Statements

[Julie Chen]

Congradulations Jessica and Laura for making it to Finale Night. After tonight one of you will walk away with the grand prize and will have won Big Brother 11.



The power though now shifts over to the Jury. The Jury consist of 7 people you guys helped getting evicted from the house this summer.


Before the Jury starts asking their questions Jessica and Laura please go ahead and give the Jury your Openning Statements.

[Laura Crosby]

Hey everyone I'd like to start off by thanking all of you for making this such a great game to play I love you all Also thank you host for hosting such an amazing game!

Ok now where to start...From the beginning of this game I had two main strategies. One was to be as social as possible because a big part of this game is based on popularity and how well you are liked. My second strategy was to work hard in competitions to prove that I deserved to be here. I think I managed to succeed in both of my strategies. In the beginning of the game I PMd or IMd almost everyone to try to be social and also to see who I wanted to allign myself with. I knew I wanted to allign myself with social people as well because if they are well liked then I know they will stay in the game as well. I also managed to win a few HoH's.

Since I did win HoH a few times, I had to make some tough decisions that probably put a target on my back every once in awhile. Because everyone knows, even myself, it's never fun being nominated and you normally don't like the person who nominated you. So i'm sorry if I ever hurt anyone but it's also just a game so I ask that you don't base your vote on grudges but simply on who you think played the best game.

I alligned myself with Jessica and Michele right off the bat. I loved both of them and got along with them both. Luckily they were strong competitors as well which helped me in the long run. I also alligned myself with Jeff because I got along with him as well. When it came to backstabbing I don't think I ever really lied to anyone in this game. I never told someone safe when they were not.

I don't want to blab too much here because I'll go into more details later when i'm answering your questions! Thanks again everyone for a great game

[Jessica Hughbanks]

Wow, I cannot believe I made the final 2! This was definitely a great adventure, and I want to start by thanking the host and all of you guys for making this game the great game that this was.

Well, I started the game as a Mystery Houseguest. I love Jessica, so I really wanted to play as her. Luckily, I had a great clique that helped me get into the house.

I felt like I came into this game with a huge target on my back since I was the Mystery Houseguest, and I was the 1st HoH. But I alligned myself with Laura and Michele on the first day during the competition. We said Michele should've just been in the Popular Clique all along.

And, it ended up being a great decision because as an alliance, the three of us controlled the house. Together, we all won (I believe) TEN Head of Households. I won 4, and Laura and Michele won 3. And we managed to control the game.

Another great decision was alligning myself with Russell. I really liked him, and I wanted to be close with him in case he ever came into power. So I made sure to try to keep him as long as possible.

Well, like Laura, I don't want to blab forever. I will go into more detail when you ask your questions. I will be completely honest with all of my answers.

[Julie Chen]

Thank you both. The Jury may begin asking questions.