Big Brother: 10 Things About Big Meech You Never Knew (2024)

The eighteenth season of Big Brother (US) had many great contestants and one of them was Michelle Meyer aka Big Meech. Michelle is best remembered for her beef with Nicole as well as her love for crying. She would cry over the tiniest of things, thus making herself a source of ridicule.

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And after being evicted in Week 10, Big Meech ended up giving one of the best eviction speeches ever.She poked fun at those who were responsible for her eviction, including Paulie and Nicole. Sheeven labeledVictor a despicable human being. And when she was done, she grabbed a blow-up pelican belonging to Paul and left with it, knowing how much it meant to him. Here are some things you didn't know about Big Meech.

The Second Female To Be Evicted By A Tie-Braker Vote

Big Meech was only the second woman on the show to be evicted by a tiebreaker vote. She went out despite forming a strong alliance with Natalie.The other woman to be evicted by a tiebreaker vote in Big Brother was Amanda Zuckerman

And like Amanda, Big Meech also finished in 7th place.This enabled her to becomea member of The Jury and thus having voting powers. From Season 2, it was stated that members of The Jury, excluding the final two, would vote for the winner.

Her Power Of Veto Win

In Season 18,Big Meechwas the first contestant win the Power Of Veto (PoV) without being a nominee or Head Of Household (HoV). The veto rule which was introduced in Season 3 allows the holder of the power to remove someone from the Nomination Block. It also guarantees safety to the holder.

However, despite being pressured by Frank to use the power, Michelle chose not to do so. In the Diary Room, she stated the she didn't use the power because she wanted Bridgette out rather than Frank.

The Number Of Days She Lasted On The Show

Big Meech lasted 79 days in Season 18 of Big Brother (US).While the figures qualify her as one of the show's decent performers, she is nowhere near the top of charts.

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Paul Abrahamian is the contestant with the most competition days. He spent 191 days in the house. He also came in for a visit for two more days, bringing his total to 193 days. The two contestants that follow him areJames Huling from Season 17 and Season 18, as well as Janelle Pierzina from the sixth, seventh and fourteenth seasons. They both spent 177 days in the house.

Her Favorite Contestant Of All Time

Big Meech's favorite contestantis Season 14 winner Ian Terry. He was one of the most formidable contestants, winning four HoHs and two PoVs.

About Ian, Big Meech told CBS: "He is so freaking attractive to me—played the type of game I would play, acted like how I would act in the Big Brother house (e.g. taking everything in, doing weird stuff around the house, etc.), and beat Dan Gheesling. He had great strategy in taking punishments and seeming weak in the beginning."

Number Of Times She Was Nominated

Big Meech was nominated 3 times, specifically on Week 7, Week 10 and Day 58. This means she was safe most of the time compared to a couple of other contestants.

The contestant with the most nominations ever happens to be Janelle Pierzina. She had 12 nominations in total. And the contestant with the most nominations on one season is Victoria Rafaeli. She was nominated 10 times in Season 16. Victoria never formed any alliances or engaged in schemes.

How Old Is Big Meech?

Big Meech is 27 years old at the moment. She was born on December 26th, 1992 in Michigan. However, her hometown isWashington Township, MI.

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At the time she was appearing on the show, she was 22-years-old. This made her one of the youngest contestants ever. Another Michelle (Michelle Maradie) was the youngest contestant to ever appear on Big Brother (US). She was only 19-years-old when the show aired.

Her Hobbies

It's hard to tell what a contestant really likes since they are always confined to a single location. Luckily, Meech revealed what she really likes doing in during a CBS interview right before her appearance on the show.

She enjoys cooking,following threads onReddit, reading books and articles, watching live feeds of literally anything, taking photos, researching topics based on nutrition, going to the gym, and selling little things on eBay. Basically, she is the perfect example of a millennial.

Reality TV Career

After leaving Big Brother, Big Meech participated Season 7 of the reality show Sequester.She ended up finishing in second position. in second. She was the fourth former Big Brother housemate to appear in Sequester. The others were Andrew Ian Gordon, Sindy Nguyen, and Suzette Amaya.

Sequester is a web reality competitionthat began in2018. The format keeps varying, with new rules and regulations being introduced in every episode. The show currently has a cash prize of $2500.

She Was Quite The Survivor

Big Meech is one of nine house guest on Big Brother (US)to be nominated for eviction during both sections of a double eviction and still survive. Before that, she had been able to avoid any trouble for six weeks.

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The other contestants to be nominated for both sections are Jameka Cameron, Spencer Clawson, Jerry MacDonald, Victoria Rafaeli, Sam Bledsoe, Kevin Schlehuber, Matthew Clines, and Marissa Jaret Winokur.

She Was The OnlyFemale To WinHoH and PoV In Different Weeks

In Season 18, Big Meech had the honor of being the only woman to win both HoH and PoV but in different weeks.She won the PoV in Week 5 whereas her HoH came in Week 9. Previous female winners had done so in the same week.

Big Meech won the HoH courtesy of "America's Care Package." She also had the rare honor of serving as co-HoH with Natalie. Most contestants served as HoH on their own.

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