Rachel Reilly

Rachel Eileen Villegas (née Reilly) is the winner of Big Brother 13, who first appeared on Big Brother 12.

In Season 12, Rachel caused significant drama for her overbearing personality, which led to her getting into verbal fights with her fellow houseguests. When she was nominated against her only ally/showmance Brendon Villegas in week 5, she was evicted unanimously for being seen as the more significant threat of the duo. She placed 9th and was the first member of the jury. She would cast her jury vote for Lane Elenburg, feeling he had played the best social game.

She returned to the game in Big Brother 13 as part of the season duo twist, being partnered with her then fiancé, now husband, Brendon Villegas. When the duo twist was released back onto the house for a week later in the game, her second partner was Jordan Lloyd. When Brendon was evicted in Week 6, Rachel was in the house for the first time ever without him, and could play the game with less distraction, instead focusing on strategy. Rachel also dominated in competitions; winning 4 HoHs and 2 PoVs. Rachel ultimately won the game in a close 4-3 jury vote.

Despite her constant irritation to other houseguests and viewers because of her grating laugh and frequent crying, she and Brendon ("Brenchel") developed a huge fan base. Due to her competition prowess, she is considered one of the greatest physical players in the show's history, having won every endurance competition she competed in.

Biography

Retrieved from CBS.com

Big Brother 12

Name: Rachel Reilly
Age: 26
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Occupation: Chemistry Graduate Student/VIP Cocktail Waitress
Three adjectives that describe you: Bubbly, effervescent and adventurous
Favorite activities: Painting, working out, doing anything outdoors, watching movies with friends, playing with my dog, getting dressed up and going on dates.
What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Having your entire life televised
Strategy for winning Big Brother: I would hustle like I do at work when I get men to buy me champagne.
What types of people would you NOT choose to live with you in the house: Negative people - those who don't see the beauty in life and don't understand how fortunate we are to be alive.
A recurring theme on Big Brother is "expect the unexpected." How would you handle "the unexpected:" I would welcome it - I'm always expecting the unexpected. My life in Vegas is like a show; I welcome the spice of life. Bring it on!
Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most or least: I like Laura the most because she stuck up for what she believed.
What are you afraid of: I hate spiders!!!!!!
Finish this sentence: "My life's motto is:" Try everything out the world has to offer and always keep a smile on your face. Make the world a better place.
Is there anything else you want the fans to know about yourself: I have so many facets to my personality. I'm a model, a cocktail server, a chemist, a student, a charity head... I have life experiences to share.^[1]

Player History - Big Brother 12

Competition History

Have/Have-Not History

Voting History

HOH History

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 2	Britney	Monet	Matt	Evicted Monet	Monet
Week 4	Hayden	Kristen	Hayden	Evicted Kristen	Kristen

Player History - Big Brother 13

Competition History

Have/Have-Not History

Voting History

HOH History

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 1	Keith	Porsche	Evicted Keith	Porsche	Keith
Week 3	Adam	Dominic	Adam	Evicted Dominic	Dominic
Week 9	Kalia	Porsche	Evicted  Kalia	Porsche	Kalia
Week 10	Evicted  Adam	Porsche	N/A		Adam

Post Big Brother

• Rachel has appeared in Big Brother 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, OTT, CBB, and 20. Rachel has made an appearance in every season of Big Brother since her inaugural season except Big Brother 19 and 21.
  • She was a contestant on seasons 12 and 13. Also, after her eviction in season 12, she returned to the house for 24 hours in a "Jury Fury" twist.
  • She appeared as a punishment by Pandora's Box for Ian Terry on season 14.
  • She was seen handing the key to her sister and contestant Elissa Slater on season 15.
  • She appeared as a guest commentator on season 16.
  • On season 17, she and Brendon announced her pregnancy.
  • On season 18, she was in a segment showing her newborn baby, Adora.
  • She returned in Big Brother: Over The Top to host the Double Eviction HOH competition.
  • She returned to sing a musical number in the premiere HOH competition of Celebrity Big Brother 1 (US) alongside former houseguests Paul Abrahamian, Jodi Rollins, Cody Nickson, Jessica Graf, and Jessie Godderz.^[2]
  • She returned to host the fourth POV competition of Big Brother 20 (US).
• Rachel & Brendon married on September 8, 2012.^[3]
• During her pregnancy, Rachel competed on a Big Brother edition of The Price is Right Primetime Special that aired on May 24, 2016.^[4] Rachel and her partner, Lisa won $3,000 while playing their pricing game. However, Rachel and Lisa failed to make it to the Showcase Showdown.^[5]
• Rachel & Brendon's first child, a daughter named Adora Borealis Villegas,^[6] was born on April 8, 2016.^[7]
• Rachel appeared on the fifth episode of Celebrity Fear Factor. She was partnered with Brendon, and competed against Caleb Reynolds and his brother Blake, Cody Calafiore and Zach Rance, along with Survivor castaways Abi-Maria Gomes and Sierra Dawn Thomas.^[8]
• On April 17, 2020, Rachel competed in the Big Brother Canada versus Big Brother U.S. mini of Sequester hosted by Audrey Middleton. She originally finished in 18th after being dragged by Jesse Larson, but returned as part of the buyback. She later finished 11th/12th after her tether partner Tiffany Rousso was dragged by Anthony Douglas.
• On Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, Rachel and Brendon announced that they were expecting a second child.^[9]

The Amazing Race

• In late 2011, Rachel & Brendon competed on the twentieth season of The Amazing Race as an engaged couple and ultimately finished in third place.^[10]
• In late 2013, Rachel & Brendon competed on the second All-Stars season of The Amazing Race as a team of newlyweds. Brendon & Rachel won three legs and became the first team to make it to the final leg twice. However, Brendon & Rachel finished the race in third place again.^[11]
• During the Summer of 2018,  Rachel competed alongside her sister Elissa Slater on the thirty-first season of The Amazing Race alongside fellow Big Brother (U.S.), Survivor, and The Amazing Race contestants in a special "Reality Clash" season.^[12][13] This would be Rachel's third time doing The Amazing Race and her first time doing it without Brendon. Former Big Brother players Janelle Pierzina & Britney Haynes, and Nicole Franzel & Victor Arroyo also competed on the season. Rachel & Elissa were eliminated from the Race in 7th Place. Rachel managed to set the record for most legs ran by a woman with 32 legs ran across all three of her seasons.

Brendon & Rachel's Cast Photo for The Amazing Race 20.

Brendon & Rachel's cast photo for the Amazing Race: All-Stars.

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Trivia

• Every time Rachel was HOH in both of her seasons, her primary target was always evicted.
• Rachel won every endurance competition that she took part in (Going Banana's, Due Go Over, and Big Brother Mixer).
• Rachel is the only female houseguest in Big Brother 12 to win HOH twice. In fact, she won 2 of the 3 HOH's won by a female in her season.
• Rachel is one of twelve Houseguests that have played in back-to-back seasons (the others being Janelle Pierzina, Kaysar Ridha, Howie Gordon, James Rhine, Jessie Godderz, Brendon Villegas, Da'Vonne Rogers, James Huling, Paul Abrahamian, David Alexander, Nicole Anthony).
• Rachel shares the record for earliest multiple HoH wins with Jessie Godderz, having won the first HoH and the third HoH in her second season.
• On her second season, Rachel always targeted one of the newbies when she was HoH.
• Rachel, Mike Malin, and Nicole Franzel, are the only Houseguests to win the game on their second attempt.
  • Coincidentally, both her and Malin were the fifth Houseguest eliminated in the first season that they played.
• Rachel is the third House Guest (and second female) to win the first Head of Household competition and then win the game following Lisa Donahue and Hayden Moss. They would be followed by Nicole Franzel in Big Brother 18.
  • Rachel, Lisa, and Hayden are also the only winners to win both the first and last HOH.
• Rachel is tied with Steve Moses and Morgan Willett for being the most nominated winner in Big Brother history, with 5.
• Rachel has eight competitions won in total (6 HoHs 2 PoVs).
  • She ties for the most HoH wins in multiple seasons with Janelle Pierzina and Paul Abrahamian with six.
• Rachel is one of seventeen houseguests who has crossed over to or from another CBS reality show. The other sixteen are Alison Irwin, Jeff Schroeder, Jordan Lloyd, Brendon Villegas, Cody Nickson, Jessica Graf, Janelle Pierzina, Britney Haynes, Elissa Slater, Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo, all who later appeared on The Amazing Race; Hayden Moss and Caleb Reynolds who competed on Survivor; Winston Hines who competed on Love Island; and Jeff Weldon and Jackie Ibarra, who were originally from The Amazing Race, being the first to cross over into Big Brother.
  • Rachel and Brendon are the first two people to cross over twice, with both times being on The Amazing Race, followed by Caleb. Rachel then became the first and currently only person to cross over thrice, once again on The Amazing Race.
• Rachel is the first former houseguest to have a relative compete on a later season, with her sister, Elissa Slater competing on Big Brother 15. She was followed by Cody Calafiore and Vanessa Rousso when their respective siblings competed on Big Brother 18.
  • Rachel and Elissa are the fourth pair of relatives to compete on Big Brother. Michael Ellis and Nakomis Dedmon along with Adria Klein and Natalie Carroll are the first with Dick and Daniele Donato being the second.
• Rachel is the third winner, and second female, to win HOH and POV in the same week, following her Big Brother 13 cast mate Jordan Lloyd, and her Big Brother 12 cast mate Hayden Moss. She would be followed by Andy Herren, Nicole Franzel, Kaycee Clark, and Jackson Michie.
  • Rachel and Nicole are the only winners who did this on their second seasons.
• Rachel is the third HouseGuest to win the first HOH and POV of the season, following Rachel Plencner and Janelle Pierzina.
  • Rachel and Janelle did this on their second seasons.

References

Preceded by Season 12 Hayden Moss

Winner Season 13 Rachel Reilly

Succeeded by Season 14 Ian Terry

Big Brother 12 (US) Houseguests
Hayden Lane Enzo Britney Ragan Brendon Matt Kathy Rachel Kristen Andrew Monet Annie Winner Runner-Up Evicted Jury

Big Brother 13 (US) Houseguests
Rachel Porsche Adam Jordan Kalia Shelly Jeff Daniele Brendon Lawon Dominic Cassi Keith Dick Winner Runner-Up Jury Evicted Walked