Jeffrey "Jeff" Schroeder was a houseguest on Big Brother 11 (US) and Big Brother 13 (US).
In Big Brother 11 (US), Jeff was best known for his bond and showmance with eventual winner Jordan Lloyd, being the second person to hold, and the first to use the power of the Coup d'État that led to the eviction of Jessie Godderz and arguably causing the meltdown and ejection of Chima Simone, and his alliance/rivalry with Russell Kairouz. In week 7, Jeff backdoored his ally Russell Kairouz after being tricked by Kevin Campbell into believing Russell was targeting him. However, this move proved to be a mistake, as in the following week, Jeff was nominated by Kevin, who ultimately cast the tie-breaker vote to evict Jeff. He placed 5th and was the 4th member of the jury.
He returned in Big Brother 13 (US) with Jordan. They joined The Veterans Alliance on the first night, but the coalition splintered with Daniele Donato's defection to the new players after Dick Donato left. While Jeff was mostly in a comfortable position during the first few weeks, an argument with his ally Shelly Moore was the catalyst to his eventual elimination when he was nominated by HOH Kalia Booker and evicting him by a tiebreaker during the second round of the first Double Eviction after Shelly tied the vote against Jeff in an attempt to increase her chances of surviving in the game. He finished in 7th place and was the third member of the jury.
He is currently the only houseguest to win America's Favorite Houseguest in two different seasons.
Biography[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Big Brother 11 (US)[]
Jeff, this single advertising salesman, hopes one day to find his perfect mate and is looking for someone who is fun, beautiful and looks great just hanging around the house. He wouldn't mind a "showmance" with one of his fellow Houseguests if she fits his criteria.
Jeff is a guy's guy who loves to be outdoors and play sports. He especially likes competitive football, which he played in college. To date, the accomplishment he is most proud of is playing running back for Benedictine University.
He describes himself as curious, adventurous, spontaneous, witty, and outgoing. If he ran for office, he would like to be Mayor so he can be his own boss and, to some degree, get his own way. He lives by the motto "treat others as you'd like to be treated," and hopes others in the house will live by that too.
Jeff is ecstatic to be selected for BIG BROTHER but hopes not to do anything on television to embarrass himself or his family. He has a big heart, and he wants that to be the thing the audience notices most about him.
Jeff’s birth date is June 5, 1978. [1]
Big Brother 13 (US)[]
Player History - Big Brother 11 (US)[]
Competition History[]
| Week 1 | HOH/Entry | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Have | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 2 | HOH | Loss |
| Luxury | Loss | |
| POV | Win | |
| Week 3 | HOH | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Have | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 4 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 5 | HOH | Loss |
| Luxury | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 6 | HOH | Loss |
| HOH | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 7 | HOH | Win |
| POV | Win | |
| Week 8 | HOH | Previous HOH |
| POV | Loss |
Have/Have-Not History[]
| Week 1 | Have |
| Week 2 | Have |
| Week 3 | Have |
| Week 4 | Have |
| Week 5 | Have-Not |
| Week 6 | Have |
| Week 7 | Have |
| Week 8 | Have/Have-Not Phase Over |
Voting History[]
| Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clique Immunity | Chima Simone | No |
| 2 | Used POV on Self | Laura Crosby | Yes |
| 3 | Clique Immunity | Casey Turner | Yes |
| 4 | – | Ronnie Talbott | Yes |
| 5 | – | Nominations Void | |
| Used Coup d'État | Ineligible | ||
| 6 | – | No Voting | |
| – | Lydia Tavera | Yes | |
| 7 | HOH/POV | – | – |
| 8 | Nominated | – | – |
| Finale | Jury Member | Jordan Lloyd | Yes |
HOH History[]
| Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Intended Target | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7 | THEN | ||||||
Player History - Big Brother 13 (US)[]
Competition History[]
| Week 1 | HOH | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Have | |
| Co-POV | Loss | |
| Week 2 | HOH | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Sat Out | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 3 | HOH | Loss |
| Luxury | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 4 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 5 | HOH | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Have-Not | |
| POV | Win | |
| Week 6 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 7 | HOH | Win |
| POV | Win | |
| HOH | Previous HOH | |
| POV | Loss |
Have/Have-Not History[]
| Week 1 | Have |
| Week 2 | Have |
| Week 3 | Have |
| Week 4 | Have |
| Week 5 | Have-Not |
| Week 6 | Have |
| Week 7 | Have |
Voting History[]
| Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Keith Henderson | Yes |
| 2 | Duo Immunity | Cassi Colvin | Yes |
| 3 | – | Dominic Briones | Yes |
| 4 | – | Brendon Villegas | Yes |
| 5 | Used POV on Self | Lawon Exum | Yes |
| 6 | – | Brendon Villegas | Yes |
| 7 | HOH/POV | – | – |
| Nominated | – | – | |
| Finale | Jury Member | Rachel Reilly | Yes |
HOH History[]
| Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Intended Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7 | |||||
Post Big Brother[]
Jordan and Jeff's promotion picture for The Amazing Race 16.
Jeff's Promo Photo for Daily Blast Live
- Jeff competed on the sixteenth season of The Amazing Race with fellow houseguest, Jordan Lloyd and finished in 7th place.[3]
- From Big Brother 14 to Big Brother 19, Jeff has hosted Big Brother Live Chat on CBS.com. It was later known as Big Brother After Show, and he had special guests each week. He would interview the new houseguests before they moved into the house, and then after the finale, he would interview them again and give them all gifts from the dollar store.
- Later in Big Brother 15, Jeff gave interviews with past houseguests on the show and when the live feeds were not available.
- On September 5, 2014, Jeff proposed to Jordan Lloyd after hosting a competition in Big Brother 16.
- In the fall of 2014, Jeff Schroeder hosted the Survivor After Show for the show's twenty-ninth season, Survivor: San Juan del Sur.
- Jeff, along with Jordan, appeared on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars in 2015.
- On April 6, 2016, it became announced that Jeff and Jordan were now married and expected their first child together.[4]
- On October 13, 2016, Jordan gave birth to her and Jeff's first child, a boy named Lawson Keith Schroeder.[5]
- Jeff competed on a Big Brother edition of The Price is Right primetime special that aired on May 24, 2016.[6] Jeff and his partner, Lauren lost their pricing game and failed to make it to the Showcase.[7]
- Jeff appeared on Big Brother: Over The Top to host the Week 2 PoV Competition.
- Since the summer of 2017, during the run of Big Brother 19, Jeff has been the host of a news program called "Daily Blast Live". Due to taking this job, which wasn't in Los Angeles, he had to retire as Big Brother interviewer, and the evicted houseguests ended up reading questions off of an iPad. For finale night, Will Kirby took over for the interviews, and from Big Brother 20 onwards, Ross Mathews and Marissa Jaret Winokur took over pre- and post-season interviews.
- On March 23, 2018, it was announced that he and Jordan were expecting their second child. [8]
- On September 7, 2018, Jordan gave birth to her and Jeff's second child, a boy named Layton Sarti Schroeder.[9]
- Jeff appeared on Big Brother 20 to look back on the season with the Final Three.
- In July of 2019, Jordan and Jeff attended the wedding of The Amazing Race 2 winner Alex Boylan.[10]
- Jeff returned as the pre-season cast interviewer Big Brother 21.[11]
- He later revealed in 2024 on his podcast with Jordan that he was set to return for Big Brother 22 interviews but was fired due to offensive comments he made during his seasons.[12]
- On June 21, 2023, Jeff and Jordan announced a new podcast Togethermess.[13]
- Jeff and Jordan were interviewed for the Big Brother: 25th Anniversary Celebration ahead of Big Brother 25.
- Jeff and Rachel Reilly recorded audio clips for Big Brother 25's Week 5 "BB Odd Couples" HOH competition.
Trivia[]
- Both times Jeff competed:
- He was voted America's Favorite Houseguest. He is the the only houseguest to achieve this feat.
- He won two Power of Veto competitions and one Head of Household.
- He took himself off the block during his first POV win.
- He won his second POV during his HOH on week 7, used the POV and chose another houseguest to be the replacement nominee, who then later got evicted with three votes. After this reign as HOH/POV holder ended, Jeff immediately became nominated and evicted.
- He was evicted by a tie-breaker, making him the only person to be evicted by a tie-breaker twice.
- He was evicted next to the eventual female winner of the season, whom he also cast his vote for to win.
- He was always nominated next to one of his female allies.
- He was a Have-Not on week 5.
- He played with Jordan Lloyd and was outlasted by her.
- Jeff is technically the first houseguest to win HoH and be evicted within the same week. In Big Brother 13, Jeff won HoH in the first round of the double eviction, and became evicted during the second round.
- Jeff and Brendon Villegas are the only people to always vote with the majority during their stay in Big Brother 13.
- Jeff was the first male to win an HOH competition in Big Brother 13.
- Jeff and Jordan were the last remaining original duo in Big Brother 13.
- Jeff and Jordan are the first Big Brother contestants to cross over to The Amazing Race together.
- Jeff is the first person to vote to evict someone that was later expelled (Chima Simone).
References[]
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/25809/
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/60577/
- ↑ http://amazingrace.wikia.com/wiki/Jordan_%26_Jeff
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1005148/congrats-to-bb-alumni-jeff-and-jordan-on-recent-wedding-and-new-baby-/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BLg42-Zh-Zn/
- ↑ http://parade.com/472671/joshwigler/survivor-big-brother-amazing-race-the-price-is-right-photos/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dZwCve7PtY
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/news/1008410/fan-favorite-big-brother-showmancers-jeff-and-jordan-are-having-another-baby-/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BnafyRmBgiA/
- ↑ Megerdichian, Lauren (19 September 2019). Amazing Race Winner Ties the Knot in Stunning Vineyard Wedding!. Style Me Pretty. Retrieved on 22 July 2020.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/CBSBigBrother/status/1138131086599344131
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrGfbVyqnO4
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw5Co_bl47s
| Preceded by Season 10  Keesha Smith |
America's Favorite Houseguest Season 11  Jeff Schroeder |
Succeeded by Season 12  Britney Haynes |
| Preceded by Season 12 Britney Haynes |
America's Favorite Houseguest Season 13  Jeff Schroeder |
Succeeded by Season 14  Frank Eudy |
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