Jillian MacLaughlin is the winner of Big Brother Canada 1.
She is known for backstabbing and blindsiding many houseguests throughout the game. Jillian formed a romantic relationship with Emmett Blois early in the game, and the pair became a dominant force in the house as part of the East Coast Alliance along with Andrew and Talla. In the final vote of the season, Jillian gained votes from Emmett, Talla, Andrew and (accidentally) Topaz, becoming the first winner of Big Brother Canada.
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Biography
Jillian (b. 1985) is a 27-year-old teacher from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and the first winner of Big Brother Canada. She describes herself as being hyper, easygoing, and driven. She states that she wanted to be a part of the series to "shake up her life" after a recent breakup.
Player History - Big Brother Canada 1
Competition History
| Week 1 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 2 | HOH | Win |
| Have/Have-Not | Sat Out as HOH | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 3 | HOH | Previous HOH |
| Have/Have-Not | Have-Not | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 4 | HOH | Disqualified |
| HOH | Inelligible | |
| POV | Loss | |
| HOH | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 5 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 6 | HOH | Loss |
| HOH | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 7 | HOH | Win |
| POV | Loss | |
| HOH | Previous HOH | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 8 | HOH | Win |
| Have/Have-Not | Sat Out as HOH | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 9 | HOH | Previous HOH |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 10 | HOH | Win |
| POV | Loss | |
| HOH Part 1 | Loss | |
| HOH Part 2 | Loss | |
| HOH Part 3 | Unable to Play |
Have/Have-Not History
| Week 1 | Have |
| Week 2 | Have |
| Week 3 | Have-Not |
| Week 4 | Have-Not |
| Week 5 | Have |
| Week 6 | Have |
| Week 7 | Have |
| Week 8 | Have |
| Week 9 | Have/Have-Not Phase Over |
| Week 10 |
Voting History
| Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kat Yee | Yes |
| 2 | HOH | – | – |
| 3 | – | Nominations Void | |
| – | AJ Burman | No | |
| 4 | – | Thomas Plant | Yes |
| – | Liza Stinton | Yes | |
| 5 | – | Suzette Amaya | Yes |
| 6 | – | AJ Burman | Yes |
| – | Gary Levy | Yes | |
| 7 | HOH | – | – |
| – | Topaz Brady | Yes | |
| 8 | HOH | – | – |
| 9 | – | Andrew Monaghan | Yes |
| 10 | HOH | – | – |
| Nominated | – | – | |
| Finale | Winner | – | – |
HOH History
| Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Intended Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | |||||
| Week 7 | |||||
| Week 8 | |||||
| Week 10 | |||||
Post Big Brother
Jillian & Emmett's promotion shot for the Amazing Race Canada 4
- Jillian previously dated fellow houseguest Emmett Blois.
- Jillian competed with Emmett as "Exes" on The Amazing Race Canada 4. They made it to the final leg and finished in second.
- She returned alongside fellow winners Jon Pardy, Sarah Hanlon, Nick & Phil Paquette, and Kevin Martin to speak to the final three houseguests of Big Brother Canada 6.
Trivia
- Jillian is one of the three houseguests to go on to win the game without winning any of the three parts of the last HOH competition. The other was Maggie Ausburn and Sarah Hanlon.
- However, Jillian is the first Canadian houseguest to accomplish this feat.
- Jillian won the most Head of Household competitions during the season: winning in Week 2, Week 7, Week 8 and Week 10.
- Jillian was the first Canadian houseguest to win HOH in the first part of a Double Eviction and then again after it happened. She would be followed by Sarah Hanlon and Erica Hill.
- Her victory was the source of controversy, as Topaz had not intended to vote for her to win, accidentally voting for her instead of Gary.
- Jillian is the third player not to be nominated for eviction after Danielle Reyes and Jason Guy, though she along with the other two were nominated by default when she failed to win the final HoH. They were followed by Derrick Levasseur, Anthony Douglas, Enzo Palumbo (on Big Brother 22) and Cody Calafiore (on Big Brother 22) .
- Paul Abrahamian also did not touch the block until the final three in Big Brother 19, though they did get nominated Week 1, before having it cancelled out by a twist.
- She is the first female houseguest to beat a male houseguest in the Final Two in Big Brother history.
- Jillian was in the Big Brother 15 press day.
- Jillian never received an eviction vote.
- Jillian is the first female and first houseguest to win Big Brother Canada.
References
| Preceded by Title Established |
Winner Season 1  Jillian MacLaughlin |
Succeeded by Season 2  Jon Pardy |
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