Nicole Franzel

Nicole Ann Franzel is the winner of Big Brother 18 (US) and is currently a houseguest on Big Brother 22 (US). She first appeared on Big Brother 16 (US).

In BB16, Nicole became best known for her showmance with Hayden Voss, and being a competiton threat: winning 3 HoHs and 2 BotBs. 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 BB18, 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.

Biography

Player History - Big Brother 16 (US)

Competition History

Have/Have-Not History

Voting History

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

Have/Have-Not History

Carepackage History

Voting History

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

Have/Have-Not History

Voting History

Post Big Brother

• Nicole and Hayden remained in a relationship from the end of BB16 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.^[4][5] 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.

• 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.^[6]

Big Brother - Big Brother Engagement

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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.
  • However, Jillian's win was an accident due to Topaz Brady voting incorrectly, so Nicole is technically the second female to legitimately win against a male, after Sarah.
• Nicole is the first houseguest to wear two different costumes for two consecutive weeks.
  • 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.
• 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, Daniele Donato, 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.
  • 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.
• 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 and Jackson Michie.
  • Nicole and Rachel 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 and Tommy Bracco.
• Nicole is the first female and fourth American houseguest overall to win HOH in the first part of a double 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 and Jackson Michie.
  • 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 the most days in the Big Brother U.S. house, with at least 207 days (70 in Big Brother 16, 99 in Big Brother 18, and at least 37 in Big Brother 22).
  • 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 players who have played three or more times to make it the Jury phase of the game every time they've played.

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
Christmas Cody Da'Vonne Dani David Enzo Kevin Memphis Nicole F Tyler Ian Bayleigh Kaysar Janelle Nicole A Keesha Winner Runner-Up Head of Household Nominated Power of Veto Jury Evicted