Big Brother is a game, which means there are winners and losers. But some players lose before the game even has a chance to truly get going. Through the seasons, there have been players on Big Brother who suffered the greatest falls from grace, going from beloved and in power to disliked, forgotten, or disgraced.
But some Big Brother players had remarkably terrible showings from the get-go that led to their being swiftly and decisively evicted. In some cases, it was a series of bad moves. In others, it was one detrimental event that led to their premature demise.
David Alexander (Season 21 & 22)
Likely going down as one of the worst players in Big Brother history, David got unfairly evicted the first time around based on a decision made before anyone really had the chance to show their true colors. He then failed at a chance to come back into the game, but then got a third chance when he was selected for All-Stars.
Despite lasting 58 days in the house the second time around, David continued to make mistake after mistake. He jeopardized not only his own game but that of his allies by revealing information he shouldn't have on more than one occasion. He then continued to make bad decision after bad decision that had everyone who wanted to work with him shaking their heads in dismay. The worst part is that David believed he was playing a much better game than he actually was.
Brandon "Frenchie" French (Season 23)
Frenchie was an early favorite to win on Big Brother 23 given his knowledge of and passion for the game, as well as his likability. He even won the first HoH, putting him in an instant position of power in the house.
But he proceeded to play too hard, too fast. He tried to make alliances with everyone in the house, including even attempting to lead an all-girls alliance with the women in the house. The last straw was when his paranoia got the best of him and he started to call out his own allies, believing they were turning against him, and his game was done just as quickly as it began.
Jozea Flores (Season 18)
Jozea had big plans for the game, but his attitude, cockiness, and laser-focus on getting out the veterans was his downfall. The worst move, however, was when he revealed his plan to eliminate the veterans to Da'Vonne – who was one of the veterans. He also failed to see how close Victor had gotten to Nicole, another veteran, and that he would reveal the plan to her.
It was a quick and easy elimination, though Jozea did last 16 days. He had the chance to get back into the house through the Battle Back competition, but lost in the second round to Victor, securing the official end of his Big Brother life.
Lydia Tavera (Season 11)
Fans had to wonder whether Lydia was there to play Big Brother or find her dream man. She became obsessed with Jessie and seemed to be focused on nothing else but him, even asking to be voted out of the game so she could be with him.
She did make it all the way to jury and placed seventh, overall. But even though she lasted longer than many other players, Lydia made mistakes. She had meltdowns after losing both her allies, Jessie via eviction and Chima via expulsion, the result of one of the times a Big Brother houseguest went too far. Her reactions made fans wonder how Lydia got that far with a non-existent game plan.
Paola Aviles (Big Brother 12)
If the name doesn't sound familiar, there's a reason: Paola was technically cast on the show, entered sequester before the season began, but then backed out of the game before filming officially started.
It was late in the process, so she wasn't replaced by anyone else, thus leaving season 12 as one of few that only started with 13 houseguests. At the time, she was a 30-year-old unemployed real estate agent, and it remains a mystery as to why she joined the ranks of the few contestants who have quit Big Brother.
Mike Lubinski (Season 5)
Right from the get-go, Mike's game was all over the place. He tried to forge alliances with too many people and didn't bother to hide it, which was completely the opposite of what makes an alliance successful.
Once he was put on the block, he fought with the very people in power who could have saved him. Instead, he focused on getting on the good side of just one person, Diane, completely disregarding the fact that he would need far more votes to actually stay. Not surprisingly, Mike was not only evicted first but also embarrassingly by a unanimous vote.
Jeff Weldon (Season 17)
Jeff tried to play under the radar, but he made a pivotal mistake when he clued into the fact that Liz might be switching out with a twin. As soon as there was a risk that he could blow the cover, Liz convinced her allies that he was bad news and they sprang into action.
A staged fight turned Jeff into an enemy he actually wasn’t, and the plan to get him evicted was set in motion. Jeff lasted 29 days but could have lasted longer had he kept quiet about his suspicions about Liz. His openness about his suspicions is what ultimately got him evicted.
Brian Hart (Season 10)
Brian had a good ally in Dan Gheesling, but there was only room for one powerhouse player that season and Brian got caught scheming and strategizing early on. When his first attempt to get Jessie out by convincing Jerry to nominate him backfired after Jessie won Veto, Brian tried to suggest nominating Memphis in his place. It was then that many of his dealings started coming to light and Brian became the new backdoor target.
He went out first with only a single vote to keep him from Dan. Interestingly, Dan later teamed up with Memphis, and together, they became one of the most successful Big Brother alliances, The Renegades, making it to the final two.
Nick Uhas (Season 15)
Nick actually played a pretty solid game for the short period of time that he was in the house. He was voted out in 15thplace, but what was most jaw-dropping about his eviction is that it was his own alliance that turned on him.
Creator and mastermind behind The Moving Company alliance, by week two, Nick found himself on the block as a replacement nominee. Realizing he might be a bigger threat than help to their game, his alliance swiftly did a 180 and voted him out.
Lawon Exum (Season 13)
Lawon didn't only have a bad showing on Big Brother, he actually asked his fellow houseguests to vote him out. And it wasn't for a family emergency or emotional or mental health reasons, which would all be understandable reasons for wanting to leave the game. It was because he believed that after being evicted, he would be awarded some type of special power that might bring him back into the game with an advantage.
Big Brother's mantra is to "expect the unexpected," as host Julie Chen always says. But in this case, the unexpected for Lawon was that his prediction was incorrect. His houseguests obliged his request and sent him packing in a 6-0 vote, which resulted in Lawon leaving empty-handed in 10th place.