Sep 16, 2009 3:15 pm US/Pacific
Behind The Scenes At The 'Big Brother 11' Finale
The Goofy, Goody 2 Shoes Takes Home $500K
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Jordan Lloyd, the sometimes shy (if you don't count her outburst with Russell) waitress from Matthews, North Carolina, easily won "Big Brother 11" Tuesday night.
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The show started with high school cliques. And Jordan started in the "Popular" group along with Laura and Braden, among the first two kicked out, ironically.
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Jordan Lloyd was served the $500,000 grand prize on "Big Brother 11."
The goofy 22-year-old waitress from Matthews, N.C., bested Natalie Martinez, the scheming 24-year-old recent college graduate from Gilbert, Ariz., on the live season finale of the voyeuristic CBS reality show, Tuesday evening.
Lloyd received the most votes from the show's seven-member jury, which included viewer votes as the possibly tie-breaking seventh pick for the first time. (Chima was to make up the 7th person of the jury before she was bounced from the program.)
Our Diane Henry, herself a two-time "Big Brother" contestant (season 5 and All-stars) spoke to Jordan and all the other houseguests in the backyard after the finale.
Watch Our Interviews With The Houseguests
Jordan Lloyd
Jeff Schroeder
Natalie Martinez
Kevin Campbell
Jessie Godderz
Michele Noonan
Russell Kairouz
Lydia Tavera
Casey Turner
Laura Crosby
Ronnie Talbott
Braden Bacha
Executive Producer Allison Grodner
Casting Director Robyn Kass
Jordan flew under the radar for many of the first few weeks. In fact, clique mates Braden and Lauren were dispatched very early. Whether a stroke of luck or mastermind strategy, Jordan quickly aligned herself with Jeff, one of the strongest and smartest players.
They flirted their way into the final five until Jeff's fatal mistake...he trusted Kevin, whom Jordan chose to not take to the final two with her.
It was a gamble for Jordan because Natalie (while not popular with much of America) seemed to have won over the jury house. That is, until many of the jurors found out their 18-year-old houseguest was actually 24 and playing them for most of the season like fiddles.
Jordan came into her own after Jeff left, often suggesting "I have to be strong now. Jeff told me I had to be strong."
And, to the surprise of no one, Jeff was awarded a $25,000 prize, voted on by America as, "Favorite Player."
Natalie, who was often called GNATalie online, won $50,000 as the runner-up.
In the end, it wasn't close. Natalie only got two votes...one from Kevin, who was possibly harboring resentment that Jordan didn't take him to the final two. And Russell who voted for Natalie because, as he told Diane Henry, "she played a much better, strategic game."
Jessie, who Natalie cried buckets of tears over when he was evicted, also voted for Jordan in one of the biggest surprises of a surprise-filled season.
And by surprises, we mostly mean YOU Michelle!
SLIDESHOW: Big Brother 11 Finale
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