BACKDOORED BY HIS FELLOW HOUSEMATES, CASEY IS THE THIRD HOUSEGUEST TO BE EVICTED FROM THE "BIG BROTHER" HOUSE

Casey Becomes The Third Houseguest To Be Evicted From The "BIG BROTHER" House

After being nominated for eviction by Head-of-Household Jessie, Casey was evicted last night from the BIG BROTHER House by a vote of 7 to 1.

On Sunday, Jessie nominated Jordan and Michele for eviction. On Tuesday, Michele won the Power of Veto and chose to remove herself from the block. As Head-of-Household, Jessie was forced to select another Houseguest and decided to put Casey on the block.

During last night's live broadcast, Casey, the 41-year-old 5th grade teacher from St. Petersburg, Fla., learned his fate and left the BIG BROTHER House. After his eviction, he was interviewed by Julie Chen about his experience.

Before the Head-of-Household competition was slated to begin, in a surprise twist, Julie announced that effective immediately the Houseguests are no longer playing in cliques, they will be playing as individuals.

After last night's BIG BROTHER eviction, the Houseguests competed for Head-of-Household in an endurance competition called "Graduation Day"! In it, Houseguests sat on graduation caps suspended from a ring above them. The ring began to spin slowly, as it accelerated a giant foam diploma entered the spinning field and then it began to "rain," which made it harder to sustain their balance on their graduation cap. The last Houseguest remaining on their graduation cap will be named the new Head-of-Household and will be revealed on Sunday.

Additionally, another shocking twist was announced by Julie during last night's live show. Viewers will have the chance to vote for the BIG BROTHER Houseguest they would like to give a mystery power, the "Coup d'Etat." The winning Houseguest can only use this power once during a two week period, and only the person that receives the power will know it until they choose to reveal it themselves. Until August 13, the winner of "Coup d'Etat" will have the ability to overthrow the Head-of-Household and replace the nominations right before one of the two live show votes that will take place. BIG BROTHER fans can vote via www.CBS.com/BigBrother or text the number of their selection to 81818. Votes will be accepted until 11:59 PM, PT on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The Houseguests:

Braden Bacha, Santa Monica, Calif. - Evicted on Thursday, July 16

Casey Turner, St. Petersburg, Fla. - Evicted on Thursday, July 30

Chima Simone, West Hollywood, Calif.

Jeff Schroeder, Norridge, Ill.

Jessie Godderz, Tampa, Fla.

Jordan Lloyd, Matthews, N.C.

Kevin Campbell, Chula Vista, Calif.

Laura Crosby, Atlanta, Ga. - Evicted on Thursday, July 23

Lydia Tavera, Torrance, Calif.

Michele Noonan, Pasadena, Calif. via Iselin, N.J.

Natalie Martinez, Gilbert, Ariz. via Chino, Calif.

Ronnie Talbott, Belpre, Ohio via Vienna, W.Va.

Russell Kairouz, Walnut Creek, Calif.

The 11th season of BIG BROTHER is broadcast three nights weekly, 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.

For more information on the 11th season of BIG BROTHER, the 13 Houseguests, and last night's episode of BIG BROTHER, log on to the official CBS Web site at: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_brother/

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