Big Brother 28 Winner: Rick Devens Takes the $750,000 Prize After Survivor Heartbreaks

 Disclaimer: The following post contains spoilers about the Big Brother Season 28 finale.

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After nearly three months locked away from the outside world, "Big Brother" Season 28 has a champion: Rick Devens won the live CBS season finale on Thursday, October 1, 2026, beating Taylor Brown in a 6-1 jury vote to take home the $750,000 grand prize. For Devens, the win is sweet redemption — the reality TV veteran came up short twice before on "Survivor."

Who Won Big Brother 28?

The live finale showed all three parts of the final Head of Household competition. The first two parts had already been filmed, and the deciding third part played out live: Devens and Taylor squared off in a game that used video statements from the jury members, challenging them to spot which of three statements in each video was false. Devens answered every question correctly and won 5-3, becoming the season's final HOH.

That win gave Devens the power to choose his final two partner — and he made a brutal, tearful decision. He voted out Drew Campbell at the final three, despite a father-son style bond that carried them all season and despite Drew saving Devens at the final four by voting out Dee Valladares. Devens said he didn't want to risk losing votes to Drew.

The Jury Votes 6-1 for Devens

A seven-member jury heard the final two houseguests' speeches before casting their votes. The result: a 6-1 vote for Rick Devens. Taylor Brown's lone vote came from LaTrice Verrett. Notably, the jury roundtable — hosted for the first time by "Big Brother" Season 26 winner Chelsie Baham — stayed civil this time around, a sharp contrast to past seasons' shouting matches.

From Survivor Heartbreak to Big Brother Glory

Devens is a Virginia news anchor and reality TV veteran who previously fell short on "Survivor" seasons 38 and 50. This time, he played a dominant game: two HOH wins, one veto, one blockbuster competition victory, and a vote in every single eviction up until the final four. He even kept a secret weapon in his back pocket — Devens quietly unleashed the "Pharaoh's Curse" twist earlier in the season, which also netted him an extra $10,000 on top of the grand prize.

Taylor Brown leaves as runner-up with the $75,000 second-place prize after a strong social game of her own. But on October 1, the night belonged to Rick Devens — third time's the charm.

Abortion is the American Holocaust; Over 53 Million Dead

Fetal stage of Prenatal development

Today marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in the famous trial of Rowe v. Wade.

I am not a WWII Holocaust survivor, but I am a survivor of the American Holocaust, brought about by the legalization of abortion.

I can say this because a family member told me that abortion was suggested, because at the time, my mother was not married to my father.

I am very thankful that I was given the chance to live, and thankful that God has given me an opportunity to walk upon the Earth.

I want to bring up a video that Ray Comfort has made, called the "180" Movie, and can be viewed here on Youtube.

180 Movie

The video goes in depth about how terrible the WWII Holocaust was, but there is now a bigger mass killing taking place today, thanks to the legalization of abortion. By the way, Adolf Hitler sanctioned the murder of 11 million people.

The most shocking truth found in the 180 Movie is that many younger people have no clue who Adolf Hitler was.

Adolf Hitler

Those who do remember who Hitler was, do not hesitate on the question: "If you could go back in time, would you kill Hitler's mother, when she was pregnant with Hitler?"

Killing a baby makes you no better than any other murderer in the history of time. Taking a life is the same whether it is inside of a mother, or walking on the Earth.

Baby in the womb at six weeks

Above is a picture of a baby in the womb at six months. The safest place on Earth should be the mother's womb.

Wikipedia says:
"Prenatal development is the process in which a human embryo gestates during pregnancy, from fertilization until birth."

"By the end of the 10th week of the gestational age, the precursors of all of the major organs have been created in prenatal development."

Ray Comfort discusses with real people off of the street the challenging subject of abortion, and I recommend that you watch this video regardless of which side of the issue you believe.

Again, the 180 Movie can be viewed here.

Allowing abortion to go on in this country is a present-day Holocaust that is no different than allowing Hitler to kill people in Nazi Germany during WWII.

All babies deserve the right to live. There are many loving homes that are willing to adopt a baby.

I will end with this shocking abortion statistic, since the Supreme Court decision, Rowe v. Wade.

Abortion statistic