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Dan Gheesling, the 25-year-old Catholic school teacher from Michigan, has to be the nicest winner in Big Brother history. Below, Dan talks a bit about his landslide victory last night and his thoughts on this season ...

Q: What did you think of the unanimous vote in your favor? Who did you think was the least likely to vote for you on the jury?

Dan Gheesling: Man I was hoping to get four votes … maybe. But 7-0, wow, what a phenomenal feeling. I thought Keesha and Renny were solid but the others were up in the air. I thought Jerry and Libra would vote for Memphis and April, Ollie and Michelle would decide the game. I think this is a first in Big Brother history. (Editor’s note: He’s right. It is. Even the Big Brother master, Dr. Will, had two votes against him in season 2.)

Q: There was speculation in the house that you were America’s player. Did that last for long?

Dan Gheesling: I had to fight that off every second thanks to one woman: Libra. She started the America’s Player conspiracy. It went on constantly. I always had to battle it.

Q: Let’s talk about Jerry’s Judas comment. Were you hurt by that or more hurt by the implication that Jessie Godderz, of all people, was representing Jesus in that scenario?

Dan Gheesling: Neither was offensive. It was like water running off my back. I never let it pull me in. I knew what they were trying to do, but it was not worth getting into personal fight over religion. I was focused on the game.

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After a summer of lying, hooking up, backstabbing, double-crossing, whining and calling each other Judas, a Big Brother winner has been crowned.

Dan Gheesling, the Catholic school teacher from Michigan, was chosen as this season's champ and winner of $500,000 in a 7-0 vote by the jury.

The evicted house guests loved Dan almost as much as the show's fans, who chose Gheesling as America's Player midway through the season.

He was also at the top of our weekly Power Rankings every week. Not that this makes us cool or anything. We're just having a conversation.

Dan made the final two beside his "Renegade" alliance partner, known to us as Memphis Garrett, who took home $50,000 for coming in second.

Memphis really had no shot against Dan Gheesling, who played Big Brother 10 so perfectly, but he deserves props for scratching and clawing his way into the finals despite playing much of the season with a bulls eye on his back.

Also, Keesha Smith, a Final Four house guest and former alliance member of Dan and Memphis, earned $25,000 as America's Favorite Juror!

Ladies and gentlemen, The Renegades!

Dan Gheesling and Memphis Garrett took the Big Brother house by storm from the beginning, and the only thing up in the air last night was which would be given the symbolic final Head of Household title.

After Keesha Smith's “surprise” eviction, Dan pretends that he's pissed at Memphis, giving Jerry hope in the process. He goes a little bit overboard, but Jerry MacDonald doesn't really respond to subtlety.

It appeared to be work. The first part of the final HoH had Jerry, Memphis and Dan holding onto a fake plane. Jerry fell off early. The Renegade plan was for Memphis to fall next, and he did. Dan wins!

That set up a Jerry versus Memphis battle. It was a lopsided affair. The challenge was (while wearing boxing gloves) to knock down every hopeful except each week's HoH and final nominated houseguests. 

Memphis Garrett dreams of a Big Brother title.

Memphis absolutely thrashed Jerry to set up the final Head of Household competition, which turned out to be a moot point. 

Dan and Memphis were home free, but had to play it out. Dan and Memphis faced off. Dan was the victor and evicted Jerry.

The Renegades are the final two. Who will win $500K?