Bowie Jane Ball

Miranda "Bowie Jane" Ball was a houseguest on Big Brother 25 (US).

Initially being loyal to Cirie Fields' Bye Bye Bitches alliance, Bowie Jane quickly defected after being blindsided on her closest ally Red Utley's eviction in week 5. With no true allies and being seen as least threatening by the entire house for not playing a sound strategic game, she flew under the radar until her Head of Household win in Week 10, when she formed the new dominant alliance The Mafia with Jag Bains and Matt Klotz, which usurped control that allowed her to take out all their enemies and reach the end game. Claiming that she did not want to deceive in order to win and staying blindly loyal to The Mafia, Bowie Jane was evicted by Jag at the final three to honor his closer relationship with Matt and became the seventh and final member of the jury.

Biography[]

Bowie Jane Ball Biography

Retrieved from Parade.com
Age: 45
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Barrister/DJ

How does it feel to be on the 25th season of Big Brother?
I'm so excited to be part of Big Brother's 25th anniversary. It makes it that little bit extra special. There's a bit more of a buzz going around. And we're out of COVID! I'm so excited.

What twists do you think are happening in Big Brother 25?
I've been trying to think about what Big Brother might have in store for the 25th season. And I'm thinking it could be something like bringing back some challenges from the past seasons. I don't know. Perhaps you bring back some of the winners, and they're going to be having a little go in the house. I'm not sure. Maybe some intruders; that'd be cool.

Why did you decide you wanted to play Big Brother?
I wanted to be in the Big Brother house because I love Big Brother. I love the game. I think it's really interesting. It's so crafty. I don't know how anyone wins this game. So anyone who's going to come in and win, it's absolute rubbish. You've just got to pivot, pivot, pivot. I'm excited to play the strategy and get involved.

What's your experience watching Big Brother?
When I first moved to America--I've been here for about eight years--I started watching Big Brother here, and my jaw nearly fell to the floor because boy, is it hardcore. It's hardcore strategy, very different to Australia. I really enjoy the seasons here because of all the strategy in the alliances. So let's crack and get in a good alliance.

What is your strategy going into the game?
When I get in here, I want to get in the big alliance straightaway. Because if you think there isn't a big alliance in the house, bub, you're about to get voted off.

How much will you hide about yourself during your time in the house?
So I have a few secrets which I will be keeping. My age, because I'm 45, but I never even think about my age, and I never tell people my age. So in the house, if anyone asks, I'm 34. Don't tell anyone, alright? I'm also a lawyer, and I'm not going to be telling people that. That is how you get voted out, saying you're a lawyer.

Why will you win Big Brother 25?
I think I can win this season because I do get along with people. And I'm used to getting along with all sorts of people: Young, old, party people, quiet people. I think I can mix with anyone. So I'm hoping that strategy will get me through to the end.^[1]

Player History - Big Brother 25 (US)[]

For the first few weeks of the game, Bowie Jane was an intended pawn to Cirie Fields' Bye Bye Bitches alliance, to which she was strictly loyal to. However, when Red Utley was evicted in Week 5 by an 8-2 vote, Bowie Jane was left uninformed and quickly defected to be a largely independent player, save her allyship with Cameron Hardin. Being mostly unstrategic, she would continue to fly under the radar, even voting to evict Cameron prior to his re-entry, leading to Bowie Jane having no true allies.

However, her game would skyrocket to the front of the house's vision following her Head of Household win in Week 10, in which she chose to backdoor Cameron per request from the house (largely Jag Bains and Matt Klotz), which ended in his successful 6-0 eviction. Bowie Jane would then become closely aligned with Jag and Matt to form The Mafia alliance, claiming that she did not want to deceive in order to win, and would choose to play for the alliance, even if that meant losing the game herself.

As The Mafia would win every single HOH during the jury phase (including 2 more for Bowie), she remained safe until only the alliance remained at the final 3, where she would lose both parts of the final HOH competition. Bowie was the victim of being the alliance's outermost member, being evicted by Jag's sole vote. She placed 3rd, and became the seventh and final member of the jury.

Despite early intentions by several houseguests to use her as a pawn, Bowie Jane broke the record for the amount of days spent in the house without being nominated, with 98 days, a record previously held by Derrick Levasseur. As a jury member, she voted for Jag to win the game over Matt due to their closer relationship.

Competition History[]

Week 1	Nomination	Safe
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 2	HOH	Loss
Week 2	POV	Unable to Play
Week 3	HOH	Loss
Week 3	POV	Not Picked
Week 4	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
	Invincibility	Ineligible
Week 5	HOH	Loss
Week 5	POV	Not Picked
Week 6	HOH	Loss
Week 6	POV	Not Picked
Week 7	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 8	Re-Entry Part 1	Ineligible
Week 8	Re-Entry Part 2	Ineligible
Week 9	HOH	Loss
Week 9	POV	Not Picked
Week 10	HOH	Win
Week 10	POV	Loss
Week 11	HOH	Previous HOH
	POV	Loss
	Luxury	Ineligible
	POV	Loss
Week 12	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Win
	POV	Loss
Week 13	HOH	Previous HOH
	POV	Loss
	Luxury	Loss
Week 14	HOH	Win
	POV	Loss
	HOH Part 1	Loss
	HOH Part 2	Loss
	HOH Part 3	Unable to Play

In Week 2, Jag Bains sent Bowie Jane to the "Nether Region" rendering her unable to be chosen for that week's POV competition.

Have/Have-Not History[]

Week 1	Have
Week 2	Have
Week 3	Have
Week 4	Have-Not
Week 5	Have
Week 6	Have-Not
Week 7	Have/Have-Not Phase Over
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14

Voting History[]

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	–	Kirsten Elwin	Yes
2	–	Reilly Smedley	Yes
3	–	Hisam Goueli	Yes
4	–	Jag Bains	Yes
5	–	Jag Bains	No
6	–	Izzy Gleicher	Yes
7	–	Cameron Hardin	Yes
7	–	Jared Fields	Yes
8	–	No Voting
9	–	Mecole Hayes	Yes
10	HOH	–	–
11	–	Cory Wurtenberger	Yes
12	–	Blue Kim	Yes
12	HOH	–	–
13	–	Cirie Fields	Yes
14	HOH	–	–
14	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Jury Member	Jag Bains	Yes

HOH History[]

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 10	Cirie	Felicia	Evicted Cameron	Cirie	Cirie	THEN	Cameron
Day 86	America	Felicia	Evicted America	Felicia	America
Week 14	Felicia	Matt	Evicted Felicia	Matt	Felicia

Post Big Brother[]

Bowie Jane attended the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024.^[2]

Trivia[]

Bowie Jane was the only female houseguest on Big Brother 25 (US) to win HOH multiple times.
Bowie Jane was the first female houseguest to win more than two HOHs since Angela Rummans on Big Brother 20 (US).
Bowie Jane is the last female houseguest, and last houseguest overall to be nominated on Big Brother 25 (US), receiving her first nomination by default on Day 98 after losing Part 2 of the Final HOH.
- Due to this, Bowie Jane holds the record for the most days spent without being nominated for eviction.
Bowie Jane and Matt Klotz are the tenth/eleventh HouseGuests to make it past Day 78 without ever being nominated. The other houseguests are Derrick Levasseur, Austin Matelson, James Huling, Nicole Franzel, JC Mounduix, Holly Allen, Tommy Bracco, and Enzo Palumbo.
Bowie Jane is the tenth houseguest to reach the Final 3 while never being nominated in a single season, following Danielle Reyes, Jason Guy, Jillian MacLaughlin, Derrick Levasseur, Anthony Douglas, Enzo Palumbo, Cody Calafiore, Tychon Carter-Newman, and Todrick Hall.
Every time Bowie Jane was Head of Household, she nominated Felicia Cannon for eviction.
Every competition Bowie Jane won went to a tie breaker round.