America's Favorite Houseguest (previously known as America's Favorite Juror) is an award given to the fan favorite during the finale of Big Brother seasons. The winner of the award receives $25,000. Viewers can vote online for whom they wish to win the award.
The America's Favorite Houseguest award was first introduced in Big Brother: All Stars. Originally, the prize was only limited to jury members in Big Brother All Stars, Big Brother: 'Til Death Do You Part, and Big Brother 10, where it was called the America's Choice Jury Prize. Since Big Brother 11, all houseguests have been eligible to win the prize (except those who have been expelled), and the name "Fan Favorite Award" was changed to "America's Favorite Houseguest".
List of America's Favorite Houseguest Winners
| Season | Fan Favorite Winner | Percentage | Runner-Up | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brother 1 | Award Nonexistent | |||
| Big Brother 2 | ||||
| Big Brother 3 | ||||
| Big Brother 4 | ||||
| Big Brother 5 | ||||
| Big Brother 6 | ||||
| Big Brother 7 | Janelle Pierzina | 24.7% | Will Kirby | $25,000 |
| Big Brother 8 | None | |||
| Big Brother 9 | James Zinkand | 20.5% | Sheila Kennedy | $25,000 |
| Big Brother 10 | Keesha Smith | 25.8% | Jerry MacDonald | |
| Big Brother 11 | Jeff Schroeder | 32.1% | Unknown | |
| Big Brother 12 | Britney Haynes | 24.8% | Enzo Palumbo | |
| Big Brother 13 | Jeff Schroeder | 36.2% | Unknown | |
| Big Brother 14 | Frank Eudy | 21.6% | Ian Terry | |
| Big Brother 15 | Elissa Slater | 29.6% | Judd Daugherty Howard Overby | |
| Big Brother 16 | Donny Thompson | 52.7% | Nicole Franzel Zach Rance | |
| Big Brother 17 | James Huling | Unknown | John McGuire Jason Roy | |
| Big Brother 18 | Victor Arroyo | Unknown | James Huling Natalie Negrotti | |
Trivia
- Jeff Schroeder is the only player to win the award twice.
- James Huling made the Top 3 twice, but only won once.
- The award was not given in Big Brother 8 due to the America's Player twist.
- Victor Arroyo is the first houseguest who was evicted pre-jury to have received the award (although he later returned to the game and made it to the jury stage).
- Howard Overby and Jason Roy are the only permanently evicted pre-jury houseguests to be runners-up for the award.
- Elissa Slater is currently the only female to receive the award and not be blonde.
- Jason Roy is the only known LGBT runner-up.
- Sheila Kennedy was the first known female runner-up for this award. She was followed by Nicole Franzel on Big Brother 16 and Natalie Negrotti on Big Brother 18.
- Ian Terry is the only finalist either to win or to be the runner up for the award.
- Nicole Franzel, who won Big Brother 18, was the runner up of the award in her original season on Big Brother 16, but not during 18.
- Donny Thompson is the oldest houseguest to receive the award.
- He also received the highest percentage of votes to win the award of any houseguest, receiving over 5 million votes out of 10 million.
- He also has the lowest place for a winner, where he finished 8th on Big Brother 16.
- Big Brother 16 had the most votes for America's Favorite Houseguest, with over ten million.
- The winner and both runners-up in Big Brother 18 were all minorities, with one of them being Asian-American (James Huling is Korean) and the other two being Hispanic-American (Victor Arroyo is Puerto Rican and Natalie Negrotti is Venezuelan).
- Coincidentally, Natalie was in a showmance with both Victor and James at two separate points, making it the first and second time that a showmance has made it into the top three together.