After 10 weeks in the Alice in Wonderland-themed Big Brother house, the competition has come down to father-daughter alliance Richard “Evel Dick” and Daniele Donato.

The pair came into the house as enemies, a twist to the game called “Greatest Nemesis.” Six of the 14 house guests were enemies: Carol and Jessica are ex-best friends; Joe and Dustin are ex-boyfriends; and Dick and Daniele had been estranged from each other for several years, though they have never revealed exactly what occured between them.

However, the twist quickly failed. Both Carol and Joe were voted out in the first two weeks, and Dick and Daniele have become close as the game went on, despite numerous arguments.

The final two are the cause of much controversy. Despite being very popular with the general public (according to CBS.com polls), Dick, 44, is the most hated person amongst the house guests. He has been both verbally and physically abusive to the the others, attacking their families, sexual preferences and religious beliefs. Though the editing of the show is sympathetic, focusing on the rebuilding of his relationship with his 21-year-old daughter, the live online feeds have revealed Dick’s true aggressive behaviour.

Dick’s popularity has been good for Big Brother’s ratings, pulling in an average of 8 million viewers.

Last week’s competitions followed a frantic battle between the Donato family and 30-year-old Zach Swerdzewski. Tensions were high after Zach won Head of Household the previous week, giving him the power to nominate two people for eviction. Betraying his alliance with the Donatos, Zach put them both up, saying that he was “the muscle” that was brave enough to separate Dick and Daniele. But he failed to win the Power of Veto against Dick in a house guest trivia game, and was sent packing.

Zach has now joined the last six guests to leave the house (Jameka, Eric, Jessica, Amber, Jen and Dustin) as a member of the Jury. Tonight at 9 p.m., aired live on CBS, they will choose who will win the $500,000 grand prize. The jurors have a shared hatred for Dick, so he will likely lose; however, both Dick and Daniele have vowed to share the money no matter what happens.

In the finale, Eric will also be revealed as “America’s Player” to his unknowing housemates. Eric was given missions and voted in evictions based on viewer polls on CBS.com, earning money for successfully completed tasks.






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