DESPITE HIS DETERMINATION TO REMAIN IN THE GAME, JESSIE IS ELIMINATED FROM THE "BIG BROTHER 10" HOUSE

After being nominated for eviction by Head of Household April, Jessie was the fourth Houseguest evicted last night from the BIG BROTHER 10 house by a vote of 4 to 3. On Sunday, Jessie and Memphis were nominated for eviction. On Tuesday, Jerry won the Power of Veto and chose not to use it, keeping the original two nominees on the block.

During last night's live broadcast, Jessie, a 22-year-old professional body builder from Rudd, Iowa, learned his fate and left the House. After leaving BIG BROTHER 10, Jessie was interviewed by Julie Chen about his experience.

After last night's eviction, the Houseguests competed for Head of Household in a competition called "Rude Awakening." Throughout the night before the competition, the Houseguests were awakened by pre-recorded messages from BIG BROTHER fans. During the competition, Julie asked the Houseguests questions related to the messages they had previously heard. Michelle had the most correct answers and was named this week's HOH.

The Houseguests:

Angie Swindell, Orlando, Fla. via Virginia Beach, Va.

April Dowling, Higley, Ariz. via Arlington, Neb.

Brian Hart, San Francisco - Evicted on Wednesday, July 16

Bryan Ollie, Bloomington, Minn. (suburb of Minneapolis)

Dan Gheesing, Dearborn, Mich.

Jessie Godderz, Huntington Beach, Calif. via Rudd, Iowa - Evicted on Thursday, August 7

Jerry Mac Donald, Magnolia, Texas via Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Keesha Smith, Burbank, Calif. via Sterling, Ohio

Libra Thompson, Spring, Texas

Memphis Garrett, Los Angeles via Collierville, Tenn.

Michelle Costa, Cumberland, R.I.

Renny Martyn, Metairie, La. (suburb of New Orleans)

Steven Daigle, Dallas, Texas via The Woodlands, Texas - Evicted on Wednesday, July 23

BIG BROTHER 10 is broadcast three nights weekly, on Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the live eviction show, hosted by Julie Chen, Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT).

BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with dozens of cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week the Houseguests will vote someone out of the house. At the end, the last remaining Houseguests will receive the grand prize of $500,000.

BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award winner Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Scott Einziger, in association with Endemol U.S.A.

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Official CBS Web site: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_brother_10/

RATING: To Be Announced