Karen Singbeil

Karen Singbeil is the runner-up of Big Brother Canada 5.

Biography

Karen Singbeil Biography

Retrieved from Global
Age: 53
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Occupation: Real Estate Broker

Describe yourself in three words:
Smart, loyal and funny

Do you have a strategy to win Big Brother Canada?
I’m going to try and form as many relationships and build as much trust as I can, before I stab them in the back. I need lots of alliances that don’t know about each other. I’m hopefully going to play them all. You know that the old people are always the targets – the young people think we have no value. I want to set up some foundational relationships of trust and strategize with them and help them, so that they will help me. I know I’ll be a target going in.

If you could take one thing inside the house, what would it be and why?
My husband Bruce. He’s the calm before my storm. Truly. He brings me back off the cliff. It’s going to be hard. I’ll be talking to him a lot.

What part of the Big Brother Canada experience do you think will be hardest for you?
Being away from my family. They’re my rock, my foundation and my sanity. I’m sure my kids will think it’s super cool that I’m doing this now.

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. I already know my family is supporting me. If I also had the support of the country, well that makes me teary eyed just thinking about it.

Who is your Big Brother Canada idol and why?
Cass from last season. And Gary Levy, (BBCAN1) – I love Gary! He should have won. He played hard.

If you could travel into the future or the past which would you choose and why?
I would go twenty years in the future and see what my family was up to. My kids will have kids then, I’ll have grandkids. It would be awesome

What do people from Victoria, BC have that gives them an edge to win Big Brother Canada?
I think I have the best of both worlds. I moved up here from the states and have lived in Canada a long time. I am adaptable, amicable and flexible if I need to be. But I also believe in go hard, go big or go home.

Player History - Big Brother Canada 5

Competition History

Week 1	HOH/Immunity	Win
Week 1	POV	Loss
Week 2	HOH	Previous HOH
	Have/Have-Not	Sat Out As Have
	POV Advantage	Loss
	POV	Loss
	Luxury	Loss
Week 3	HOH	Loss
	Have/Have-Not	Sat Out As Have
	POV	Not Picked
Week 4	POV	Not Picked
	Have/Have-Not	Have
	HOH	Loss
	Luxury	Win
Week 5	HOH	Loss
	Have/Have-Not	Have
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 6	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
	HOH Advantage	Win
	Black Hole POV	Loss
Week 7	HOH Part 1	Win
	HOH Part 2	Loss
	HOH Part 3	Ineligible
	POV	Not Picked
	Luxury	Loss
Week 8	HOH	Loss
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Not Picked
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 9	HOH	Loss
Week 9	POV	Loss
Week 10	HOH	Loss
	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
Week 4	Have
Week 5	Have
Week 6	Have
Week 7	Have
Week 8	Have-Not
Week 9	Have/Have-Not Phase Over
Week 10	Have/Have-Not Phase Over

Nominations/Voting History

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	HOH	–	–
2	–	Dallas Cormier	Yes
3	–	Cassandra Shahinfar	Yes
Week	Nominated	Nominated By	Final Position
4	Jackie McCurach Kevin Martin	–	–
	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
	–	Ineligible
5	–	Emily Hawkin	Yes
5	–	Neda Kalantar	Yes
6	–	Sindy Nguyen	Yes
7	–	Nominations Void
7	Post-BHPOV Nominee	–	–
8	–	Jackie McCurach	Yes
8	–	Dillon Carman (To Save)	Yes
9	–	Dillon Carman	Yes
10	Nominated	–	–
10	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Runner-Up	–	–

HOH History

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 1	Demetres	Mark	Demetres	Evicted Mark	Mark

Post Big Brother

Trivia

Karen is the first HouseGuest to survive being a replacement nominee in Big Brother Canada 5.
Karen is the oldest HouseGuest across the North American versions of Big Brother to make Final 2

Big Brother Canada 5 House Guests

Kevin

Karen

Demetres

Ika

Dillon

Dre

William

Jackie

Bruno

Sindy

Neda

Emily

Gary

Cassandra

Dallas

Mark

Winner

Runner-Up

Evicted

Jury