August 13, 2004

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, JASE IS GONE ONCE AND FOR ALL

JASE WIREY IS THE FIFTH HOUSEGUEST OFFICIALLY EVICTED FROM THE "BIG BROTHER 5" HOUSE

STUDIO CITY, CALIF., August 13 -- After being nominated for eviction by Jennifer Dedmon, the fifth Head of Household, Jase Wiley was evicted last night from the BIG BROTHER 5 house by his fellow HouseGuests.

On Tuesday, Drew Daniels won the Power of Veto and chose to take Diane Henry off the block. Jennifer then put Jase on the block in Diane's place.

Jase received six votes for eviction from HouseGuests Karen O'Neil Ganci, Adria Klein, Natalie Carroll, Will Wikle, Drew Daniel and Diane Henry. Michael Ellis voted to keep his fellow member of The Four Horseman in the house. Jennifer was ineligible to vote as Head of Household.

During last night's live broadcast, the volunteer firefighter from Decatur, Ill., learned his fate, said his good-byes and left the house. After leaving BIG BROTHER 5, Jase was interviewed by Julie Chen about his experience. Holly King, his former cuddle-monster, was on hand to meet him.

The HouseGuests then competed in the competition, "The Puck Stops Here," to see who would become the next Head of Household. Adria Okins, the 30-year-old web designer from Birmingham, Ala., won the coveted position.

Each Thursday, the HouseGuests compete to become Head of Household. The perks of the position include having a luxurious private bedroom stocked with favorite foods and use of the new plasma screen to spy on the other HouseGuests, but it also includes the responsibility of having to nominate two fellow housemates for eviction. However, one of the nominees can be saved from the chopping block if they or another housemate wins the Power of Veto competition and chooses to save one of the nominees while giving themselves immunity from nomination. If they choose to use the veto, the Head of Household must immediately choose another nominee.

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For more information about the aftermath of Jase's eviction from BIG BROTHER 5, log on to www.cbs.com and watch him live on "Housecalls: The Big Brother Talk Show" with Marcellas and Gretchen on Friday (1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT).

BIG BROTHER 5 is broadcast three nights a week on Tuesdays, (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and Saturdays, (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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