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When you come in second place on Big Brother, you win $50,000. No, it’s not half a million dollars, but it’s nothing to sneeze at, right? So, you would think that Memphis Garrett, runner up in Big Brother 10, would hang on to a memento or two. Maybe he is, but this week he is eBaying his red Renegades bandanna.

The auction says, “Big Brother 10 Memphis Original Signed Renegade Bandanna Memphis wore this bandanna the entire show.” So it smells all Memphis-y, and stuff. Just kidding; I’m sure it was laundered, something I am not sure about when it comes to Dan Gheesling’s now fossilized lucky black and white shorts.

Check out Memphis’ auctions here.

Big Brother 8 winner EvelDick Donato interviews with Memphis, Dan, Renny and Libra.

A video interview with Dan Gheesling, winner of Big Brother 10.

(courtesy WeLoveBigBrother.com)

Congratulations to Dan Gheesling, the winner of Big Brother 10. Father Dan played a great game, and was a true Renegade.

And congratulations to America’s Favorite Juror, Keesha Smith, winner of $25,000.

We will be following up with more information, and with after show interviews, and cast party videos in the days to come, so keep checking back.

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With the season finale of Big Brother 10 tonight, I  think it’s appropriate for me to wrap up my Player’s Fatal Mistakes. Depending on what happens tonight, we’ll find out whether Dan or Memphis made a fatal mistake in their game play.

Michelle: Actually, this eviction  made the least sense to me. Michelle was actually a victim of Ollie’s stupidity.  She didn’t actually do anything, aside from break down into personal, irrational, paranoid strategies in the end.  But I do think that overall, she would have lasted longer had she not gotten into the “us versus them” mentality .

As we reach the end of another wild season of Big Brother, it’s time for me to take on the role of Monday morning quarterback and tell you  where I think each player blew their chance at a half a million dollars. It’s time for Player’s Fatal Mistakes.

Now, I know that I haven’t been a fan of Dan’s game play, and I am really struggling to see anything Memphis had done this season in the way of active strategizing (making deals with everyone doesn’t require much thought). But at the end of the game,  you have to admit that at least one of the two people played the game well. So, I give Dan all due respect. I think the biggest issue that I have from an entertainment standpoint, was that The Renegades weren’t as cool or as awesome as their name would lead you to believe.  Let’s move on:

Things are quickly moving toward the end of this season of Big Brother. When we last tuned in on CBS, Dan had won Head of Household, and there was a sumo wrestler sitting the the middle of the living room. Continue to read spoilers…

It’s been a busy few days in the Big Brother house, with the dismissal of Michelle and Ollie. It’s always strange after double-eviction week, and for BB fans, it’s a little sad, because you know it’s just a matter of a couple of weeks until it’s all over.

Anyway, things were on shaky ground for a few days, and depending on who you are rooting for to win it all, it doesn’t look good.

Each week on Big Brother 10 the Head of Household blogs about their experience in the BB house to date. Dan just stepped down as HoH. This is his blog:

First off, I have to thank AMERICA for voting me America’s Player!!! Finding out that I was voted America’s Player was a huge surprise for me personally. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart and I am very humbled by those who voted. I did my best to give you (America) exactly what you asked for, especially with the masculine yet awkward 18 second hug.

In this house I try not to take ANYTHING too seriously because this is a once in a lifetime experience. Everyday I am in this house I try to stay as positive as I can because even when the chips are down a positive attitude can pull you through a lot of tough situations.

Picture this: it’s summer 2007, and Big Brother 8 is going full steam. Daniele Donato is winning more competitions than the law allows, Amber is somewhere crying about life in general, and Evel Dick is raising hell. And Dan Gheesling is America’s Player, squirting mustard on Jen’s clothing, casting “hinkey” votes and at our beck and call. Yes, instead of Eric in the DR, raising his eyebrow and getting his orders from America, it could have been Dan in the DR, over projecting his voice and heeding our wishes.

The Big Brother player who has turned the house upside down this week, actually first applied to be on the show two years ago, according to an interview with his sister, Kelly. The producers actually asked him to be on the show two or three times, but he turned it down because the timing wasn’t right for him and he wanted to finish college.