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.
Spoilers for Big Brother 2024 have been scarce, but we know that the big theme of the season is artificial intelligence. So, while we wait for new episodes to come, let’s revisit all the highlights from BB25.
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.
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.
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.