Cody Lee Nickson[1] was a houseguest on Big Brother 19 (US).
Cody was unhappy about veteran Paul Abrahamian returning to the game. He managed to win the Safety Competition on Day 1, granting him immunity from the first eviction. In Week 1, he had won the Head of Household competition and nominated Megan Lowder and Jillian Parker, with Megan as his target, and he would then form a large showmance alliance and start to run the house. After Megan suffered a PTSD attack and walked from the house, Cody then nominated Alex Ow, as he was pressured by his allies to do so, but not wanting to see her leave, Cody threw the POV to Alex, causing a stir with his allies. After attempting to backdoor Paul, Paul showed off his Pendant of Protection, a gift temptation guaranteeing him three weeks of safety. Cody then turned his back on another alliance member, Christmas Abbott, nominating her for her close affiliation with Paul, but Cody's HOH failed when Paul flipped Kevin Schlehuber and Josh Martinez against him by evicting Jillian. For a short time, Cody tried to stay in the house, but after Paul made him the replacement nominee at the Week 2 Veto Meeting, Cody knew he was going home, and started planting a seed in Paul's mind that would make him go after two of his ex-allies, Dominique Cooper and Mark Jansen, instead of targeting his showmance partner Jessica Graf. Cody was then evicted in a 7-3-0 vote.
Cody had successfully won the Battle Back Competition against the other three evictees and had also defeated House Challenger Paul, whom the house had voted as Cody's challenger. Afterward, Cody let Jessica do a majority of the talking and reasoning. In Week 6, Cody won the Temptation Competition that granted him immunity for the week, though a large blowup with Josh Martinez resulted in Jessica getting evicted. Cody then formed a close friendship with Kevin. When Alex won the HOH the following week, the house had the (successful) plan to backdoor him, and he was evicted during the first half of the first Double Eviction in a unanimous 7-0-0 vote, placing 11th and becoming the first member of the jury.
On finale night, he won America's Favorite Houseguest.
Biography[]
Cody Nickson Biography |
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Retrieved from CBS.com [2] |
Player History - Big Brother 19 (US)[]
Competition History[]
Week 1 | Temptation | Loss |
Hit The Road | Win | |
HOH Part 1 | Win | |
HOH Part 2 | Win | |
POV | Loss | |
Week 2 | HOH | Previous HOH |
POV | Not Picked | |
Week 3 | Evicted | |
Week 4 | Battle Back | Win |
Battle Back | Win | |
Battle Back/Re-Entry | Re-Entered | |
HOH | Loss | |
POV | Loss | |
Week 5 | HOH | Loss |
Temptation | Sat Out | |
POV | Loss | |
Week 6 | HOH | Loss |
Temptation | Win | |
POV | Replaced | |
Week 7 | HOH | Loss |
Temptation | Survived | |
POV | Not Picked |
Have/Have-Not History[]
Week 1 | Have |
Week 2 | Have-Not |
Week 3 | Evicted |
Week 4 | Have |
Week 5 | Have |
Week 6 | Have |
Week 7 | Have |
Den of Temptation History[]
Week 1 | Loss |
Week 2 | Loss |
Week 3 | Evicted |
Week 4 | Den of Temptation Phase Over |
Week 5 | |
Week 6 | |
Week 7 |
Voting History[]
Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
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1 | Hit The Road Winner | Jillian Parker | No |
HOH | – | – | |
2 | Post-POV Nominee | – | – |
3 | Evicted | ||
4 | – | Josh Martinez | No |
5 | Nominated | – | – |
6 | Temptation Immunity | Raven Walton | No |
7 | Post-POV Nominee | – | – |
Finale | Jury Member | Josh Martinez | Yes |
HOH History[]
Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Post-Pendant Nominees | Intended Target | |||||||||
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Week 1 | THEN | THEN |
Post Big Brother[]
- After receiving their post-show memorabilia care packages from Big Brother, Cody took the friendship bracelet given to Jessica by Paul during Week 1 and used scissors to cut it into many small pieces. He subsequently threw it in the trash, but not before asking Jessica if she thought it would flush down the toilet.
- Cody and his showmance Jessica Graf competed on the 30th season of the Amazing Race.[3] The couple won the second leg and $2,500 each. Cody & Jessica ultimately won the race. They are the first BB alumni to win another reality show after competing on Big Brother.[4]
- Cody returned to cameo in a musical number in the premiere HOH competition of Celebrity Big Brother 1 (US) alongside former houseguests Rachel Reilly, Jodi Rollins, Paul Abrahamian, Jessica Graf, and Jessie Godderz.[5]
- On Valentine's Day 2018, Cody proposed to Jessica, who accepted.[6]
- Cody and Jessica returned to host the second POV competition of Big Brother 20 (US).
- On September 5, 2018, Cody was nominated for 2018 E! People's Choice Awards for The Competition Contestant 2018, due to winning The Amazing Race 30.[7]
- On September 24, 2018, Cody and Jessica announced that Jessica is 11 weeks pregnant with their first child together, and Cody's second overall.[8][9]
- On March 17, 2019, Jessica gave birth to their daughter Maverick Nickson.[10]
- Jessica & Cody got married on October 14, 2018. Casting director Robyn Kass officiated the wedding. Big Brother Alumni Corey Brooks, Elena Davies, Mark Jansen, James Maslow, and Marissa Jaret Winokur and fellow The Amazing Race 30 team Alex Rossi and Conor Daly attended the ceremony.[11]
- On November 29, 2019, Cody and Jessica started a coffee company known as Couple's Coffee Co..[12]
- On May 6, 2020, Cody and Jessica announced that Jessica was pregnant with their second child together.[13][14]
- On October 5, 2020, Jessica gave birth to their daughter Carter York Nickson.[15]
- On April 16, 2022, Cody and Jessica announced that Jessica was pregnant with their third child together.[16]
- On July 16, 2022, Jessica gave birth to their third daughter Atlas Ruby Nickson.[17]
- On July 10, 2023, Cody and Jessica announced that Jessica was pregnant with their fourth child together.[18]
- On December 12, 2023, Jessica gave birth to their fourth daughter Gemma Noëlle Nickson.[19]
Trivia[]
- Cody originally applied to be on Survivor but the casting directors chose him for Big Brother instead by his audition tape.
- Cody is the first HOH to nominate five different people in a single HOH reign, coming out to 1/3 of the house. He would be followed by Michael Bruner.
- Following the duo of Alex Coladonato and Amanda Hansen, and Monte Massongill, Cody is the fourth houseguest to be HoH Week 1 and be evicted Week 2.
- He would then be followed by Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ryan Lochte, Frenchie French, and Reilly Smedley.
- Willie Hantz also left the second week after being the first HOH, however, he was expelled and did not get voted out or nominated.
- Alex, Frenchie, and Reilly are the only people with this feat to have their targets evicted during their HOH reigns.
- However, Cody then won the Battle Back and thus improved his placement, causing him to be the only one of which to cast a vote to evict.
- Cody won the second most competitions in Big Brother 19 with 6, behind Paul who has 8.
- He won 1 HoH, 1 Immunity competition, 1 HTR, and 3 Battleback Competitions.
- Cody is the first and currently only houseguest to be backdoored twice.
- Cody & Jessica Graf became the third showmance couple to appear on The Amazing Race, following Jordan Lloyd & Jeff Schroeder and Rachel Reilly & Brendon Villegas. They would be followed by Nicole Franzel & Victor Arroyo and Derek Xiao & Claire Rehfuss.
- Due to winning The Amazing Race 30, Cody & Jessica became the first Big Brother players to win another CBS reality show, followed by Derek & Claire.
- Cody is the tenth houseguest to never vote with the majority, following Kaysar Ridha in Big Brother 6, Nakomis Dedmon in Big Brother 7, Kail Harbick, Laura Crosby, Cassi Colvin, JoJo Spatafora, Frank Eudy in Big Brother 14, Jeremy McGuire, Kaitlin Barnaby, and Bronte D'Acquisto.
- They would later be followed by Chris Williams, Rockstar Lantry, and Lisa Weintraub.
- Even though Frank, Cody, and Rockstar did vote correctly for the winner while in the jury, they never voted with the majority when in the game.
- Lisa did vote in the majority for Ainsley to enter, however, she never voted with the majority in an eviction vote.
- They would later be followed by Chris Williams, Rockstar Lantry, and Lisa Weintraub.
References[]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Big_Brother_19_houseguests_(U.S.)#Cody
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/215650/
- ↑ Porreca, Brian (17 September 2017). 'Big Brother' Fan Favorites to Compete on 'The Amazing Race' (Exclusive). Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 17 September 2017.
- ↑ http://amazingrace.fandom.com/wiki/Cody_%26_Jessica
- ↑ Celebrity Big Brother - The First-Ever Head Of Household Is Crowned On Celebrity Big Brother. CBS Big Brother (7 February 2018). Retrieved on 22 February 2018.
- ↑ 'Amazing Race' Stars Cody and Jessica Engaged After Runyon Canyon Proposal. TMZ (15 February 2018). Retrieved on 15 February 2018.
- ↑ 'Vote for Cody Nickson from The Amazing Race by retweeting this post: #CodyNickson #TheCompetitionContestant #PCAs. Twitter. People's Choice (5 September 2018). Retrieved on 5 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHp34xHL6H
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHp39nnTA8
- ↑ Grossman, Lena (20 March 2019). Big Brother's Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson Welcome Their First Child—Find Out Her Sweet Name!. E! News. Retrieved on 20 March 2019.
- ↑ Dobin, Marenah (15 October 2018). All The Details About Jessica & Cody's Wedding That 'Big Brother' Fans Need To Know. Bustle. Retrieved on 7 October 2020.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BqxvdaKHHgo/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2q8Q2Bvcq/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3VVmDHgHm/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBMGrDhtkC/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbaS3HOHUy/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CgII47-Os2Z/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CuiNXUMsFL5/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/thegemmanickson/reel/C0zhHmcRq7t/
Preceded by Season 18 Victor Arroyo Over The Top Replaced by America's Winner |
America's Favorite Houseguest Season 19 Cody Nickson |
Succeeded by Season 20 Tyler Crispen |
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