Expect the unexpected. BRITNEY HAYNES is a married stay-at-home mom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her three daughters, ages six, four, and two. I loved it. in that moment, it wasn't gameplay. He is currently seeing a woman named Britney he dated previously before going on Big Brother, and is very dedicated to his local Mission City Church. Dan broke his word with me. We heard it, we saw it, and we made the ruling. JENN ARROYO: I was like, "What?!" Dan Gheesling shares what he bought after Big Brother 10 "Goodbye and thanks for the memories - was the first major purchase I made after winning the show," Dan captioned a Twitter post that . She understood relationships in the house logically and strategically. I'm just mad and I feel like I blew an opportunity and I'm going home. I had to win every competition, and I knew the odds were not in my favor. When longtime viewers discuss who the greatest player of all time is, the answer is usually between Dan Gheesling, Derrick Levasseur, andDr. Will Kirby. I know that he's the target. I hated him for a while after the show and I had really been searching my soul on it. It was Frank's idea. DAN GHEESLING: I remember feeling like I saw Britney look at me like, "What are you doing? You're just accepting that that's a vote Dan never gets now. If anything, it makes me almost want to second guess him. I bought into it 100 percent. Veto Wins But the game talk from me ends now. While HOH, Frank opened Pandora's Box, which gave him $3,000, but also unleashed a new Golden Ball of Veto into the game, which Ian won, giving him a second Veto and making him safe for the week. He is usually compared to Dr. Will, but a large majority of BB fans love Dr. Will, and the general consensus is that he's loved. But they say to expect the unexpected, and I didn't expect what was to come, for sure. They had to bring in a medic, because I got a rash, broken out and stuff. On February 14, 2016, Dan announced that he and Chelsea are expecting their first baby. I remember staring at the picture and, it was on the tip of my tongue. I wasn't angry. What do all the parties involved have to say about it? Jacobs, Matthews (13 August 2015). I see Britney's mouth drop and Ian's like "No! She was the only other person who would say, "Well, that just makes him a really good gamer." If anything, us sending Britney home kept Britney from winning the game because she was in a really good spot to win because everybody liked her. So part of that is trying to devastate her for a couple of reasons. So that's why there's a bit of a stop down because we want to make sure everything is 100 percent correct. He said he puked all over himself, but I wouldn't doubt if he had a wet rag and put it all over his face so that he looked like he had the sweats. I'm over there crying on the couch. DANIELLE MURPHREE: I just remember looking at him and crying and being like, "You broke my heart." Twitter Dan does do cruel things, because he really does have a sick, distorted sense of humor. 'the upland where the town is located'; often spelled "Don Muang") is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.It is bounded by (from north clockwise): Mueang Pathum Thani and Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani province; Sai Mai, Bang Khen and Lak Si of Bangkok; and Pak Kret of Nonthaburi . Despite declining an opportunity to compete on. It hurt, because I wasn't in the game at that moment, I was like, "This is one of my best friends saying this to me. Ian took it a lot worse than I did. I'm just looking around for a hidden Veto, and that's the first couple of hours. So I was fine with it because this just clears the path for me a little bit to get to the end, and if I asked for one of us five to be out, yeah, it would be him for sure. FRANK EUDY: She was in a little disbelief. I can't get you, so I'm going to get Britney." Just devastated. The idea that there was truth behind his lashing out at her is not something I remember. I can't see.". ALLISON GRODNER: That's news to me as well. But that doesn't do well with me. This is so ridiculous. He's not just up there to read him a Bible passage. DAN GHEESLING: Danielle was the only person in the house I trusted 100 percent, and I think it was vice-versa, but I was always a little bit skittish because she also had that with Shane. I immediately realized he's not being a team player. I was just going to say, "You're dead to me," but I truly don't want to make someone upset, so even though it doesn't make for as good TV I said, "In this game you're dead to me" instead. 100 percent. DAN GHEESLING: The producers come over the speaker and it's like an act of God or something. I was close to being on Season 9. I really care about other people. RICH MEEHAN (Executive Producer): I was watching the game go down from our office. I think she was almost tasting it. JENN ARROYO: They would wake us up in the morning with music. She got really upset, and then I had to reel her back in. DAN GHEESLING: I'm angry at Danielle for buzzing in. I think that he's totally full of s. He worked in that house 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. BRITNEY HAYNES: As much as I knew that Dan was dangerous, I did not know that he could pull it off. Number one, I think she's mad at me. You know, there's something that I want to read to you upstairs and apologize face to face to you in private. E! Plus, if I can take my emotions out of it, Dan, as sneaky of a snake as he is, he played the best game. And then, the bizarre happened. And they're like, "You cheated." Four years after his first appearance, Dan returned to the competition as a coach for Big Brother 14. Oh, boy, maybe this isn't good for me.". MonkaS is an emote and Dan made his own version of it and called it Minkus. This made Dan the first contestant to make it to theFinal 2 twice. I don't know what's going to work and what's not. Inside, I was very sad because I love the show, I love competing, and to have so many opportunities to stay in the game slip away, it just starts to hit me that it's over. He was ultimately the runner up, while Ian Terry won the season. Danielle was a very smart player. S, Shane's crying! IAN TERRY: Yeah, I noticed that. I would rather be sitting on the block in my little safe hole, because I knew that I probably wasn't going to get evicted by the people in the house and that I was not going to be the one to walk out. I want to know how to do that if that's something you can control, but he actually looked pale. So at this point, I'm getting really upset that he's that upset. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. JOE ARVIN: I was, "What the hell? I really did. He was the houseguest who would talk to you in the backyard for hours about what you got for Christmas and what was on your second birthday cake, and what's the best present you've ever been given. I can't throw the comp." https://twitter.com/dangheesling/status/749581783935684608?lang=en, Big Brother Winner Dan Gheesling Welcomes Second Son with Wife Chelsea: 'We Are Very Happy!'. Dan was absolutely the target. Times Nominated SHANE MEANEY: I'm thinking my odds are pretty good. He was like, "My game's over. Seven years later and after watching the season play back how do the jury members feel about their votes now? After starting in Reality TV Features, she moved to Reality TV News in early 2021. It was just a nasty side of Dan. Re-watch Ian's speech. Frustrated is the word I would use. It didn't take that much to see it, but it was very clear. He complained, but nothing happened with that. And now things are starting to make a little bit of sense. It always felt like he had a motive and he had an agenda, and I thought the agenda was so obvious as a viewer. So to be able to sell her on the fact that there was sympathy was something that I was like, "Hey, this is something that happened that I didn't expect. In "Big Brother 14," he orchestrated one of the most famous game moves in history. 0 My dad respected Dan and thought Dan was going to protect me, and my dad's name is also Dan. I was already outside, I was ready to go, I was feeling the feeling, baby. I feel like I did everything I could to stay in the game and it cost me in the end, but I can't fathom a nice way to stay in the game other than what I did. Some of those tears are real at the end welling up. Occupation But for Dan Gheesling, I feel like there is no general consensus. ", DAN GHEESLING and his wife Chelsea have two sons Desmond (3) and Miles (1). I'm going to follow it through." JENN ARROYO: This didn't make it to TV, but I remember vividly asking, "Can I ask a question?" Once all the players had assembled in the living room, Dan emerged wearing almost all black with his Bible. She had not been a real aggressive gamer or game player. For me, if I'm going to have to go out and lose my second time playing Big Brother, I'm glad that I went out on something so iconic and memorable, versus just being any other old boot. While two Quack Pack members were up on the block, a plan formulated among the alliance to save the entire group, thanks to Ian already holding one Veto and another one being up for grabs in the next competition. JENN ARROYO: I don't know how a man in his 30s hadn't met a lesbian somewhere in Michigan, but I guess it's possible. I thought Britney was a toss-up and I was banking on Danielle, which would have been enough to win. Dan Gheesling No matter who was up there, Dan was not going to win. With so many fans calling this season a disappointment, one has to wonder if it would've been significantly better had the rumors been true. Then drop the bomb on Danielle and then see what happens from there. JOE ARVIN: You want to believe him, and I think that's the biggest thing. I would have liked it if she was nominated, so I could just pull her down right away no matter what. DAN GHEESLING: I liked to see Ian squirm, but I do have a heart in the game and I really truly enjoyed playing with Britney. Teacher DAN GHEESLING: The whole thing for me, it was like a car crash, like you're seeing this movie car crash. When someone's going down, you don't rub it in their face. "When I walked out of there and I saw you guys sitting there, it meant the world to me. DAN GHEESLING: I knew the number one thing I had to do was let her know that I was still looking out for her. He didn't have to be a phony and have little conversations with people. He doesn't think that America would have been ready for a female president and if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency, he would have moved out of the country. BRITNEY HAYNES: I was around this jury and I knew for a fact Dan was not going to win. Holy cow, I'm in a lot more trouble than I think I'm in.". I felt really bad for him. Alliances So many different things were going through my brain. ", DANIELLE MURPHREE: That motherer! Let me try and float this to her and see if she buys it. If there's gonna be some really important and tough fairness calls to make here, we do make sure that everyone that needs to be consulted is consulted, and that we ultimately agree that we're making the right decision. And in this one, there was no doubt about it. With Frank and Danielle now reeled in, it was up to the Head of Household to see if Jenn would use the Veto on Dan. DANIELLE MURPHREE: I'm starting to melt. Loyalties 3 (Weeks 7, 9, & Day 66) And Frank's just jabbing him and basically saying, "Hey, it's payback time. At this point, it's like, "I took all this heat. Once you get out of that house and we start watching it for ourselves, it was crazy just how good Dan was. Nobody really wanted to send her home except for Dan. DANIELLE MURPHREE: I was going to throw it. I also wanted to hit her emotional button to maybe make her cry more. It was just him filling me in on what I didn't know before. This is the best night of my life. Me giving Ian my vote is a nod to, number one, our relationship and the fact that he was my final two. Think again.) ", DAN GHEESLING: Is it the greatest Big Brother moment ever? He doesn't think that America would have been ready for a female president and if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency, he would have moved out of the country. I was pumped. And then, in other ways, I'm cool with Ian. I didn't want to vote for him, but I didn't want to vote for Ian either. I knew she'd be upset, but I didn't know the ripple effect it would have on everyone else in the house. ALLISON GRODNER: It wasn't really a great thinking space, but he surprised us all by doing some amazing thinking during that time. JOE ARVIN: One of the biggest reasons that I heard amongst the Jury to not give it to Dan in the room wasn't bitterness it was that he had already won the game. That sucks. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. He shook his head in kind of like a "that's not true," putting him down way. Just days into season 10, Dan watched his closest ally, Brian Hart, get voted out of the game, with only Dan voting to keep him,. News can exclusively confirm that the Big Brother star and his wife Chelsea Gheesling have welcomed their third child, Celine Jean. And he doesn't need to win competitions to remain in the game. He says, "No, I didn't." So I understood what he was doing. Dan Gheesling 's household just welcomed a new member. Yes. Because I knew people had underestimated me. I don't know if Dan ever had intentions of working with me again. Danielle MurphreeKara Monaco Ian Terry I also knew that at that point, Dan wasn't actually the favorite to win. I've forgiven Dan. Times Nominated JENN ARROYO: It was one of the coolest, awesomest moments in Big Brother history. He was acting like a man who was sick. I'd like to believe she would have taken me over Shane, but I didn't, so I didn't want to leave that to chance. You're not dying. DANIELLE MURPHREE: I didn't speak to Dan for a really long time after the show. So don't come to me and ask about it because it's over. When I see Frank's wheels start to turn and him being almost more upset or mad that Ian duped him, I'm like, "Maybe this thing has got a shot to happen. I thought Jenn was a lock for me and I was counting on maybe an Ashley, a Jenn, and a Joe. He coached his football team to a state championship, got married and penned two books with a third on the way. It was something that made me relatable to Joe and made Joe feel I was being genuine. Obviously, there's strategy to it, too, because Dan was a good player, and had a lot of people that he was working with in the house. It was how everything happened at the end with me. I think I might have been on slop too. DAN GHEESLING: I tried to gloss it a little bit and say, "Hey, I'll be friends with everyone." It's working!" And he definitely did not have a plan at that moment. I felt like I had done so much more than Memphis up until that point. I remember in interviews people would ask me, "Hey what about the Funeral in the house?" Did he know?" JENN ARROYO: I'm sure he did meet a lesbian, but she probably just didn't want to get all into it. We talked about it at the roundtable. "I have no power in this game. So we roll back tape on it and re-watched it multiple times, just so that we're 1,000 percent sure. Or maybe he got a power trip off of it, or it made him feel like the bigger guy or something to see how much I cared for him. I'm not going to have time to tell him. This is incredible. JULIE CHEN: I think it probably is the single greatest moment in Big Brother history. Dan is the first houseguest to win multiple Power of Veto competitions in a single season and later win the season. I think that the majority of the jury was very caught up in this rule book that they had in their mind of how people can or can't do certain things. He is being selfish and doesn't really give a s about me. That was a direct invitation because I know what's about to happen. In addition to her role at ScreenRant, Madeline has worked as a freelance copywriter since 2017. I feel like we connected and related around that point, so it was just the same thing of bringing up something nonthreatening that we both enjoyed talking about. DANIELLE MURPHREE: Dan and I have still not seen each other since we were on the CBS lot at finale night seven years ago. We're still good to go.". One, I don't lose games much, and two, just bad history with anytime I would lose. Or course, for the entire Quack Pack to be safe, Dan and Danielle had to throw the competition. However, that wasn't the case. I had no idea that it would burn that many people. Not, "Dan, what were you doing up there with Frank?" She's been in this game before, she can go out." Dan did get the next question right by answering "Trip," but the punishment that accompanied it and would later prove crucial was that he would have to endure a 24-hour solitary confinement dance party after the Veto competition was over. Obviously, I had seen the relationship between Britney and Ian get closer over the last few weeks and I was a little uncomfortable with it. He describes vegans as weird tree-huggers and believes that religion is important and that it helps to establish basic values. I did feel confident that if every piece fell into place that they would take me down. I've heard that he's the best, and i've heard he's the worst. He was totally mad at her, which makes no sense, because he was trying to win. The final question was worth 11 points, so if Dan answered it correctly, he would win the Power of Veto. All the people that I'm in alliance with I don't even like saying Quack Pack, I still hate saying that name I'm just excited we're all in it. Dearborn, MI FRANK EUDY: I didn't ever look at my vote as bitter. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. Sprinkles, flowers, rainbows, unicorns, you name it. Everything's going to be fine and she trusts me.". Let me gas up everyone else.". Did I need that? It's like the little pranks that he would pull in Big Brother 10, and we would see it a lot on Frank and Jenn City. He was the puppet-master, she was the puppet. Ian, the more and more I was around you, the more you remind me of myself, because you love this place for everything it's worth. DAN GHEESLING: I understood. I saw that look, and I'm not reveling in it by any means, but it made me feel like I made the right decision. Stop, do not say anything. Then, at the very end, Dan lies to me, gets rid of Shane, and ruins my game. IAN TERRY is working as a Business Transformation Consultant ("It's like a management consulting type thing with a software company") in Houston, Texas. BRITNEY HAYNES: One person was going to have to go up, but we would have had the votes to save whoever. Frank messes up and I get another chance to go head-to-head against Jenn, and I lose to Jenn who hasn't won anything. He's an apple polisher. But then with her reaction, something struck a nerve, and I just was just disgusted by it. The family currently lives in Michigan, where Dan was born and raised. Votes To Win And I remember that jury roundtable, and he was not happy. We're up on the block. I mean, there's a point in the game where you can lie, but it's just like trying to pee on someone's leg and tell them it's raining. But God had a different plan. I just saw him as the winner. He was insinuating that these lights messed with his eyes, and that he was in pain, or he was messed up. Then it's like, "We need to review some footage.". JENN ARROYO: We're all thinking "This is signed, sealed and delivered, baby!" If it crosses a line, it's just because it's unnecessary. Ultimately, in the end, I believe the reason why Dan did not win is because no one wanted him to win twice. It's not a shock to me at that time, but I know it's a severe blow to my game individually. Dan Gheesling's Big Brother career did not begin well. I don't show my emotions. He put him on the block, so we were like, "It sucks to lose part of the Quack Pack but at this point in the game we could lose one it's no big deal. He's just possibly going out of the house.". Offers may be subject to change without notice. And they're like, "Yeah." They both only faced eviction twice across their four seasons played. WEST BLOOMFIELD (CBS Detroit) Dan Gheesling, 28, thought he had it all figured out when he saw his first reality TV show: outsmart opponents, win thousands of dollars, become an overnight. I never wanted to be in a position ever where you win or you go home. IAN TERRY: I was just like, "Hey, what the hell is this, man?" With only one question left, Frank had the lead with 22 points with Dan in second at 13. And why are you answering questions?" It felt like a character attack, because that is something I would've never done to him. He was blame shifting and he was so angry at me. Dan Gheesling. BRITNEY HAYNES: This is a hard turn and it was a total shock to me, complete and utter shock. And then to tell me that I'm worthless, and that I don't even compare to Memphis? I started with just calling a house meeting and calling out Danielle, but to me that didn't work out. So initially, I was pretty moved by what he said, and I think that was his whole point. I didn't have any sympathy for any of them at that point. Dan started in Big Brother 10. It wasn't meant to be. It'll be perfect. When there's an opportunity to make a big move, I want to do it and I want to do it in a memorable way because that's what makes the show fun. Especially the "You're dead to me" part. I was already to that hysterical point that I didn't even want to listen to him. I wouldn't care. You know when you're playing Charades and you know what the answer is and it's really hard for you to keep your mouth shut? I internally smirked. Big Brother 10 (US) But that's revisionist history. I couldn't believe how gullible the house was. Dan married Chelsea Niemiec on July 2, 2011. But we don't have that many people left yet, and I knew he was going to go after Britney. I essentially thought I was safe. If I've been in this house for this damn long dealing with these damn people on this damn show, then I can be on slop for three weeks." Even though he's winning the game, he was willing to risk breaking the rules, hoping that he didn't get caught to try and further ensure Dan leaving, which makes what happened later even more incredible. DANIELLE MURPHREE: I was devastated. I thought people would maybe be able to take a step back and say, "Hey, look you played really hard," but at the same time I sent people out in a brutal fashion and I definitely didn't realize how mad they would be. "Alright, the guy in the carrot suit, Frank. ", FRANK EUDY: I could feel like he wanted to get away because he just dropped that bomb on Danielle and I was expecting him to maybe throw somebody under the bus. Houseguest Profile I was like, "Okay, this'll work out. It's all part of life. And I looked at Britney and I remember hearing her say, "Oh, it doesn't smell very good in there, and you don't look very good." ", FRANK EUDY: It was desperation. I like to hear something good about myself too, but I thought that would disarm people, and it gives people the illusion that this is it for me and I want to enjoy these last couple of days because I know they're my last couple of days. As tight as I am with Ian, there is no doubt in my mind he's tighter with Britney". But, yes, it's very hard to vote for someone that was the reason you left the game that you potentially could have won. SHANE MEANEY: I don't think Ian saw it. And I look over and Dan wasn't throwing it. But unlike so many of the other personal bombshells that have detonated in the house over the years, this time there was a strategic method behind the madness, and when the smoke cleared, Dan had pulled off what many believe to be the greatest move the game has ever seen. I don't know if I'd cry, scream, or yell. I was trying to figure it out and he whispered it to me. I freakin' loved it. DAN GHEESLING: I get the necklace around my neck, I sit down, and Frank starts to talk. Stop crying, Britney.". My family was so upset and my dad didn't even come to finale night because of Dan. I'm just scooping up my handfuls of popcorn on the couch watching this girl melt into a pool of tears. BRITNEY HAYNES: As his speech starts to roll out, that's when I start to realize, "Oh my God, this is happening." And he storms out of the room, right? I always just thought it's him being a troublemaker. How did it happen? ", DAN GHEESLING: The last card I have to play is to let Frank know that he got swindled, not by me, because earlier in the season him and Boogie got mad because something happened where they got played and it was me covering for Ian. He's also become a family man. I really wanted to hit him with a pillow. Let me see what he thinks about this. I don't know. And then we just make the decision. BRITNEY HAYNES: That better not be true, by the way, but moving on. 2 (Weeks 2 & 8) Dan's attempts at tackling the late-game Elden Ring boss had. It was "Fold" or "Stay," and I was looking at Mike in the stands, and he was telling me what to do. I remember Joe got upset, and they had to go back and look at some tape. 0 RICH MEEHAN: Any kind of disciplinable thing we call the network and say, "Hey, this just happened, here's the call and it's crystal clear." There's a percentage of every damn competition that is chance or luck, so I just knew it wasn't going to happen. So here we are. It was a lot to wrap my head around. I did something early on. That was the plan. But I can't just have a house meeting and then denounce Danielle. I was bitter. Pretty much the only two people who would be willing to vote for Dan were myself and Jenn City. If he didn't get that punishment, there is no way you would have been alone with his thoughts to really strategize and come up with that genius move. 1,080 posts. DAN GHEESLING: I'm sure I told them I would throw it, but I can tell you for a fact this is one I tried to win because you never really know. I'm by myself now, too. Think about your best friend saying something horrific to you, not wanting to hear your side of it, and knowing that you had done nothing besides protect him the entire time. Loyalties BRITNEY HAYNES: I was completely shocked. I did feel and still do feel comfortable voting for either of them. And Dan was very good at using the lore of the show against me to influence my decisions. FRANK EUDY: Nobody was telling me anything at that point, but I knew that there was no way they were going to vote Danielle out. But it if she wanted to win the Veto which would also be her first competition win of the summer she had to agree to the punishment of eating slop for the rest of the summer. The Veto competition was a Draw Something challenge hosted by Ian in which players (including Jenn, who was picked by Dan with the Houseguest Choice chip) would have to buzz in and guess the object being drawn. Facebook I'm just not good at improvising in a situation like that. He really did well, and there was something so likable and pure about him. We were friends and we talked a lot in the house. Why it went from that, to "Hey, Frank, let's meet in private." If she didn't, then Dan would win the Veto and be able to take himself off the block. We were kind of the kids in the house and just really enjoyed Big Brother for Big Brother. He is the first player and only winner to make it to the Final Two twice. I was skeptical that that would happen. I knew we were getting to the end. I'm very good when I can plan everything out, but if something doesn't go to plan and I break down, I'm not very good improvising. That's what I was looking for. However, his cutthroat game-play cost him the win against Ian Terry in a 6-1 vote. I don't remember how much time elapsed. This is what is pure Dan Gheesling brilliant and why nobody else can compare to is his social game. Note: As he was America's Player during Week 4, the public controlled Dan's vote. They were just hell bent on him not getting it twice. I may have a future in sales selling ice to Eskimos if I can pull this off." While Frank can put up whomever out of Shane or Britney doesn't win the Veto, he also has to pick someone else. E! I don't know what happened to me in there. "You know, Shane is walking, living proof that there actually is a Captain America. And I will say this. IAN TERRY: Dan gets it right. But at the end of the day, I knew that he was just a genius. He is famous for being a Reality Star. Oh, Danielle, no water in the cup."