Matt Turner

Matthew "Matt" Turner was a houseguest on Big Brother 24 (US).

Turner played a strong physical game, winning three Head of Households and using them all to take out big threats. He was also part of The Leftovers, the dominant alliance of the season.

While Turner had enough loyalties to stay safe until the endgame, he was known for being volatile in his relationships. He had a contentious dynamic with Jasmine Davis, often provoking her for her big reactions. He would suddenly cut his allies, such as Alyssa Snider and Brittany Hoopes, the instant someone influenced his opinion of them. Many members of The Jury felt personally wronged by Turner and were not keen on voting him to win.

Despite being aware of Turner's poor jury management, Monte Taylor decided his impressive resumé made him too big a threat, and used the final HoH to make Turner the final member of The Jury. Turner remained loyal to Monte and voted for him to win, though he was the only juror to do so, as Taylor Hale won in an 8-1 vote.

Biography[]

Matt Turner Biography

Retrieved from Parade.com
Age: 23
Hometown: North Attleborough, Mass.
Current City: New Bedford, Mass.
Occupation: Thrift store owner

What’s the best advice you received before coming out to play?
One set of advice that I learned long ago was that your network is your net worth. So I think that applies as far as my life in owning a thrift store and doing van life, but also in Big Brother. I think the social aspect of this game is huge. So I definitely think, going into the game that is going to be the number one piece of advice. Your network is your net worth.

What do you think people will perceive you as?
I mean, what I'm going for is an absolute competition beast. But I think that I typically get underestimated due to my looks. I think I'm absolutely gonna run this game. But at first, rather than saying I'm a successful business owner, I'm gonna kind of fall into the artist fact, which I think feeds into my look. I think I'll be perceived as someone who typically just floats around, not someone who has all their wits together.

What types of players would you least want in your alliance?
Typically, I think if there is one subgroup of people that are on the show that I don't usually get along so much with is the very stereotypical alpha male. But also, let's be honest, typically they are the people who absolutely dominate competitions. So it's kind of like a juxtaposition. They're kind of annoying, but also, they absolutely run this game sometimes. (Laughs.) So I would say them, but also to my own fault. Because I think they would be incredibly helpful even though they are typically annoying. (Laughs.)

What’s something the other houseguests may dislike about you?
I think I'm a bit of a handful sometimes. I mean, this whole thing I'm doing is kind of just how I live my life. (Laughs.) So I think if anything, I'm a little bit worried that people might think, I'm annoying or I'm trying too hard, or I'm a little too energetic 100% of the time. So I'm going to try to cool off. I get pretty excited and worked up. I'm gonna have to try and work on that for sure.

On eviction night, would you rather flip the votes against the house to help your individual game, or go with the house to help your overall alliance?
That's a good question. At the end of the day, I'm playing for myself. If it's gonna hurt my alliance a little bit but also help me in the long run. I'm definitely gonna go for myself. Especially since I don't even know these people yet. In my mind, I'm planning to bring home the money at the end of the summer. I'm doing this for my family, my girlfriend, my store that I own. I'll be doing all my moves for myself. But I know as I grow close to people that that answer totally might change. But as far as I'm concerned, right now, I'm doing this all for me.^[1]

Player History - Big Brother 24 (US)[]

Competition History[]

Week 1	HOH Part 1	Win
	HOH Part 2	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 2	HOH Part 1	Loss
	HOH Part 2	Ineligible
	POV	Not Picked
Week 3	HOH	Win
Week 3	Co-POV	Sat Out*
Week 4	HOH Part 1	Previous HOH
	HOH Part 2	Previous HOH
	Co-POV	Not Picked
Week 5	HOH	Loss
Week 5	Co-POV	Loss
Week 6	HOH	Loss
Week 6	POV	Not Picked
Week 7	HOH	Loss
	POV	Ineligible
	POV	Loss
Week 8	HOH	Win
Week 8	POV	Loss
Week 9	HOH	Previous HOH
	POV	Not Picked
	HOH	Win
	POV	Loss
Week 10	HOH	Previous HOH
Week 10	POV	Loss
Week 11	HOH	Loss
Week 11	POV	Loss
Week 12	HOH Part 1	Win
	HOH Part 2	Unable To Play
	HOH Part 3	Loss

Note: Due to the Festie Bestie twist, Turner was unable to participate in the Week 3 Power of Veto competition since Jasmine chose to sit out after passing out due to her fear of heights.

Have/Have-Not History[]

Week 1	Have
Week 2	Have
Week 3	Have
Week 4	Have-Not
Week 5	Have/Have-Not Phase Over
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12

Voting History[]

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	–	Nominations Void
2	–	Pooch Pucciarelli	Yes
3	HOH	–	–
4	–	Nicole Layog	Yes
5	–	Daniel Durston	Yes
6	–	Indy Santos	Yes
7	Vetoed	Joseph Abdin	Yes
8	HOH	–	–
9	–	Terrance Higgins	Yes
9	HOH	–	–
10	–	Alyssa Snider	Yes
11	Nominated	–	–
12	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Jury Member	Monte Taylor	No

HOH History[]

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 3	Brittany	Michael	Evicted Ameerah	Terrance	Brittany	THEN	Taylor	THEN	Ameerah
Week 8	Brittany	Taylor	Evicted Kyle	Taylor	Michael	THEN	Taylor	THEN	Kyle
Day 65	Alyssa	Brittany	Brittany	Evicted Michael	Brittany	THEN	Michael

Post Big Brother[]

On October 29, 2022, Turner announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend Megan Belmonte.^[2]
On April 16, 2023, Turner revealed that he changed his pronouns to he/they.^[3]
Turner and Jasmine Davis recorded audio clips for Big Brother 25 (US)'s Week 5 "BB Odd Couples" HOH competition.

Trivia[]

Prior to appearing on Big Brother, Turner was a editor for MrBeast^[4]. He left in 2019 after he accused MrBeast and his other employees of bullying in the workplace.^[5]
Turner was the last houseguest to be nominated for eviction on Big Brother 24 (US), receiving his first nomination during Week 7.
- Jasmine Davis also received her first nomination during Week 7, on the same day as Turner, but due being in separate groups during to the Split House twist, Turner's nomination happened later in the day in a separate ceremony.
Turner always voted with the majority while in the house.
Every time Turner was Head of Household:
- Brittany Hoopes was nominated.
- The veto was used and the new target was a replacement nomination, who then got evicted.
Turner is currently the second youngest male houseguest, and third overall in Big Brother (US) history by date of birth, with Cory Wurtenburger taking his title, being the first houseguest born after the premiere of Big Brother 1 (US).
Turner is the only male juror not to be nominated by Michael Bruner.