hardin, who was 34 at the time, was eliminated from the game during the first Double Eviction, but he was able to reenter the game after the introduction of the “Zombies” Twist. He finished ninth.

America Lopez and Corey Wurtenberger’s showmance

Over the years, there have been several “showmances” in Big Brother. And last season wasn’t the exception with America Lopez and Corey Wurtenberger started a relationship while in the house.

America Lopez and Cory Wurtenberger (CBS)

Smaller Jury

At the start of the Day 44 Head of Household competition, Julie revealed that, in honor of the 25th season, the jury would return to the “old school” format. It would consist of only seven HouseGuests, as it did between seasons 4 and 14, instead of the usual nine, which had been the standard from seasons 15 to 24.

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