The jury voted 4-3 in favor of the 26-year-old veteran from Las Vegas, who followed up a mediocre showing in season 12 (first member of the Big Brother jury) with the big win in season 13. First into her arms, besides runner-up Porsche, was boyfriend Brendon Villegas, who obviously cast his vote in favor of his sweetheart.
After winning for HoH competitions and two PoVs (this show really has its own language), here's how Rachel made it happen tonight:
As the final Head of Household, Rachel chose to face off against Porsche for the grand prize, thereby evicting Adam.
"If I was in the final two, I would've won," Adam said confidently when Julie Chen asked if Rachel had made the right decision by evicting him.
Maybe, but we'll never know.
"Whee! Cinderella story right here!" Rachel whooped to the camera as she managed to hang onto the board and stay out of the butter the longest to win part one of the final HoH competition.
Porsche sank Adam in part two, the underwater maze, and then Rachel topped Porsche in part three when she correctly guessed that the "biggest lie told all season" was "anything that came out of Shelly's mouth."
"I hope you see something good in me also to compete in life and do something good with it," Porsche, who at least won $50,000 for her efforts, pleaded with the jury before they cast their final votes.
Funnyguy Jeff Schroeder, who apologized for not having "anything cute to say" as he cast his vote, won $25,000 as America's Favorite Houseguest, which fans voted for online.
(Originally published Sept. 14, 2011, at 8:30 p.m. PT)
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