Houseguests Matt and Brendon Were Both Evicted 

     It's down to the final five players as two of the Houseguests fell victim to last night's live double eviction show.  Matt was the first casualty as he became the first member of the Brigade alliance to leave the house when he was evicted by a vote of 4-0.  After discovering that a second contestant would accompany Matt to the jury house last night, the remaining 6 Houseguests squared off in a Head of Household competition, nomination ceremony, Veto competition and the evening's second eviction-all during the one-hour live broadcast. 

     Immediately following the night's first eviction, the Houseguests competed for Head of Household, which Hayden won.  Hayden proceeded to place Brendon and Ragan on the block for eviction, but Ragan was able to win the Power of Veto and save himself.  Hayden then replaced Ragan with Britney, but in the end it was Brendon who became the second Houseguest to be evicted by a vote of 3-0. 

     Following their evictions, Matt, a 32-year-old web designer from Elgin, Ill., and Brendon, a 30-year-old high school swim coach from Riverside, Calif., were interviewed by host Julie Chen about their experience in the house.  They join Rachel and Kathy as the third and fourth jury members. 

     The remaining Houseguests were left to battle it out for Head of Household.  Results will be revealed during Sunday night's broadcast.

The Houseguests:

Lane Elenburg, Decatur, Texas                                                       

Ragan Fox, Los Angeles, Calif.

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

Britney Haynes, Huntington, Ark.

Kathy Hillis, Texarkana, Ark. - Eliminated August 19                                                           

Matt Hoffman, Elgin, Ill. - Eliminated August 26                                                           

Hayden Moss, Tempe, Ariz.                                                         

Enzo Palumbo, Bayonne, N.J.

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

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

Brendon Villegas, Riverside, Calif. - Eliminated August 26                                             

Annie Whittington, Tampa, Fla. - Eliminated July 15

Kristen Bitting, Philadelphia, Pa. - Eliminated August 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 new Houseguests, log on to http://www.cbs.com/.

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     RATING:  To Be Announced

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