Jackie McCurach

Jackie McCurach is a contestant on Big Brother Canada 5.

Jackie was was known for being nominated as a pawn against several targets and for being a very silent player. She played an emotional game, but flew around from group to group. Jackie was first nominated against Cassandra by Neda Kalantar for affiliation to her, then she was nominated against Dillon Carman by Sindy Nguyen. She was once again nominated against Sindy by Dillon, and after her fourth time being nominated and her third time on the block, being a post-veto nominee sitting next to Ika Wong, she was backdoored by a vote of 4-1 and became the fourth member of the Jury.

Biography

Jackie McCurach Biography

Retrieved from Global
Age: 22
Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC
Occupation: Professional Pizza Maker

Describe yourself in three words:
Fun, outgoing, silly

Do you have a strategy to win Big Brother Canada?
My strategy is to lay low at the very beginning until I get to know a few people and figure out who I can and cannot trust - or at least who I think I can trust. I prefer to hang out with guys, because I don't like the cattiness of girls, so I want to align myself with someone who will be able to protect me and who I'll have a good relationship with. But I also want to be in alliance with at least one girl who can have my back as well.

If you could take one thing inside the house, what would it be and why?
Probably mental competitions because I'm very forgetful. I have a terrible memory. Word scrambles can really mess me up. I’m pretty competitive though, but I’m better at team sports. I know that a win always feels good in the Big Brother Canada house and I would especially love to win a Veto. I really hope that I’ll be able to keep my head focused and just do it.

What part of the Big Brother Canada experience do you think will be hardest for you?
Probably mental competitions because I'm very forgetful. I have a terrible memory. Word scrambles can really mess me up. I’m pretty competitive though, but I’m better at team sports. I know that a win always feels good in the Big Brother Canada house and I would especially love to win a Veto. I really hope that I’ll be able to keep my head focused and just do it.

What perk within the competition means the most to you: a letter from home, a luxury party, a season’s slop pass, or a vote from Canada?
A vote from Canada would be amazing, but I feel like letters from home would mean a lot to me and they would keep me going. I'd have so much more motivation to try my hardest and try my best, and get to the end.

Who is your Big Brother Canada idol and why?
I really liked Heather. At first I was kind of unsure about her, but towards the end I realized how awesome she is. She's a role model. I think she played the competition very well and I admired that she stayed away from the bullying. I think she probably had it pretty hard, so I thought it was amazing to see her get to the end.

If you could travel into the future or the past which would you choose and why?
The future, to see what I'm doing. It would be pretty cool to find out where I'm living, if I’m a dietician (I’m currently getting my prerequisites for the dietetics program at UBC), and what my income is beforehand.

What do people from Port Coquitlam have that gives them an edge to win Big Brother Canada?
We call it Poco for short (it's a lot easier). There's a lot of sassiness there, and motivation to get out of Poco. It's a great place to grow up and raise a family, but when you're this age, and you're trying to pursue your goals your dreams, you just want to get out of Poco after high school.

Player History - Big Brother Canada 5

Competition History

Week 1	HOH/Immunity	Loss
Week 1	POV	Not Picked
Week 2	HOH	Loss
	Have/Have-Not	Have
	POV Advantage	Ineligible
	POV	Not Picked
	Luxury	Loss
Week 3	HOH	Loss
	Have/Have-Not	Have
	POV	Loss
Week 4	POV	Not Picked
	Have/Have-Not	Have
	HOH	Loss
	Luxury	Win
Week 5	HOH	Loss
	Have/Have-Not	Ineligible
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Not Picked
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Win
Week 6	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH Advantage	Loss
	Black Hole POV	Loss
Week 7	HOH Part 1	Loss
	HOH Part 2	Ineligible
	HOH Part 3	Ineligible
	POV	Not Picked
	Luxury	Loss
Week 8	HOH	Loss
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Loss

Have/Have-Not History

Week 1	Have
Week 2	Have
Week 3	Have
Week 4	Have
Week 5	Have
Week 6	Have-Not
Week 7	Have
Week 8	Have-Not

Note: In Week 8, Jackie was named a Have-Not but during the previous week's task she won a Slop Pass. Jackie did not have to eat slop, but still had to sleep in the Have-Not Room and take cold showers.

Nominations/Voting History

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	–	Demetres Giannistsos	No
2	–	Dallas Cormier	Yes
3	Nominated	–	–
Week	Nominated	Nominated By	Final Position
4	Dre Gwenaelle Gary Levy	Demetres Giannistsos Karen Singbeil	–
	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
	–	Ineligible
5	–	Emily Hawkin	Yes
5	Used POV on Self	Dillon Carman	No
6	Nominated	–	–
7	–	Nominations Void
7	–	Bruno Ielo	Yes
8	Post-POV Nominee	–	–
Finale	Jury Member	Kevin Martin	Yes

Post Big Brother

Trivia

Jackie is the only houseguest in Big Brother Canada 5 to be evicted next to a returning player.
Jackie is the highest placing female juror to win a competition.

Big Brother Canada 5 House Guests