DYNAMIC DREW DEFEATS COWBOY
By a vote of 4 to 3, Drew, the recent college graduate from Ohio, wins BIG BROTHER 5, walking away half a million dollars richer for having spent 82 days with thirteen strangers. It comes down to the wire as the votes are all tied up 3-3, and the deciding vote is cast by the first member of the jury, Will. His vote goes to Drew, and with that, Drew wins!

OH, THOSE SUMMER NIGHTS
It's been one long, hot summer and one happy camper is going home with $500,000 for having spent the bulk of their summer shacking up with a group of strangers and outmaneuvering all of them all summer long.

Let's look back at the way we were and how we got to where we are. Things got off to a fast start when the first twist of Project DNA: Do Not Assume--that Jennifer a.k.a. Nakomis and Michael (the man who would come to be known as Cowboy)--had the same father. Then, the game playing began in earnest when an alliance called the Four Horsemen hooked up and began to dominate game play. Jase and Scott played bully boy, knocking out Mike and generally pushing people around.

The girls, not willing to take this lying down, formed their own alliance cemented by the now infamous pinky swear that later proved to be the undoing of Adria and Natalie. But with Nakomis calling the shots, a group effort known as the six-finger plan went into effect in an effort rid the House of Jase. The expected calm from Jase's departure was short-lived as Adria and Natalie became the force that nobody wished to deal with and were turned out for their turncoat ways--again Nakomis was the architect of their demise.

As HouseGuests departed, alliances crumbled, and Diane, fearing a tight bond between Karen and Nakomis, conspired to get the portrait artist from New Jersey out the door. Then, Cowboy turned on his sister, and in the final betrayal Drew evicted his girlfriend, Diane.

THE JURY CONVENES
Karen, Adria, Will, Natalie, Nakomis and Marvin sit around the Jury House in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico waiting for the final arrival. Nakomis says, "Maybe Cowboy wisened up, and it might be Drew." As they stand and wait, it's none other than Diane who descends the steps much to the surprise of some and the joy of others. Marvin, who has not lit up his smoke all summer long, does so dramatically in honor of Diane's arrival. Diane says she now understands how it feels, "You don't know it's coming." She adds, "It was the biggest shock of my life."

When she says she thinks her eviction was all Drew's doing, Adria jumps on her because she thinks Diane and Drew's relationship should not be a part of the game. Marvin, in bulldog mode, attacks Adria for always befriending and defending Drew. Then, Natalie pipes in and says, "We're the jury. We're here not to be jealous, but to be just."

The conversation turns to strategy and the consensus seems to be that Cowboy has slid by while Drew has played the game, including a lie or four here and there. Karen is graphic, saying, "Drew crawled up Cowboy's behind." Diane feels that Cowboy was always honest but that "He hasn't done squat," while Drew played a great game but he did lie to her. Marvin's retort is, "I don't think Cowboy has enough sense to lie." Will acknowledges that Cowboy stayed true to his alliances, which is something in his favor.