RONNIE "THE RAT" IS FINALLY SENT PACKING AND IS THE FOURTH HOUSEGUEST TO BE EVICTED FROM THE "BIG BROTHER" HOUSE

After Being Nominated for Eviction by Head-of-Household Russell, Ronnie Was Evicted Last Night from the BIG BROTHER House by a Vote of 4 to 3.

On Sunday, Russell nominated Ronnie and Lydia for eviction. On Tuesday, Michele won the Power-of-Veto and chose not to use it leaving both Ronnie and Lydia on the chopping block.

Additionally, Julie announced during last night's live show which Houseguest was selected by viewers to hold the "Coup d'Etat" power. Jeff was the one chosen and decided not to use it.

During last night's live broadcast, Ronnie, the 30-year-old video game expert from Belpre, Ohio, learned his fate and left the BIG BROTHER House. After his eviction, he was interviewed by Julie Chen about his experience.

After last night's BIG BROTHER eviction, the Houseguests competed for Head-of-Household in a competition called "Say What?!" The night before voice messages left by BIG BROTHER fans were played on the loud speakers throughout the house. The Houseguests were asked true/false questions based on the voice messages. When a Houseguest answered incorrectly, they were eliminated. The last player standing was Chima who became the new Head-Of-Household.

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. - Evicted on Thursday, Aug. 6

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/

Official BIG BROTHER Twitter "BigBrotherScoop" (www.Twitter.com/BigBrotherScoop) and "BigBrotherHoH" (www.Twitter.com/BigBrotherHoH).

RATING: To Be Announced