Big Brother 28 ended Thursday night with Rick Devens taking home the $750,000 grand prize, but the post-finale drama is already stealing the spotlight. Runner-up Taylor Brown went off on third-place finisher Drew Campbell in a new interview with Page Six, calling him a“lapdog”to the Icons alliance and saying they had him“on a leash”for all 87 days. Campbell was evicted by his own closest ally, Devens, during the live finale, then still voted for Devens to win. Brown got just one jury vote, from LaTrice Verrett, and took home $75,000.
Brown also raised a bigger issue about the season: the Icons, Devens, Dee Valladares, and Angela Murray, all entered the house as returning players with existing fan bases. She argues that gave them an advantage in getting voted into power positions. It is a fair point that has reality TV fans split right down the middle. Was the game unbalanced, or did the newbies just get outplayed?
The jury clearly saw something in Devens’game that they did not see in Brown’s, and six votes do not lie. But Brown spent 87 days in that house, was on the block six times, and still made it to finale night. That is not nothing. Love her or not, she is not going quietly.
What do you think: did the jury get it right, or did Taylor deserve more votes? Sound off in the comments.
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