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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

Nicole Franzel Biography

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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)
Dethroned
Week 6
Jocasta Odom
 Evicted
Jocasta
THEN
Week 7
(Dethroned)
Dethroned

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 Not Picked
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
Paul Abrahamian
 Roadkill
Paul
Jozea Flores
 Evicted
Jozea
Bridgette Dunning
 Roadkill
Bridgette
Week 10
Michelle Meyer
 Evicted
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
POV Not Picked

Have/Have-Not History

Week 1 Have
Week 2 Have-Not
Week 3 Have

Voting History

Week Position Voted for With Majority?
1 Keesha Smith Yes
2 Nicole Anthony Yes
3

Post Big Brother

NicoleVictorAmazingRace

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

BB20 Victor Nicole Proposal

Victor proposing to Nicole.

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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

References

  1. http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/214871/
  2. http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/215241/
  3. Nicole Franzel. CBS Big Brother (5 August 2020). Retrieved on 5 August 2020.
  4. Martin Holmes (Martin Holmes). "[1]” 10 June 2018, 12:30 PM. Tweet. Retrieved 11 June 2018
  5. https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/photos/1008701/who-s-in-the-cast-of-the-amazing-race-season-31-/
  6. Excited to share with you our newest project. Twitter (8 January 2019). Retrieved on 23 January 2019.
Preceded by
Season 17
BB17Small Steve
Steve Moses
Winner
Season 18
Nicole Small 2016
Nicole Franzel
Succeeded by
Over The Top
Morgan Small OTT
Morgan Willett
Season 19
BB19 Small Josh
Josh Martinez
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Big Brother 18 (US) Houseguests
Nicole Small 2016
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Paul Small 2016
James Small 2016
Corey Small 2016
Victor Small 2016
Natalie Small 2016
Michelle Small 2016
Paulie Small 2016
Bridgette Small 2016
Zakiyah Small 2016
DaVonne Small 2016
Frank Small 2016
Tiffany Small 2016
Bronte Small 2016
Jozea Small 2016
Glenn Small 2016
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Big Brother 22 (US) Houseguests
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BB22 Small Christmas
BB22 Small Memphis
BB22 Small Tyler
BB22 Small Dani
BB22 Small David
BB22 Small Kevin
BB22 Small Da'Vonne
BB22 Small Ian
BB22 Small Bayleigh
BB22 Small Kaysar
BB22 Small Janelle
BB22 Small Nicole A
BB22 Small Keesha
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