During last night's live broadcast, Ragan, the 34-year-old college professor from Los Angeles, Calif., became the latest casualty of the Brigade alliance and was evicted from the BIG BROTHER house by a vote of 2-0.  Following his eviction, he was interviewed by Julie Chen about the experience.  

     After last night's BIG BROTHER eviction, the Houseguests competed for Head-of-Household in the "Big Brother Christmas" competition.  In it, Houseguests had to maneuver Christmas ornaments up a wire fence and then attach them to designated spots on a Christmas tree.  The first Houseguest to completely decorate their tree and get their star on top will be this week's Head-of-Household.  Results will be revealed during Sunday night's broadcast.

The Houseguests:

Lane Elenburg, Decatur, Texas                                                       

Ragan Fox, Los Angeles, Calif. - Eliminated Sept. 2                                                    

Andrew Gordon, Miami Beach, Fla. - Eliminated July 29                                                    

Britney Haynes, Huntington, Ark.

Kathy Hillis, Texarkana, Ark. - Eliminated Aug. 19                                                           

Matt Hoffman, Elgin, Ill. Eliminated Aug. 26

Hayden Moss, Tempe, Ariz.                                                         

Enzo Palumbo, Bayonne, N.J.

Rachel Reilly, Las Vegas, Nev. - Eliminated Aug. 12                                                         

Monet Stunson, Glen Carbon, Ill. - Eliminated July 22

Brendon Villegas, Riverside, Calif. Eliminated Aug. 26                                                    

Annie Whittington, Tampa, Fla. - Eliminated July 15

Kristen Bitting, Philadelphia, Pa. - Eliminated Aug. 5

     This season of BIG BROTHER airs three nights weekly on CBS: Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 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 over 52 cameras and 95 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 House Guest will receive the grand prize of $500,000.

     BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol U.S.A.

     For more information on this season of BIG BROTHER and the 13 Houseguests, log on to http://www.cbs.com/.

     Official BIG BROTHER Twitter "BigBrotherScoop" and "BigBrotherHoH."

     Official CBS Twitter "CBSTweet." 

NOTE TO EDITORS:  Photos are available on http://www.cbspressexpress.com/.

RATING:  To Be Announced

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