Nicole Franzel

Nicole Franzel
Houseguest Profile
Nickname	Coconuts Froot Loop Dingus Snake Snacole Nicobra Ratcole Nic Nikki Ann Nickles Coco
Born	June 30, 1992 (1992-06-30)
Hometown	Ubly, Michigan
Occupation	Social media influencer
Season History
Big Brother 16 (US)
Status	Jury Member
Place	7th
Votes Against	12
Alliances	The Weirdos The Rationale
Loyalties	Jocasta Odom Victoria Rafaeli Donny Thompson Hayden Voss
HoH Wins	3 (Week 3, 6, & 7) (Dethroned Weeks 3 & 7)
Times Nominated	6 (Weeks 2, 5, Day 49, Weeks 7, 9, & 10)
Veto Wins	0
BOTB Wins	2 (Week 2 & 5)
Days	71 (Days 1-56 & 63-77)
Big Brother 18 (US)
Status	Winner
Place	1st
Votes Against	0
Votes To Win	5
Alliances	Fatal Five 8-Pack The Returners Nicorey Final Four
Loyalties	Corey Brooks Paulie Calafiore Zakiyah Everette
Team	Freakazoids
HoH Wins	2 (Weeks 1 & 10)
Times Nominated	2 (Days 91 & 99)
Veto Wins	2 (Weeks 10 & 12)
Roadkill Wins	0
Days	99
Other Prizes	$3,250 & USA Trip
Big Brother 22 (US)
Status	Jury Member
Place	3rd
Votes Against	3
Alliances	Four Prime Million Club The Core Four The Committee
Loyalties	Cody Calafiore Ian Terry Dani Briones Da'Vonne Rogers Christmas Abbott
HoH Wins	1 (Week 10)
Times Nominated	4 (Day 58 (Rounds 1 & 2), Weeks 11, & 12)
Veto Wins	1 (Week 10)
Days	85
Other Prizes	$10,000
Social Media
Twitter	nicole_franzel
Instagram	coconuts_
Facebook	nic.fran4

Nicole Ann Franzel-Arroyo (née Franzel) is the winner of Big Brother 18 (US). She first appeared on Big Brother 16 (US) and later returned for Big Brother 22 (US).

In Big Brother 16, Nicole became best known for her showmance with Hayden Voss, and being a competiton threat: winning 3 Head of Household and 2 Battle of the Block. After her ally Jocasta Odom was blindsided during the first half of the first Double Eviction, Nicole was left on the bottom along with Hayden and Donny Thompson. She and Hayden were nominated during the second half of the first double eviction, and Hayden was evicted. In Week 7, she managed to win HoH, but she was dethroned and later backstabbed by her friend Christine Brecht, who nominated her against Donny. She was evicted in an unanimous 6-0 vote. However, she managed to return to the house by winning the Jury Buyback competition one week later. In Week 9, she was nominated against her ally Donny, once again, but ultimately survived eviction. In Week 10, she became a pawn against Christine. Despite Christine winning the Power of Veto, Derrick Levasseur wanted to keep her, and HoH Caleb Reynolds wished to backdoor Frankie Grande. However, after Nicole told Derrick he reminded her of Dan Gheesling, he decided to turn on her. He convinced Caleb not to backdoor Frankie, and Caleb nominated Nicole's last remaining ally, Victoria Rafaeli. She ultimately was evicted for the second time, in an unanimous 4-0 vote during the first half of the second double eviction. She finished in 7th place and was the 5th member of the jury.

In Big Brother 18, she became best known for her under the radar gameplay, showmance with Corey Brooks, and avoiding nomination until Day 91. She joined the 8-Pack alliance in Week 1. Nicole was in a comfortable position throughout the first half of the season, and subtly convinced others to do what she wanted, all while avoiding blame and covering her tracks. However, when her ally, Zakiyah Everette was blindsided in the first half of the double eviction, Nicole along with Corey and Paulie Calafiore were on the outs. However, they regained power during the second half of the double eviction as Corey became the Head of Household. Paulie was evicted in Week 8, leaving Nicole and Corey on the bottom. Despite being in the minority, and the obvious targets in the following week, they managed to survive when Nicole convinced HoH Natalie Negrotti to target Paul Abrahamian and Victor Arroyo. When Paul won the PoV and Corey went up as the replacement, they managed to convince James Huling, who was the swing vote, to align with them and evict Victor. However, after Victor returned by winning the jury buyback, and Nicole became the HoH, she and Corey began playing the middle between Paul and Victor and James and Natalie. She ended up casting the tiebreaker vote to evict Michelle Meyer. In Week 11, when Victor became HoH, she joined Corey and Paul in taking Natalie out. However, after Corey won HoH at the final 5, he and Nicole decided to split up Paul and Victor, and worked with James to evict Victor for the third and final time. However, when Paul became the HoH at the final 4, Nicole was nominated for the first time against Corey. After Paul won the final PoV, he left the nominations the same. Nicole survived as James cast the sole vote to evict Corey. Despite losing part 3 of the final HoH, she convinced Paul to take her to the final 2 over James. Her behind the scenes gameplay, subtle persuasion, and the jury's distaste towards Paul's behavior won her the game in a close 5-4 vote. She became the first female to defeat a male in the final 2.

Despite entering Big Brother 22 as one of two previous winners, Nicole would join the dominant The Committee alliance, which kept her safe. She was close with Committee members Dani and fellow Big Brother 16 castmate Cody, having final 2 deals with both. She didn't really face heat until the Triple Eviction, in which she was nominated in the second and third rounds but managed to survive. At the final 5, she won her first Head of Household and Power of Veto of the season, which were key to evicting major threat, Memphis. Despite being nominated as the target by Enzo at the final 4, she was spared when Cody saved her and evicted Christmas. After losing the final Head of Household competition to Cody, she was evicted by the latter, resulting in her finishing in 3rd place, and as the 9th and final member of the jury. Nicole had a long-running feud with Janelle, and also had minor clashes with Kaysar, but developed friendships with Da'Vonne, Christmas, and Ian, including stronger ones with Cody and Dani. She played a hand in majority of the evictions and manipulated several Houseguests throughout the season.

Across all three of her seasons, Nicole has an average placement of 3rd place, has won 11 competitions total (6 HOH's, 3 PoV's and 2 BOTB compettions). Due to winning Season 18 and then making final 3 in Season 22, and her competitions wins, she is regarded as one of the best players in the modern era of Big Brother.

Biography

Nicole Franzel Biography

BB16 BB18 BB22 Retrieved from CBS.com Age: 21 Hometown: Ubly, Mich. Current City: Ubly, Mich. Occupation: Recent Nursing Graduate Three adjectives that describe you: Nerdy, flirty and classy. Favorite Activities: Eating, cuddling, and shopping. I like to hang with my friends and pull pranks on people. Also, I like to study because that is what I do most often. What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Forming an alliance you can trust. Going into the Big Brother house thinking someone is going to have your back might be the craziest thought yet. Also, not seeing familiar faces will be difficult too. Do you have a strategy for winning Big Brother?: Ideally, I would want to align with a male who would excel in the physical competitions and have a secret final two deal and have separate alliances on top of that. I want to win the first HOH so everyone can come to me and I can feel them out and see who I think I could trust. Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most: Dan because he is intelligent and cocky which made for good TV. Ian was one of my favorites too. He can talk nerdy to me anytime. Also, Jordan was too cute and sweet not to love. What are you afraid of: Heights are a big one and surgery. I've been in the operating room, and it isn't pretty. Also, sharks and ghosts. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: Getting a callback from Big Brother Casting. This is a dream; I'm still having tachycardia. Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… All or nothing. What would you take into the house and why: 1. My vintage spoon bracelet, I wear it every day, it's from my mom, and I am superstitious. 2. Starbucks/coffee- I get really weird on caffeine and think of really good ideas when I drink it. 3. A picture of my family because I know that I will miss them. What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: Maybe I could hire someone to blow dry my hair because that is a workout. Nicole has dreamt of moving into the Big Brother house since she was eight years old and would love to have a showmance with someone like Ian. Retrieved from CBS.com Age: 23 Hometown: Ubly, MI Current city: Ubly, MI Occupation: ER nurse Three adjectives that describe you: Classy, flirty, and adventurous. Favorite activities: Watching basketball and hockey, cuddling, coffee dates, traveling, and shopping! What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house? Being away from my family and missing their love and support. I will miss my daily talks with my mom. Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most? Frank Eudy [from Season 14] because he was very trustworthy and loyal to his alliances and ally. He had to fight to stay in the house continuously and didn't crack under pressure. Do you have a strategy for winning the game? Yes, there are always twists that change your strategy, so a good social game is definitely needed. I plan on finding a great alliance, staying loyal, and being very observant. It's easy to get emotionally invested in people while playing this game, but that’s something I need to control better this time around. I'm very emotional and get attached quickly, so I need to keep my guard up a little longer, be sneaky, and play the game hard. My life's motto is... Make the most of your situation. What would you take into the house, and why? First would be a journal because I like to write out my thoughts and feelings as a way of stress-relief. Also, it helps me stay focused. Next, I'd want my pups because they are better cuddlers than any human I know. Finally, my ring because it's from my mom and it's meaningful. Retrieved from CBS Age: 28 Hometown: Ubly, Michigan Current city: Ubly, Michigan Occupation: Social media influencer Previous seasons: Big Brother 16 and Big Brother 18 (winner). Nicole won Season 18 and was the first female to beat a male in the final two. Three adjectives that describe you: Quirky, feisty, and loyal. Favorite activities: Eating!! Playing board games, spending time with my loved ones, and to be honest, 90 percent of my time and income goes to helping animals. Why do you want to play Big Brother again? I love the game, I love everything about it. The fangirl in me could never turn it down. I'm also here to become the first EVER two-time winner, no big deal. What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house? Aside from being away from home, probably being expected to look cute. I haven't worn a bra or makeup in months. LOL. Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most and why? Victor from Season 18! He was really funny, cute, lovable, determined, and a competition beast!! Very good TV! What is your strategy for winning the game? Be adaptable. Once I walk in and see who my competition is, I can come up with a game plan. How does this strategy differ from the last time you played? I used to think you could have a pre-meditated strategy, but honestly that's really hard to do without knowing the cast. Have you changed/evolved since the last time you were on the show? I'm NOT afraid to own my moves anymore. Before I was afraid to lie and play the game openly. This time I'm playing loud and proud. My life's motto is… "Confidence is not 'they will like me,' confidence is 'I'll be fine if they don't.'" What would you take into the house and why? -My pups and kitten to help with the stress of the game! -Victor to win me some competitions and cuddle time. -A phone to call my mom aka my best friend because we talk 10 times or more a day and I'll really miss her. Fun facts about yourself: -I love pickled eggs and pickled veggies. -I pee my pants when I laugh too hard. -I am a Registered Nurse. -I am the Coco on The Coco Caliente Podcast. -My life goal is to have lots of kids and a hobby farm in the country.

Player History - Big Brother 16 (US)

Competition History

Week 1	HOH	Loss
	BOTB	Ineligible
	POV	Not Picked
Week 2	HOH	Loss
	BOTB	Win
	POV	Not Picked
Week 3	HOH	Win
	BOTB	Dethroned
	POV	Not Picked
Week 4	HOH	Loss
	BOTB	Ineligible
	POV	Loss
Week 5	HOH	Loss
	BOTB	Win
	POV	Not Picked
Week 6	HOH	Win
	BOTB	Survived
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Previous HOH
	POV	Not Picked
Week 7	HOH	Win
	BOTB	Dethroned
	POV	Loss
Week 8	Evicted
Week 9	Re-Entry	Re-Entered
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 10	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 11	Evicted
Week 12	Luxury	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	Evicted
Week 9	Have-Not
Week 10	Have-Not

Voting History

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	–	Joey Van Pelt	Yes
2	BOTB Winner	Paola Shea	Yes
3	Dethroned HOH	Devin Shepherd	Yes
4	–	Brittany Martinez	Yes
5	BOTB Winner	Amber Borzotra	Yes
6	HOH	–	–
	Post-POV Nominee	–	–
7	Dethroned/ Post-POV Nominee	–	–
8	Evicted
9	Nominated	–	–
10	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Jury Member	Derrick Levasseur	Yes

HOH History

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 3 (Dethroned)	Amber	Donny	Dethroned		Devin
Week 6	Jocasta	Zach	Evicted Jocasta	Zach	Frankie	THEN	Zach
Week 7 (Dethroned)	Caleb	Frankie	Dethroned		Frankie

Player History - Big Brother 18 (US)

Competition History

Week 1	Immunity	Loss
	HTR Part 1	Loss
	HTR Part 2	Loss
	HTR Part 3/HOH	Win
	Roadkill	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 2	HOH	Previous HOH
	Roadkill	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 3	HOH	Loss
	Roadkill	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 4	HOH	Loss
	Roadkill	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 5	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 6	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 7	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 8	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 9	Luxury	Win
	Luxury	Loss
	Have/Have-Not	Have
	HOH Advantage	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 10	HOH	Win
	POV	Win
Week 11	HOH	Previous HOH
	POV	Loss
Week 12	HOH	Loss
	POV	Win
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 13	HOH Part 1	Loss
	HOH Part 2	Win
	HOH Part 3	Loss

Have/Have-Not History

Week 1	Have
Week 2	Have
Week 3	Have-Not
Week 4	Have
Week 5	Have
Week 6	Have
Week 7	Have
Week 8	Have-Not
Week 9	Have
Week 10	Have
Week 11	Have
Week 12	Have/Have-Not Phase Over
Week 13

Carepackage History

Week 1	Twist Not Active
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6	Loss
Week 7	Loss
Week 8	Win
Week 9	Ineligible
Week 10
Week 11	Care Package Phase Over
Week 12
Week 13

Voting History

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	Nominated	Ineligible
	HOH	–	–
2	–	Victor Arroyo	Yes
3	–	Bronte D'Acquisto	Yes
4	–	Tiffany Rousso	Yes
5	–	Frank Eudy	Yes
6	–	Da'Vonne Rogers	Yes
7	–	Michelle Meyer	No
	–	Bridgette Dunning	Yes
8	Immune	Paulie Calafiore	Yes
9	–	Victor Arroyo	Yes
10	HOH/POV	Michelle Meyer	Yes (Tiebreaker)
11	–	Natalie Negrotti	Yes
12	POV Holder	Victor Arroyo	Yes
	Nominated	–	–
13	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Winner	–	–

HOH History

	Original Nominees			Post-Veto Nominees			Intended Target
Week 1	Jozea	Paulie	Roadkill Paul	Evicted Jozea	Paulie	Roadkill Bridgette	Jozea
Week 10	Michelle	Paul		Evicted Michelle	Paul		Michelle

Player History - Big Brother 22 (US)

Competition History

Week 1	HOH Part 1	Loss
	HOH Part 2	Ineligible
	Safety Suite	Sat Out
	POV	Not Picked
Week 2	HOH	Loss
	Safety Suite	Sat Out
	POV	Loss
Week 3	HOH	Loss
	Safety Suite	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 4	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 5	HOH	Loss
	BB Basement	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 6	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 7	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 8	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 9	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 10	HOH	Win
	POV	Win
Week 11	HOH	Previous HOH
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Loss
Week 12	HOH Part 1	Win
	HOH Part 2	Unable To Play
	HOH Part 3	Loss

Have/Have-Not History

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

Voting History

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	–	Keesha Smith	Yes
2	–	Nicole Anthony	Yes
3	–	Janelle Pierzina	Yes
4	–	Kaysar Ridha	Yes
5	–	Bayleigh Dayton	Yes
6	–	Ian Terry	Yes
7	–	Kevin Campbell	No
8	–	Kevin Campbell	Yes
	Nominated	–	–
	Nominated	–	–
9	–	Tyler Crispen	Yes
10	HOH/POV	–	–
11	Nominated	–	–
12	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Jury Member	Cody Calafiore	Yes

HOH History

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 10	Christmas	Memphis	Christmas	Evicted Memphis	Memphis

Post Big Brother

Nicole & Victor's cast photo for The Amazing Race 31.

• Nicole and Hayden remained in a relationship from the end of Big Brother 16 until early 2016 (a few months before Big Brother 18).
• Nicole and Corey's relationship ended a few months after season 18 ended.
• Nicole appeared in the audience of CBS' Candy Crush to watch her fellow season 16 houseguests, Caleb Reynolds and Frankie Grande, and season 18 houseguests Da'Vonne Rogers and Paul Abrahamian compete. She sat next to Caleb's wife, Ashley.
• She returned for Big Brother 19 to host the first Head of Household competition.
• Through a picture posted on social media during the run of season 19, it was announced by Victor that he and Nicole were in a relationship.
• She returned for Celebrity Big Brother 1 along with fellow season 16 houseguest/winner Derrick Levasseur and fellow winners Ian Terry and Josh Martinez, to explain how to win the game.
• During the summer of 2018, Nicole competed with boyfriend and fellow season 18 houseguest Victor Arroyo on the thirty-first season of The Amazing Race alongside former Big Brother (U.S.), Survivor, and The Amazing Race contestants. Fellow Big Brother players Janelle Pierzina & Britney Haynes, and Rachel Reilly & Elissa Slater also competed on the season. After becoming the last newbie team standing and making it to the finale episode, Nicole & Victor were eliminated from the race in 4th place.
  • Although Nicole and Victor were only dating when The Amazing Race 31 filmed, they were marketed as an engaged couple on the show, due to it airing after their engagement on season 20. That explains why Nicole isn't wearing her engagement ring and why Victor's hair is much longer on the show.

Victor proposing to Nicole.

• Nicole and Victor visited the Big Brother 20 house on September 7, 2018, and while there, Victor proposed to Nicole and they got engaged.
  • They were joined by the final 7 houseguests and former houseguests Derrick Levasseur, Paul Abrahamian, Josh Martinez, Britney Haynes, Daniele Donato and Dominic Briones (offscreen).
• On January 8, 2019, Nicole and Victor revealed a new project of theirs: a podcast titled Coco Caliente.
• On January 10, 2021, Nicole and Victor revealed that Nicole is 11 weeks pregnant with their first child.
  • On May 14, 2021, they announced that they were having a boy.
  • On July 23, 2021, Nicole and Victor welcomed their son Victor "Arrow" Arroyo IV.
• Nicole and Victor got married on February 16, 2021. Big Brother contestants Christmas Abbott, Josh Martinez, and Memphis Garrett were in attendance.

Big Brother - Big Brother Engagement

Trivia

• Nicole is the first female to beat a male in the Final Two in the American version of Big Brother. From that point, all US seasons (BBOTT and Celebrity seasons included) with a male-female Final Two after that ended with the female winning against the male, up until Big Brother 21 (US).
  • She is the third to achieve this overall. It had happened twice on Big Brother Canada; Big Brother Canada 1 winner Jillian MacLaughlin and Big Brother Canada 3 winner Sarah Hanlon both defeated males in the final two.
• Nicole is the first houseguest to wear four different costumes across three seasons, the most of any houseguest. The costumes were her Frog Costume and Germitard in Big Brother 16, Super Safety Costume in Big Brother 18 and Slopitard in Big Brother 22.
  • The Frog Costume was the only one to not also be a unitard, and it was the only one to not appear in any of Nicole's BB Comics.
  • Nicole is the first houseguest to wear two different costumes for two consecutive weeks, wearing the Frog Costume during Week 3 and the Germitard during Week 4 of Big Brother 16.
    • She is the second person and first female to wear two costumes in one season, following Frank Eudy.
      • Coincidentally, they both returned to compete again in Big Brother 18, along with both being in the Top 3 for the Fan Favorite Award of their seasons, but unlike Nicole, Frank won the award in his first season.
• Nicole is the second female to win Head of Household in Big Brother 16, the first being Amber Borzotra.
• Nicole is the first female to remain Head of Household for the week after the Battle of the Block competition.
• Nicole is the only female houseguest to win HoH multiple times in Big Brother 16. However, due to Battle of the Block, she was only HoH officially once.
  • Nicole has also won 3 of the 5 HoHs won by a female in Big Brother 16.
• Due to being dethroned after the Battle of the Block, Nicole is the first person in Big Brother history to win HoH and then become evicted in the same week in a non-double eviction week.
  • If you include double eviction week, Nicole would be the second houseguest since Jeff Schroeder won HoH and was evicted all during a double eviction week in Big Brother 13.
• She is the first female to re-enter the game through a twist since Amy Crews in Big Brother 3 (Sharon Obermueller from Big Brother 9 did not re-enter the house due to a twist).
• If the Battle of the Block is included or not, Nicole is tied with Christine Brecht for the most competition wins for a female in Big Brother 16.
• She is the second houseguest to return to the house from jury and not win HoH or be evicted immediately upon returning, the first being Judd Daugherty.
• Nicole did not cast a vote throughout the Jury Stage of the game in Big Brother 16.
• Nicole is the only female from the first group of eight houseguests to reach the jury phase.
• Nicole is the only person to win a permanent HoH outside of the Bomb Squad.
• Nicole is the fifth woman in the history of the show to ever win 3 HOHs. The first females to do so were Nakomis, Janelle, Rachel, and Aaryn respectively. She would later be followed by Big Brother 17 houseguests Liz and Vanessa, Big Brother 19 houseguest Alex, and Big Brother 20 houseguest Angela.
• Nicole is the first female to win two competitions in Big Brother 16.
• Nicole is the first female since Rachel Reilly to win of the first Head of Household competition of a season.
  • Coincidentally, both won the first HoH during their second season, and went on to win their respective season.
• Nicole is the only female to win HoH twice on Big Brother 18.
  • She's also the only female to win the PoV twice.
• Nicole is the fourth HouseGuest in the history of the show to win 2 HoHs in two different seasons. She's preceded by Janelle Pierzina, Dani Briones, and Rachel Reilly.
• Nicole holds the record for the second most HoHs won in multiple seasons, behind Rachel Reilly and Janelle Pierzina who each have six.
• Nicole holds the record for most days spent for a female without being nominated with 91 days.
  • She is second for the record in total, only losing to her fellow Big Brother 16 houseguest, and the winner, Derrick Levasseur.
• Nicole is the fifth houseguest (and second female) to win HoH and PoV in the same week in Big Brother 18. This feat follows Paulie Calafiore, Bridgette Dunning, Corey Brooks and Victor Arroyo (and later Paul Abrahamian) respectively.
• Nicole has won a total of 9 competitions in multiple seasons (5 HoHs, 2 PoVs, and 2 BotB competitions).
  • Without the Battle Of The Block, she would have seven wins in total.
• Nicole is the fourth HouseGuest (and third female) to win the first Head of Household competition and then win the game following Lisa Donahue, Hayden Moss, and Rachel Reilly. They would be followed by Cody Calafiore.
  • She is the only winner who did not go on to win the final HoH.
• Nicole is the only returning HouseGuest to win HoH twice in Big Brother 18.
• Nicole is the sixth houseguest to win 2 PoV's and go on to win the game. The other houseguests were Dan Gheesling, Rachel Reilly, Ian Terry, Andy Herren and Steve Moses respectively. She would be followed by Morgan Willett, Kaycee Clark, Jackson Michie and Cody Calafiore
• Nicole is the fourth winner to appear first in the intro, following Will Kirby, Lisa Donahue, and Jordan Lloyd.
  • Rachel Reilly also appeared first in the intro, but not in the season she won.
• Nicole is the fifth winner, and third woman, to win HOH and POV in the same week, following Jordan Lloyd, Hayden Moss, Rachel Reilly and Andy Herren. She would be followed by Kaycee Clark, Jackson Michie and Cody Calafiore.
  • Rachel, Nicole and Cody are the only two winners who did this on their second seasons.
• Nicole is the first houseguest who had been evicted and returned to the game to win the game, although she did not win in the same season in which she was a Previously Evicted Contestant. However, she is still the first person to be evicted twice before winning the game.
• Her first and last vote to evict on Big Brother 18 was to evict Victor Arroyo. He was evicted both times.
  • Ironically, Victor and Nicole ended up in a relationship after their season.
• Nicole holds the record for most consecutive votes to evict in one season with 12, beating McCrae Olson and Victoria Rafaeli's previous record of 10.
• Nicole is the only returnee on Big Brother 18 who was in the top three to win America's Favorite Houseguest and didn't win it.
• She is the second female to win a part of the final HoH Competition against two males. The first was GinaMarie Zimmerman.
• She is the second female (the first being Jun Song) to make it to the end and never receive any votes against her.
  • Coincidentally, they both went on to win their seasons.
• Nicole is the first person to receive immunity as a gift from viewers through America's Care Package.
  • She was followed by Jason Roy, Alex Willett, Morgan Willett, and Justin Duncan, all during Big Brother: Over The Top.
    • Jason, however, did not receive the immunity directly from viewers, as Kryssie Ridolfi received the Save-A-Friend power and chose to use it on him, making him safe for the week.
    • Justin did not receive the immunity directly either, instead, he won the opportunity to complete a challenge which would grant him immunity, which he completed, making him safe for the week.
• Nicole is the third/fourth HouseGuest to make it past Day 78 without ever being nominated. The other houseguests are, Derrick Levasseur, Austin Matelson and James Huling. They would be followed by JC Mounduix, Holly Allen, Tommy Bracco, Enzo Palumbo and Cody Calafiore.
• Nicole is the first female and third American houseguest overall to win HOH in the first part of a Double/Triple Eviction and then again after it happened. The other HouseGuests to accomplish this were Zach Swerdzewski and Ian Terry. She would later be followed by Victor Arroyo, Shelby Stockton, Jackson Michie and Cody Calafiore.
  • However, Nicole's second HOH reign was dethroned due to the Battle of the Block.
• Nicole is one of 17 to compete in another CBS reality show aside from Big Brother. The others are Alison Irwin, Jeff Schroeder, Jordan Lloyd, Brendon Villegas, Rachel Reilly, Hayden Moss, Caleb Reynolds, Jeff Weldon, Jackie Ibarra, Cody Nickson, Jessica Graf, Janelle Pierzina, Britney Haynes, Elissa Slater, Victor Arroyo and Winston Hines.
• Nicole has played all three of her seasons with a Calafiore brother. She played on seasons 16 and 22 with Cody Calafiore and season 18 with Paulie Calafiore.
• Nicole has played the most days in the Big Brother U.S. house, with 255 days:
  • Big Brother 16: 71 (from Days 1-56 and 63-77).
  • Big Brother 18: all 99 days.
  • Big Brother 22: all 85 days.
• Nicole is the first person to surpass 200 days in the house, and the second person to reach 200 days overall, following Janelle.
• Nicole and Dani Briones are the only three-time players to make it the Jury phase of the game every time they've played.
  • Coincidentally, both have made it once to the final two and have also been members of the Jury twice.
• Following Dani, Nicole is the second person to win HOH on three separate seasons.
• Nicole is one of eleven American HouseGuests to be nominated during two parts of a Double/Triple Eviction and survive. The others are, Jameka Cameron, Jerry MacDonald, Spencer Clawson, Victoria Rafaeli, Michelle Meyer, Matthew Clines, Kevin Schlehuber, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Sam Bledsoe, and Cynthia Bailey.
  • Nicole is the first, and currently only, houseguest to survive two parts of a Triple Eviction, as opposed to surviving both parts of a Double.
• Nicole is the fifth houseguest to win HOH and POV in the same week in Big Brother 22, following Memphis Garrett, Christmas Abbott, Cody Calafiore and Tyler Crispen respectively.
• Nicole never voted in the majority during the Final 10.
  • She was nominated during the Final 10 of Big Brother 16.
  • During Big Brother 18 and Big Brother 22, she voted in the minority, and both were the only times she voted in the minority in her BB career.
• Nicole is one of six people to be evicted three times, along with Kaysar Ridha, Brendon Villegas, Janelle Pierzina, Victor Arroyo and Da'Vonne Rogers.
  • Coincidentally, Brendon is the only person on this list Nicole has never played on a season with.
• Janelle Pierzina, Dan Gheesling, Paul Abrahamian, Enzo Palumbo, Cody Calafiore and Nicole Franzel are the only people to make it to the Final Three twice. Excluding Janelle, all of them made it to finale night twice as well.
  • Nicole is the only person to not do this across her first two seasons. She is also the only woman to make it to finale night twice.
• Nicole, James, and Da'Vonne improved their placement in Big Brother 18.
• Whenever Nicole was nominated on eviction night, she was nominated twice in a row.
• Both times Nicole was in the jury, she voted for the eventual winner.
  • Coincidentally, the eventual winner was part of The Hitmen alliance from Big Brother 16.

References

Preceded by Season 17 Steve Moses

Winner Season 18 Nicole Franzel

Succeeded by Over The Top Morgan Willett Season 19 Josh Martinez

Big Brother 16 (US) Houseguests
Derrick Cody Victoria Caleb Frankie Christine Nicole Donny Zach Hayden Jocasta Amber Brittany Devin Paola Joey Winner Runner-Up Jury Evicted

Big Brother 18 (US) Houseguests
Nicole Paul James Corey Victor Natalie Michelle Paulie Bridgette Zakiyah Da'Vonne Frank Tiffany Bronte Jozea Glenn Winner Runner-Up Jury Evicted

Big Brother 22 (US) Houseguests
Cody Enzo Nicole F Christmas Memphis Tyler Dani David Kevin Da'Vonne Ian Bayleigh Kaysar Janelle Nicole A Keesha Winner Runner-Up Jury Evicted