Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava reveal all! The Big Brother season 27 jury speaks in exclusive finale interview

Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava reveal all!

The Big Brother season 27 jury speaks in exclusive finale interview

Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava reveal all!

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September 28, 2025 9:22 a.m. ET

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Rachel Reilly, Cliffton 'Will' Williams, Kelley Jorgensen, Lauren Domingue, Keanu Soto, Ava Pearl of 'Big Brother' season 27. Credit:

Morgan Pope, Vince Panaro, and Ashley Hollis are the last houseguests standing, and on Sunday night, one of them will be crowned the winner of *Big Brother* season 27. They will be showered with confetti and applause, not to mention be awarded $750,000 for their efforts.

But the power to crown that winner rests with the jury. Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava may have been unceremoniously shown the door, but the power will soon shift back to them as they — along with whomever is cut in third place — will get to determine whose reality TV dreams come true and whose dream will quickly turn into a nightmare.

Before the jury can pepper the final two with questions, however, we have some questions for *them*. That's because it's time for **'s annual exclusive pre-finale jury interview. What are the best and worst things about living in the *Big Brother* jury house? Who would make for the best roommate? Which player voted out pre-jury do they wish was there with them? And which juror played the best overall game? Expect the unexpected as you gather all the jury house intel below! (Note that Ava had yet to even step foot in the jury house when answering, thereby making the first two questions moot, so she was only asked the last three. But her aura still comes through loud and clear.)

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What is the best thing about being in the Big Brother jury house?

**RACHEL REILLY:** The best thing about being in the *Big Brother* jury house honestly, is just having privacy. It's so nice to have my own bathroom, to be able to use a light switch, to sleep as long as I want to, and to kind of have a little bit of freedom. But it's also a nice time to decompress. I've been a previous juror, and I think that it is nice to be able to have this time to really think about the game before we do go into that final vote,

**CLIFTON "WILL" WILLLIAMS:** The best thing about being in the *Big Brother* jury house is having your own room. I love it. I love having my own space. I love being able to actually close the door, use the light switch, and also having a bathroom — those luxuries were taken away in the real *Big Brother* house. [They seem] like small things in the real world, but in the *Big Brother* umbrella, there's nothing better.

**KELLEY JORGENSEN:** The best thing about being in the *Big Brother* jury house is getting to know my cast mates on a deeper level. No cameras means no pressure, and we are all getting along very, very well.

**LAUREN DOMINGUE:** There's a lot of really great perks to being in the jury house. Having my own room is definitely a big one, and my own bathroom is a game changer. Being able to control light switches and being able to sleep in and take naps whenever I want to, watching movies, things like that. Kind of just being able to turn your brain off in a way, not being so paranoid or wondering what's going to happen next.

**KEANU SOTO:** Number one, having my own bathroom. I could pee on the floor as much as I want. No, I'm just kidding. Just kidding. That's not true, by the way. But I would say having my own room, having my own bathroom, being able to listen to music. Just the little things, man. When you get out of there, you kind of don't realize how much you missed from the outside world. Even just driving here, stopping at a stoplight, I was like, "Oh God, this is so great. I love having 30 seconds of my life wasted at this stoplight!"

Rachel Reilly, Cliffton "Will" Williams, Kelley Jorgensen and Lauren Domingue on 'Big Brother' season 27.

What is the worst thing about being in the Big Brother jury house?

**RACHEL:** The worst part about being in the *Big Brother* jury house is not being able to communicate with your friends and family, and not being able to catch up on stuff that's happened over the past almost 80 days now because we've kind of been in this little *Big Brother* bubble. And at this point, I'm just ready for the chance to get to see my family — my two kids and my husband mostly — and I miss them so much.

**WILL:** The worst thing is you're out of the house, but you're not at home and you're not in the *Big Brother* house, so you're almost like in purgatory. You are in the middle of heaven and hell. You got one foot in, but you also still got the other foot still in the* Big Brother* game. I think that's the most difficult part, especially right after you get evicted. Your mind is still in the other house and you feel like your body isn't there, but your mind is still there and you have to turn your mind off a little bit and realize that you're not going back in the house. So I think that's the worst thing about being here.

**KELLEY:** It's a toss up for me between learning that I really didn't have anyone in the game besides myself. No one had my back. And that's been proven by every single person that's come in. And also, the captivity. We are still captive in here and we can't leave the premises. I'd say being back in the *Big Brother* house would be worse, but you know, I hated that. Go with the first one! [*Laughs*]

**LAUREN:** Even though you are allowed to turn your brain off, it never really does. So, for me, I'm still kind of thinking about the game and what I could have done differently, and sort of also learning different things that I didn't know in the game that I wish I would've known. That is not the most fun thing.

**KEANU:** [*Laughs*] This is a setup. I know what you guys are looking for. Honestly, I love my cast mates. I was very surprised to find out that Kelley and Rachel are best friends now. So that's great. My two best friends in the house are best friends here, so I'm living the life here.

Keanu Soto and Kelley Jorgensen on 'Big Brother' season 27.

Which person that was voted out pre-jury do you wish were in the house with you and why?

**RACHEL:** I really wish that Jimmy was one of the jurors this season because I felt that he had a really strong game coming into the first half of the game. Unfortunately, I think he did go home way too soon and I would've loved to spend this time with him in the jury, or just to see him play a little bit longer.

**WILL:** Mickey for sure. Mickey and I were close in the house and she's a good friend. We vibed a lot in the house. She was an amazing cook and I miss that. Being in the jury house, Rachel is a great cook as well. And both of those girls tag-teamed while I was there in the *Big Brother* house and made some amazing meals. So we've been eating well, but it would've took the gourmet chef menu to another level. Also just talking, you know? She's a good person to talk to as well.

**KELLEY:** I wish Jimmy were here in the house with us because he was such entertainment and such a big personality. I know the time in the jury house would fly by if Jimmy were here.

**LAUREN:** If I had to pick one person pre-jury to come in the jury house with us, I'd probably choose Katherine, because Katherine and I were really close in the house, and I think that we would have a lot of fun in the jury house together.

**KEANU:** If you would've asked me while I was playing, I would've totally said — or at least that week that he went home — I would've totally said Rylie. He was a bright spot in the house for sure. Made people laugh a lot, and it was a huge bummer when he went home. The house was so quiet. But you know, it's a game. Rachel's reasonings and Vince's reasonings for wanting him out of the house were he was targeting me. And if that's true, I was okay with the end result there. But having Rylie in the house was a joy. And he was such a funny guy.

**AVA PEARL:** Rylie. He has a really good personality and was a fun person to hang with.****

Rachel Reilly and Cliffton "Will" Williams on 'Big Brother' season 27.

If you had to be permanent roommates with one of your fellow jurors, who would it be and why?

**RACHEL:** If I had to be permanent roommates with one of my fellow jurors, I guess it would be Will. Will is extremely respectful. We both have spouses and we say we're adulting. So I feel like as the mature adults of the group, we both get to have conversations that the kids in the house don't really understand. So yeah, it would definitely be Will.

**WILL:** Oh, for sure it'd be Rachel. Yeah. That's not even a question. Rachel and I have gotten along really since day one or day two. And we have similar interests — her being married and having children, same as I, and she's older, just like I am. So we have adult conversations.

After she got evicted from the house and went to the jury house, and then when I arrived a week later, it was almost like we were back in the house previously. We kind of picked up where we were before, so nothing has really changed in that matter. Rachel would definitely be the one if I could have a permanent roommate in the jury house.

**KELLEY:** I would definitely pick Lauren to be my permanent roommate because we are big sister, little sister energy here, and I get along best with Lauren.

**LAUREN:** I think that I would probably choose Kelley, just because me and Kelley get along really well and we like to do a lot of the same things. But we also sort of have our alone time at the same time. So I would choose Kelley to be my roommate.

**KEANU:** I don't know how I was portrayed. Probably as an outgoing guy, but I'm very introverted also. I do personal training and things like that, which is a job that makes me use a lot of my charisma and being outgoing and stuff like that. So at the end of the week, I like to be introverted. So, for that reason alone, I would probably have to say Will, because he's very introverted himself. And when I get in one of those moods, I really don't want to be around anybody — just hang out with myself and my dog. So I would probably say Will.

**AVA:** I would probably pick Will, just because we were roommates the first week of *Big Brother *and he didn't really give me any problems. He's a pretty quiet guy and chill guy. You know what I'm saying? So I feel like I'd go with him. I don't think he'd give me any problems.

Keanu Soto on 'Big Brother' season 27.

Who among all the jurors played the best game and why?

**RACHEL:** I would argue that I played the best game of *Big Brother* 27 of the people in the jury house. I was never nominated. I went home by never going through an eviction. I went home on a twist. And I would argue that most of the evictions this season were due to the strategic gameplay that I played.

My competition wins were not as strong as I wanted them to be, but I think at the end of the day, strategically, I played an amazing *Big Brother* game, especially for coming in with such a big target on my back — having played twice and being a former winner. So I definitely would argue that my going home was what changed the course of how this jury has evolved. And because of that, I think that's why we see the [people] who are in the house right now and the jury that is in this house with us. So, I have to say I think I played the best game this season and, I hope that America feels like that too of the jurors — actually, maybe of everyone.

**WILL:** I would say probably Keanu. If Keanu remained in the house, Keanu probably would've won this game because of how competitive he is. And with this being a competitive based game, Keanu played a hell of a game. Socially, he was, you know, not as good, but competitive-wise in winning — when he had to win, Keanu checked all the boxes. Yeah, Keanu.

**KELLEY:** I'd say Keanu played the best game of all of us jurors, just because he was well-rounded in his competition wins. We hate to say that he had a good social game, but you know, he really did. He always had someone in the game. So I would say Keanu.

**LAUREN:** Honestly, I think that Rachel was playing one of the best games before she went, learning more about sort of what was going on inside the house that I didn't know. Rachel was definitely a big piece in everybody's game, so I think that she definitely could have made it very far.

**KEANU:** Wow, that's pretty tough. I'll always err on the way that someone played the game, particularly if it was completely different than how I played it. So I think Will played a great game. Obviously, he didn't win any competitions or anything like that. But if I'm not mistaken, Dr. Will didn't win too many competitions either. And he won and got far in an all-stars season as well. So I loved how Will played the game. He just stayed out of trouble, was basically everyone's dad.

Even when he found himself on the block, he was mostly in a pawn situation, which, you know, stinks, but he was never really in danger of going home until I won the Block Buster and he was sitting next to Ashley. Because I could tell you right now — anybody sitting next to Will for the most part, would've gone home. If it was me, I was for sure going home. And if it was anybody else, they would've been going home too. So that was the only reason we voted him out, was because anybody sitting next to him would've gone home. And so I really commend him for building that sort of reputation and playing the game like that.

**AVA:** I would say amongst all the jurors, Lauren played the best game. That chick was a comp beast. She knew how to keep people's trust and keep her mouth shut and not go around talking about people and stuff. I think she played a pretty good game and would've loved to seen her make it even farther.

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